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rEMORIATj DAY
wnsnthnnd. The
smallest child sat
down nnd began
to cry. Hir tum
bled yeilow curl
lind pushed to
one Ride her
whltenurse's cnp,
and In snte of
the red cross
newn upon her sleeve ilie was as
cared and miserable as a little five-yenr-old
girl could be.
"Oh, I hnte wart 1 hnte wnr!" she
wnlled, while the commander-in-chief,
Julius Wellington, aged ten, stood and
looked at her In scorn.
"I wouldn't be such a baby, Madge:"
lie cried, sharply, but Madge sobbed
on until grandma enmo out on the
piazza.
"Now, Julius," she snld, "tell mo
what you. were doing to mnke your lit
tle cousin cry so."
"Why, grnndmn," Julius answered,
rromptly, "we were Just charging up
Ban Juan Hill and Bertlo wns wounded
severely wounded. So I told Gertie
and Madge they're the Hod Cross
nurses, yo i know that ho couldn't live
znore'n a minute or two, 'cause lie had
both legs and both arms shot off, and a
bullet hole somewhere else In bis body,
and then Madgo began to cry and sny
he didn't want Bertlo to die. She's a
tittle 'fratd-cat!"
"Julius Wellington! I'm not a 'frnld
at tnll!" cried Madgo, In eager do
fense. "Only I didn't want to piny
Brother Bertie wns dended, nnd I hnte
to see blood."
"But that's not being brave. Is It,
prandmn?" Bertie asked. "Julius says
It's an honor to die for your country,
and besides, I wns going to have a mili
tary funernl to-morrow, so she needn't
Lave felt so bad, after all."
"I don't think girls ought to piny
they're army nurses if they get seared,"
added Lleutennnt Louie.
"No, they oughtn't," snld the com-mnuder-In-chlef,
firmly. "We've got
to practice up for to-morrow, nnd If
Madgo can't piny right she needn't
play at all."
The tears were gntherlng once more
In Mndge's eyes when grandma spoke.
The old Indy lind been looking beyond
the tree tops Into the fnr iiwny days of
her youth.
"Julius, my dear, I enn't believe thnt
Mndgo in a coward," she snld. "Don't
you rememlier bow nfrnld she wns of
thnt grent yellow dog next door? Yet
she rnn out nnd drove him' nwny to
anve her kitten's life. Wlmt you've
snid makes mo think of something thnt
happened yenrs nnd years ngo, and
maybe when I tell you the story you'll
understand thnt there enn be two kinds
of courage."
Madge snuggled her head Into the
comfortable curve of grnudnm's Rlioul
dor, the other little nurse came to lean
against her knee, and the boys sented
themselves on the steps below.
"I am going to tell you about a little
girl who lived In Tennessee. Madge
reminds me of her, for she hns just the
annie yellow curls, nnd the snme wny
of being frightened nt lighting nnd
blood. Her big brother used to tense
her nud tell her she would never be
brave.
"Mnrgnret wns about twelve yenrs
old when the Civil Wnr broke out nnd
our dear country wns torn In two. Her
fnther wns dead, her big brother hnd
ridden awuy to light for his enuso nnd
Mnrgnret wns left to care for her
mother, who wns sick nnd worried.
Most of the servants were gone, and
the old house was full of lonesomcuoss
and dreary thoughts to poor Mnrgnret.
"One evening Mnrgnret snw a mnn
coming slowly across the snow covered
lawn, and she rnn down stairs to open
the door, rerhaps her brother hnd
come back, she thought, but ns the
lamplight fell upon him she saw that
Ills uniform was dark blue, and that
the right side was drenched with a
color she tinted to see.
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"He looked even younger than her
brother, and when she saw how weak
ho was the forgot the blood and the
uniform and called for the servants to
help her. They laid blra on the wide
spare room bed, then Margaret strug
gled on her jacket and hat and rode
through the dark and cold for the near
est doctor.
"For five weeks the soldier lay 111.
All that time Mnrgnret helped to nurse
him, an when he went back to the
army he ktssrd her and said, 'Good
bye, my dear little sister. When the
wnr Is over I will surely come back
to see you.'
"He did g back, and ho fouvfl Mar
garet more alone than erer. The old
home was broken op, nor mother was
dead and her brother never enmc back
from tho wnr. Bo be brought the little
girl who had done so much to save his
llfo to our home, for this soldier was
my youngest brother.
"They enme In May, Just such blue,
sunshiny weather as to-day. We were
celebrating, our first Memorial Pay, I
remember, and Margaret helped ns
with the wreaths and flowers.
