Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-06

c0nqueror has passed over the hald aad
has left only q lew frageents Of what aa1
been In days that are new ne more,
peoples pride. RemembFauee bringB
thoughts OF the ancient Druids and their
peculiar manners and customs. II ioos-
Ing uPnn these ruins In groves where aNo
light but rather darkness ia-Elsihle,n
memory brings to mind the age When they
were used by the .Druidicai priests e
altars Of sacrifice and the time when gFoaa
superstition ruled the minds Of the lnhaa-
itants Of that fair isle. We can but eon-
trast the condition Of the people then wkEh
the condition Of people now AFTER Chriaii-
anity has shed her light and Illuminated
the minds Of men with her glorious retul-
gence.
Our country can as yet boast no stately
architectural ruins, for we must remember
that In age she cannot be compared %
either Egypt, Greece or England; but
there are ruins which should excite pity IL
every human breast. Where are now The
Indians who once rOamod proudly through
the lofty forests Of our country They are
now numbered with the things which
were, except few who have homes IN the
far West; but they have LEFT behind them
something by which to be remembered.
There are lakes and rivers which bear the
names given them by these roveFs OF the
around their camp-hres on the bank Of the
Mississippi, nor hear their wild war
whoOps resounding over hill and valley
but sill memories Of them are kept alive
| BY the euphonies or their Language
brought TO notice In many Of the appelle-
tiOns We daily use.
The heroes OF l77e, who by thelr glorious
deeds have written their names In the book
OF fame, should still live in the heart o.
| avaFv frtta A MARKHAM eufahAu0 him 70 nhnn
energy and inspiring him with new zeal
to labor for the Advancement Of bis o0un-
try-"The land Of the free and the home
Of the brave" A land without ruins ID q
land without memories Memories cling
TO old ruins as ivy clings TO the hanka
over which 1t climbs. A country over
whose surface these remains Of departed
greatness are spread, lie a country filled
with associations Of the past and is one IL
which II Is pleasant 10 dwell.
Yes; as sings thepoet
"Give me q land where the ruins
And the living tread light on the hearts
Yes, give me a Ian that hath legends
lays,
Enshrinlng the memories of long vaniSu
cd days;
Yes, give me land Ofthe wreck and the
tomb,
There's grandeur 10 graves-there's q
glory In gloom"
There are other productions mostly
of extended nature, but they would oc-
cupy too much Of your space. Miss
Lucy G. Banks, Misc Amanda Root
and Miss Z. E. Young, with Geo. r.
Walton and E. A. Taylor, are entitled
to special praise for their Intellectual
efforts. Aud now we believe we have
fulfilled the mission which brought us
here, and in laying down the pencil,
which has been chronicling events, we
indulge In the hope that the students
going and the students coming, may 90
conduct heir lives, under instruction
here givsn, that when life's softeak
hours melt into the dew and starlight,
there will come down from angels
harps, brighter inspiration from Him
who rules above the trees aud the stars
certainly from the teachers goes out
a silent influence like that which was
in the hem of the Great Teachers gar.
ments-pOtent to correct errors Of she
young aud vitalize them with the high
er virtues aud intellectual attainment
. which should always adOrn and enno,
bic the human character.
ALTER Eco.