Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-03-05

hope he will come home dead before
you shall take Yorktown. | would
wade in blood to my knees to bury his
body She spoke of poison in a glass
Of water we drank, but | replied that
one look to her angel face, one smile
from her lovely features would be ar
antidote to the rankest poison Yes,
and it ought to be to your hatred to
the South, too, Well, this little fir,
tation made her in favor of Union and
us the more so, too, but, bidding her
q merry goodbye and telling her to re-
member us and all that had been said,
We went on our way
We had not gone far when we OBJ
served company Of soldiers, bringing
with them a corpse upon a litter. We
inquired who 1t was and was told II
was our lady friends lieutenant lover
whom they were returning to his
sweetheart. He had been shot while
trying to escape from one of our sharp
shooters near q house upon the YORK.
River shore, where his father had re
sided, and, asa negro informed thu
soldiers, his mother and sister were AZ
the house where we had been In con
versation with the ladies, one of whoT
was his sister and the other his sweet
heart. His mother we did not see, but
our soldiers, upon receiving orders
were carrying him to be buried. Our
feelings can better be imagined than
described We did not mar the sor
row of the relatives by stopping to Wit
ness the reception Of the body Mrs
d. b. Wirt's Scrap Book.
HonOrs TO the Flag In the Navy.
am not 50 familiar with the Gus
toms of the army in regard to the flag
but in the navy | know that they are
admirable, and decidedly worthy OF
emulation in civil life. You may per
haps know that the flag Of ship does
not fly during the night 1t is taken
in at sunset, and / think the simple
little ceremony which attends the haul
ing down of the ensign at sunset is one
of the prettiest in existence. The first
time l ever saw 1t | was sitting OF
the quarter deck of the United States
Steamer Yantic, conversing with three
of her officers We had been dining
together, and were enjoying the COO
evening breeze under the awning.
knew that 1t was nearly time for even
ing coIors," and / was anxious to see
whether the ceremony in the navy was
different from that abroad a first class
lnorUnd that thnrE
was a difference.
A few minutes before shutdown
bugle-call sounded from the flagship
and the call was Immediately repeated
by the buglers of the other ships of the
squadron.
what is that?' l asked
That's Stand by the Colors," said
one of the officers.
Two sailors came aft, cast off the en-
sign halyards, and stood by with their
eyes on the flagship. In a few mo-
| ments we heard bugles sounding again
for you must know that on board ship
| many Of the commands are conveyed by
| a few musical notes upon the bugle
marine came aft, and saluting, said;
Haul down. sir"
"All right" said the officer Of the
deck. Sound Off"
At that order the bugler OF the lantlt
blew the lovely call, Evening Colors
The moment he sounded the hrs,
| note the officers arose from their chairs
| faced the c0lors, took off their caps
and stood silent, In respectful attitudes
while the two seamen slowly hauled
down the colors, bringing them in over
the rail as the call came to, an end
| When the colOrS reached the deck and
were gathered in by the seaman, and
| the last note Of the hugle died away
the officers put on their caps, resumed
| their seats, and went on with their
! conversation. Removing the cap IN
honor of the cOlOrs is the common
| form Of salute in the navy. When an
officer comes up from below ne always
lifts his cap in the direction Of the
uuarter-6eck and all boys should re
member. when visiting Il man-of-war
that the proper thing to do when you
90 on board is to turn toward the stern
of the ship. where the ensign always
flies at the taffrail staff and raise the
hat. If the officer Of the deck sees you
he will return the salute; but whether
anyone is on the quarterback or moi
always raise your hat when you &c
aboard. The salute is to the flag, not
to any person, and surely every Ameri
can boy ought to be proud to lift his
hat to the flag of his country.-St
Nicholas
Dutiful Husband.