The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
TolUn's First Great
Day of Decoration

ing took gu, their FIRST papera And
The koozhun Schmernotfs win contrib
ate themselves and Ii OF their kids,
two being sick with the measles. or
there would be 10. And Ola Olson IL
one OF them that Will do honor to the
left arm Of ye. Not one did ind to
back out, Tim"
Foley, surprised at his own loaua-
city, puned vigorously at his pipe and
fruwnWd.
and all OF them" he added. when
he had got the pipe 10 burning nor
maily again. "ati OF them would have
w be grand marshal Of the day. Tim"
4 could borrow a sash ribbon on Of
one OF the schmetnon young ones"
said Sullivan. and that Was accepted
! by Foley 81 consent
Decoration Gay was fresh and clear.
and Tim sullivan was early In the
public square making bis few arrange.
ments for the day. The shanty and
| tent town known as Boomer was a sixr
| ale OF excitement, Schwartz was sit
ting IN his doorway praeticing on his
accordion. The II chayka children
were having their faces washed. Ole
oleson was polishing the toes Of his
shoes. for there was not enough black
Ing In Boomer to 20 all the way round
his large feet. At ten precisely tho
procession formed. with Schwartx 81
the head. aud 10 the strains Of tho
watch on the Rhine" marched once
around the square. In front OF Sui
sivan's they came to q halt. and the
grand marshal OF the day mounted his
doorstep and faced them. Al q signal
from the grand marshal the band rem
dared the patriotic air -The Shoe
maker Has My slipper Lost on the
accordion, and then sullivan took on
hIa hat aud made the address.
'Gentiamen and Mrs ChaykA and
kids" he said ~'tis Decoration day.
but am no fancy speaker. have 20
make the speech because | am the
only veteran here but Schwartz, and
he Is foreigner and don't count. We
! are going TO decorate with these beau
| tiful flowers. He pointed to the gera
MUM that Mary Chayka was holding
with these beautiful flowers hs
continued. .the resting place Of par
OF ono that fought 10 save the Union
'ris tho left arm Of him. And twas Al
. brave a left as ever lived. speal
/ with knowledge. for accompanied
that same wherever II went In tn
|. war. Let as" he said. give thre'
!, cheers for a."
, Foley ted the cheer that followed.
!. Arms and iegs," said suilisar
@and docs any one say We should no
a decorate where they lie. In the wa
there was armies. and regiments. an,
!. companies. and squads. and 4 genera
over all. An In the soldier there do b
n the head for the general. and tn part
q OF him be tho regiments and con
n panies and squads. every part dom
r. its duty for the tiag the best II caf
n and one.tenth az man that sticks u
! for the flag IL more of man any da
than a dozen whole men that do NO
A We may be asking why DO come de-
! Grating me own arm. and am | fun d
a vanity. like. Think shame. then.
: thlnk H. 'Tis bat M arm. but 'tis "a
= arm OF an old soldier. and WAS II q
a arm OF any other soldier would
! the same 'Tis the honor and memoir
8 of the grand old army am thinkin
n Of 'Tia but the part Of soldier y
a come decorating to-day. but Tim sun
/, van ID getting old. and ONE OF thes
!. days yen haze the whole OF him /
d decorate Do so, Not for old rim
) but for the memory OF all the boy
= that went TO tho front. Tia a gran
country and free. and united. and v
= viii now go 10 my backyard and dec
= rate the place where rests the pal
ts Of one that fought to keep II so
3. tie stepped to iha ground. but III
IN enthusiasm that had giowed on h
/. face had departed Here were no oil
i, comrades. the last three Or four hard
a survivors, 10 grasp his hand. but onl
. alien faces faces fan Of good viii an
pf faces that would be prompt 20 Clio
n. With patriotism should a new dang
menace the republic. but still this
10 were alien faces bat faintly grRspln
v tho grand meaning OF this ons day |
H. the year. sullivan sfesdied himse
re- against the horse
i'd Go on home" he said 80 on hons
It's kind Of ye 10 be coDin' GU,
Ie, hnmor an old man. bat It's but !
h. arm. anyhow Tis but an arm an
''twouid be wrong 10 spend the TO-
az ers on an arm thA, should be kept Il
N soldier Go ON home. and mebh
yh come next year. TWIN be soldier
a grave sc will have 10 derorate. -
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