Show Till G A It MEN Iho trains of jeMcrdiy red today cl1Ine to 0111 city laden with hundreds ol f the G A H 1 from all pall of the ountrj en route to San Francisco hoy will slop ovci si few days and already al-ready our sweet ts arts an animated Circle elo i by reason of Ito crowd of visitors 11111 the crowd of sin cantors These gray eardtd men of the G A ih arc tho rep coentatives of the Nations valor and pa riotini and thu most powerful words of ongueor pen aio dwaifcd into nothing lIeBS in otnpitlson to the trumpet tongued title they silently tell of glin their breasts as n bulwark for thin na ional defense when freedom trembled in the balance and the existence of tho linion was HOsoroly menaced by treason H is I the custom to view these men in the ightof heroes through their wonderful xssiuHs of opposing forces in battle amt am-t is i proper that it should be no but thin men who wcio there and know the story will remember heroes in hospitals oho o-ho march in tho winter SHOWN and summer rains victims of the pestilent fevers just as gallant brwo and chivalric chival-ric as those who bore the brunt of the ight We allude to tho heroes who kneIV and practiced selfdenial to thin end that the young and weak might be mad comfortable and cheered on to a mane wok though only boys in years and stature Those of the men of today who can look back on help and cheering words given on the painful march and In i tho battle will bear us out that tho men who gave either were the greatest heroes of the day It is a difficult mental feat tu transform tho sedate old man now on our streets with dimmed sight and haling hal-ing step into the youthful impetuous soldier rifle in hand firing directly into the enemies ranks enveloped a storm of hurtling shot and shell and stopping always cheer up some fainthearted comrade or to speak the word of consolation conso-lation to the dying one Such noblemen noble-men are numerous among tho rank and ills of tho G A K and it is this fact with others which causes this heart of the younger man to beat high with gratitm and kindly rememberances when he 1 meets them on tho street They should bo honored as no men of the day are honored for they aro passing away to I that final roll call and sooner than w 0 realize they will bo beyond human honors hon-ors White these men are with and II part of ns it is n duty wo ours to our nnnhood and our lovo of country to so strew their path with kindnesses thaI when they shall havo returned to their own fireside they can Bay with truth to those around them tithe people ot the West t appreciating our services treated us as h end 9 and wo feel out s torvicc are fully repaid in gratitude and kindly I ollices Let every man and woman lou feel him and herself specially de tailed to do homo little act of kindness courtesy to anj member of tho bam they meet bo that all Hiicli littlu indivii ual acts may make a large round whole in their lives and send them on their road rejoicing at having met and IIHSO ciated with thin liberljMoving loyal peo pie of Utah |