Show military rail ball the officers of the battalion of life guards paraded in the capacity of a military ball at the house of N V jones on monday the march at 2 P M the party was favored with the presence of his Excelle excellency ircy president young and president t kimball and gen wells A mo more r e social assembly and finer time has not been ex experienced erien ced in any place the ball w was 0 opened pen by prayer from the host jones when the fol following lowin I 1 address was delivered by capt james ferguson Ferguso fi on behalf of the battalion of life guards of the nauvoo legion bitzke N A AND AD D SISTERS for the first t time have we assembled in the capacity of a pany um of the boys often indeed have we all been associated in fest festivals and enjoyed together the sons and the dance but never as now ahw th coyey trappings trappings of the table in former tm time and the so soft I 1 t effeminate looks of some one ww hot dropped in ill compared with the plea pleasing stag rudeness of a soldiers life fife this la is a Wili military tary ball here we have hav the rudeness of the camp here h ale hang the colors we defend here hang the stilt honorable abrea fabres that form our companions in in i the field around us no are the th house home hold bold gods we have bayo enlisted to 2 protect and before ut us are the we love to obey and for what have we met here what is a military baj bad where are an yow lexicons 2 can we find the mian meaning wile the words la in them or will they not meet with me wabe cespon reame rep me fo calam in this that they do in ia a myriad other words and customs V dictionaries you lie A military ball does not mean a military ball custom makes it an association of sashes and oaths of epan letts letta and bragado brag adocia eia of uniform and n ribaldry of mustaches and seduction of impudence tod and cowardice the words imply a convention of caution and valor of beauty and honor of friendship and peace I 1 what then shall we follow the customs of graduated corruption or the true t of the sounds V wh etever is io right if corrupt hearts assemble together and desecrate the fireside of their friends or the bar ball I 1 room rodin to which they are invited 4 by oaths aw aad bitterness and seduction and villainy it i is s riot right right that the devil should have the ive privilege of recognizing his on own if the noble minded minad i come and seek to soch each other and throw I 1 off the toils of the camp or me fate counti co houdei I 1 land and improve the faculties of body that are given them that they may be the more prepared for other toils and caresa cares it is right ight that the name of our father may be honored and his children enjoy themselves for this then we have ass assembled embred to honor god and refresh ourselves how happy and how peaceful I 1 and yet and yet there is a pang I 1 md and yet there is a deep deep sigh I 1 can see an the tear on the audiest cheek the stoutest hest bea we are not all here one 2 missing miming that would have been here david I 1 he is is gone no more will the merry sound of the assembly echo through the brazen braxen tubes tabes of ft a mortal trumpet from his bis lips no more will wih we hear from him the reveille and the datoo no H has gone to his grave his bis waltzes and Us hu quicksteps 1 are silent so more the war horse 0 lse to the time of his bis bugle but will we hot hear bear him win again will he not hail bail as from oar mr I 1 sloop sleep with a Reye reveille ille of ini immortality mortality aiu he be nm learn for tu the better music of a better i world oh I 1 yos yea we will hear him again the flower oat down so early will bloom again apin his hu haj comin inae but his bis springtide will soon conte conle and bring out the buds of immortality fare farewell ell farewell to the comrade most faith faithful fol thy trumpet is silent the mouth is gone yet tet again oh ob so sweetly with gestur gestures es more peaceful graceful wilt thou play on its valves in a loft loftier er tone A thousand recollections crowd upon us bowl now the vengeful chieftains of a savage race scenes to glare wildly upon us the horrors of a campaign I 1 delin in the th winter and the dest destroying jinlat heat of the summer desert are recalled and that holy ewort escort that formed a guard on our front and our oar wines wings i al and id rear is is recalled too and the recollections are idl all happy the prayers of our leaders and friends are recalled too and we are grateful the friendship and welcome of our chieftains are recalled too and we are devoted we have not come as do the ungodly to trumpet tot the applause of their butchery we e have come to perpetuate peace and union we hawe come to talk over the ithe toils endured and 89 a how much we have to thank the lord for oars is not a contest for honor such hon honor or as th boiu can give tt it is a contest f for or Fal salvation salvation for ourselves and for those with whom wo wAi fight if we shed blood it is that atone ampt may be made we are soldiers that we rauf be b saviors we are instruments to be vae her then do we offer gur ourselves selves of ausel the follies and the faults of youth arid and ili perfect manhood have been oars forgive th jaein command we ob obey 1 I the simplicity of the th elar tare the sociability of the company and the kind and manly deportment of the hw few who are always ready and obedient to defend the saints and assail her brawny braunt enemies rendered ren derel the affair extremely agreeable the pany broke up soon after midnight and was dismissed diamia eed by benediction from gen wen wells |