The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-01

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4 ". Y enlisted was IN General Yam
Cleve1s dlvls 10 was killed at Chat
1 tanooga and buried t under the noun
tain shadow, where the Tennessee
Il m111 VI ne her sad requiem lien
Goodrich Goo OF Wisconsin, folloWed her
! lover low James Hendricks, through all Of
Vlrglnla's great battles, to the hos
pital in Washing ton, where a day. or
two before he died they were married.
! Such as these women are the mothers
i OF !: Americans, and it is not surprising
that Americas sons love them. 81 All
i honor to our American women.
The days Of war for many Of us are
over. It's memories and BLESSINGS and
! fo,,,, 4, :, Il, "a -. . - 80
=, ''lo = Aile e1lol1e' IS
Als1l 4. ! a pS VIII soon sound Tor the
Il laSI veteran, and no more will his eve
kindle and heart throb at the sight 81
q the old flag, for the honor Of which he
| fought, for which he suffered, for
which the language Of his heart was as
that of Ruth and Naomi, ssEntreat me
not to leave. thee, hinder me not from
following after thee, for whittier thou
! goest I will go; thy people shall be my
people; thy God my God: and where
thou diest there will be buried. =
Some persons cannot understand why
old soldiers love each other. WHY thev
delight to congregate together SO
much. They cannot realize the
strength Of attachments formed in
danger and welded in the furnace Of
war. II they did, as the good parson- in
/ Goldsmith's Deserted Village, they
would s'Quite forget their vices in
i their VICE. e and enjoy listening while
The broken soldier kindly bade to stay
Sits by the fire, and talked the night away
Wept DER his wounds or tales Of sorrow done,
shoulder'd his crutch, and show d how fields were
1 won. .
i -; Inc lte occasion which calls US together
Today IS not a c eel ebratlon, neither is
IL Decoratlo n Day. as SO often enron.
eous1y termed. The Official designa,
ZION Is memorial LAY. On this day We
40 not assemble arrayed IN gorgeous
1estlves AZURE, with light hearts, merry
laugg ter and joyous song, marching tc
Inc inspiring strains OF cheerful music
1t is a day when we unlock the secret
chambers OF our hearts, and bring
1 forth from the store house OF memory
the aIhlctlon OF by-gone days, clothed
IN the hablllments Of sorrow and
mourning, marching with arms re
Verseo ana and s. SLOW measured y step to the
mourn1ul music OF the mutfled drum
we "end our way TO the places OF oul
DEAD and there pay our tribute to theil
memory: =. 5
eau IS ,ne heaft OF our Nau 1' to-day
Who Tins n Tho n,ornina 81 t ,;ta
To their home in a PATRIOTS grave.
+ It is a beautiful custom. not OBJ
served, so far as I know. by any othe,
people, thus to honor our soldier dead
It does not benefit them, and while il
opens and causes to bleed afresh The
wounds Of THEIR friends. the
pain thus inflicted is CON
pensated for by the knowledge
that the service Of their loved ones i
remembered by a grateful people. L
is a profitable custom, where all are
made better men and women by par
ticipation in its observance. It turns
our minds from the sordid activities
of our temporal life into the REALM
of the spiritual and eternal. which <
always elevating and ennobling. Whe1
again wars alarm sounds throughout
the land, as it will some time. the
i THOUGHT Of This dav will ha added ~
eenslve lor patrlotlc young men to re
they Will that the sacrifice thew make
will 10 sfo,,o1-o,,