"Margaret wns always 'little sister,'
and years after, on another Memorial
Day, she married a soldier. She was
Mndge's grandmother, Thnt's) where
Madge gets ber curls and her name nnd
what you call ' 'fraldcatness.' And I
am' sure that when the time com she
will show Just the same kind of conr
age." The sun had grown crimson while
grandma Wns telling her tnle.
"Red sky nt night,
Sailor' delight,"
she snld, as she rose to go indoors.
pv SiA& it.$ & k vf 'X4 tt:f - t i -
(Hi nnd
"We'll bnvc a bright Memorial Dny to
morrow. Now, don't quarrel nny more,
dears."
Julius turned to Mndge. "Nurse," he
snld, "nfter nil, this soldier hns only
one leg broken, but you must tnke good
enre of him so he enn ninrch In the pnr
ade to-morrow."
And Nurse Madge, gathering up the
bandages, nnswered bravely, "All right,
general!" Charlotte Cutbbert Roberts,
In the Youth's Companion.
Flnt Momorlitl Hervlce.
The first memorial service wns held
over the graves of the Union prisoners
who died at the stockade at Charleston
S. C. May 30, 18115.
About a Utue Qlrl."
IHhJal
THE WAR EdQLE.
By Mary L. Austin.
N the summer of
1801 the call
came for troops
to preserve tbo
Union. Nono re
sponded more
promptly than the
bays from Wis
consin. The company
which formed at
Eau On Ire he
enme the proud
possessor of a
beautiful eagle, then two months old.
They named him "Old Abe," In honor
of the President, and when they Joined
the Eighth Wisconsin Infantry at Mad
ison they took the bird with them.
He at once tiocame a universal pet,
and gained for the Eighth the name of
"Tho Eagle Regiment."
When the gallnnt bnnd left Camp
Randall for te aeat of wnr In October,
1801, Old Abe accompanied them, ami
everywhere on the. route he was
greeted with the greatest enthusiasm,
receiving the continuous ovation with
becoming dignity.
It was often declared that men car
rying with them the nntlonnl emblem
of victory could never suffer defent;
which prediction proved true.
They hnd not long to wnlt for active
service for, five dnys after brenklng
Gettysburg Battlefield.
I.tltlo Bound Tup From Kmmlttburili
camp, they engaged in the lmttle of
Frederlcktown, Missouri. At first Old
Abe wns wildly excited, but soon
calmed down, and never after showed
any signs of fear. Ho delighted In
danger and seemed to bear a charmed
life.
Enveloped in smoke, nnd surrounded
by shot and shell, his shrill scream wns
heard above the din of battle, inspiring
his comrades to greater efforts nnd
dauntless courage, until they became
known as the "Invlnclbles."
On the 3d of October, 18D2. at the
battle of Corinth, tho regiment wns
greatly nlarmed for fenr they lind lost
their mnseot. Sterling Price, the Con
federate General, had glven.orders that
Old Abe must be shot or taken prisoner
nt nny cost, saying he would rather
capture that bird than a whole bri
gade. A continuous fire was directed
toward hlin, and a mlunle bnll cut the
string thnt confined him to his perch.
He sonred fnr away nnd dlsnppenred
in the heavens, but nfter a few mo
ments his friends wore greatly relieved
to see lilm returning to his accus
tomed plncc. He was regarded with'
awe and dread by the opposing forces,
and it is related that in one engage
ment when our men begnn to lose
ground tho eagle, seeing the danger.
with u mighty effort broke the restrain
ing cord, nnd flying directly into the
Confederate lines flnped his wings in
the fnce of the enemy nnd uttered his
piercing screams till they broke In con
fusion nnd fled, when our conquering
hero returned in triumph to his friends.
The enso is on record where n Con
federate soldier deserted to the Union
ranks, giving as his renson that he
could not fight ngalnst the American
engle.
In the memorable battle of Jackson,
Miss., the soldier bird was In the front
ranks with his regiment, and he bore
his part in the terrible slego of Vlcks-
burg.
Old Abe, with his heavy perch, wns
no light weight to be borne aloft
through all the vicissitudes of war, but,
though the soldiers often suffered for
food, it was seldom thnt Old Abe went
hungry, for the whole regiment would
sometimes turn out to catch a rabbit
for bis supper.
The brilliant victory nt. nurrlcnno
Creek, La., AugUBt 23, 18G4. was a fit
ting termination to our hero's military
career. He had been In tbe thick of
the fight in twenty-five sever battles
and a many skirmishes, but had neve
lost one drop of his royal blood.
