The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-04-21
TWO KINDS OF FRIENDSHIP.

| IWo MINIS op
| FRIENDS OF THE C. c.: There are n great many
kinds of friendship In this little world, but we will
| only mention the two kinds which present the
| greatest contrast.
First, we see two young girls greet one another
with a rapturous embrace and still more rap
turous caress. Should you inquire about II, thsy
would inform you that they were chums, ana me
| best friends in the world,'' and of course they
think their friendship will last forever. But few
| days after this you may see these selfsame girls
| pass one another with uplifted nose and cold
! stare. This is what call transient friendship
To describe the second kind of friendship we
| must turn backward some 80 years We see two
| young men, scarcely more than boys, dressed IN
| the blue uniform of the Union soldier. They are
bidding their friends and loved ones good-oy,
probably forever-who can tell? We see the iaii-
ing tears. we hear the mothers blessing as she
bids her boy goodby. Our two soldier boys turn,
and are gone from home to war. Grim, ghastiy
sights and experiences await them. SIDE by siae
our young friends go through the drills ana train
ing which will fit them for soldier-hie and It's
duties.
The summons comes; they go into the field;
they fight their first battle with elbows touching;
they see their comrades fall. and yet they do not
falter. Together they endure The hardships OF
war, hunger, cold, and sickness but they do not
Again, we see them seated near the campfire
speaking tenderly Of the loved ones at home,
whom they may again. The war rages
ferce and long; thousands of brave men fall, but
our heroes are still numbered with the living.
Three years have Gded since they left home, and
she conflict is ended. There Is pence IN the land
where the battles were fought. Peace! but it WINS
paid for with human lives Our friends are going
home; their work is finished; they reach Chicago
Side by side, as they stood on the battlefield they
receive their discharges From This time their pat ils
of life do not cross. They part. The years glide
by until % have been mark ed on the records
oil time. Once more the curtain is drawn reveal
Ing To US u domestic scene III a country home
Two men are seated near the stove, repeating
the army stories which every soldier enjoys. We
hear their hearty laughter ring out as some anus
ing scene or incident is recalled to mind. And
again. we hear their voices become hushed and
reverent as they speak OF their comrades who fell
on the CORY field or perhaps who have answered
. Here y to the last roll-calI since the war. In
these two gentlemen we recognize our young SOL
diers of '62.
Time has sprinkled gray hairs among the dark
locks; has traced many burrows the brow and
dimmed the eyes of our friends; but They are not
Ola men yet. Years ago they wore the Union uni
form; to-day their blue clothes mark them
members of the GAR. These were friends
then; they are friends to-day; and their friend
siip Will reach even beyond the grave. Every sol
der loves his comrades but his bunk matc best Of
all. For they drank from the same canteen,"
and suffered side by side. This is true friendship.
Loyaliy-Grace Il. Adams, Washburn, Ill.
CLUB WHISPERS.
It amused me greatly at the most satisfactory
manner In which Brother Cooper, of Kansas be-
came initiated in the mysteries of the noble &. q.
Well, may his lips and pen be employed in render
ing praise to good Club. Anna Bechdels letter,
entitled Women Wanted" excellent. and
the practical morals therein set forth worthy OF
emulation. l imagine May J. Huff must be
how TO graeiousiy shake off tedious. overgrown
acquaintance. The C, c. girls can now probably
avail themselves of this leap year by applying 10
Sister Huff for tho necessary information. Let US
hear what Eta Stanc!iffe and others have to say
about the Bible being read in public schools.
This question was debated in the Law Lyceun re-
Gently. md it was unanim ously decided in the Rf
frmative The question is: Would 1t be practi
cable where there many different secis?
This affords large field OF matter wherein TO cx-
patiaie. Yours, Pro Pntria-Ju!ius W. Gognrn.
FRIENDS OF THE g. c.: How can il be that ],
soldiers wife and a reader of THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE for ID years, keep silent and never let tho
soldier family know OF such person? Why,
surely must have been asleep. No, {. C. friends.
bat 80 highly entertained bad forgotten that i.
myself, had anything to do have grieved with
you in the loss of those dear ones shall always
miss, and often look in G. G. album and
though there were n few taken from Us that cast
gloom over the entire C. G. family. 1t seems
though there were no more just like them, and The
little band is commencing to follow their hero
fathers to be mustered into q better home The
old must die and the young may. But while We
are here let us help each other. ] consider this
department the place to do good work especially
for the yorng.-Mrs A II. Bacom, Lawn Eill,
Iowa.
While in Binghamton n. Y, mastering and
installing tho new Daughter of Veteran Tent
until late that evening, when i happened 10 men
ton the g. G.. and they began to smile and one of
them sa:d Lizzie Mamde, you are no stranger 10
u.s." and then found they were &. C.'s. stayed
there nearly n week, then went To Elmira, where
Mrs. Thomas, Bernice i. and Morel Hoagland
made my stay most pleasant Beruice is coming
TO my home In the Sprng-Lizzie Maude Hewlett.