. Our army nurses : interesting sketches and photographs of over one hundred of the noble women who served in hospitals and on battlefields during our late Civil War, 1861-65 . g or distress without doingthe utmost to alleviate it. In April, 1865, she was married to Andrew , of St. Cloud, Minn. ^oy. 18, 1893, shedied, beloved by all who knew her. MEMORIAL DAY. Tis meet that loyal hearts unite And homage pay the nations herself joins in the rite, Not one neglected, lonely grave,But all her choicest tributes share — Memorial lays that song-birds sing,The aromatic laden air
. Our army nurses : interesting sketches and photographs of over one hundred of the noble women who served in hospitals and on battlefields during our late Civil War, 1861-65 . g or distress without doingthe utmost to alleviate it. In April, 1865, she was married to Andrew , of St. Cloud, Minn. ^oy. 18, 1893, shedied, beloved by all who knew her. MEMORIAL DAY. Tis meet that loyal hearts unite And homage pay the nations herself joins in the rite, Not one neglected, lonely grave,But all her choicest tributes share — Memorial lays that song-birds sing,The aromatic laden air — Sweet resurrecting breath of spring. What shall our fit memorial be ? What added lustre may we shedUpon the sacred memory Of our beloved and honored dead ?Not martial strain nor fairest flower Are worthiest tokens we may die as dies the passing hour, Some tribute seek we that shall live. Some heart made light by gift of love In memory of a dear ones name —May this not worthy tribute prove Een to a heros cherished fame?Then pause not long by flower-strewn grave. On human shrines our emblems shall we render to our brave Fit tokens of Memorial MARTHA F. JENNISON. JF I should undertake to write all I knew aboutwar times and the boys in blue it would requirea large volume to hold it; but I will try to giveyou a few items. I was born in Templeton, Mass., but we had goneto the West, and were in Fort Madison, Iowa, whenthe war broke out. My eldest son felt he must go into the army, andat first it seemed to me that I could not spare him;but he went, and was in many battles during the fouryears he was in the service, and the Lord heard myprayers and returned him to me to tell what he hadbeen through during the cruel war. My other son was in school in Boston; but as soonas he was graduated he went into the navy on thesteamer Lillian. He, too, was in many battles, andsometimes sick, but God spared his life. A mother can judge what were my feelings, withmy hus
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