The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-03-09

pleasure, Ills talk WAS oil In tho grateful aud
oratulatOry vein. Ito fult that, alter fons
months OF trial, His administration was HtronW
In his grasp OF affairs, strong IN popular favor,
and destined 10 grow stronger, that grave aim.
cnlties confronting him at hts inauguration had
been safely passed. That trouble iay MMaa
meet tho wifo whom hc loved, now recovering
from an illness which had hut lately dh Q',ioted
aud at tiMrH almost unl.crv0d hun that he
Was going 10 hia alma mater 10 renew
the most cherislicd associations os hts Young
manhood, and 70 exchange greettnga With those
step Of his upward progress from tho day hs
entered upon his college course until ho had
attained the l0stiest position IN tho gift Ut his
countrymen. surely, II hsppinasa can over
como from tho hon0rs or triumpha of this
world, on that quiet July morning james 4.
No fors6oding of svti haunted him, not tho
sll9htsst prsm0nition Of danger cloudcd his
sky his terrible fate wAs upon him In sn In
slant One moment hs stood erect, strong.
sonndent on the yeAn stretching peace
fully out before him. The next hc 10y
wounded bleeding, nslpls.s doomed y. y weary
Great In life, he was surprisingly great IN
6eeth. For no cause, In Eho very frOnxy Of
Vantounsss and wickednsea, ~ tho red hand Of
uurdes. ho Was thrust from IL full tide Of thiA
Wovld's interest, from IL hopes. ~ aspirations,
~ Victories into the Visible presence os death,
sp rssaS sasa
msut, but through days OF deadly langnor.
through weeks of agony that wAs not los.
agcny because silsntly borne. With clcat sight
spS spsn @ srsvs. What bu GIT and ruin ', nc. ii. hi
anguishsd syssi Whoss lips may tell what
brilliant broken plans, what bAiacd high amb,.
tons, what sundsring Of strong, warm, manhood
frieudships, what bitter rending OF swccs
household tissl Behind him proud, cxpcct-
ant nation, great host q sSnstain.ss ir.n...
full rioh honon Of her early toll aud tears;
ths vile Of hie youth, whose whole litc lay
= ~, ~ little b0ys noe ~ emerged from
ehlldnuotl's day Of frolic; tho fair young
daughter, the sturdy sona Just sprin2ing into
cloaeSt conpanionship, claiming ivory day aud
every day rswarding fathers love aud care.
meet all dSvnAnds! liefors hiiAp0 and
great darkness. aud his sonl Was not shaken
His conntrxmcn were thrilled with an lnstAnt,
profound aud universal sympathy. Mastertul
IN his mortal weakness, le became the center
o. nations love, enshnned IN tho
and oil the sympathy could not share
with him his suffering. He trod tho vine pr~ss
slo,m. With unfaltering front he faced death.
With unfailing tenderness he took leave u life.
Above the denonlac hiss Vi the assassin's bul-
let ho heard the voicc of God. With simple rc-
signation he bowed 10 tho Divine decree. Al
the end drew near his early craving for the scA
returned. Tue stately mansion Of power had
been 70 him tho weary hospital Of pain, and he
begged 70 b. taken from IL prison walls, from
la oppressive, siifling cir, from its home-
lsssness and it, hopslesaneas Gently.
silently, tho love OF : great people 6Ors
the pale sufferer 10 the longcd for healing Of the
80. 10 live OF 70 die - God should will Within
sight of its hsaving billows, within sound
Of il manifold voices. with van, feversd fees
tenderly lifted 10 the cooling bscese. he looked
out wistfully upon the OCEANS changing won-
ders, on its far sails whitening Ia the morning
light. ON it, restless waves rolling shorcward "a
break and do bcnsAth the noondAy sun. on the
rod clouds OF evening reaching low 70 the
horizon, on the serene aud shining pathway ol
the stars. Let ~ think that hi dying eysl
read mystic meaning which Only the rape and
parting soul may know. Let uS believe that ID
The silonce Of the rscoding world he heard The
great wave breaking on . farther shore, and
felt already upon biz wasted brow the breath
q tho eternal morning.