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REM4yAL or C;ENERAE TAI LoR.-
REMAINS.

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| The Rastlon Of this woRa Fasselh awaY.n-
/ We eodsa not bur recall this bFiet and trsihfu
deeiarasien q Holy Writ AZ I'VE read fe q al
since FlaiagIaph d The following erect 81
/" Tie remains Of the late RresiaenS TAv,
| lor Eereremoyed from Washington gu -
25th ultS in order to ts. Fdeposised ia
burial place on the family estate. Louisv 4 II
Kentucky Col Taylor aud Col Bliss rro.
eeeded With the body on its roHts. IS
No sound Of cIarions DO gl;ttering 81
pluuies no eager crowd even the Old war
horse which bore the veterRf warrier Id SO
many asAsst fgAt, is not, therea The f1gera
car thasf eoaseJk those rsulAias from tIss
aud s5aiss; cot more inseasltleBto tie sights
iiaass,. III -. srpund thar lis I'LL llfsless bar
and children itaffaSn ttat3 asaaaiB.R Not -tpa
eager 20 bbtaih asingle pressure Of Isis hand
Isgthat the same }-is the im5hlderiug dust
in that ckifiu, 50 silently aud swiftls wljIled
away by fhe. iron horse, tae#4 II eH1 q ans
RIO GRAkDEl III
Yes, Tat Is lie, aud thatis afl " human
glory III ashes If Glazu Which, fur d 40,
4 nleut gAhmed upon the egesf If men, ARA
with its gefiaI glow wafmedl tIleir iliuipst
/ hearts, let hay nov gon9 ont ih Haar8Hess
Where nPw are the toag4es tii4t al! & :usau,
4. nahs--tlle couFtiers that I$mIled and bowed
with fatstring homage -++the Parasites that
twined tbenls@lves around tub ilqTdly 9ak
ana Womb not yield theit Lol4 until Death
had fellAd the tree All gbae Behind
him il grew Presldeut-w worthy indeed to
boar liis nlantle behind7him LIE the same
Office sseking derotees, wprshiPpFng now at
!, new shrine Before him is tie tomb of his
fathers che kindred dukt from which he
csme Rnd e which he returns Make room
\ for him gar HIS heroic Hire He brings a
soldiers sword that has leycr known o,fsat
or dishotior Yet place hin by hismothes'>
side, for bn that sword there il no spot Of
cruelty 81 crime, aud often. I'M she flush Of
victory aal Vengeance, has it paused in mid
career. " # a wonan's voice lad whispered
Mercy and forgiveness I'D TIC Ceuqueror' 5
ear .& I#E ,B.H#
We saS not long siucesan old bust Of Gen
| Taylor, which was one ofs the hest llkeuesses
Of him we have ever seea. having much of
I the blended expression Of bebegolence aud
frmncss which SO strongly marked his flea.
lures When we first saw it, THE old here
was ii the height Of his renSwn. and tile
bust new, bright and oceupyiHg proniHent
position looked as though It were living aud
lrejoieiHg also As we gszed l5phn ii. We I'LL
fIa aeep reverence ftr tbesirou Will aud. stroug
understanding reflected III that face al I,
/. which nothing seemed itnpoSRlbl5 Impas
sible AEass WREN We looked upon ii i frN
Gays aga the image had left III high Pedc4ta
and WIS gazing sadly ana almost reprosd!f
fully out5fr5ut Al old rerePtaae Of cast 6f
! things, III heroic fepturc$ covered with.du-t
thies mute sem s,cnta1cc 'sympat ikea wild III.
departei-original We aouldlnot but t7el i
twingq is the heart as We befeld that tlo
i qucnt iIiqstratioD/of theE trusi that rIlll
/ FaYhioj Of this world paBsethiaway I.F
/ Thceltill that clases i butterfly or lIows
a bpbble, pur4ues an object a4#brilliant t5its
I youthful! eye, and not Nit more IuusuHstah.
ta than human fame.E HHpy The man
who is not cheated BY it'll delEklYe glare Into
the dedication of his life to selfish agsrsu.
/ dizamert. and who finds haIpiness ID the
path Of duty. no matter s3et4sar that path
1 leads through the lowly Fale oil giRds arpaud
4 the cragssy Brecipice His aie6usolinE te-
II Election ID tle.friends off Genf TAYLOR, taat
I lie Wa slIeA man Rqaowu lib agims can.e
uubiddcib AUD Fame croBned Linn With Her
+ diadem, but.he ever looEed upon ler Will u
cold glance for none knew Batter than be
how transient was her bfightttss. and tfat
the rainbew F.ues of military glory gorgeous
| II as they CLEAN on the BATTLE Cloud ,sohi
I disappear il the calm sunshine of p~ace,- H.
4 The apptau:e Of men fen B\sEEowers Of hghi
about hisrath, bat lie som ateIsrught il Ils.l
the sturdy Slip seeks TIP sTFaFAlHg drqp:
/ which s|e seatters from Ter low as st,
1 tolls on II the midnightHk STORM ibid rises Vic
torious over the opp singtwaEss Ihe lttstr,
/ Of the Gsklo seas may fade, anH Itae favprins
brctzes II adulation die away hat the st.iE
is il her tharbor now neutrality-suspicious. ca'gt
Of a wellkpeHt life, and the heroic soul tia
guided her over the restless bilIoRs- Of Tin,
has been seleoned to it'll bayan with tie ap
proving exclamation, " Wen dp4e good ant
faithful stryant" 3'Htt8|
Farewell, I'D soIIicr. pairiSt. Christian.
Greater ihrllleets mayi.IayaI Adorned ID,
country y aaftal7 bdt nobs udre TRUE. 4iar,
: hyaI more brave Thy warrior form tna
be hiddeB from our eyes andtHy name fad
from fatAerer.s tongues Put ths dark nigh
of death will only reveal more cTearly dbl
light Of thy example ktar vhirhlhp. cloud
can cxtillguish aud whidh will never set II
the a eaYen Of Immortality Il
IR.l4aapd| R.;gs5tt.an.