The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-24

clng standards; the moving blue lines "a
me drand Army posts. some marchf,,s
this way some that. bat all tendinr 4,
Eeheral southwestward direction. aroun5
al the great moving ocean OF Spectators
surging on IN the same direction. win
wnite dresses Of women hike feukS
.. loan on the dark waves {
above and framing the seems IN,
Jaw green masses OF elrn-tree foliage SEEM
.ng 70 De borne onward by the northeaet
WIG toward the SINE goal; and nohlo
Overs OF buildings rising above the fosin1o
aitogether grand and imposing sight
suii o. nign inspiration: and you. yen ollie.
.Anse boston artists. You scorned IL, ard
Pussefea away at your commonplace cam
vase, somewhere long way or. missing
you'll 'A.s- - =
me hrst thing that thoughtful person
sulhAs Oh In Observing great Grand Army
recession. u necessarily solemn thing.
II spite OF all the rnsrriment OF q great re-
uhi9n' and the horse play OF the veterans
gu vie street the color OF the whole shinR
- soinnre. The march il simply q march
70 the grave. Al humanity. TO be sure. q
engaged IN march TO the grave; but hui
nahi.y VIII be replaced, and the
brand Army OF the republic viii
not oe replaced. Shoulder to shoulder. in
proad. soiit phalaux. with the swinging
iope OF great victorious army. the Grand
aIny marched, under yesterday iaaden
SAY, IN rs own funeral procession. It
would be folly to say that the vsterans
We're NOS conscious OF this. and did NOE
oiteh snow i IN spite OF their proper ten.
oency TO get the most fun ouf IL the en-
campment they could. The presence 81
the sons OF Veterans seemed 10 be q solemn
tnihg 70 most OF them. Il like 70 see YOU
lsnoWs, the listener heard one grixxied
"a 70 - Al
camp OF the youngsters. land done ike
70 see you. commanded company once
that looked just like your Company. ~
neaFen II was Just such a ccsupauv IL Z n
that led out in lsGf--smooth- faced chnnx
all the way from is to Is. with blue coafs
and 1aunty caps, and all thar. We don't
look so jaunty today. chr We see onr-
selves IN YOU as we were--and as we ainsty
and that's one reason why / don't rnroS s
like to see you around
The typical Grand Army post was not
oy any means one Of the handsome city
posts that were so well represented ii tho
iine-. These well-dresSed city men cores
pond with the more theatrical regiments
and generals that went ont early in the
war soon the service took the wind out
OF those theatrical regiments and generals:
they "flasted Out" As the boys said. and
the business OF saving the Union settled
down upon the shoulders OF the plain fel-
lows with staying qualities. who had Tie
metal in them to bear the horrible. dull
grinding nionotony of war. The xiinry.
sunburned, grizzled, unkempt country
Grand Army posts represent the victorious
monotone Of the war Their stoopinn
shoulders look as II they. were not unac-
qnainted with such things as kuapsacks.
Their thin and hollow cheeks tell oil M
nourishment upon hard-isck and had
bacon, aud their seragely chin
boards of the scarcitv OF rannrs
and shaving soap Their siouch
hats. ami their hais-unifoYm. with biuo
coat perhaps, and no matter what sort of
trousers, tell OF the disarray that long.
dirty marches brought the volunteers "a.
Your heimeted, white-gioved post. like the
Lafayette of New York. Is handsome, 10
yond doubt. But il Is made up Of ed
men. with money 20 back them Wait Till
the Maine or New Hampshire post comes
up, some of whose members have 10 travel
twelve mics to attend post meeting They
are poor men, and they are in war yet--the
hard war merely for q chance to live In the :
world. Life is solemn struggle with
them. Their thin faces, their bent shouI-
ders, show il. They are your true yotex-
ans; and it is the sight Of them, with thu
lope of the foot cavalry still in fhear etiH
legs, that makes the beart beat fast