The Penn's Grove record., 1885-06-06

Tlt.f div -lau.I he. nrgeaa, al Die
4. P...a.t-m. d. vs 70 .us.
.ra..l .h.,t pr.l. .ly roa.aet tle
.r.stt.rfat JOSH Alaua, In e.umaut-
inc ulan Che aa-s4sca. sIa da.'s.ati'1
"a Independence ou the iuaa3 cpl July
i776. tn Sly Siam at..u believe That
If VIII he celebrated bs Sues olla- -t'-
e..tols. astaa .raa, anniversary a.-,I-
val IL Uggaf to Dee cg'.Wgt..u3-n' as
tie day OF aeI.yeuaae. bg s.an aeia
of devotion to- Nlnjsa,n t.nll. ita1-ht
10 yc ,5lafaaizeJUI.u pomp and parade,
with shows. games. -pl..f Ia5s, ba'iS''
bolaot, a.. HUN. .'.ou- from ala end
of inns continent TO Tie o,'ariram this
time forth forever Aua Itie great
ra.r.ot's desire and propargg ..aEa been
realized 5or more tram q century, and
u. all know how The day and ifs ceIe-
lrdtinn have ever stirred tire Ac,rtS oil
Americans with la..iQtle ierstr, Ana
$50 I.4sr Wu uo. hope aul expect that
or people aad ,s. ca.aI.y tae young
,yU he deeply impressed Wa,a J5Is sim
PIC lat t5ua4l8g ceremony as 1t is OBJ
crval yea tasaaT. teaching them
10 cEeaaa cherish ald dcleui The tn
ION Of tic states aad It's free institute
lions, % preserve which so many noble
IE,s a..s 4a.a4leyl?
TI5is. "a. a.Ealug s.45al ," perpetual
tel toa.rt-t aur svaantag ion the SUI
yigiae families -. t,.s il...n. Who
have -a.It-e,a 20 HJ.a rs .aey IN these
.acliso4s e. preserve die nation: We
MA ma1tua. but W. c.u never realize
tae p<tcus @.l intensity Of the suffer
frgs OF tie blrgaggI - there a widow
here who was compelled to give her
husband 10 the Co.4,r5 service never
4a- ratuu.r WHO ea}a up him whose
rrf-af.cg wa ever UCrd..iEht, to whom
he could ever 10 Isi counsel and com
fort iii tire embarrassing duties Of life
and upan whom sheuo3ld lean in hours
of tyalula and daAEafg She could tel
how her heart his taeu wrung, how She
has missed Lcr counsel and assistance,
.huH the home has beel darkeued, and
how for these tHcut9 years she has had
to tread lilies pathway alone, bearing
alone tie great burden Of caring for and
educating her orphan children Isthcre
a Mo.her here who ut the call Of the
country cave up her son, the joy and
comfort of her lie and her support in
her declining years, to 90 to the front
in defence Of the imperiiled UNION?
And dill ne afterwards fail amid the
shock Of balta and return to her no
m5Ie3 And WAS thus cut short a life of
premise, blasting she fond hopes of tie
future that clustered about her son,
filling that mo.lcr's heart with a grief
lIag even liIue does not assuage. How
many dahcned homes and Swallowed
lives are lIt std IGiIldSt VI TIC WI
Is it uotright then, is it not cur duty,
to gather with thasc stricken ones, and
Join visa them in laying flowers upon
the graves of theirloyed ones, and with
them drop tie tear Of sympathy, 1t IS
day for tenderness, for words Of con-
ISOLATION. And right here to the bereay-
ed ones let me repeat the words of the
Latin Poet 1t is sweet and glorious to
die for ones Country; a sentiment as
true and consoling to day as it was when
uttered more than 1890 years ago. 1t
is sad indeed that they should part from
dear ones here. and for us to lose
their comranionship and consolation,
hui they have only anticipated us a lit
tie. time is rapidly heeting and in a lit
tie While we shall be called to follow.
They have died Il sweet and glorious
them the tolls and cares Of this
cAequered life disturbed no more: and
if these fallen patriots, when they
marched into the deadly conflict, calmly
,1,.1 Ilo;. ,-,,-+ u, 4to G,I of l.t4Ioe