When tho term of enlistment hnd ei
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OLD ABE, THE WAR EAGLE.
plred, and the eagle company wns mus
tered out, the question naturally nrosi
as to what should be done with the sol
dler bird. After some discussion it wai
Itond.)
voted to present him to the State ol
Wisconsin. Three years before, whu
entering upon new and untried expe
riences, he had excjtetl great curiosity
nud Interest, but his journey home, hi;
bend grown white In his country's ser
vice, wns n triumphal march, lie was
received at Madison by (iovernoi
Lewis, wlih appropriate ceremonies, oh
September L'H, !,(.: J, nud given n room
at the capltol
From that time until his death h
was in constant demand nt soldiers' re
unions nnd public demonstrations,
where he wns always the centre of at
traction. He attended the Smiitarj
Fair, at Chicago, in the winter of 'ui
and later the Soldiers' Home Fair, nl
Milwaukee, where the snlu of his pic
tures, sketch of his life, quills, etc..
netted large sums of money for the sol
diers' relief fund.
Ho occupied n prominent position in
Agricultural Hall at the Philadelphia
OLD ABB IN THO G11AMD ARMY PARADB
Centennial, where he was constantly
surrounded with crowds of admirers.
During the winter of 1878-70 he spent
two delightful mouths lu Boston In the
interest of the Old South Church.
Old Abe was a magnificent bird. Hli
wings measured six feet and a halt
McmorieJi
In Mmntr,
Little feet, come, gnthcr round
Where the soldier rtrvp it found.
Little fingers crown his rot
With the lionrere you love best.
Ttie Soldier's Dlrft-e,
Dead in the brittle Mend on the finM;
More thnn his life can n soldier yield?
L'cad for his country. Mullle the drums,
Slowly the sml procession comes,
lhe heart niny ache, but the heart must
swell
With pride for the soldier who fought so
well,
Flis blood has burnished his sabre britrhtj
To his memory, honor; to him, good night.
Elizabeth Harman, in Lippincott s.
Tll ftnldlrr of the rust,
I.
Strew garlamls on their moulded clay,
The men of days gone by.
In hallowed ground they rest to-day
Beneath the summer sky.
No stain was on the Hag they bore,
These men who wore the blue.
And proudly did the eagle soar
Above their ranks so true.
II.
None blush to-day for any deed
Done by those hero bands
The men of every race nnd creed,
Who gave their hearts nnd hands.
No blood-red stnin of murder done
Ke: on their banners now,
Each dreams in peace o'er victories won,
Where valor kept its vow.
III.
Yes, fairest flowers will deck each grave,
And tender hands will lay
The garden's treasures o'er the brave
This Decoration Day,
No tears for them, hut tears of shame
For what the living do,
Whose deeds have blurred tho Nation's
fame
And stained the coat of blue.
J. r. o m.
Moinortitl liny.
Did, old men in carriages, trundling along
so slow;
31d, old men a-marchiug, with the spirit of
long njo;
5!d, old t!;i'rs furled straitly, dreaming of
sword and shell;
Mi that is left of the old war, save the tale
the histories tell.
Young men marching briskly, all in their
khal-i brown,
Heroes of Santiago or far Manila town.
iYoundcd. they never weakened. They suf
fered and yet they sang,
Ind over the land loni shackled the hymns
of freedom rang!
) white heads bowed nnd feeble! O brown
heads hiixh nnd proud,
CVe love you ami pray liod bless you! we
who stand in the crowd,
&nd we thank the merciful Father that, all
our nisiory inroutfn,
C!e has given us such a memory and such a
hop as you!
Youth's Companion.
The First Mlnnrsotn nt (lettystmrc
The recent dedication of tho monu
ment. First .Minnesota Itcglnicnt at
Gettysburg, bus culled public attention
to the fact that there are In history
charges quite ns terrible, lnterpld and
bloody ns that of F.iilnklava, made
lustly famous by Tennyson, and that
the charge of the First Minnesota
Itegiment nt Cemetery Itldge wns one
of them.
On this occasion a breach had been
left between the Union forces of Han
cock nnd Sickles, nnd the Confederates
advanced to take advantage of It. The
objective point wns n battery which
was covered by the First Minnesota
Iiifnutry. Reinforcements were on the
way, but nt tho moment this regiment
wns tho only one to stay the advance.
Hancock, nt tho post of danger, look
ing over this little force of two hundred
nnd sixty-two men, exclaimed to the
lender:
"Whnt regiment Is this?"
