The National tribune., 1898-04-28

| man, ana tlldI is w ar L Ignt Last
night | was at meeting in de North
Side Turn Halle, and Otto Blumenthal,
who is one of de leading Turner's, said
! that he believed de South ought to be
allowed to go away in peace. Ant tie
first ting he knew dey trew him down
stairs, ant proke one of his legs and his
arm. Ant den somepody in de hall said
he SCENT to be going away in pieces, and
den everybody Taft very much"
1t must have been very amusing"
said Walter, with shade of sarcasm !;
"perhaps in time Mr. Blumenthal him
self may be able to see the joke, though
no doubt it would bother him to do so
now"
81 hope soon dat all de traitors and
rebels will see or raider feel de choke"
said Karl, with chuckle at his own
wit, and gesture towards his neck in
dicative of the hangman performing his
office
That pun's as bad as the wish is
bloodthirsty," laughed Walter.
The two boys discussed the events of
the day at length, went to supper to-
gether, and afterward strolled down
toward the bridge to meet Bronson.
As evening drew on the signs of the
deep excitement pervading the people
became as striking as they were in
Vulnerable.
The dull boom of cannon fred as
minute guns rolled over the City from
the Lake shore; deep-toned bells tolled
from lofty steeples; flags foated at
somber halfmast from the tops of build
ings, or trimmed with black, swung
languidly from windows and awnings.
From various directions in the dis
lance came the high, nervous treble of
flies, and the throbbing spoil and fam
of tenor drums. Militia companies,
whose offer of immediate service to de-
fend the Capital or other menaced points
| had been accepted by the Government,
were inviting those who wished to join
their ranks, and leave with them in the
morning for the post of duty.
Crowds headed by bands playing stir
ring martial airs crowds of Americans
and Irish singing the "StarSpangled
Banner" and Hail Columbia %; crowds
Of Germans marching with cadenced
step, learned Tong ago in camps by the
pleasant Rhine, apd singing the heroic
lyrics of the t,atherland, with smooth,
rolling rhythn, like the propulsive
sweep of Pacific wave; crowds of
French, chanting the blood-stirring
q" Marsellaise y in, impetuous allegro
crowds of strpng5faced Scandinavians,
singing the war hymns sung by their
fathers when ihCharles XII led the
Norsemen to battle against all Europe |
crowds Of all the nationalities, each |
singing the airs that were associated in
their minds with devotion to country, |
poured in from every part of the City
TO the large open space near the Madison
street bridge, which was the place APP
pointed for the meeting.
Great fires of tar barrels lit up the
scene with ruddy glare, and difused
tereblnthlnate odor foretokening we'll |
the pine camp.fres which were to be-
come very familiar to thousands Of that
crowd in the succeeding four years
Karl and Walter waited at the rem
devious until Bronson came over, and
the three fell in with the crowd, and
drifted down to the place of gathering.
The meeting was such a one as was
held in every loyal City and Village in
the Nation in the evening OF that event
full 10Th of April, 1861. 1t was a
meeting when every man who loved his
country said to his neighbor, " If any
thing has come between us two in the
past, let us now forget it, that we MAJ
stand closel y together in support of that
which is as dear as life ITSELF" Politi-
cal leaders, whose lives had been one
long warfare with each other, appeared
on the stand together, and rivaled each
other in appeals to all to forget the
partizan differences of the past. and
unite in presenting firm front to the
enemies of the country. Men whom
all the world called selfish and grasp
ing, came forward and subscribed thou
sands of dollars, as donation to equip
men for service in the field, and provide
for their families
Politicians, business men, preachers,
physicians, manufacturers, and working
men spoke III succession from the plat
form, and though the phrases of each
we're different, the fervid, uncompromis-
ng loyalty Of the utterances was the
same.
In the midst of the speaking, a dis
patch was handed to the Chairman, and
,ead by him to the audience
THE CALL FOR TROOPS
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The following is
or troops, issued through the War Depart
nent day:
SIR:-Under the act of Congress for call
ing out the militia to execute the laws of the
Union, to suppress lnsurrection, repel in
;ason, etc, approved Feb. %, 1895, have
he honor to request your Excellency to cause
% be Immediately detached from the militia
IF your State tire quota designated in the
table below, to serve as infantry or riflemen
for period of three months unless sooner
discharged.
Your Excellency will please communicate
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