The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-05-14
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grAsocw April %. 1876. To- hy, the
dftv- aeveath Anniversary. OK American
IA Esiio~ahlp was celebrated, In this
49,. rio country people iaeoenol ed
~ M nvoher Of several th0Ueond, the
yilla~eo tanned out % nsdsss, AND every.
hody ia country and town seemed nent
mon = holiday. The DAY was pro
r1itiOus tho air balmy and the sun
bfirhk Tho occasion was the deiica-
tiof, Cf 3 ccnnetery. Glasgow has never
had . burial piscc kept With care e S1sa
for .sss: sns S sss c ss%aay c Tbs USd e
inws conceived the idea OF inau8uwtln8
= oonotoey upon scale adeQuhte 70 the
domAads % Che community. The plan
has bcoo contaminated. Twelve acres
~ land contiguous 10 the town ana 40
mirNbly adapted In its Topography Tor
Landscape G6fdeninE were puronasod
Tshe lols VefO laid on, and to-day, alter
!. fosmsl dedication OF the efuNNd by
urna6 favter Howard A. NJ Houdee-
son. with solemn and impostng lcSres
monics and appropriate i1ta!esss
werc sold 4 TO Che bAiehtet !. b!10er.
Dr. Rilgour, the proptiotof 20 Htae
Glasgow UNses, purchased ter ooS nun
drod dollAxe che most eltRtbI9 iet LIS
on : besatfeOiiy undulAttng Knoll tnat
ovorlDohS n every direction the entire
Rrouad. IT VAS surprising, 70 gee nov
low tho plats Sold We opinc that ~ 2
shfyh1 havo been planted, ana hOwers
hiosacm. ana graveted walks and shorn
lawns ia TO the aStraOtiveness OF tho
spok mo thoecuiptwred marble with ~
$4,000 "a cameo letters greet Win
monSH AtSl majesty the eye Of the visl-
tor I'D thorfull import Fof . woll-Aept
and tswotfqMy assigned Ccmetery ~.
<1rnaG g2h1 Apparent, the MOST ihQtf-
ssreS ~ 8eaked iots will bear, 3 value
four1njd greater than she UhOtcest
soid &c . fo-dAy. The proCeabiCu
nulSeSrod several hundred and was
made ND Of the ElizabStht0wn
braat basa. the Nasons. 0rSnyerss aud
odd ReMows. OF Oourvo the fosture OF
the day ve6 the sddress Of Gran! MS
ter Haadefson, which was listened 70 ~
several tRONsA1d persons 70 tne open
air wttA y respectful attention seldom
suruaaoed ~ a decOrOus atcienCe In .
hall az church. Or. Henderson had rc-
,xivod over tifty Invitations for the day,
and our community felt flattered to
have. by his own election, the chief ex-
ccutivo 81 the order In our midst. The
speaker. arrayed in the rich regalia aud
Jewels OF his supreme office, was intro
duOe(l "a the audience In n few CON Pile
terms by ex- Governor Leslie,
who is 8 devoted Odd Fellow, anu who
was conspicuous in the general exercises
OF the day. I can attempt nothing more
than brief synopsls Of a portion OF an
address which. was over one nour 70
length, rhut which was listened to with
breathlees attention, and without the
slightesG Indication Of weariness upon
The Part Of the delighted audience. If
s rnH QsAHD MAsrER's ADDREss. <lvg,
Never have felt more solemnly i'm.
l,reAaod i'd the performance OF any duty
10 whicb the Offices Of life have assigned
me than ct this moment. Here 10 q
broad expanso Of green, rs yet I'M
touched by the. grave-digger's spade,
and still, rs I look into your faces. rudy
with beaith Or blossoming with beauty
I cannot rcrress the reflection thai
many Of you. 80 vigorous anu nopelpI
at this hour. ere q single decade shall
eYpjre. win be reposing In the dream
less slecs, beneath the sod OF this yer.
daHt field. The feet OF some Of you may
cen now be pressing tho very slNi
which III ts open rs the repository 81
your dust. We are dedioating cemetery
a sic f,tNo place. For the day, the
scene aud exercises partake OF y festt;
val character No Craven marble an 4
dropping willow and rnourniul cypress
now remind W. OF death. The glitter Ol
regaiia,; the eplcndor OF bright oAn'
s aers. tho music OF horn, cymbai anu
drum. all give a holiday aspect 70 the
scene. Bus ere long q tsnorut- train,
with ,plumed hearse and o. C0rtegs q!
GRIEF. win ale through yondef gate, alu
tine VOICE Of mourning will be heard
: sobbipg through the ar az the death.
clods q the valley rattle down upog
the coffin lid, distressing discharges q
vrici. tearing and shattering the breast
ss the so,omn sentence goes hurtlipe
through the heart :: dust TO dust, earth
10 earth. ashes to ashes" Here WAL
come che mother with her precious bur-
den the dear little childo Of her heart
10 lay it away in the tiny grave
and. ICED, as she turns away from
It's small hilleok, that her richest jewe
has tten committed TO the Treasure
Cesket OF tho tomb. Here the husband
will wind his way to put from his tear.
fill SIGHT the wife OF his early love, anC
feel those earthquakes OF SORROW which
fen0 The breast W0en Sne WHO WAS won
70 rect poDntidingly en- bin bcsem i
hid fOrcxugmore. The. Eid0w, In hel
weeds Of woe, vii! bend low q many a
spot nov pressed by the careless treat
N sbts multitude. and realize that hel
own lreo1 iIas gone down With her love<
and tCs& iulc the dark and dr0ary depth,
of deaa,h's cavern, Here the 0rphPn'I
tear Will fall, and the sob Of the father
! less will send many a requiem wailinl
through the air noy vocal With ths
thropg, and yondsr Is q beautiful bab'
hanging on liz mothers breast, with NJ
thought but one Of love for her wht
hugs il toher heart. There is the child
with diamond brightness in It's ey'
and tue rosy hue upon. its unfurrowet
cheek Standing close by see tn
youAg man and maiden; and know, a
theirbloo Is blithe,. they are dreamin,
sat radiant future, which would b,
NO chance suggestion, eclipse. Befor
me are men and women father
and mothers - people 81 nobl'
loves and lofty purposes, And here ap'