Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-21
ALL ABOUT BADGES.
Z How the Little symbols Draw Men Together
in Close Bonds.

lon At Yar
in Close Bonds
The corps badges are tinv rathar ;rsior;6-
cant things to the uninitiated but thew mean .
great deal to the old fellows who wear them.
Some OF the badges are of silver and GOLD
These are nesrlv aix.v. wo-, o,,.- -. -,
- o'ei 'P'o Ano
Va I'm! oiue' anu tue veteran looks
wen kept otnerssre stamped on a bit OF ribbon,
and by ar he largest number are cut out of
red flannel and fastened to faded coats with
preat os,ins st;.cbos ar 49,. "a, yo-...s.
q sr.n rsno,,.r sen - -, .iu
- ~ - 10 -. oA. o'u ieNoW VINO n"u
pinneu On ms iei' breast beside dingy, frayed
U. A. H. badge the blue star and yellow cres-
cent OF the corps which he had carefully cut
from a calendar sent broadcast thro,.b tho
land by the National T,.ih,,n. ~ ,h;s IT, IL
was old and shabby and sbakv bnt some vav
he had mausc.d 10 come cI.ar ,rnr, 'S.hrosLs
TO attend hi. first and probably his last rational
encarnpment His old eyes were tired and his
old heart full, but he was happy
"Ireckon things II be nicer in heaven. he said.
as the tears came in his eyes. .but dom know
how the Lord will 60 at it. I've ALWAYS wanted
TO come TO an encampment, but l never could
make it. My wife, she said I'd got to come to
Washington, so we've been saving all year IT'S
mighty nice TO see tbs boys again. amt seen
NOR n two or three a EN- since We was mus
tered out in Go seems rs though l could die
happy now
S-,,a OVER 1T.
A,o,b.- oo-- h,d,a .,,,,,.o. ,,, 81.
G, ~
uraho ArSs Place wnere NAL McEiroy has
been specAang his ensrgy and the gray matter
Of his b-a.n for the last four months arranging
for just such little scenes. Hello, Old Fortyr'
shouted one comrade to another, and then
though strangers. they fell on each other and
shook hands until 1t is a wonder their arms
were not unjointed while they talked OF this
battle and that. how they charged the enemy on
the mountain here and retreated behind the
earthworks there. Then with crutch and cane
they had but two legs between them-they be-
gan to draw miniature lines of battle
Our right rested jus. here
Yes, ana more where we came to your sup
rna,nhsr W. ~ ou. s ma was cli'rS 70
our bow, in winrows Of da.S n. We ND rancad u,'
the hill
"Now you're shoutin. I thought hell had let
loose sure / got a big niece bit out of NV
arm by a scrap OF diving shell, and tainted from.
loss of blood When came to INV senses again
was behind n big log right here bv this little
run and put up NV knee 10 re; ON NV feet when
a she'll come along and took of INV leg
why. good Lord. old man. I was right over
here not a hundred feet away behind the bi1
meetin house when measlcy cannon bail tore
through the corner Of the old shell. and relieved
me OF nv right pin-Gosh, who'd "a thought
it now Why I'd rather meet one Of YOU fellows
that fought with me there than get an addition
TO my pension. blamed if I wouldn't. Saw. com
rade. it won't be long till we are mustered ont
for keeps, will it. The old black eagle will be
glad to see us a-comin. though"
And then the two grizzled veterans fell IN
shaking hands again. and stunned off tocether
wiping their ewes and with their arms around
each others shoulders.
The tic between them was a bit n, n.rns,
One wore it on the ton Of his soldier cnn Nd
the other on his left breast I, was n mini, ma
CARTRIDGE boY ON a sor.rs viii 49,. $3.50,