The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-08-28

and many : day wo ard our horses sub
sisted on the same food. and nothing
! ,else. But ] tell you. boys. where vi
: lmissed II. We should not hare tough
lsgainst that grand old dag that you bea
on your breasts, represented IN minia
ture suspending your badges, and Il yos
4 will allow me the privilege.tl would likt
ito fse one gun In honor OF the Unios
dag, when you next IRE. To which re
quest comrade Nolan kindly consented
statlug thar there vas no III feeling
among Union soldiers toward the rant
and die OF the Confederate army. that 81
IWss now forgotten. The Texan soldier
replied the "leaders should have been
mado TO fight II out, and you may be-
lieve me that on several 0ccasi0ns when
! We got glimpse OF the Union dag dur
ing the war. the boys would ssy that II
was wrong TO fight aQsinst..t glorious
nag; that they stould not have waged
war with the stars and bars. but should
have contested their rights with the stare
and stripes.' Just than. came the signal
Of the end Of comrade Hunter's address.
After firing one gun comrade Nolan
handed the laniard 10 the ex-rebel. with
BE quickly accepted. say
ing. 'neser mind instructing.' firing the
second gun 50 quickly that IN intermis-
sion was hardly perceivable. proving BY
his action that be had been initiated. He
then kindly returned thanks for the
privilege, left his card and departed.
Another noticeable feature was the
many kindly mothcrly faces OF the wives
Iof our rural comrades. MANY with sil-
yer threads intermingled In their hair.
What tender recollections, - Get thought,
most Of them had Of some Of the COM
'rades' sweethesrts 80 years agol CON-
'rades, you know what followed.
Comrade Captain Allies was present.
Hard service. age and sickness deprived
him from taking an active military part,
being affected with rheumatism, aud
having just recovered from . paralytic
stroke. The lustre still In his eye, the
mind willing. but the flesh unable. In
spite OF bis present condition be attend
led to official county affairs, necessary
for the construction Of the new iron
bridge near Ellsworth.
One-armed Comrade Harbison was on
duty al the time, and exercised his best
|endeavors to please, - did every mem-
ber Of Ellsworth Post and Camp.
The Celestine Brass Band, dressed il
their uniforms, dfscoursed some 6ne
lmusic, both 10 day and night oxorcisee.
and Gang some choice German oongo,
|suilable for the 0ocssion. While the
IsingiDg lacked The usual ssimulaslou IL
IIoudnees Of tone, it more than balanced
lthe defect By sWoetneso OF voice, q
nothing stronger than ginger ale was
soId on the grounds.
| Comrsde Brit. Leming, q usual. led
the soldiers' choir, ably assisted by Com
rsde Hunter, and several wives and
daughters Of comrades. Brit. seemed the
picture Of hal piness while leading in
singing old arm. songs.
| Old Comrade Dingel, the cooks SEN
tinel. represented the true ideal commits
sary guard, with the fixed imprinted ex-
preston on bis c0untenance Of ssyou
cant get in until grub pile is called
| The evening exercises were campfire
talk. and speaking BY comrades. Those
most noticeable were song by . dying
soldier TO his loved ones at home, also,
= talk BY . c0mrade Of the First East
Tennessee loyal regiment; the third By
Il loyal Kentuckian IN the capacity Of Z
Chaplain. Not having been blessed By
such % offciaI 10 the bsigsde IL which
the writer served, We became somewhat
interested In bic remsrks and listened Ct
ltsntively. He claimed credit for the
Ipsrt performed By army Chaplains, and
stated. q rule. they were overlooked.
| He did not fail 70 give the ladies' Of our
land great credit, for which We admired
Ihim. He further stated that through
e. - - A.. "a
much good Wa done, both in holding
rank and file in obedience 10 Cody sd-
lmonitions, and 10 writing to dead COM
Irsdes' sweethearts. The Chaplsin's .
Iclaims may be strictIy correct for aught
Ithe writer knows, but would not be will
ling 70 vouch for same In aIl Of the
|claims made BY him. Having been de-
|prived Of Chaplain's services we Drift
led into the belief that God helps those
that help themselves, and stands By the
regiment that stsnds the longest. Our
|oficers used to teach us thus. ~Boys,
the firmer you stand the more You will
confuse the enemy the truer and faster
you fire. the more you will diminish the
fire against you" Our communion With
God wss natural, Ii silent thought; per-
|haps mostly while doing videtle duty |;
solitary, alone, : wholel night under :
|starry heaven, or IN . dark, black jungle
u the deep forest, disturbed only BY
hooting owls. and the melancholy notes
of the whippoorwill. or, perhsps, at The
edge Of swamp with the mysterious,
ghost-like bog fire, or will o. the wisp,
sileusIy moving and Sobbing around.
On such occasiCns many favorable op-
portunities were offered for devotion 10
God; different though 10 active engage
ment With every nerve strained, the
whole mind had necessarily 70 b con-
tered on the business in hand alone; the
sense Of hearing strained TO catch COM
maDds from officers. amid the din OF bat-
tle. the reports Of guns, rattle or mug
kerry. desfening explosion or shells,
shfieks Of cannon balls. twirling or pie
Gee Of sheIls, hidoous catawsuliug or
grape and cannister, and the humming
ofthe deadly Minnie the eyes strained 70
peer through the dense smoke; The
whole body strained 70 lie utmost IL
loading and 6ring; the hurried chang