Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1871-12-23
Tribute to Gen. John Il. Magrmder.

summer, and there were some flowers
there, withcrcd and faded, scattered by
q woman's hand A votary at the
shrine OF nature and finished diplomat
at the court of Venus, il was fitting that
there should be lGrgrsScs of green-grow-
ing grasses and love flowers II roses
are the tcar-drops of angels, as the
beautiful Arab belief puts forth poetry,
then is this lowly mound a hallowed
spot and needs not the sculpturcd
stone, the frcttcd column, the ivy and
tho Obelisk.
Magruer was q wonderful man. He
stood about six feet four inches in hight,
and had form men cnvied and women
adored. His nerves were all iron.
Foreign travel and comprehensive cul-
ture had given to his wit 2est that was
always crisp and sparkling. He never
lacerat,d TO the sting OF repartee he
added the honey of the clover. He
could fight all day and dance all night.
In the morning glass of brandy and u
strong cigar renewed his strength and
caused the cup of his youth to run over
with the precious wine OF health and
high spirits. He loved magnificent
uii'ioi!,S' iioi ~
cent riders, ana MA g',iiiceh' women:
plited ana graceful IN conversations
he was pet IN the 6o','to" ana losiTian
in the barracks. He had studied
French in Paris, Italian in Rome, and
Spanish i'll the Halls of the Montezu
mas. The sabre exercise he learned
from Turk. His horsemanship was of
the English kind, that is to say, not
graceful, but iihpoSSloie 10 oe surpasSJo
lor hrm fidihS ana endurance. ne
wrote iittle ioHe-sohSs mat were SCI TO
music; one OF theln, lMoSehe, mao
IN IL the plathtiVe melody OF lover ana
the sad rhy OF burial ousies'
IN the Crlmea ne ;tslohiahcu the
french oiilcefS by Sleeping a' the 'front.'
win the chasseufs ohuei iiie' III mexico
ne sent oack 10 'le hrenDiSnop per-
tuned grove ne iia'' iot'ilo IN ms palace
"hen the Guy was won, an" with note
whlch reao' IL Is pretty enough TO
nave oeioleeu 10 queer, ""uiu Siie
nave pardoheo me II had appropriated
~? AS the ArGhbishop sent nun next
day basket OF dencious WINE, IL Is sup
posed that the 1alf owner OF lhe grove
must nave looked lehlently upon the
handsome american sololer' LATER
anu ne was iil'inE Ti.i ;'Ii ',Go.' w.
Tie loils street " i'ul , Wy uoh' ,'''i.
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morse 1eli hard ana niooay' An ounce
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