Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-05

compense of the patriot soldier is not the
paltry sum of gold that supplies his ne
cessities during his term of service. nor
yet the scanty pension paid him when
crippled by wounds, or broken with in
firmtieS, but his real recompense is the
sense of y duty performed, the Qualification
OF privilege enjoyed and the everlasting
honor, and respect and gratitude so freely
shown him by his ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
matchless glory of soldier.
Troops who fight for pay, and pay alone.
from the mercenaries. who marketed their
military services in ancient days down to
to the hired llessians who fought for Eng
lands crown in the war of our own revO-
lution-troops who fight for pay alone
have ever been treated with respectful
contempt and eyed with watchful dis
trust, by the very ones who were forced to
accept their sordid and inferior services.
mat patriot without peer, to whose
memorya loving and grateful country has
reared the loftiest monument ever built by
the hand OF man-that patriot, when called
10 lead the armies of his countries i'm her
struggle for Independence, refused all com
pensatlon, save the bare expenses of his
frugal camp. | need not call his name,
for by the mere recital of his un,
eNampled deeds COlumbia's sons can
recognize the Father of their Country
The spirit of pure patriotism will ever be
mans nOblest inspiration, and the memo
IltS vi IJdlllbJ heroes, VINO nave Datlleu
for their country's rights, will ever remain
enshrined in the hearts Of all their coun-
trymen, worthy to bear their cOuntry's
name.
Memorial Day is set apart as special
occasion for Americas national patriots
to pay their yearly tribute of respect to
their heroic dead ; and to-day, wherever
the flag of the Union flOated over loyal
hearts during the dark days of the rebel
lion, there are the people gathered in me
mortal services. What more fitting time
to recall the memory of the dead than
when, from the grave of winter the sleep
ing life of earth springs forth again in
emerald tlnts, and what more fitting token
of our love and faith than to strew the
graves of our fallen brave with the early
flowers OF Spring-bright emblens of a
greater resurrection and a blessed immor-
tallty. Beautiful, indeed, are the memo
rial services, and strong is the stimulus
given to the spirit of patriotism in the
hearts of the young, when they behold
their countrymen. pausing from their daily
toll, to join the veterans of their country's
wars in rendering honor to their comrades
gone before-honor not alone to the dis
tlngulshed heroes whose names are bla-
Zoned on history page, not alone to
these, but to the humber ones as we'll
who, without II thought OF fame beyond
the narrow limits of their village homes,
gave freely all they had-their liVes-to
their cOuntryS cause
May lneSe beautiful ana solemn Memo
tl''l ser 'cte cIh.I ul'e III Ihe liIure as III
.'iG 49, "''''i - i''9t ~! N,H- gray
ma CHI, with lettering steps, to Il comrades
grave, and there, while his Warike spirit
9I'all ne s'iTIeu a-alu WIN tne glorious
memories of an historic past there tender
comrade' last loving tribute to the mem
DRY OI those silent ones, whose labprS and
"uo9e ihe-plool were tlc price ol our res
O"eo l'"cl''e7 an" o''l "lpIoAe" l hloh'
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