Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-06-03
CLOSING, HYMN

Hymn, commencing
CLOSING HYMN
Tt-Nr-Od LiaedraI
Hlo~t al.. the martyrs3 dead who lIe
In holy graves for Freedom won,
Whose stored deeds shall never die,
While coming years their crcl,s run.
B!cs. b. the ground where heroes sleep.
Aud blyst the fl4.. ,hato',r thsta waves,
Is ralitu: stars their watch shall keep,
Agl brightly beam pn ltlIowel graves.
wmle Freedom liye-, then fame shah 1--we
In glory her blazing scroll,
And love her sacrifice shall give.
While anthems round the altar roll.
Year after year our hands shall b,ar
Immortal flowers III vernd bloom,
TN God shall call us home 20 share
Immortal hir beyond ;he tomb.
Our Father, all the praise BE- thine
Thy grace and goodness We adore;
Blcss our dear land with ioNe. 81, iAr,
And shed thy peace from shore to shore
Wsf. Ol,Sp BoURSE.
The Masonic fraternity then took the
head OF the procession. and proceeded to
the new-made grave of l.. y. Bailey, who
was member OF that order a. well as q
soldier, and there added the Masonic en-
blem, the Sprig of Cl-sia, to the soldiers
tribute Of vernal flowers.
The procession returned homeward in
the inverse order from that in going TO
tie cemetery. The M,sons and Fire
Companies escorted the comrades OF the
Grand Army to their hall, and dispersed
to their homes The members Of Post
Roberts, after entering their hall, aP-
pointed committee on resolutions to
properly express their appreciation to the
various societies and individuals who had
taken part in the services Of the day. and
to obtain facts and statistics Of the graves
decorated, and the location Of the grave,
and other interesting matters. and direct
ed the committee to report on Tuesday
evening ucSt. We shall try To obtain the
report Of this committee for publication
on "Wednesday morning.
The day was rs favorable as could be
desired. and the ceremony WIS imposing,
and one that will long Remembered in
Rutland,
The numbers who were present could
be counted by thousands. and the clergy
and people llborcd earnestly To make the
services instructive to the living as well
as memorial To the dead. Decoration
Day has now become an established fact
in this country. and We hope on each re-
curing 30th day of Nay to see the same
spirit of harmony, devotion, and respect
manifested which characterised the cere-
monies yesterday.
PARIS SCANDAIr--Mater is pleas
ing to observe when she meets a lady
friend abroad She has brought with her
one sterling British quality, which can
only be exercised in unother's company
and which, given two British matrons,
rarely fails to come into play. Some peo-
pie ill-naturedly call this quality-gossip.
My dear Mrs A how are you pleased
with Paris 2"
"Oh, not at all, my dear: it is horrible,
Our washing is wretchedly done. Just
think the blanchisScuSe. washed all the
buttons off Mr.. As best shirt,
WHICH, uc was W Nshi w lIOIu
Fiddlededee's and the dinners are
dreadful, so spiced everything is And
how horribly Iinsolent the gyarson9s are,
to be sure staring and grinning at one
all the time. And, my dear Angelica,
how they cheat US poor English They
think we are made of gold !"
Eyes, oh yes But, my dear, did you
see the Empires to-day in the Bots ~
mo. Is she SO fine-looking as they say |?
"Well, ye-es, perhaps she is. I've seen
her several times. Maybe, though, she's
trife too fne-looking. l wouldn't for
the world repeat what Lady Ann Chowder
told me-Lady Anne is such quiz, you
know-really too cruel Hal har har
"Oh now, you must really tell me Now
do, please !"
"Well-but you must never repeat it,
you know-it is really too bad. Lady
Anne, as you know, has humor-espree, as
these French call it. Last week, speaking
of the Empress, she said her Majesty had
one accomplishment, at least, on which
people dared not compliment her"
"Why, what was that 7"
"She psintsp
"Whatl The Empress an artist ?
What, pray, does she paint Landscapes
or heads, water colors or oil sketches n
Charming innocence, o Mrs. A.D
'.No: she paints" (hoarse whisper)-l
''herself From ''The Englishman on the
Continent" in Lpineotfs Magazine for
June.