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Show The Dronze Sutton, There's n little bronzo button, that's denrer by far, Than diamond, or ruby, or Jewel, or stnr; To licrocn who wear It, 'tis worth more thnn (told. It links together thoso comrades of old. What momorloB It brings of boys living and dead; Of fnthorw nml brothers who struggled and bled To keen uh a nntlon; thoy'ro veterans who fought, Thoy'ro known by tho button they wear on their coat. Tlmt llttlo bronzo button, tho favorlto chnrm Of Krny-bcnrded soldiers, who'vo piled up thcer arms; Thoy'ro mustering heroes by hundreds each day, Thoso veterans Who battled, the blue gnlimt tho gray. Uut still thoy nio ready for country to light. 'Til dentil sounds tho taps, nnd they bid im good nlRht; Let's honor theso heroes, as proudly wo nolo Tho little bronzo button that's worn on their coat. That llttlo bionzo button, still keep It In vlow; And honor tho wearers onco bravo boys In blue. Thoy nil uto their lmrd-tnck, and marched march-ed sldu by side. 'TIs tho Grand Army button thoy wear with such pride. Some Enlisted Men. "I remember," snid tho major, "several "sev-eral men with histories who enlisted in the first thrco months 'of the war to carry muskets. Thero were a full hundred men in my company in tho three months' service, but I didn't know tho antecedents of more than twenty of them. All wcro well appearing ap-pearing men, and a few seemed to mo rollicking daredevils looking for trou-bio trou-bio or adventure I noticed in tho first week's drill in tho mud of camp ono man who was dlsrcgardful of in-Jury in-Jury to n vory fino pair of trousers, which ho woro every day. Theso would bo crusted with mud halt way to tho knees some days and yet tho wearer was never disturbed. "Every garment that ho woro was of flno material, and ho started in ovory morning clean as to person and apparel. However, ho trotted around with tho most awkward of mon, making mak-ing no remarks, until somo visitors Identified him ono day as tho son of an old army officer who had run away from school and enlisted. For years. 'I patched 'with Interest his steady" 'promotion In tho regular army. Another An-other man puzzled mo not a little. Ho was a fair skinned, pink checked, slender young fellow, vory cholco in his speech, and gracious in mannor. Ono day thero was a scrap in his mess and ho handled himself so well that I asked, 'Whero did you learn to uso your fists?' Taken off his guard, ho said, 'At Eton, sir,' and In a few wookB I learned that ho was a young Englishman who, traveling In this-country, this-country, hnd bolted his tutor nnd enlisted. en-listed. Ho sorvod a year nnd wns 8en homo by tho British minister. "In ono of tho early drills I noticed a man who scorned to regard tho drill officer with smiling wonder, but who wna stupidly or perversely awkward in oxecutlng commands. Ono day I ordered him to tho front and said good humoredly, 'Tho awkward squad will glvo an exhibition drill for tho benoflt of officers and men.' Without moro ado I put him through tho Fronch zouavo drill, and, much to tho amazement of tho men, ho executod every movement with mnrvolous dispatch dis-patch nnd precision. I then put him through our own manual, and ho did as woll as in tho zouavo drill. Ho had boon having lots of fun, but tho next day took up without protest the work of drill mastor for sovornl companies. "In a few days ho complained of a 'darned Dutchman' in ono of tho companies, com-panies, given, ho thought, to deriding his methods. I sent for tho quiet Gorman and, naked him what ho had to say for himself. Ho snid at onco, 'That Frenchman Is not a man to drill others for practical work. Ho is too much incllnod to frills nnd showy movoments when you aro not watching watch-ing him. and ho has no character whatever, but I never meant to mako any complaint, becauso all this Is nono of my business.' A fow questions ques-tions brought out tho fact that I had In the company half a dozon men who had received military training In Europe, Eu-rope, nnd most of them woro serviceable service-able in n larger field later In tho war." Chicago Inter Ocoan. Nursing Shattered Her Health. Mrs. Jano M. Wovrall, senior vico president of tho Massachusetts army nurso association, is ono of tho victims vic-tims which Ill-health has claimed among tho army nurBes. having been for somo ttmo ono of tho "shut-lus." When tho wnr broko out Mrs. Wor-rail Wor-rail resided with her husband and two children in tho southwestern part of Virginia. 'Owing to tho teollng which existed against northerners, Mr. and Mrs. Worrall removed to Boston. Business, however, cnllod Mr. Worrall Wor-rall back to Virginia, whore ho was taken prisoner. Ho succeeded In making mak-ing his oscnpo when ho returned to Boston and enlisted fn"1ho 24th Mass volunteer regiment. In 1803 ho re-enlisted, serving In nil four years and eight months. At tho tlmo of his re-enlistment, Mrs. Wor-rail Wor-rail decided to entcrtho service as an army nurso, having been commissioned commis-sioned by Miss Dlx. Mrs. Worrnll's first assignment was In connection with the Columbian hospital, hos-pital, Washington, D. C, whero sho Immediately took charge of a ward of twenty-five cots. Just beforo entering upon her duties Mrs. Worrall had a depressing experience that led her to say, "If I am to bo of any use I must loam to control mysolf. I am hero to choor, not to sadden, tho lives of my pntlents." Tho bracing effect of his resolution wns observed by tho .patron of tho hospital, who said to her, "Mrs. Worrall, Wor-rall, of all the nurses wo have had, you aro tho only ono who has refrained re-frained from crying "when going through tho ward for tho first tlmo. I know you will mako a good, true nurse." At Fortress Monroo, Mrs, Worrall was given charge of tho wards, acting ns a special nurse to tho corfedcrata Gen. Walker of South Carolina, also to Capt. Small and Capt. Babb, both of whom woro union mef Afterward, sho wont to tho West Building hospital, hos-pital, Baltimore, whero shtT remained until the' hospital closed. , Just beforo tho closing- of tho hospital hos-pital she contracted typhoid fever In Its worst form, barely surviving from tho attack. Sho has nover been well since. Mrs. Worrall was In tho serv-lco serv-lco a year and a half. Sho has been broveted major. The Badge Money Cannot Buy. IIO'WAI aB PwJinl aBBBw3P-3a Z ijl ' ' IOWA Lincoln to Grant. "My Dear General: I do not ro-mombor ro-mombor that you and I over mot per-sonally. per-sonally. I wrlto this now ns a grateful grate-ful acknowledgment for tho almost Inestlmablo nervlcixyou havo dono tho country. I wish to say a word fur thor. When you first reached tho vicinity vi-cinity of Vlcksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did march tho troops across tho neck, run tho battorles with the transports, nnd thus go below; nnd I novor had any faith, except a gcnernl hopo that you know hotter than I, that tho Yazoo Ya-zoo Pass expedition and tho like could succeed. When you got below nnd took Port Gibson, Grand Gulf, and vicinity, I thought you should go down tho river and Join Gen. Banks, nnd when you turned northward, north-ward, cast of tho Big Black, I feared it was a mistake. I now wish to mako tho porsonal acknowledgment that you woro right and-1 was wrong." July 13, 18C3. Grant's Famous Letter. This letter from President Ulysses S. Grant Is ono of the most interesting interest-ing In tho collection of tho Brooklyn museum. It is as follows: Headquarters in tho Field, Feb. 1C, 1863. Gen. S. B. Bucknor: Sir Yours of this dato proposing an armistice and the appointment of commissioners to sottlo on tho terms of capitulation Is Just rocotved. 'No terms except unconditional surrender sur-render can bo accepted. I propose to movo immediately against your works. I am, very respectfully, Your obedient Borvant, U. S. Grant. |