The herald., 1896-04-22
CApY PoMERoY,s LUCK

CADY PoMEROY'S LUCK
~ met Cady Pomeroy in San francisco"
said Bum Webb OF L. Crosse, late deputy
railroad ccmm!ss:cner, who recently r.s-
turned from q tour through the golden
state. "You remember Cady. don't you?"
No man in that western brigsde 10 likely to
forget Cady Poperoy. He belonged to
He was a company, regimental, indeed
brigade character; full OF life, q lover OF
mischief, a persistent dealer in practical
jokes, a good friend. Q brave soldier. He
went to California some years ago and n as
been doing moderately we'll. A recent suit
vor-in spite of bitter hght one Of his rex
atives made against him. In 2 few days
this man. who as benrdless boy tramped
through dust and mud and fought in more
than q score of great battles, will
be be-, rich; The friendly turn of .ka fortnne nne
in cash. and gilt-edged securi-
ties worth 1926 900 more. The boy of the
early '60s earned his fortune and the aging
man Of the '90s is in position TO enjoy
it; and he will see to 1t that many OF hie
old friends have part 10 his enjoyment.
tant corner of Dakota having sly 900, 900
left him in some foreign country that he
never gets; 1t is not q dream; II Is reality,
and before long Cady Pomeroy, OH his way
from New York, will visit Chicago and Wis
consin friends for the first time in many
years, this time as q capitalist, not as one
whose bank account is always close to the
shore, in danger, any day, Of being drawn
under by the tide or overdrawn by the pay
ment of a laundry bill. Instead of having
the money sent to him he will 60 in person
to get it, SO that he can tel! the relative who
cisely what he thinks of him. That is like
Cady POmerOy.
A Chicago friend, as modest as he was
brave in q cavalry regiment in which he
strobe from the ranks to. the command of a
company. sends me a poem, but warn
against the use of his name. The verses
laureate by coming in prize hunting contact
with Mr.. Austin's songs, but there is sense
in them and bundle Of pathos too. In
these days when SO many adjutants gener-
al-nearly all in the eastern. and New En-
gland states-are being called upon for
proof that the ancestors of patriotic men
and women in every part OF the country
were soldiers in the war of the revolution,
there is excuse for printing my friends
verses. Besides touching the hearts and
amusing, it may have the effect to lead SOL
diers of the last war to make such record
and beyond that descendants will not have
to search history and adjutants' offices for
facts which will enable them to join patri-
Otic orders based on the service of ances-
tors in the war u the rebellion. 1t does
not read as smoothly as one of Whittier's
best; it is not as profound as one of Long
fellows, nor as full of tears as one of Will
Carleton's, but there is a thought in Mrs.
Jones' suggestion that will be remembered
by all who read IL, and I want to venture
the guess that every soldier of the '6Os who
reads this poem and has a scrapbook will
of IL ftrnr nhn md nj
lage can b5 reached.
JONES' PATRIOT.
George Washington sillyboy Jones
Went delviDg among his ancestors bones
To find the proofs by which he
Might join loyal society.
He found that . Jones had shouldered gun
And marched to the wars with Washington,
And, with the aid of a skillful penman, he
Erected fine genealogical tree.
Under that trees broad branches he basked
And answered all que 'tions that were asked
BY the fellows who ran the loyal league fads,
Concerning the men who'd been his dads.
Then. on firecracker days and bonfire nights,
Dressed in blue swallow-tail. buff waistcoat
He'd march with is pards to some hrst-clasz
Where they spsschihed much and banqustted
But it happened one day the Grand Noser-in-
Wh When searching old rscord., turned to Leaf
Gretchen Won Trix.
Had been fierce Tory in '76.
Then the ques ton arose whether Jones had
OF Jones than Won Trix mixed in his gore;
And the quarrel vexed many patriot life,
Till Jones' wife brought somo horse en'e to
She suggested that Jones tear open hi,shirt
And exhibit tho scars of grev,our old hurt
Which he had received when charging the
OF vicksburg in one OF Grant, bloody fights.
And she said she guessed Jones. the children
Could form loyal society
Where never a question of descent would
But they'd try to make ascent way up to the
Some day am going to make desper-
ate effort to accurately describe the
have been in battle together, on long.
dreary marches, in prison--the ties that
were woven during four years of a mighty
struggle that called for much courage and
great powers of endurance. 1t will be no
easy task, and if the description is true TO
lIIo very lew Will DelloVo IL Out6lu6 Ol tnOsS
who have had similar experience in other
countries, but it will be recognized by the
soldiers. That which gave me this thought
was a remark a gentleman m lde a moment
ago: IL never miss meeting of my post if
] am in town or we'll enough to ride down
town. belong to pretty nearly all of the
secret organizations; have taken all of the
degrees in Masonry. Odd Fellowship,
knights of Pythias and the Elks; am very
much attached to those orders; could not
be induced to sever my connection with
them, but when come to think how much
dearer is the society which brings together
only soldiers; when l come to think how
precious the associations of the post are,
and more highly than I can describe ap-
preciate them, I fear that I am almost
disloyal Mason and member of the other
orders. To take the hand of man beside
whom stood at Gettysburg, in the Will
derness, at Chickamauga or Atlanta, look
into his eyes and hear his voice-well, it is
invigoratlng; it renews my youth; just
love it. Stay away from the post? Not
much-not much. I'd. A. Watrous in Chi
cago Times.Herald.
Virtue In the Wilson Tariff
Under the Wilson free trade TARIFF we
are exporting greater quantities of manu-.
In UO0ds than favar hafora and oro