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regiments filed with our kindred and friends.

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looked for thousands. Not the brightly clad
and gay who left SO lately the homes that
since seemed desoiate without them but a
careworn band. bronzed and dusty. Still
they are welcome 10 the hearts that love
them. The horrors of suspense are forgot
ten. The wife, the mother cings TO the hus
band, the father with n strength in the ten
derness Of embrace that amounts to frenzy.
One family is gay and sad by turns for one
sou has returned, one son has fallen. But,
alas, alas for those who have none to well
come. A frantic cid woman rushes wiIdl,
about, seeking the son she has certainly ex-
peeted. 'Surely he is here. Ny boy INV
brave boy. Where il he ?" None dare tell
that her dear one has persisted almost a, the
threshold, on the very home passage. MANY
a maiden weeps for the lover who comes not.
Many maid sadly mourns for the lover who
comes for he comes an invalid, comes to
leave at home the shadow Of himself. Soon
even the shadow passes and leave. but
memory.
| These are the recollections borne TO us b.
the simple sight of those tattered banners
Those occupy then the place of Cgsar's gar
ments. those are as the warriors cloak
telling at once Of the glory and fall of those
~ 'Ntt ho-dhf W lgtdE lFn-
| phies of devotion to our country's cause
though torn and stained. we love you. we
cherish you. Every tattered fold tells of the
terrible struggle. Every stain tells Of the
life-biood offered as a sacrifice for our coun-
try We weep to think that those who fell
were near and dear to US. What saws
the orator, weep you when you behold bu,
CAESARS yesture wounded? Look YOU here
her. Il. al
traitors" But where. say you, where shall
We look 10 find the fallen? Shall point TO
the ten thousand graves that mark where
soldiers bodies lie 4? No: for there YOU find
but the greensward marked by cold tomb
or other monument. Beneath all is dus, and
ashes. The spirit has fled. Shall point TO
the record Of their noble deeds No: for
there you find but the cold and general sum
mary OF the historian. Where, then, where
shall bid YOU look Look to the heart,
TO your own hearts. Deep down in the
hearts of widows and orphans and cherished
iriehds. lives and ever will find its only
worthy earthly abiding place. the spirit Of
the departed ones. There every struggle
has lett its indeIible mark. You who can
fathom the depth Of tenderness Of the hu-
man heart can fairly appreciate the force Of
that torrent Of woe which swept across the
broad bosom Of this grea, land as the result
OF our civil war We are here tonight as
proof tina, We do appreciate it. We are
here TO offer our esteem for the dead, our
sympathy for the afflicted living.
Well. my friends, our part is not simply
to remember; We are here 10 reflect When
a calamity suddenly threatens one be is apt
TO rush al once TO overcome the threatened
danger. without waiting for lengthy rehec-
ton on the consequences. With a hurried
but fervent, God help me-" he meet. and
overeomes the danger. Then comes rvtieo-
ton Fairly now apprrciatug the position
he t.mbles at thought o. the danger passed.
and, thanking God for his safety. h, reviews
the present and looks to the future tina, he
ma, guard against possible recurrence OF
similar calamity. Such i our position.
my friends Suidcnly the calamit, threat
ened. Suddenly We fastened ID meet /,
| imploring the aid Of God. Yet. few in
deed, # any. dreamt the danger va. rrall,
so great For ninety DAYS service OIL, vas
the first call to arms. Scarce anyone eI-
| pected more than a single serlou. battle.
Scarce anyone expected 10 die Yet when
the fearful work once began slaughter fol-
lowed slaughter and continued for four long
and anxious years. We shudder nov even
to think of the immense number Of the SLAIN
Thank GoG It's over and the cause Won.
Thank God for those preserved
Reviealng nov our present and probable
future We ind ample reasons To again and
again thank God for HIS special favor to our
country. Those who were openly or secret
| lt our enemies are noa ANXIOUS to h. known
A. friends. Our industries instead of beng
crushed have developed one hundred fold.
From other lands constant stream Of I'M
migrants have FASTENED to u evidently pre-
fernng our country 10 their native lands
What better proof could the, give rs u
their esteem To show the world how We
stood few years after the war We projected
grand centennial exhibition. hi, Vas a.
the page Of a book from which the world
might read our character Well. the world
cams. Ii read, and now it appreciates Il.
better than II ever did before. Perhaps ex-
perience and reflection NAV teach US TO APP
| preclate other nations better TOO.
The, come 10 our centennial From North.
from South, from East and West. We gather
trophies Of a working land The great Of
other lands claim kindred with US, and over
the wave glad greetings come from cousins
of the east. SO lei il be- We honor her,
as guests their representatives. These en-
VOWS Of imperial courts traverse the broad
corridors where they find exposed the pro
ducts OF the world. These representative.
come, no doubt, TO honor. As they supposed,
the promising child. perhaps TO smile a. she
would boast But now their thoughtful
looks exchanged tell the story of conviction.
They feel nov, as We, that here i maturing
power destined to lead the world.
What thoughts awaken in the breasts Of
all on viewing the dignity OF our land. not
withstanding the ordeal through which she
has passed. Let US fancy ~e see the nations
gathered BY deputy al our centennial and
read their thoughts.
Spain. Noble old Spain. In spirit she sees
once more her chosen legions. the pride Of
| christian chivalry, spreading her fame
through every cline. She looks on Colum-
bia and il proud TO remember that she alone,
| OF all those naughty nations, had the
genius TO comprehend and send forth a
| Columbus. She thinks Of Balboa, Of Cortez
and OF DE Leon. She loves the stream be-
side which DE Soto rests. Thou, Columbia,
she says, '~hate'er the rest may claim. art
mine France looks upon the edfce she
has helped TO rear. This" she says, us the
land made sacred by the blood my sons
have shed. A holy bond of ~edlock binds
my soul TO thee, sweet land Of liberty thy
fame is Frances honor. Ny cherished
legions, my Chastellux, Rochambeau. and
Lafayette are dear to thee, hail thy flag.
lis wreathed with Frances glory Italy
comes to gaze upon the product of Genoa's
child. She is sad TO think what might have
been had he been listened to. Germany
comes to view the scene which has such
charms to WOO her children from the native
breast. She sees new Teutonic land, in
land as the old expanding IN the west Il too,
rejoice she says, "for here see my chill
dren dwell in peace, in wealth and harmony
II you succeed then partake your fame
God speed you, from my heart" Next
England comes to claim, as usual, the
lions share. Spain France Germany !,
what have they done2 My children are
the masters here. Ny soul expands to see
how well they copy from the motherland
See those ships of war, They are almost as
strong as mine. Lo. the industries that
swell the land. Liverpool and Manchester