"Tho First Minnesota."
"Colonel," sniil the General, pointing
to tbe enemy, "charge nnd take those
colors."
This was no blunder, like the order
nt Balaklavn, but n desperate chance.
The Mlnnesotans advanced In splendid
order ngr.lnst n force vastly greater
than their own; they did not recoil un
der a terrible fire that mowed them
down; they hurled themselves on the
run into the enemy; they were literally
wallowed up In the Confederate rauks.
Tho lino of the enemy was broken,
and fatally; for the movements which
Hancock had In the meantime ordered
succeeded In chocking tho advance.
After the tight was over, and the
Cemetery Itldge had been saved to tho
f'nlou forces, the First Minnesota "nil
thnt wns left of them" came back
with the flag of Wilcox's Confederate
brigade, which was the one thnt linn
cock bad ordered the regiment to cap
ture. But only forty-seven men re
turned! Fifty-six of the two hundred and
sixty-two were killed outright nnd
nineteen were mortally wounded.
One hundred nud forty lay wounded on
the field. Not one was taken prlsouer.
The Light Brigade at Balaklava con
sisted of six hundred nnd seventy men.
Of these nil hut one hundred and
ninety-eight were killed or wounded a
loss of about seventy per cent.
Tbe charge of the Mlnnesotans was
tho more brilliant, not only becnuse it
wns more bloody, but becnuse it ef
fected its purpose.
Fate had selected the regiment for
a sacrifice, nnd it went to the sacrifice
with perfect willingness nnd unsur
passed Intrepidity. Its deed deserves
to be commemorated not only In gran
ite, but in deathless verse.
202 went lu.
CO killed.
19 mortally wounded.
140 lay wounded on the field.
47 returned with the flag.
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New Tork City. Shirred waists al
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May Manton design shown combines
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Bhlrrlngs at tho waist line, which give
the effect of a belt, nnd Is ns new as it
Is attractive. As Illustrated It is made
of white mull with a yoke of lace, but
toft wool and silk fabrics arc appro
priate, ns well ns the cotton and linen
ou'es.
Tbe wnlst Is nindo over n titled
foundation which closes with It nt the
back. The yoke is faced onto the
lining, and the waist proper Is shirred
and arranged over It. The sleeves are
shirred nt their upper portions to form
continuous Hues with the wnlst, nnd
ngnln between tho shoulders nud the
elbows. They can bo nindo In elbow
length, ns Illustrated, or In the long
bishop style, ns shown lu the small
A STXLISII
cut If a transparent effect Is desired
the llulug can be cut away beneath tho
yoke nud beueutu the full portions of
the sleeves.
The quantity of material required for
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yards twenty-seven inches wide, three
yards thirty-two Inches wide, or two
nnd one-eighth yards forty-four inches
wide, with live-eighth yards of nil over
lace.
Woman's Itnin Coat,
Every woman knows tho comfort
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Tha very stylish May Manton one
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Tho coat Is nindo with fronts nnd
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faced to form lapels and the neck Is
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four and seven-e!bth yards fifty-four
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Millinery Kavelty,
For fair ones who found tbe old
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Jill
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An exceedingly smart example from
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where two ostrich plumes curl along
the brim nnd droop over the hnlr. Ono
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color. The blnck one Is over the light
one two-thirds its length, and Its quill
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of black taffeta, which extends quite
to the edge of tho front brim.
A New riqua Waist.
A white pique wnlst lias been mndo
In rather an unusual way. Fancy
bands of heavy crenm lncc nre In the
front, and it hns trimming of embroid
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show no lace, but there Is a small point
of it on the front of the stock. The
tops of tho sleeves havo tho cream em
broidery. Coral Collars.
Wide collnrs of mnny rows of cornl
lends nre enriched with n central
pin. pie nut! slides of brilliants.
Itlnck Rtrnw In Favor.
P.lnck straw will bo used profusely,
nud threatens to take the plnce of
white entirely.
Woman's Clulmpa.
Gulnipe dresses hnvj become so com
mon for grown folks ns well as for
children nnd young girls thnt the
gul in pe niny fairly be counted a neces
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BAIN COAT.
one Illustrated Is made of shirred ba
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The gulmpo Is made with fronts and
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line. At the waist is n casing through
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droop over the cuffs nnd tho elbow
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edges.
Tho quantity of matcrlul required
f-
woiiAn'g auiupu.
for tbe medium size Is two and three
fourth ynrds thirty-six Inches wide.
with seven-eighth yards of all ever
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