Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-12-25

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his immeliulc vrHEoliHRs, We eHa.u
ligai arllni lhe Y0U h,al lssssssoT
of a fsw hUDlnrl dollar -'Ee avail -
ui tlo most severe aul anuHnS
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ganl husp,taI,irs, his munii.rcn'
donations, or hi liberal puli'o arl-
how sized over the London tauk''
Tlsse1 Naussgigt
We have been thinking to-day al
the time. that are pnno-'lthr e'm-
ruLcs We lovvl-uf lha friends We
nay never see asl'n, Ne recall Tho
weary march; lhc glowing Nn'ch'
ilrcs If the biyou.e; The shr!'l Iones
Of lhv bnsl,; the s0Ul,sllrT'0s rall ol
tho drum; nnl We hear nglin the
thuulors ofbait.cgnd lhoW,.i cheers
Of charging Culnmn'. la rceu..ins
these days, We forget their trials anl
sorrows, thg.r hsrlships and Ierrl.
valions, thyis ghas,ly Sights ani
foanls at pain, aud remember oI'y
their Joys. When NO spread oar
blankets meath the starry dumo oi
nj sh,, and went u sleep, % dream
of home aud loved ones .ar away,
Whom ,hs tolls of the march and
tbs dangers ofths iighi were over,
how We gathered around the camp
fire 10 drop tear n The memory Of
I the fallen, and exchange greeting
with those who were spared, Nh
The cruel war is over row, and the
whilom comrades nrc scattered far
wide. Some orthcm are TO be !Iund
in the busy marlS of commcrcci
while Others cultivate their 'csolatc
fields. Many have sought their for
tunes meath alien skies, while more,
alas, are taking their sleep on lone
/ ", far of batlleiicids,
These are gone from us forever,
! Never more will We hear tie sound
OF their friendly voices, or feel tho
warm pressure oftheirman'y hands
Their eyes are dimmed and their
sla.wart forms are slowly moldcr-
iug TO the dust. Never, until tho
resurrection morn, will we Eno"
where our lost and loved ones arc
sleeping. They ii!, unknown, but
not unhonorcl graves; At which,
in coming years, the vctarivs OF
freedom will knccl and render that
homage ever duo exalted worth
Comrades, sleep on. Tho roar oi
battle will never again break il MP
on your slumbcrs the voices ofiov'
ed ones WOO you from the tomb
Your monuments arc the Guc arches
ofthc sky, and your dirgcs night.
ly sung by the murmGriAc winds
Spring will deck your Lumblo rest
ing places with her GiirGst' ilUwerH,
and Winter wrap them in Ills icy
sbrouds, but far beyond t!!o Springs
sweet flowers and Winters SHOWS
your souls arc ct rest in the bosom
of their father and their God. VIZ
that are left in the land "wherc VIC
are dreaming" will ever keep greer
in our hearts the recollection ryoui
sacrifices, and will forever bless anc
preserve your memories.
In each meeting between Tie Iiv
ing, as the Years stretch through
the vista Of life, sad hearts will bca'
in unison, with the precious recol
lcc,ions Of the past and while th'
glorious rcmcmbrNnccs cf tht
march, the bivoUac, and the battle
field are rcvivilcd and transfgurct
into hith resolves, and noble pur
poses around the festivities Of peace
= death will reveal its ever increasing
muster roll until all Of life shal
have shaken earth from its jmmor
taIity and this generation, with it
round of armies and battalions, b.
translated to the spheres. AnC
none in that spirit host will have
brightcr or more imNcrisliabIc re
, cord than the Confederate army
It's battles are among thc giHndrs
in the red aurora Of war Its he
roes are the peoples idols, and thoi
! names and memories will live il
perennial beauty when t!ags an'
tombs have crumbcd into dust. ANT
may we not rcvcrcntly trust in al
the future transformations Of the re
, public, that the high resolves ant
: unscfsh perseverance Of the mar
tyred dead, will nerve posterity t.
fulfill its highest ideal in the ocono
/, my of the universe, mtii tho sni
in its daily course Shall look dowl
upon a united nation--one i'll hIsto
ry and in hope.
; [Talls County Pioneer.