The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-06-04

C0n0 W I'io pia0e W NlSlC the silent al
they heed not our presence: thew eaa uead
nor do they know us. To whom ~ 11s Us not,
we address our remarks. SpraI,, snail
those who sleep in the icev embracs,fa591 a91 to
but to the living May ! ask. Who %, ors5h, us5ath,
whose presence is indicated bv tbosa g'o ,hese
and mounds? A silent answer con,,Ec Syones
many hearts One is saving. INV p p, rom
is buried in this grave. Anotbcr Di?ther
the bed of my Sister, and Others ora .. ',l':
my Father and Mother are both a.;a5 ,9g,
assembly, while the little mounds avs ar5 u tlIS
looked upon by mothers with tearfrl pelng
saying this is the deep, dark. crib in ,1f! Gfs!eI
my little babe has been sleeping f1r .iiln .iln
many years. Nature loom has zr,,... ,uo>e
green but soft mantle over nv lif'ass I:}a
but here are the pinks, the myrtle ,oi ~
Ivy, which L planted with tremb]iDc L.r'I' 'I'
True, while our thoughts float here IN w.
soft silent waters Of tender ties. wlrb eT s'
the streams of human affection un+;II .I:s
banks are overfowing, the pale and cr;,- -'
son cheek becomes moistcned by tha III
ing spring from the fountain Of raI.+:a.
sympathy and love. But let Us trrn '',',e wv.
thoughts and ask, who are these ta rrl,S
dark beds with gentle steps and soft fr-or,
we have come to spread our burden or tb@
beautiful sweet, and generous flowers R.a,,
tiful, because Of their formations, c,l,rs AMI
| the enquislte delicacy Of their tcy-nrs,
Sweet, because of the honey, the fragrane.
and aromatic OdOrs they contain And r,r
erous, because they will soon have rvhar.t
ed themselves by laboring to make b,
| breath we breathe ambrosac These aft;
| butes are contained in the flowers We haro
! just placed upon the graves Of some Of onr
! beloved dead. They are called the Soldier,
graves, and we call this, Dacoatiar tIo
! Soldiers graves The attrbutcs c0utai0o3I =,
these flowers are the most expressive or
these once living, noble and loyal men. Thar
were beautiful, fine looking, fresh ami many
of them young and strong, and when clad n
| their uniform Of blue with its stripes. hahs
and buckles, and with bayonets. and s.lars
! glittering in natures sunlight, as fha-
marched step TO step into the field Of Iaffa
! in defence Of their Country, their homes and
their little ones, how beautiful they were
and while beautiful they became al-0 sweet
to the mind and heart Of every loyal citizen
In them we placed our hopes for the preSeryI-
ton of our country, Its flag, our homes.
and our families. They gave up their
homes, their tender associations, and many
other comforts. They went among strangers
lived in tents, slept on the ground, marched
days ard nights, and swan rivers. Thsv
were taken prisoners and starved They
! fought, shed their bood and died. And can
we who are constantly inhaling the rich trag,
rance of their heroic deeds, forget the sweet
;. spring or fountain from whence flows the
ambrosial tide Of national happiness which
aromatizes our homes, and families? ~.
never can we forget these noble men. The
4 press of memory is set with cauStic tue
which is passing, and will forever pass over
4 the beds of revolving years pressed beneath
the weight of heroic fame, printing with
: burning words upon the hearts and minds Of
all coming generations, the sentiment of
: highest honor, of true patriotism IN leAa,f0f
: these men. We should never forget oca.e-
brate Decoration Day, by the cSpes~ircaass
of the beautiful, sweet and generous flowers
Much more might be said to add to the all
ready highly perfumed credit Of these gener-
: Gus men, a beauty and sweetness which
justly belongs On the pages Of their history
!. They have extended the borders Of Human
, Freedom, widening out Its area. over which
with increased pride the American Eagle
, spreads her once clipped wings, bur heriaa;h-
ers are now full grown, and with Uluam-
/ meled speed, DER Freemen's lands she lies
They have taken the vail Of shame from the
face of our national banners and the tlac Of
our liberty BOW floats o er these Uuitel States
without blush But more, they have
; opened the doors Of education and mental
development, and the gates Of the glorious
t gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to portion
of our race, which had been shametui'yn sgec-
. ted And now; The wilderness and the
l solitary place shall be glad for them, and the
: desert shall rejoice, and blossom as tie rose,
, it shall blossom abUndantiy, and rejoice even
with JOY and singing. The glory Of Lebanon
shall be given into it, the excellency Of Car.
mel and Sharon. They shall see the glory Of
the Lord and the exceliency Of our God.
The procession then broke ranks and
placed flowers and wreaths upon the graves
of the soldiers buried there.
We are glad to announce that the suggas-
ton in last week 5 JEFERsoNIAN-plandnga a
f living rose bush upon each soldiers grave
has been adopted and viii be executed next
1 year.
We were sorry to see none Of Our Sunday
Schools participate in the ceremonies. The
grand turnout of the East StroudsbUrg Sun
day School should cause a blush Of shame TO
mantle the cheeks of those prQtlSs.5 aT-
! tians who publicaly stated, that they would
sooner have their children join i'm circus
f caravan, than follow procession to decorate
the soldiers graves.
q To Miss Susan Van Buskirk, Miss Ae..e
e Kinds, Miss Lizzie Edinger, Miss Aans
d Coolbaugh and Misses Williams and LIA'
! ger, the soldiers desire Us to return thanks
: for their valuable services in making ever
: green wreaths and arranging boquets ani"
I the ladies generally for theirliberal contIioI
/ ton of flowers.
1t The procession numbered about three hun
;; dred and was the largest ever witnessed OIL
that day in this place. The Tanjtc Compa4,
and upper Tannery were the only places {"
r business which suspended operations i'' "'
: purpose of giving their iremploycs anopp'''"'
o ity to properly observe the day.
n There is great depression IN real eI,', r',