The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-07-17

There were some lively goings on there
abouts The fun of the green young fellows
Of the National Guard now in camp in vari-
Gus states Is mild in its impudence compared
to that OF the gray mustaches in Camp U. s.
Grant. They kept the citizens Of Portland
half crazy all Tuesday night marching
through the streets with drums and brass
bands, They were out on a frolic, and were
getting their quarters in camp, Portland
folk were quite worn out, but at last they
blessed their stars that they were going to
get some sleep at o'clock in the morning.
Vain hope inst as the staid citizens were
dropping off INTO a troubled snooze after
daylight, along came another laundering
brass band playing, marching through
Georgia" as with roar Of $50 steam
whistles all at once. Through street after
street they went, playing that tune as IL the
fiend was in their horns. They were kindly
waking the good people up, these old fell
lows.
MADE ROME HOWL.
Your soft young militiamen would have
been put under arrest IL they had gone about
the streets with a brass band, soaring citi-
zens out Of their beds thus. But still the vet
Grams did no harm, really.
One little unp!casantness arose, which 1t
is best to take a humorous view Of Port
land is the most sheot-iron temperance town
in the Union. 1t is said people there even
refuse to allow TIER editor to write that q
distinguished citizen of the town Is in good
spirits. At any rate, it is more than ru-
mored that some OF the G. A. r. comrades
brought with them q supply of that which
should put good spirits into them
The mayor heard Of it, Neal Dow
heard of it, and the ministers heard Of
Il. The latter preached warnings from their
pulpits on Sunday. The mayor and Gen.
Neal Dow wrote letter to Gen. James A.
Hall on the subject. They hoped, in effect,
that the snow white fame of their temper
ancs city would not be everlastingly dis
graced by these bad, bad Grand Army boys.
The procession was the picturesque fea-
ture of the week,
TwEYTY-rHRKR THOUSAND VETERANS
marched under the old war banners to the
sound Of fife and drum. Citizens, United
States troops, national guards. and Others
swellei the ranks to considerably more.
There was striking difference in the ap-
pearance OF the q. A. 3, and the others.
The old soldiers marched in solid rank.
There was q steady gleem In their eyes,
q touch of grimness In their set jaws, after
ali these wears, that told Of real fighting
more powerfully than words could do.
Here were the handsome young fellows
with down upon their faces and no tarnish
an the tinsel Of their uniforms; there in
their old uniforms the firm, fre-and-iron
tried men who bad knswn real war. There
was not so much style about them, but
plenty Of grim, steady earnest, II another
war should come, these men with graying
hair and beard would be the first to 60.
"Prim,n an old war horse, who served In
the Red river campaign, was led tn the pro-
cessien, One of the features Of tho parade
was the singing Of old war songs by the
Portland school children sThe Battle Cry
OF Freedom STAR -Spangled Bannerp and
VTrappl Trampr rang out upon the sir
fsea - ATM svset yoiass with strfkins
eject
The veterans wers o poble-looking array
of men, Bronzed, manly and well fed, they
constitute the flower Of those who we're dis
banded from the ranks twenty years ago.
An observer who watched them gathering
in from all sections Of the Union rcmarkeds
II never felt 20 proud of being an Amert.
can and m old soldier as am to-day"
It Is said that the Massachusetts, boys OF John
A. Andrew post take the palm as being the
finestlooking body Of men In the encamp-
ncut. Thirty-four states and territories
and sQ0, 900 u,ambers were represented among
the delegates on ths ground.
Among te members presept from afar
was D motel Indian fghtar, an The way froI9
Now Aexico.