New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-21
SOME WAYS OF THE WORLD.
PATHETIC SCENES AMONG SOLDIERS AT
THE CLOSE OF THE WAR

SUMMERS AT THE NORTH AND AT THE SOUTH
SECRETS OF NosrALGIA-wHERE SEA
BREEzEs BLOW AND GARDENS BLOOM.
Oh! the pathos seen In the faces Of our soldiers
returning from the South! Gaunt. fever-strcken.
ragged and unkempt. and looking homesick beyond
words. rs 1t possible" We exclaim that few
months should have wrought such havoc among
strong menu"
This Is Gods own country" said one poor fellow
from Tampa. looking out Of car window at the
lonely farmland Of his native State. The nos
'igia that New-Enpland people especially suffer
Z. n when forced by circumstances TO remain In
Sol. lern ATTITUDES through the summer months. Is
intens-, The longing for the life-giving air OF
Yankee nd. the orchard tho green grass. and
evcn the one. walls covered with the Old familiar
growth Of 'sckberry and bracken. is incompre-
hensble TO t.. inhabitants Of the so-caled land
Of flowers; thes- 7eople In thei- turn are wont 10
consider their trop al country the spot most to be
desired. but TO New ngland bred natives this part
Of the world seems after time inexpressbiy
dreary.
Il we'll remember" sa.s N,.u.-n> woman.
lone especial summer hayms been unavoldably
kept in Florida and the great longing ! felt for
the sight Of green grass for in Florida. despite the
rampant. climbing vegetation OF the exo,lcs. the
ground Is bare and ugly. grew absolutely 10
hate the twisting uncanny, snakelike things that
grew up in such pTOfusion breaking out into weird
beautiful blossoms high above the unhealthy look
Ing soil Poison products l thought them. ard
my soul tainted within day after day OF
the m,asmatic heat tried my courage. When my
release came and left for the North cried for
Joy and words tell Of my intense delight
At the first sight OF New-England orchard. with
the green grass under the trees. and the meadows
filled with clover: with the fresh salt wind blow
ing over all Like the homecoming soldier. Eel;
that this Gods land and l thanked
heaven lived In the North"
AFTER THE BATTLE"
When they talk OF the Porto Rico expedition
being "a blOodless campaign" do they realize how
heartless such verdict seems TO those whose dear
ones have given their lives In this 'picnc expedi-
tion.' as some Of the papers have called ito
"Only one killed In yesterdays engagement" No
loss to speak Of. only one. but that one was all
IN all to his bereaved parents. and It is no small
part OF their afTiicton TO have their sacrifice so
coldly alluded to-
only one, but that one my boy!" Can anything
be moro pathetic? Moreover. while remembering
the brave soldiers who have given their lives for
the cause let us not forget the living. patriotic
mother who babe her SO forth a, the call OF
bis country.
All. IT stinss there; made him. indeed.
That a country's a thing should die Tor need.
prs,ed Of liberty rights and about 'yran' turned
And the result. Cuba is free. but
ecme one came out at the cheers the street.
With face pale as stone 10 say ,oms,hns to me-
while they cheered in the street!
Poor. poor motheri
Oh, Chris. of tn. wounds who iook'ds, through
How ". common mothers stand cs:olae. mark
Whose sons. not being Chris's. died with eyes turned
And last words to say
SEASIDE GARDENS.
No need despair of having garden on &C
count OF the unfavorabc conditions OF the soil. II
she wishes to take the trouble to overcome difn-
cvlties. One Of the triumphs OF modern fori-
culture and landscape gardening Is In the
transformation that has been effected in beach
sand which for years was deemed so hopelessly
unfertie that the arid expanse around hotels and
seaside cottages was left 10 state Of nature and
consequent sterity. Now, turf covers the blind
Ing and glazing sand. flowers bloom In well-kept
beds. and even shrubs and trees grow where for
meriy there was not a blade Of grass to be seen
Where the space to be improved is limited IN ex-
tent this Is not such a difficult expensive
a matter II would seem TO be. The owner of a
certain small cottage. situated directly on the
sand dunes. has surrounded her house with YER
dure and sweetness within the space of two years
and thus describes her methods:
THE first things tried to grow. she said. were
>vergresns These got from the gardener in the
Iar 'ae' barrels Hl which had myself perforated at
the bottom and sides with holes made with large
the points where l wished to plant my trees had
them filled with good SOIL and as so)n as my trees
rived 'puddled each one In It's barrel. an oper
alton which consists In filling the hole with water.
putting in the tree, and then shoveling In the
esrfh carefully This Ia much better than dry
planting IN the summer. as the wet earth cngs 10
each Hbrous root and encases II with soil. For
two weeks watered my trees twice Cay, and
throughout the GUNNER l always gave
them a copious bath daily.
'ssThe vines around the house / planted In the
same way; Japanese Ivy, honeysuckic and Vir-
gnja creeper When we built our house In the
4 ~ mn Qf he "A
the sandy ground OF our tiny tract with seGweed
from the beach and early the next spring hsq
sowing 1t plentifully with oats. mixed with