Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-05-02

after year shall some and 20 upon the
dial; as year after year the earth shall
reach that genial point in the heavens
where she is o-day as year after year
the vernal sun shall drive her win,er>to
the poles, and warm her glowing skies
with his summer heat as year after year
she shall put on her robe o. floral honorrs,
aud 20 forth IN her long journey in the
heavens, kindly bearing in her mater.
nal bosom your sleeping children to their
final destiny, let the fair and the brave,
the good and the pure come 10 thig beau
tiful and silent city, aud lay upon the
graves ofthe sleepers those sweet flowers,
whose suggestive language intimates to
the hearts Of the living Immortality for
the souls Of the dead.
20 r Tue POEM.
As Col. Haynes concluded, the band
performed Streck's "Adagis" in exquisite
manner. Col. E. NJ. Yerger then arose
and, after introducing it with his usual
highly appropriate and eloquent
language, replete with thought, sug-
gested by the occasion, proceeded to read
the following beautiful verses, prepared
for the day by Col f. Y. Rocket:
IT'S now tho lovely Spring. and from the earth
Reviving Nature t y,n INTO Birth y1r
And budding April blossoms into May. At
Now rings the woodland orchestra sfar.
Now bows the wild fewer to the morning star
Now stirring from the prison OF its woes.
Bursts the frai bud and blooms the fragrant
rose.
Yon forest by the ever rolling food,
The first to wake. has margined all the wood,
And seen through mornings all resplendent
beam,
Waves It's green arms and glitters like dream.
You sardeu. where the congregated hues
That form all beauty. mingle with the dews.
| To the charmed air its rosy banner dies.
And smiles the type Of mans lost Paradise.
Then welcome to the crimson h)wers or fair,
They cheer the sense and perfume all the air ;
On their sweet leaves the dalliance kiss is
And Beauty binds them glowing to her breast.
But they. so delicate, so tender. young.
Have caught shade ard found mournful
As mirrored in the eyes the tear drops blind.
Blow with all tints but leave their light be-
hind. IHF rfVa
All xatberel IN this solemn scene, they come,
| Culled from the garden or their wild free home,
| The blnsh;n, wraaths az slavery on mankind :
| Nat 10 be tvined round brows whose virgin
| white
WAS yei beomins orbs might with the diamond
mota. - - :
Il q ID =
| MAJ !. he hung upon the eonouerer's car.
o'0y war; A'' D'''''' ~ N".
| Az In his capitoI IN triumph driven,
~ y -------T - ~
| But ,parklinr now with other dews than thole
| The night distills upon the early rose, II
Fu aug sIs wroetbs unor tho soIdisr's clay
-, ~ - : -. ID.
Fall gantlv on their breasts. each lovely flower,
| Por 90 al All ha tbe k,roe,' only dover.
Fog sn VAIN, Ds t ,%s tbat eve
VI "fo"' q a'i paw ""u A'' '' y
| n,.o ~. =. var. Ia ,a N ,n;rtb and ;ov released
~. hraLa nd athered 10 tbe fes AZ
t1nsveJ tbsv stood whers duty's voice com.
mands
Anu carrieu all '"'i VI "'' "''' 70 ~
M, 49, .r.d Tho f,r-.v and ,hsv rsaped In,
ing SaiS
al Sarn .rsd nm Tho r;ne and GOLDEN Yield:
" Rae III narc law and beautified the State
'A'"'U '"' 'D'' : - ''''' ''''''
| n.n.ra IN milan vat rosolnte IN dare
zen ;n X tb,ir speeob VET manly everywhere
The ir,snd' Oh peao'' YET wnsn Sn' viz D0''
owooped uowh hke easie' W 'n' nei' h'''
Cons NJ tho n;on.ers whose axesrang
;.s, 1hnre tha nontber and the Indian sprapr
4 r. e. Il ell.
Tore the rude ioress rom pLamexha,
st,.,ohea N. broad street and reared tn,
S'isse1t 81, Ma 1850" 49,
- stately piie, .L kill,
NOT dreaneu oi e.se VI omr omuS;ng wsvss
TSIn 70 VI tSe ,,;gbt ~ man 70 MAKE then
slaves'
m, - AZ. hrn,.,s otro;n
ma ,bst Inc hroW of war WAS grim agaip;
| poo.a mxaIv tbroueb ali time To heaven tool
ANA isi' inc iahd 70 uarAn''' anu " ''''D''
| H.; = So, r. ,roios a ~ A straams n fa r
And gathering from me wales ~ streams ~ Msr
~ siae' II. W AL ~ dread thun der-nea
Rushed to the connict whose dread
shoeR Ihe hrlh mus ana '"au' - '"'
nrovod
Anb any 70 hpea.t and snul To sonl they moved
Firm as a rock. and steady As tne poie,
10 carnage oire hhu triumph soi' s'e''
By the loud shore ana on the bnloa eSs
Along tne 'aies 'neS n"t'eu' "As
dressed az hath.
flashed their ursso s'eei aAu rams 'No'' '"''-
/ cry u-.sroi ,ho v;ctorv
| Swept to the charge ana graspei inc victory
IN. uodla,ad IN tho launching rilIs
And sesthed upen inc green anu dTnm apy aick
etaln.d tne pure sho"' sueno"'u '
ering hame' re,mo
And erlmsosed all 'ne stormy s'eops VI i"N'''
-. s.ta ,h.,
barred.
And every DANGER every ~ tney sn ha1I
Dehed the bullet atq ny oufs.ink Iii
And tmiiing' on the hignsoi siorS ie"