The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-07-14
THERE Is 4 RARE EXOTIC


that blooms hut once in a century, and
then II fills the light with beauty aud the
air with fragrance. In each OF the two
centuries Of Virginia's Statehood, there
has sprung from the loins Of her heroic
race n son whose name and deeds will
bloom throughout the ages. Both fought
Tor liberty and independence. Geonge
Washington won against a kingdom
whose seat was three thousand miles
away, whose soldiers had 10 sail In ships
across the deep, and he found In the
boundless ARA Of his own landiis strong.
est Notifications. August, beyond the
reach Of deiraction, Is the glory OF his
name. Robert Edward Lee made fierccr
and bloodier fight against greater odds.
aud nj greater sacrifice, and lost, against
the greatest nation Of modern history.
armed with steam and electricity and all
the appliances OF modern scicncc-a ma
ton which mustered It's hosts NJ the very
threshold OF his door. But his life
teaches the gnndest lesson-how man.
hood AN rise t~ranscendent over adyersi.
~, and is in itself alone, under God, pre-
~eminent-the grander lesson because as
sorrow and misfortune are sooner or later
the common lot, even that Of him who Is
to-day the eonqueur, he who bears them
best Is made Of stemest stuff, and Is the
most useful and universal, a. ho IL the
greatest and noblest exemplar.
And now he has vanished from us for
ever. And rs this all that Is left Of him
this handful OF dust beneath the marble
stnne2
mol the ages answer as thcy rise from
the CULTS OF time where lny the wrecks Of
kingdoms and estates, holding up In
their hands as their only trophies the
names Of those who have wrought for
man the love and trar Of God, and In
love unfearing for their fellow-men.
mol the prc.ent answers, bending by
his tomb. :
Mol the future answers, rs the breath
Of the morning fans iis ndiant brow, and
Its soul drinks in sweet inspirations from
the lovely life Of Lee.
mol methinks the very heavens echo,
a. melt Into their depths the words oI
reyerent love that voice tho hearts Of
men to the tingling stars.
CONE VIZ, ruRS, TO-DAY
In loyal love 10 anctiiy our memories. 10
make strong oil good intent by commnn.
Ion With the spirit Of him who. being
dead, yet spcakcth. Come, child In div
spotless Innocence; come, maiden In thy
purity come, youth in thy prime; come.
manhood In thy strength come, mother
In thy nobility come, agc In thy ripe
wisdom come. citizen ; come, soldier
let Ne strew the roses and lilies II June
around his tomb; for he, like them,
exhaled In his life natures bencfccnce,
and the grave has c~unsccra,cd that life
and given u 10 us all.
Come, for here he rcsts, anil
''uu mi. green hsnl b. ,Ais fair .,r..r.
We ST to-day . vellve sis=s
nsl nsnesy uaay n. sssi. Fefe.aa
Hssn hks saf aires cut ssns ~. Tpns.'
Come, for here tho genius Of lofie-t
pocey In the artists DRAM and through
the sculptor's touch has restored his
form and features. A Valentine In.
lifted the marble veil and disclosed him
10 ms AZ We would love 10 look upon him
Lying. the flower % knirhthoui. In
Joyous card" His sword bcside him Il
shesthed forever, but Honors seal Il ON
his brow and valot's star Il on bis bras,.
and the peace that passeth all under.
standing dsscends upon him. Here, not
In the hour Of his grsnde-t triumph Of
earth, ss when, mid the hattle-roar.
shouting batislions followed his trcuehant
sword and bleeding veterans fcsFot their
wounds 10 leap between him anil bis
enemies, bu. here. In victory supreme
over Earth it>elf and over Death. IL
Conqueror. he rvsss. his warfare done,
And a. we seem 10 Fsse oaee mure on
him we loved and hailed g Chief In his
sweet dreamless sleep. the Tranquil fsee
n clothed with Heavens light. and the
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