The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-06-12
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after day helpless invalid soldier looks out upon
bright flowers thera1
wonder how many soldiers orphans and living
soldiers children were in that whte-robed pro-
cession. All how many such stayed away for lack
OF beautiful garments absolutely necessary, while
aliens took their places. & Deck your dead heroes
II you Will, but remember that, while these brave
hearts are lying here forever beyond thought of
care and need and suffering, there many by
your side who are manned and needy and helpless
IN defense OF that same country for which these
died. To the one you give fairest of flowers to the
other thorns Is it rightg Is it Just?
Mrs. e. r. BARLOW.
THE wHIsTEING POST.
From away out in the soldier State of Ne
braska, where patriotism is III the very air they
breathe, good story comes to us of a little
boy whose father is an assistant instituting and
installing officer, 6. A. r., and whose mamma
is member of the Relief Corps. Recently,
when Charles father was called to install the
officers of new Post at the little village of
Oaks the little fellow said.
Mamma, what do they want a Post there
for2 They haven't got any railroad"
Cannot they have Post without rail-
roadP" his mother asked.
Why" said Charlie, 81 thought it was a
whistle-post"
" 1t will not be strange if that Post is dubbed
the Whistle Post" says our informant, and
very good name, we might add.
Our Young Recruits.
BRIGHT LETTERS FROM THE SONS AND DAUeH-
TIERS OF OUR VETERANS.
Sons of the best of fathers, will ye falter
With all they left ye periled and at stake?
Ho! once again on Freedoms holy altar
The fire awakei
Prayer-strengthened for the trial come together
Put on the harness of the moral fight,
AND, with the blessing of your Heavenly Father
MAINTAIN THE RIGHT!
-Vhiaier
Two OF my great -grandiathers were ih the war
OF 1872 Two grandfathers, five uncles and my
papa were in the Union army Papa was in seven
teen battles. He enlisted September 9th, 1861, in
company B, 44th New York and January, 1862,
was detached for service in Griflins battery D) 5th
U. ). He was discharged as captain of company
M, 18th New York heavy artillery, July H. 1865,
having served three years and ten months most of
the time with the 5th corps, Army of the Potomac.
lie was wounded at Gettysburg and draws q PEN
slon is member of Seward Post am the only
child hving.-Rene Parkinson, Seward, Seward
county, Neb
We have taken THE TRIBUNE two years and like
ii very much. My father served four years in the
war His name is John w. Van Auker, sergeant,
company j, 18th o. V. vi. He was wounded at
LoveJoy Station, in the same battle Colonel Man.
derson was wounded. Papa is forty-nne years
old and has four sons, two daughters and four
grandchildren. am twelve.-Ida NJ. Van Auker,
Struthers, Ohio.
OHIO IN THE WAR.
belong TO loyal family. My father and nine
uncles and both of my grandfathers were in the
army-all from Ohio Father belongs to Kit Car
son Post, No. AZ. He served two years in the 9th
o. V. /. and 182d o. V. V. I. / am going to try for
the Waterbury watch. My fathers name is w. H.
Hamilton. he says he will take THE TRIBUNE as
long as he lives.-Edth Hamilton, Albion, Boone
county, Neb.
Fathers name is William Boyer. He served
four years IN company L, 9th Illinois regiment.
had FIVE nncles in the army. am seventeen years
old and take great delight in reading the letters
of the young people in TEE TRIBUNE. 1t is our
second year and papa will never be without it.
Maggie G. Boyer, Monmouth, Crawford county,
Kan.
THE ORPHANS, WEEKLY VISITOR,
am little girl nine years old. My papa was
soldiar when he was sixteen. He went in as a
hundred days soldier After the war he became a
railroad man, and was killed when was but FIVE
years old. live with my uncle and auntie, along
with my brothers Roy and BERTHE THE TRIBUNE
Is a welcome visitor We ara always glad when
Saturday comes; forthen we get new one, and we
love TO sit around and hear auntie read about the
war and our dear old soldiers who fought for the
dear old flag. Three cheers for the red white and
blue Pearl E. Patterson. ottumwa, Iowa.
We have taken THE TRIBUNE only little while.
but think 1t the best paper published My father
served in company b, I'd Colorado cavalry. He is
junior vice-commander of Marshall Paul Post, No.
40. His name is Ed u. Robinson. / am fourteen
Anna i. Robinson Alma. Colo.
Lafayette Cofett. company n, sth Iowa cavalry,
is my stepfather. We live on homestead. have
one sister and three half.brothers-Wiliie Harry
and Roy. Papa Is carpenter, but disabled, and
draws pension of S24 per month. He was stricken
with paralysis in March, 1883, and did not do a
days work until September. Papa thinks he
could not do without The TRIBUNE. like TO read
the war stories, as they teach the hardshps the
| soldiers had to endure9 lwoud like to hear from
| some of the Sth Iowa~eterans children.-Euma
/ e. Myrick, Blaine, Kansas.
am little boy eight years old, but love THE
| TRIBUNE just as well as If / were twenty. Father
| was a soldier over four years in company B. 10Th
Illinois. He gets pension, but should have one
as ought every old soldier. Papa belongs to the
new Post just mustered, and when they get Sons
! of Veterans Camp am going to join.-Erancis NJ
Acker, Watertown, Mimi.
THE TRIBUNE is always welcome visitor to our
/ home. My papa was but twelve years old when
! the rebellion began but served as a private oi
company E. l55th Illinois volunteers during the
! last year OF the war. like to read the letters oi
| the children Of soldiers. Father applied for pen
| sion few months since. The Bible says: by
| the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every
work be established" but the Pension Office often
rejects the evidence Of score of witnesses. ] am
| thirteen years old have three sweet little sisters
and one dear brother, who was named for Hon
Roscoe Conkling, of New York.-Laura Bonney
! Hoosier Prairie, Clay county, Ill.
SOMEBODY'S MISTAKE
| Papa takes THE TRIBUNE, and values 1t yery
HiEH4y ne tiliStbu iE was seventeen years
! old. He read Laura Morris letter, sometime since
/ in which she says her papa served in the 39tf
! Iowa, " which was brigaded with the 37th and 7th
! Illinois" This must be mistake. 1t must have
been some other regiment than the 37th Illinois
| infantry, papa says he was member of that
regiment during its existence and it was never bri
/ gaded with the 39th Iowa. Nor was ii at Ilatoona
| Pass, nor with Sherman. but with the 20th 34tb
/ and 35th iowa ii was brigaded at different times
| Papa would like to see an account of the services
| of his regiment and have correspondence with
some of the survivors of his regiment especially
company H-Bertha l. Woodring, Sumner, Bre
mer county, Iowa.
Conversation Club.
SWEET SIXTEEN, MORE OR LESS YOUNG
PEOPLES TELEPHONE
| Good-day, friends of THE TRIBUNE thought I'd