The Republican journal., 1902-10-23

may pe d oldthollllll, NoIpoIdl Jones ol
the llth Massachusetts, a minister OF
the gospel: Sergeant hoOlnSon OF the
sd ILLINOIS, an editor, ana captain
Brown OF the ISL lseonslh battery, a
farmer, ana SO on through the whole
range OF states. regiments, professions
ana SupdlViSlolls OF laoor lie one
BOND OF unity Is the remembrance OF
army HE ana me renewal OF friendship
made III times mat KNIT men souls to
gerheT-
81 he encam DntNl IS maze up OF Il2h
tariff. low tariff and no tariff men. OF
tree silver men, ana gold basis men. and
Of hat money men OF divergent theories.
put IL men N-lh plll SIn@ie impulse
amt creed WAtil lAe Iit or hohor or tile
nation Is tidahSerta. hty All speIl
nation VIII big y though they may
dlileI Wluely as 10 now IT'S revenues
Sh"ud be tolIecteQ, OF OF what material
JUS money Should he maze, ne! are
natl9hallstS without an exception. hey
caI II TIE war OF the reptIIlon, instead
Of tile civil war.
ENDURING FRIENDSHIP.
..'I-,a +rial}l.hi,,s formed il, war time
otran are .m1dpn and 4:mnst always
el.i,,rlr,r Men from liit4..ran+ S4.9tns Gt
4 0 fft.s|f llH NO
tir,t. der tLa fi,e Of thn a1nny One
is ,,o,,rdAd Anothe1 relieves HIM one
is +1,.3 and tLe cool corraoA If an
ftfsr' i,'s,,iras linn ,1,. = 4birs,T
,l,nt1,a1 iriI-4s INN q drinl, 4ro,n Ms
1.an+s4l fronl wl1ch +Ln ro,It.nts al
,,.I,. ras-D Good or ON tLe Io,,o nlarri,
40 .-~o, r,-r man. lessons +Ia hmr,Iel,.
I,a1n,. j,r > y.e4Eer Ora n,i,tI+lYI n'a],
..I...rs o.. 1,.},.r9sf rnn}raiif. I,y sona n[
sfo,-y -1a+ trnnor8rily 6a,ishes his
hon1esicLtI1s, or begniips his sensa NJ
WEAKNESS. Such become friends for
We .FI @ az i,liI,I iI, ,e' g liS io.v III
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sQnyl 9i +. OF lIt1r lllgtln7 oh 'ne llslt
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f'I'o VIVA 3i .t1t'' I'l0' n3i' ~
r,,[ l.,'ot,.Io>3la - ~ I,.I q.
ing chances of meeting an old comrade
a wear hence STRENGTHENS the resolve to
meet lIm now. Tie spirit grows strong
er as the flesh grows Weakel. Tie force
of individual Affection g1ows stronger.
In daN5 gone by Grant was the cent raj
,a >Gi, ~ r,iVli 7.''7l iilali
t i,'I ivy ii03 ''ieo
Oh IH"'i>dlltis oi eyes pul lheSt nave
sleep " ere GLORY guards with solemn
rutIld ii + bivOuac of the dead
,,.>r1,.,1,,. ro ,.,,,,r.,,,
'''' i'''
'NoV. comrade Journeys to meet
aOuIade; the magic OF {; mighty name
no longer lures to travel, though many
houored commanders of corps and of
divisions and OF biigades and Of regi-
mento a!.G companies eurvive. The SEN
timept Of a Grand Amy encampment
nov sounds hail and farewell to
many,
Wv the old soldier reache, the
place ot meeting is his mind weighed
dow with questions of policy of this or
that party. Is he devoting his energies
to tile question of pensions: is he
thinking at all OF business or selfish
interests: The papers of certain pol
itical faith INSIST that lie is. Some of
the fellows who rank with the disrepu-
table campfolIowers of Old army days
intimate incessantly that unworthy