Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-08
VETERANS VACATIONS.
They Enjoy Them But Are Glad to
Get Back to Togus.
0ahgren Post Of South Boston. to be Enter.
tanned, satu'day-Personals.

ToGUs, Aug. 7.--(SpeciaD Men are
coming and going here all the time.
Especially is this the case at this time OF
year. Men who get only a small pension
will save up for a number of months, until
they feel that they have enough for the
purpose, and then the long-projected and
anticipated visit to some brother he has not
| seen for years, some sister whose children
he has never seen, is to be made. Many
any hour has he lain on his bed and laid all
his plans for this visit. @* ~
He has talked it over with his particular
chlm dozens of times and now with his
furlough and transportation in his pocket,
he starts for the depot, and you may be
sure he starts in time. If it is the | 30
train he will be on hand at 10 As. and some
friend, no matter if he is more feeble than
himself, carries his grip. 1t would never
do for him to carry it himself, that is not
''the proper csper.' 49,. *:.:-
"Well, good bye, Tom. Good bye,
Bob" ~.
"Be sure and write
"Oh, sure"
Does he write? Well not much. The
lllne IS 100 snort 1Or tnat.
When he has been gone his so, GO or 90
days he comes back. He has had a good
time, he has seen his folks, has met his old
chums, what few there are left, and, really
he is glad to get back. He has no place
now in the outside world. He has been
here 10, -, possibly 90 years and every
thing is changed. Oh, so changed. The
best and dearest of his old friends, his best
loved sister, or brother, are gone. They
have left him and so he comes back here
with the old boys in blue, and if he does
growl and kick sometimes, on the whole he
is pretty well contented.
Excursions here this year have been con-
spicuous by their absence. Later on we
are sure of some. Next Saturday, Aug. ! | =,
Dablgren Post, G A. R., of South Boston,
will come here. There is to be no formal
reception. They will arrive here about 10
A. M. over the kennehec Central, and will
be met by the boys. An inspection and re-
view will be held soon after their arrival,
and then they will be shown whatever of in
terest there is to be seen and given an OPP
portunity to shake many an old comrades
hand. We will try to make it pleasant for
you, boys. | understand the post will be
accompanied by Gen. John Ii. Roberts,
commander-in-chi of the Union Veterans
Union of the United States.
Assistant Inspector. General Major Gen
ersl w. w. Ayerill has been here for day
or two past, making the annual inspection
of the Home. He left last evening.
Col. Chas. B. Morton, fourth auditor of
the treasury, at Washington, d. c., accom-
panied by his son and Postmaster Lynch of
Augusta, were the guests of Gov. Stephen
son, Sunday afternoon.
Lieutenant McGoyetn of Co. E., is
rusticating in Eastport, Me.
Lieutenant Dick Archer is away, looking
up old friends, aud he will be sure to find
them, too. --~-:
Captain B Frank Oakes of Co. d, says
Ocean Point and other resorts near by, are
good enough for him, but he came back
had to-tlme was up. So they go and
come.
Lieutenant Meloy says he could stand
another month of absence but, no, Johnny
business is business.