New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-31
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Eead 4tCs SCRANTON. Tc1.,-. .fc1d>Iay ~ Music
El srstN q. ri, SINs"N
once more. brfo,. thr .u,na,r'- radiant portal
-, ,f,- wide fo wcirur, us We turn to lay
i.,,.l, me- ,r,,r mn4ni. ~ orr hero lcaI:
n,ii Conn t. r,fh. sh.nc. i,r fc.t -ha ur ..unc;
-ec tunt To- future iii'- - pas tli- "n!
A noble bud ~hnuld hnil their fame IMMORTAL
Who 'at" thcir hvt- Go Artr II a7 IL aAF'io
lu.iDinfr nHd pure;
KID ,,.aI,. n -,,--trnro-
podrlnc h,lr blood u- sa" rifrinl wins!
a b.ro brothcr.! THROUGH IN, victor palms
DO Sc look rarfuWard Ga" b o. h-ri 90 -r".t
Tho tones of Au:lnn li,r and Ind them -v,ct
!, i,, itn broken THROUGH tran.r,u,l,,t l,-.i.iusl
Dn 81, rr,.ciuhrr u- -thc men who -prluc
A. Inc sharp summons. twenty year h''
And marched with tou " here hhiiIr tht"4 r'nf-
SHOULDER 20 shoulder Witb you faced th" iu".-
H,I fh,se the wives. tho mothers s-tcr. friends.
The cirls WHO loved N"i. 80 "h1 80 tA'I u'''s
Back under burr ing IS "lid-. ld ti'lr ir'i-'
Ard blessed and -, 30 y"u forth ana hhh ahchS
FOR n =, nyC f t .'" cor 1rs' he ',cot bliss.
tni thcdrnr land FOR which yonr N.Y. "'r. SNen
stands reunited, fr,", and pleased o' heaven
I ID oh your graves % grateful nation lays
iod ca,. ihc qra vno 'oi;,' WIN son to praise
Your ,nor. aud DO hear VI, .i na.rI Dr. an
Sour -acrinc. was made comWcb.
II hnnors them the lille in h"n"rinr Won.
i,,t an far OIL where only Hun aud d "
i,naidcd strive 60 make the Wild grass spring.
where some lone moo king hr al times may sing,
How q
VTb.r, mo- proud requiem note
Ahoyc their dust mny float,
p,nsy nor rosemary Doe -trown.
INT loving thought and dear remembrance yet
~ .rnd fo rarh-no true heart can forget
low yon fair southern land j. made q sir.ne
a., orir dead hrrurs' unknown graves "A 7ifI,
a.nrrcd token. that hcnceforth. Tor ave,
The lnnd If oNE where sleep the Blue and Gray.
Yea, an the moro is ono that Of The troors
I-nnn " hose burial mound no garland droops,
NAM aud mnuy u one IL of the race
Who from tn,lr land had won no an NJ grace
iii nt wars stern hchc,t. through blood and fame,
Tho crown OF freedom 10 their sad browS came!
And with them he Whose epitaph tn sRht
or God high angels gl"ws N liucs. ~ hsltl
Aud Norih and southland yet shall recognize
How cluriuu-ly SHINES in am gel eyes
rho record. Buried with his nigsers!"-see
How that heroic death shall one day Les
known As the first atouing blood We gave
10 blot our nations sins against the slave!
And some who died not IN the cannons smoke
Nor. wrcnrhcd nv pain. ~ hospital anu Held
No less were martyrs. when the faint dawn broke,
And wars grlm ftteful ntcht began 10 lIeld,
Twas then that Lincoln died,
he stand. up glorintd.
Hero and martyr. for all coming time,
1"t -, Ar hun one wno,c GIANT strength NJ will
And loytl purpose bore him through the stress
And strAin ~ service none may dare I" guess.
lie died not till the sun rose men Jay SUI
I,il.n IN ni- Hrfnor. Mighty heart ana hrulnl
When shall earth lOOA on stanton . Lac again!
put oh. beloved dead shall words OF praise,
or Springs fnir biooms. suticof
what mean our sacred. our memorial days
OF you whose giit ui price
To yOuT dear land va. NET
L. It enough that. with the close NJ strife,
Ne reach out plying hands, Ia strcw
/ With roe - pale ana rue, -,
Fighting against us NAY, % II not We'll
That We should rest content with words and Cove
Your work is done! the tax that yet Is ours
l. Ia live nobly, striving stu 20 make
Rightc ousncss rule the Nauun for whose sake
Sc counted life A. haught. II In the skies
The prayers Of saints for those on earth arise,
Ask that work may De- as nObly done,
Our land redeemed, our rect ~ brayely won