The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-31

oil our haggard men stood there with grand
courage, lighting more like creatures of ioitier
mold than men, Wearied and faded and hungry
and thirsty. beset by almost countless foes, they
ehaered and fought, and charged into the very
Jaws Of death, until veteran soldiers iairiy
Nept at their devotion. II wonderful
hawoaF soldiers fought history, said general.
never saw more splendid seifsimmoiatioR.
Perhaps ono OF the nohiest speotaeies OF martial
history WAS seen in Fiia John Portsrls camp
when his veteran volunteers were ordered to the
battle field that day. They had eaten nothing
for thirty-six hours. Thursday some of them
hal fought all day long and into the night
That night they marched across the river Next
day they marched again. That night they Kept
watch ia White Oak swamp and Monday they
marched sgain Tho fiery sun had pafohesi
their feet, hunger and thirst and labor had en-
feehied their bodies, but Monday afternoon
when orders came To move again to the field
the coiOr bearers stepped TO the mont with their
shoi-torn standards, the drums beat the rally.
and these devoted followers of the ''banner of
beauty ana glory swung aioft their hats and
shouted with soul-siirfing enthusiasm. And
Vet an English so-eallesi nobieman effects to
sneer AZ volunteer veterans His sneers go
back TO him in hot, Kissing curses, for he world
knows no greater martial honor can come to
any man than to have been one OF those who fol.
lowed 1.-THE flag OF the free to victory.
{ When furnace is in blast the red fountain
sparkles and plays like a mountain spring, and
the rude siirFounsiings brighten TO the peak of
/ the rough raiters with strange beauty. When
the ire is out, and the bleak and ragged masses
7 OF dull iron lie dead upon the ground, with a
dnmb and stubborn resistance, who would
dream that they had aver leaped with life and
light?
i A battle and {. furnace are alike Itiswoa-
dsTfui how duh natures brighten and grow
+ costly ia the SLOW OF battle how the stez-
ling wealth sna Notth there are in them shine
oas. and the common man stands TRANSPORTED,
his heart in his hand and has
+ foot in the reslm az grandeur. But.
All! when me ire IS cat, ana the SCARED earth
is heaped with rigid clay, the black mouths OF
guns spesehiess, mighty hammers and no
hands. the weird 1urEah died away, and all the
sp4e1loia setion OF the charges vanished from
she field, AMI you wander among thu duh TO
minders, tho dead ezaieEs OF intensest lite snd
glow that swept Your soul out. only. yesterday,
and driiteG on with tbs sklFmish line.
/. After the battle will teach you a. lessen of
4 where a soldier has 70 go u IS strange. bat
true thai a osttle, always lies bstwesn two
7 breaesths OF ssssn the 6reaEalsss slumber into
whieh men al upon its eve, the calm repose
they sink n az its end. Night fairy held its
breath above the camps, the wings Of silence
wsrs over thsIa ali, Thea caEae the maEning
bright s1a5 beautiful,
over and over, after shs battle, alter the battle
{ Men prone upon thelr faces in deaths deep
ahAseEasnii hSIs Que has head IiItowefi upon his
felaed aEEas, here one has cheek pressed uFon a
stone as was Jacob as Iseklsl; yendsr one has
hrgsTs tltenSa aTss8nd has. lspsSe1. Now you
PASS where "5uttsFnut and q 'trae blue
have gsns down togeEheE, the arm OF the one
dung over tire other, here a. yeong boy Of Is
hes lace 1pweEd, both hands dropped over his
hsHEs. TIE san has touched tie iresE whseh
whiteE&1 fls hslg as Il re lad gEo~n
old IN 3 n3sht. aba Is hangs like
tears frssh fallen upon has cheeks.
hsrs a lieutenant gFssps a lina IS Il hs dies
ysiaay issilng leF better heta upon lie ana
earth there stained trsAl leads 70 shelter be-
hind n rock, and We find a dead captain who
ha& Crsps aAsss CUT "a slgBt ard then tstLsa
sklssp; hsEe friends sud toss lie IN short via
rows, As II death esd Began tns harvest and
hEa ssaEisG nj tee sYoEk.
Ard 50 thleggh Re yelssy sRa 1lp toe ridge in
every aItitnds ts DC aRhtlried dead; lie Just "a
thsy isll in baltic. Ard those fsces are net
waas yea would thinA; hardly one distorted
w.sa. ans gAsstoAs almost 50 shate and ealra SIS
Ben Alden : dream O1 Peace many Enlightened
vitR seMelhaIg liks snlaAes lew Strangely
beautiful
Hcgaasd ones thst escaped the meonsEgAs
search kays laln tlsRtiy waiting faE tne uaoFn-
rs without aUrmgF complaint. ssad teas
they Ysers awe. aot gTleFvd- taAt tsey are
ognasas faE. 'nsd sc aos take the ri1geg''
taey say.
Ent2s ai5 &c CID saldtsEsy spirit OF one lash
up ilNs 50 expiring caDdAe aHd 20 olat right
tbsEa 90 sRe assd as Id spoAe. re died vita see
sast sS0ES ca sls lips sGa ~~s8s up higher.
Sposs 81 along tsHt terrible 1ae8EL&is. reaIts
aEs ws4tlng saEae Foes ; breath Js biosson sslEa
dowsTs immortal
Ae7s - tnis graz reek a. tas soldier. one
s1nglaeg scattered ltke tEe pstser clay, aHsi
tAGs urged VwO caIaEsass who hated 70 Tear
aiEa 70 tAs rear, EAoa stop isg nls, N 10 se-
I eossA&--2g Srsa SsAe push gAgaE ap wlsa tse