Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-08-23

Soliloquizes, the last old soldier
''Can it be- | stand all alone.
o. can it be my million comrades
All through the gates of death have flown
Quick. the pale horse and his rider
Seeks again the old Federal line,
And claims the last old Union Soldier,
And sweeps him from the shores of time
Come view with me the pale old hero,
How pale that brow, how changed that eye.
No comrades now are there to greet him,
He stands alone with God To die.
Columbia bows down in sadness,
Der the last of that battle-line,
Liberty points in joy and gladness,
To the footprints left on the sands of time.
FAREWELL Comrades, at each reunion,
I'll write and read to you some rhyme,
That by which your old musician,
Nav leave some marks on the sands Of
time.
Butler, Pa, August 10, 1889. Society of
the 134th Reg't met in Butler and in com
pany with the 18th, lO2d and 18th Regis
proceeded at IL o'clock a. m, to march
along the principal streets of the town, ac-
companied by the Germania and Grand
Army Bands After the parade we were
massed in front of the Court House, where
Judge MeCandless, in behalf Of the people
of Butler, in his usual eloquent style ex--
tended warm and hearty welcome to all
the members present of the above named
Regiments. The resphnse to this address
of welcome was made by David 4. Jones,
! Esq, of Pittsburg, a member ofsthe lO2d
Reg't. The 134th then proceeded to the
Butler Fair Grounds where their reunion
proper was to be held. After having an
old-fashioned basket picnic dinner, the
! Society was called to order at P. m, in
few appropriate sentences by the President,
4 G. d. Swain. and was then led in prayer
by Rev. ". O. Campbell, ID, member
/ Of Co, ''K', after which Hon. Aaron l..
| Hazen. who had been selected as the ora
| tor of the day, entertained the audience
with an eloquent and appropriate address.
| After which Col. John NJ Thompson was
| called out by the members of the Reg't and
responded in a touching manner, reciting
many unwri tten incidents connected with
the history of the Regt during the march
and.on the battle fields. An original poem
''Foot- prints on the Sands Of Time" was
read by Nathan Brown, member of Co.,
&C" A letter from Genl L. B. Tyler, of
Baltimore, expressing strong regrets on
account of not being able to meet with the
surviving members of the 134th Reg't with
whom he had shared some of the trials and
dangers of army life, was then real by the
Secretary.
The following are the members Of Exec
utive Com. elected to serve during the en-
suiug year, consisting of one member from
each company.
Co., "a, J. g. Fulkerson, of New Cas-
tie, Pa.
Co., "B," Josiah Braden, of Princeton,
Lawrence Co, Pa.
Co., &C." Simon Young,~of Centre twp,
Butler Co, Pa.
Co., "D7 Robert B. Pomeroy, of New
Castle, Pa.
Co, 'E, J. o. Funkhouser, New Brigh-
Co.. or Geo. II. Gibson.
F." "G," Ferguson Gallagher, Prospect,
Butler Co, Pa.
Co, 'H." Joseph Hunter, New Whining
ton, Pa.
Co, a." o. H. swisher of Oil City, Ven
ango Co., Pa.
Co, ."K," John Bickel, of Butler Boro
Pa
President, d. W. Pearson, Of New Cas-
tie Pa.
Vice Pres, Hiram McClain, New Brigh
ton, Pa.
Rec Sec'y, Alex Russell, Butler, Pa
Cor Sec'y, David Locke of Harlansburg
Pa.
Treas. VIM. Campbell, Jr. of Butler, Pa
On motion it was decided to hold the
next reunion at Forest Grove, on the third
Thursday of August, 1890. At the close
of the meeting on the Fair grounds, the
members proceeded to the Court house in
in the borough, and forming in line at s
o'clock p. m, sharp. with the three other
Regiments, led by the Germania Band
marched to the Rink where the ladies of
Butler had prepared one of the grandest
banquets ever given in Western Pennsyl-
vania. The Bright Light Rink, owing to
the persevering efforts and artistic skill Of
the committee on decoration, presented a
very beautiful and attractive appearance.
And rs we gazed upon the beautifully dec
Grated walls and festooncd ceiling, made |
doubly attractive by the brilliant sparkle |
Of the electric light, mellowed by the less
brilliant light of many Chinese lanterns |
we were elated TO the first heaven of en-
joyment.
But when we calmly surveyed those
twenty long tables, presenting as they did, |
such a uniform appearance Of beauty, each |
was the glittering tableware, containing |
choicest productions of culinary art and |
skill, with an abundance of tropical and |
home fruit, so tastefully arranged and so
profusely decorated with flowers of varied
hue, that we felt ourselves clated to the
second heaven Of delight
While sitting at one of those tables, in a
dream-like state. almost overcome by the
peculiar and gorgeous beauty which, like
food, had burst upon our vision, causing
many of us to wonder whether we were in
some fairy, or imaginary bower of beauty,
or whether these things were real. While
thus soliloqusing ! heard voice to my !
left which s~uGdcd familiar TO my ear, and
looking in the direction whence the sound
proceeded, saw Col. Sullivan standing in
the hall, to the left from the entrance,
wearing peculiar expression of countc-
nance indicative of the highest degree of
pleasurc glancing to my right, ! saw a
host of ladies', all attired in appropriate
and attractive costumes apparently ready,
at moments notice, to distribute the
good things so bountifully supplied, and
just as the last notes of familiar piece OF
music rendered by the Germania Orchcs-
ira were waited on the evening air Rev.
w. o. Campbell in tone of voice express
i've of reverence rs well as thankfulness,
invoked the Divine blessing, after which a
general warfare was waged upon the good
things under which the tables were groan-
ing.
This vigorous attack did not continue
long until your scribe, with many others,
unconscously passed into the third heaven
of delight, where words of eulogy or des-
cription would be a mere mockcry, as the
person experiencing the pleasures Of this
third heaven lis invariably too full for ut
terancc," so here the curtain drops. From
this banquet hall we repaired to the Opera
house, where an exceedingly interesting
and instructive campfire was given, which
lasted till midnight, afiording q grand
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