Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06

Br DR.. J. G. HOLLAND.
Read al the Third Trennial Reunion Of The Arm

Br DR.. J. C. HOLLAND.
keai a; the Third Triennial Reunion Of the Arm
Of the James.
They sleep in peace The Summer halls
That gather perfume from their dus,
The winter snow, the Autumn's rust
Ana al loves lavished immcrtelles
Are things as far beyond their heed
As al our striies Of hand and head,
A. all our griefs above the dead.
And all the travail OF our need
They sleep in peace! Whatever strifs
NAY ehAie the land for which they fought,
Each Tor himself found what he sou yht-
Peace, at the purchase Of his life.
Payment for blood in happy rest
Guerdon in gratitude for pain:
For LIES great loss, the priceless gain
Oi name and deed forever blest
No tears for them! The heart is cold
That does not thrill with ioy 10 think
That tney who brayely leaped the brink
Ui Battles fiery chasm, and sold
Their lives for liberty's increase.
Found in the awful holocaust
That which the living land had lost
Ihe Boon OF rest the balm OF peace.
NJ tears FOR them who bore the proof
Oi heroes, in their foemen's seal
Oi blazing shaft, and blunted steel.
AA's AaAA pms CDdI ger : needless lgOil
No tears for them Tears, then. for whom
Tears ior ourselves, whose little lives
bound 70 our children and our wives
or fastened 10 some precious tomb,
Where sleeps an idol ; baser still.
Tied 10 our lucre and our lust.
betEay eacl hour the sacred trust
Lait u by heroes 10 fulfill.
Tears ilr the thieves who rob the dead
IN .oobinz those their death bereftl
Aua waste the gold that love has LETT
Il. uoling with the nations bread
Tears f'r the demasozues who trade
In ieud- ~ party and OF race
ANA seek Tor plunder and for place
la striies their own vile hands have made
Tears 'oT the Rings Of pcrjured souls
That -r nj The rich and poor alike,
And steal the grist from which they strike
For those they serve, The stingy tolls,
Tears for the realm that blindly shelves
Its men 90 nuhlest brain and Drawn,
Ard crowds It's councils with the spawn
oi Little meA who choose shemselves'
Tears :.r the men who basely hold
The nation 20 lis paper lies
A "a ast the v SdUm ol the " Sc
Aud shame the eagles on shc.r gold
Tears fr the la1d that builds OF rags
It's cdIiice O. power and wealth,
ANA uul4s the lAup ness and health
ui sovereign states IN carpet-ba-si
Az, teais for those who. shred and shorn-
Mt h.ameless, but our brothers still
Ia common lot and God goodwill
Are bleeding, iaintn-, tossed and t0rl
BY iarric policies and fsuds
o. race with race TIL tam t. ay
From ulc.r ancestral homes, OF die
To silent. hopeless multltudes
Tear 'or the bootlcs- sacradce
Wrought by the bail ana bayonet
I-ars 1.-THE hCsiof Us forget
that wr are purchased with price
That they who rer -hed at our side
are VOID o. victory. I'LL we
just aul -cner0u, rule decree,
4 % I've as uUlly as thgy died
- brothers of the gun and clave
living Army of the James
How shall we answer 10 the claims
%. the beloved and buried brave
BY pled-in- Row our good right hand,
by l4tl-.u- now our loyal word.
That, selfish lu-t 10 love deferred
And gain O Uot and nat We land,
We herc declare eternal STRIFE
Ay-hattlc tot be nlt-wth those
Mh0 traffic 100 tho nations woes.
And llte upon the nations LIE.
% Pcaee-in shame and hani.hm Mt
% Indus -ry with folded arms
% Land o' Beauty from whose CHARMS
Have He'd The traces 90. clnteu---
There - NO cure for feud and scAlsm
In law that not born o: love,
or party str les that rise above
The holy c-s. ms OF patriotism.
% stately shades " mIrtyrci men
Who mark our petty ends aud aims
Warm us vita your diviner flames,
And save yuIr Country once again