Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-11

Fron tie ColaEsis g. o. eusraisaLl
What wori3 Of shouzhs does shis weTd s1g-
gssti II every town and village, On every raj
road train, IN evsEy vacant cottage, you ueet
tkess hoGselass wanderers There Is s5nsthing
SeTy touching II their eondition- Their hsnsss
ERE once Is sweet. their eirslo 50 cheerful IS
ours- Ths green lawns Of Tennsssee. tbs nobis
mountains Of Virginia. ths smiling valleys of
l Aississippis tie yiuecisd porch Of LOuis.s1s,
tbs broad oak avenue and tbs isssanins hedge
Of Carolina, thess are the spots 70 which thsiT
memory turns, and TIE smigrsnt sighs 10 tbizk
Of ihe onos happy hours Of ms nov 6ssseTatsd
home. Where are he loved onsa Who ones a.
ssmbled in ihoss cheerful hallsI The gray
asired sire the eRre-Woru mother The blsomirF
maiden, unconscious childhood, only are n cur
nlidss- The stslEart youth hss gene forth *
MS eountry's bidding, and nay never sszsi7
cheer by their pEes=1cs tboss who loved him
50 well Some lauguish in e distans prison
some sleep beneath shs cod Of a far sway laadi
and the blue violet springs On their graves
aiaai never % be Watsfed 5y the tear Of s6sc-
aon-neTer to be tended By the hand Of love
Bat with ell his sorFoWs and bis srisls-with eli
shs sweet memory OF hone and happier days
Win Al a isihsL's sorrow ior as nArtyTsd boy
--Eod eli = mothers tendsr love for hin abe hss
oaTssd On hsr lsp-Ehoss infant brow hss 50
ofien been bedeEed with her kisses aad her
tears-ths refugee does not murmur II not
gay, he is not sad His home is bis ecunry-
his heart Is her ea1ss-his prayer l. her deliver
sues-his hope Is her future
Never did poetry or song find ncblsr thsma
than the rstages-this baaishsi man, sbis AZ
lie tron 8 scs1s where All the TsGusnsnts of
lire clustered aroGnd him, IA the endsarnenss Of
family and friends.
Oar nsArss ysarn 70 thee, nobls pssrios. We
are hf,sd up in wonder and sdmiration when
we see the cheerful sad -anes, Thy uncsm-
planning spirit. We Tss. Ne honor thss
Comfort, wealth, Oec1pasio-, d have departed,
bus love OF country never viii desert thee. The
green hills Of thsiT eountTy are not more dear
- the Tyrolese than thy beloved South 10 thse.
You have sealed your love By the cheerful sac
rIfes CT al material comforts broken circle
"a desolAisd home. And you hRys er0Wnsd al
these BY tie gift 10 your country Of the boRs Of
your bona and Assd Of your fssh. Keep uP
ycur heart, thou cheerful uncomplRiliRg suf-
ferer. For yoa sgsin viii the greea lawns be
bTight-the orange trees will bossom-ESe les
sAmius shall again perfume shs air-snd though
the circle viii still want its uambsrs-shs sTeh
Of your eounsry's greainsSs viii have been aid
in the blood Of him you love 80 vel, md he
flower which has faded upon earth viii bloom
again in HeaEeu."
And reader, you who are aOs refugees, ysu
Ehc ara in The midst Of happy family, sur
rounded By every eomfJrs Of tims-sysry pledge
Of domestic enjoyment, remember the refugee.
smooth while you can the rough pathway he
Hsads 50 brEvely and 50 well. Yea nay, Ike
him, bseoms an oatcsst VIII you bear your
self as be has done II you have the love Of =
SouthsrGer for his native land We doubt il not.
Tia moral We ds1ucs from this sfusion, is
expressed In 8 single thought No people Whe
can suffsT 20 well and 50 vi iDgly, 20 1acsn-
plAiningly, without repininss u vain regrets,
can svsr be conqusred By any rec hat q Taa-
dsl foe can bring against Us