Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-08
THE REUNION.
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TAN SECOND DAY.
The City TANNED, and Still They Come
The Greeting Of the Living
0rations 10 the Dead.
An Original Poem on The Confederate
Dead" Dedicated to Jefferson
A Oolored Boot Black Horribly Mangled
While Stealing Ride.

A Oolored Boot-Black Horribly Mangled
While Stealing Ride.
Special TO the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEx., Aug. 1.-THE second
day of the reunion was, II possible. y
still greater social success thnn the
first. The weather continued delight
ful aud Dallas and her visitors appar-
emily poured out en- nasse to the
festivities ut the lake. 1t Is estimated
that fully thirty thousand people
were on the grounds during the day,
not only the cncampment section, but
the timbered region surrounding the
lake and along the Trinity river for n
radius Of a mile nom the speakers
stands being alive with people.
The proceedings commenced at 10
a, m. with prayer by Gen. II. M.
Gano. Gen. Sui Ross of Waco then
delivered what IL universally re-
garded as the most brilliant
Grafton Of the reunion thus far.
Gen. Ross was followed by Messrs.
=. Is. kilgore OF Wills Point Gen. X.
NJ. Gano, Mayor Cabeil OF Dallas, IL.
Z. Mack OF Collin county, Gen, George
j. Henley, late OF Virginia, aud Others
In very interesting aud able Efforts, all
of which were highly appreciated, as
evidenced by the numerous outbursts
OF applause
Miss Ola Coker, aged about twelve
years, read beautiful essay entitled,
our Confederate Dead"
MIRA Y. nj. Winkier, editress OF the
Prairie FLOWER, III rare grace ana win
ming elect rendered the following
| aou III Snuth C.roiina ana iadica,.,,
| In I,ftaraon Davis
!
MISS iuoMfs"N's fobM'
n, MISS as THOMPSON.
To Hon. Jeileuon Davis, the only President
oil the So"'h.fn 'onicoornov'
There stnndost nll alone,
An eagle ON rocky height,
Upon mountain throne;
so cold, 40 high, No far away,
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Sweet memories nom Southern cline.
Ronr faith kl,sir soasss ~ axshrzHs A.sss.--
Upon the golden air.
What though no drum beats THRIFT
Upon the distant hili,
And what we hoped and loved so well
Has passed away like beauty's spell
From fountain, mead and rill
Yet there are things that cannot die,
But iinger meath the shining sky
When all besides IN siili.
o,, wa,.,,
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Ana -, ~ n, $3.50 ."'
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And reyellicit Its music makes
Upon the tides OF Time.
And snow white lilies reign suprsme.
And night ~ vocal with the lay
ofmocking birds, that swcetly say
, son things beneath the moon.
They have no other crown
Whose arms ARE ali Ind down
Save the bright gems that fame doth ,yea
And In thy sacred keeping leave.
: Obi kingIy Haidcr high;
who silst upon Thy mountain throne.
Glorious aud fair, snd all alone.
,,
3 nv no.'nern nost. hiAs the dhy
. IN ~, ,s polnp n''s past away
y Wms'n'n n'a's no pus'. plow,
! Lees myrlads all are silent now
/ And thou, with thy thrice kingiy brow,
/ Keeps trysting nil alone.
4 Thy hair like snow nHkcs.glcam
!. Tells that Ilfe'- ntnl dream
: WIN soon be past;
That DER the River, dark and drear.
Thou. too. shaft 20 10 ioIn Tho d..a
whn Uni, hsynna s sv, ,haa ''' ''A'
In tba, sweet home wha,e co,r,o,. ANA.
Andangc, ,nlnsyc,, wh,s,sr ..',sa", ..''
. In shna.w M The ,hrona
1 y 80
shalt join the blessed patriot band
Long vanished from our summer land
Where war cry never thrills;
Where drums no.er Dsa.' nor warrior pre-
: INC s',' s.een m,,, ana loves e"rssH