. History of the twenty third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birney's Zouaves; three months & three years service, Civil War . he old fraternalfeelings between old comrades inarms, and stimulate the rising gen-eration to emulate the example oftheir sires, and fosters and kindlesin the breast of the young a properspirit of patriotism and love ofcountry ; so that in the future,should our countrys life ever againbe imperilled, they will spring toher defense with the same spiritand as gallantly as did their fathersbefore them. Comrades, some of us whomet here upon this occasion may,perhaps, neve
. History of the twenty third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birney's Zouaves; three months & three years service, Civil War . he old fraternalfeelings between old comrades inarms, and stimulate the rising gen-eration to emulate the example oftheir sires, and fosters and kindlesin the breast of the young a properspirit of patriotism and love ofcountry ; so that in the future,should our countrys life ever againbe imperilled, they will spring toher defense with the same spiritand as gallantly as did their fathersbefore them. Comrades, some of us whomet here upon this occasion may,perhaps, never attend such another gathering. We are getting old andothers must take our places. Let our actions be such that we wouldhave our children emulate them. Let us do no act or say one wordthe recital of which would wound the feelings of others, or cause painto ourselves. Let our everyday lives be living of probity,honor and rectitude for our children and our childrens children. Comrades,! am done. That God, in His infinite wisdom, mayguide us all in the future as He has in the past, is my earnest 7iight!. WILLIAM A. FOWLER,Co. A. SUES WEDDING. READ AT CAMP-FIRE BY MASTER EDDIE CRAIG, OF ALLEGHENY CITY, PA. Sue ought to have been married a long time ago. Thats whateverybody says who knows her. She has been engaged to for over three years, and has had to refuse lots of offers to goto circuses with other young men. I have wanted her to get married so that I could live with her andMr. Travers, and when I think if it hadnt been for a mistake I made 348 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT yesterday, she would have been married, I feel it awfully hard to beresigned, but we should always be resigned to anything we canthelp. Before I go any further, I want to tell you about my printing-press. It did belong to Tom Maginness, but he got tired of it and letme have it real cheap. He was going to get it exchanged for a bicycle,a St. Bernard dog and twelve good
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