The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-12-03
"LIGHTs AND SHADOWS OF THE OLD
CAMP FIRES"
BY ONE OF THE SOLD VETS. !"


"LIGHTs AND SHADOWS OF THE OLD
CAMP FIRES"
BY ONE OF THE i'oLD VETS. "
'sGod help the Indian who fires the first
shot" So says General Miles.
Joseph f. Long, youngest veteran of
the late war, was elected comrade of
Lee Post, No. 3, G. A. R., of Camden,
N. j. He is SO years old and was a
''powder boy" in the navy when IL years
old.
SIS there any portion of the fowl you
prefer, Major" asks the Suffers wife,
blandly. ''The left wing, il you please. !"
''rhe left wing % "Yes," retorted the
Major, gazing obviously at the platter, 81
believe it is always good military tactics
to bring the left wing of veteran corps
into action first.
| A soldier who had been taken prisoner,
had wife and children living in New
Jersey. A good minister learned that
there was soon to be general exchange
of prisoners and wishing to relieve the
terrible anxiety of the wife, called and
told her that her husband would probably
be exchanged in short time. swell, j"
said the poor, broken-hearted wife, 81
loved John, and the children loved him,
and if he isn't so handsome as some men,
don't want to exchange him. | don't
and jest won't have a rebel for hus-
band that won't. y
The following shows that the Sons Of
Veterans are alive to their Order. They
have gained during the year by muster,
37,963. Five years ago there were only
1909 members In the entire organization.
To day ii numbers over 100000 free sons
of the soil. The value of property held
by Camps is $1s7, 1925 45; amount ex-
pended in charity during the year, 3d.
3l5. 10; the number uniformed and equip
ed, l6,908, which is quite an army. The
richest Camp in the order is Hugh G.
Irish Camp, No. s, of Patterson, with
property valued at $12, 226 aud 81, 463. 81
in their general fund.
A squad of soldier boys was about to
set off for the seat of war. AT the sta
ion, large crowd of friends had gather
ed and there was the usual amount Of
l,;ooin0 xuaapinu amhra cinr and laava-
taking. A loud-voiced man was enter
tanning group Of ladies with his CONVEX
sation, and he remarked, as one OF the
soldiers sweet little wives was passing,
''lf was going to the war and any of my
friends should come down to the station
to see me off, | would shoot Them The
little woman looked up and very quietly
said, ''Oh, don't fret; you wouldn't have
chance to fire once If one ever saw
man fished out of the raging canal
alive-this fellow looked the like.
AS the severely wounded in the Vir-
ginia battles, in the Summer of 1864, were
being transferred to the ambulances, a
lady from Michigan was seen looking
anxiously around to ascertain if either of
her sons was among the number. Pres
emily she recognized her son among the
throng. He was seated on coffin, and
his arm seemed to be shot off, or partly
30. "Where is Charles" said the anx-
ious parent, while her countenance ex-
pressed the agony of intense suspense and
her voice could only find choked utter
ance. 'In this, mother, said the wound
cd man, pointing to the coffin on which
he sat. The scene was heartrending.
The stricken mother had also another son
In the army who was severely wounded
at the battle of fredericksburg.