Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-06-29
Vernon County Soldiers Will Say Fare
wells and Leave Wednesday Morn
Ing to Join Their Regiment.
The Company Is Fine Body of Young
Men, Largely From the Farm--viv-
Id Reminders of the Trying Days of
the Civil War.

The rat-ta-tat of the drums again
awaken the echoes If the distant hills;
the time calling voice of the captain is
once more followed by the even tread of
the soldier boys while marching and
drilling, preparatory to their departure
for battletields that lie beneath south.
err skies, where many honors may be
won in struggle for the same end that
brought on the war OF '76; where free
dom will again be proclaimed to down
trodden and patient people; and where
the beacon light of hope will at last go
out in the radiance of an enlightened
and progressive people.
The boys have rallied from the hills
and prairies of dear old Vernon with a
will and patriotism unequaled any where;
their joyous shouts have already DEM
onstrated their genuine pleasure in hsv-
ing an opportunity to enlist 10 the serv.
ice of Uncle Sam and to aid in bring
ing our nation to higher plane in the
fulfillment of its liberty loving princi
Piles. Their loved ones will mourn their
departure with thoughts of regret, but
the sentiment of loyalty will help to
still the tears that may persist in flow
ing when mothers kiss falls upon the
brow of her dear boy, or fond wife's
embrace is awaiting husband ere ne
kisses the children goodbye and pre-
pares to close those loving faces be-
hind the panels of the door that will
be eagerly watched for his return; when
the foot falls from without will bring
upon them thrill of hope, only>to be
followed by pang of regret when it
dawns upon their minds that it was but
the wind moving the limb of the elm
against the house. While seated on
the porch during the evening hours the
thoughts of these dear ones will be
drawing pictures of father and brother
and placing their dear faces within a
frame formed out of the BEAUTIFUL stars
that shine from the canopy of night.
When victory has engraved it's thrill
ing name upon the summit of the ma
tion's fame; when the cannon's mouth
is muffled and the rafting sound OF
musketry has reverbirated through the
valleys for the last time; when the boys
come marching home with fame and
honor, which they have won in the
cause OF right, and their names written
as if in adamant in the history Of the
country, then the sweet anticipation of
that dear ones return will make hopes
bright CLEAN a jewel of the rarest splen-
dor
There was downright disappointment
with the military boys when orders were
received from Adlutant General Board
man, notifying them that the Fourth
regiment, of which the home company
forms part, would not be modified at
Camp Douglas on Monday, as first an
nounced, but that they would have
to tarry until Wednesday. Many of
them had been waiting patiently for a
full week while trying to curb their i'm
patience. The company will be taken
out in two special coaches on the regu-
lar train tomorrow Wednesday morn
ing, at $40, however, and impa-
tent signs and ordinations will
be over. That there will be a demon
stration beftting the occasion is GER
tain, and larger crowd of people from
the surrounding country will doubtless
swell the number far greater than ever
known before.
The g. A. r. vii accompan the
boys to the depot, whore brief program
will be in order. The Houston drum
corps will accompany the company into
camp, which is as fiue body OF muscu-
lar young men as ever left our county.
Following is the personnel:
| Captain-Jackson Silbaugh,
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