The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-08-20
lights AND SHADOWS OF THE OLD
CAMP FIRES"
BY ONE OF THE SOLD vnrs.s

a Colorado veteran has Just taken from
his heel bullet which was shot into his
hip at the battle of Antietam.
Grocer (who has lately Joined the mi
litia, practicing in shop, "Right, left,
four PAGES to the rear-march, (falls
down the trap.door into the cellar. }
Grocer's wife (anxiously), 'oh Jim |
are you hurt 2" Grocer, (savagely, but
with dignity, $50 away woman; what
do you know about war9n
The largest parade that ever had been
In Boston, was the G. A. r. parade on
Tuesday, August 10. Over 40, 900 veter-
ans were in line and over six hours was
taken in passing in review. Their march
ing was perfect and the old tattered flags
carried in line brought forth applause.
The comrades pronounce Boston the ban.
ner city and their camp fires were sue
cess.
Unclc Sam has 10000 horses that are
in military service and Congress annually
nppropriates 5000, 900 for the purchase of
the same. AS soon as horse is pur-
chased, he is branded with the letters
''U. s. on The left fore shoulder and a
complete descriptive list is made of him.
The forage ration for horse day is IA
pounds of hay and 10 pounds of grain.
The animals usually last about six years
In the service and then are sold at auc-
tion.
$50 this is Libby Prison, is il 2" said
an old woman whom some one was show
ing through the great war museum. Eyes,
this is the place where the boys were shut
up.o "Well, now," she said, cit does
seem rather strange that the boys had to
stay shut up here, when there were thous-
ands of Union men walking the streets
right here in Chicago, and l dare say
many of them passed the prison every
day well, war is strange and hard TO I'M
derstand."
Congressman Mckinley, of Ohio, was a
STRIPPING Of II when he enlisted as a pri-
vate. He was mustered out brevet
major. Representative Bonham, of the
same State, was but year older when he
shouldered the musket. Thompson, of
Ohio, was the same age, as was Moffett, of
New York Z; Clark, 'of Wisconsin Peters,
of Kansas; Golf, of West Virginia; Mel
son, of Minnesota, and others. Thomas,
of Illinois, went in at 10; Struble, of
Iowa, at II Conger and Holmes, of the
same State, at 10. They were all young
to wear the "Blue."
There Is one delicate matter much talk
ed of about our homely flresides and in
which all the soldiers wives and children
are deeply interested. 1t is this: No SOON
er does one of the Generals, distinguished
or otherwise die, than Congressman scam
BILE to see which shall be first to introduce
a bill to pension the widow at from SO, 900
$b, 900 year. 1t is burning shame and
an insult to every one of our own wives.
Three shots are fred over the graves of
one thousand private soldiers every month
of every year, and these same enthusiasts
tic Congressman havn't a word to say,
nor bill to introduce for their widows,
who are just as good as any Generals
widow. Not word, not bill. co."
they say, nonchalantly and with yawn,
''Let 'em 60" they were only privates
their widows only common women. 500
a year is enough for them" We shall see.
A tall gaunt woman with iron gray hair,
came into Phenix, r. l., behind switch
tailed buckskin horse, which she tied to
q fence and then entered the office OF a
dispenser of the law. She pulled off her
black cotton gloves and began by saying,
Il want TO know how Taylor Hopkins
wife can get back pension from the
government when can't get one on my
man. His back want burt no more'n
my mans was, and can't for the life Of
me see why all the soldiers that got hit in
the back has got to have lot of extra
money paid over to them after they're
pretty much all dead and buried, when
them that lost legs an arms an things,
mebby their heads clean shot off, get only
q small nomeral sum. My man was killed
In the battle of Gettysburg and his little
children that he told not to cry for he was
coming back when his soldiers clothes
was worn out, never seen their father
again, and jest grew up delaperated for
The want Of parent to do for them"
The lawyer was touched by her honest
plea, and some time after few hundred
dollars found their way into toil-worn
hands.