Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-06-14

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Not TO the Generals sounding name
Nor TO the heros wider fame
But 10 the manly tact 30 rare
Ihey knew 10 strike and TO forbeaF;
hat pressed the combat to a close
Then made him brother to his foes
It's said that master of music
When dying was harrassed with pain
That the strain he was leaving unfinished
There was no one 10 take up again.
Do You who have writ with the musket,
The song Of the valiant and true
DO You wonder, as life's scenes are closing
Who win take up the strain after you?
Do you wonder who'll stand by the banner,
Undaunted by day and by night,
To see that no stain Of dishonOr
Ere clings totts folds rosy bright?
Do you wonder how long will the Southland
Whose defeat was blessing unseen,
Still whisper the watchword OF treason:
And cherish the bitterness keen:
Do you wonder whence cometh the Lincoln
From labor to strike off the chains,
10 lead from worse bondage than Egypt's
Gods people away from their gains:
You haye settled the question of Union;
One Nation we live or we die.
Ger the land to our Fathers God-given
But the star spangled banner may fly.
disorder.
- Must iaunt in the breeze and the sun.
through the length and the breadth OF our border
our country and banner are one
nd the song the first beats of whose measure
- We have written IN bloodshed and tears
ehall yet be the chorus OF nations
When Peace shall have hallowed the years
General Watrous was called on and
took the floor He said he was sur
prised. He had been expectinga speech
from Gov. Smith just then. Generally
ne didn't believe people who tell you
they are unprepared, but he must plead
mreadiness. He complimented Mayor
Giilmann's speech of welcome. The
Mayor had said we have no school in
which to teach patriotism; but every
Grand Army Post and every such re-um-
ION as this is school of loyalty and pat
riotism. Men do not come here alto
gether to have Il good time They could
probably enjoy themselves as well at
home as out here in the burning sun,
marching in professions or listening to
speeches. But they come here largely
from patriotism. Every gathering of
this kind tends to make every man who
attends it better patriot and better
citizen. These reunions awaken MEM
cries that are precious to soldiers. They
are living more in the past than in the
present. They see the past in their
gatherings as others cannot see it. We
are reminded of our first quarters, our
first camp, of the first time we heard the
boom Of the cannon in front. of the or
der to form in line of battle, of the rat
tie of musketry, and all the other sights
and sounds of battle, These reunions
make us sincere lovers of our govern
ment and our flag. He eulogized the
national guard (militia) and said he did
1t, not because he had been connected
with ii, but because he admired it. Old
soldiers We're accustomed to look Mt the
militia with plying eyes. rs play sol
diers fit only for show. But since those
days in Milwaukee a few weeks AGO. he
had learned TO respect the national
guard Not because they had performed
amy wonderful things. but because they
had shown a willingness to perform any
duty they might be called ON to perform.
rs the old soldiers showed willingness
twenty-five years ago. Lately he had
been in great city when men seemed
walking ON pins. business end up-when
everything seemed feyerish and every
one was filled with apprehension The
dangerous elements of society were in a
ferment and their leaders were ready to
do bodily harm and destroy property.
When we looked to the head of the city
government for protection we found
about rs much backbone rs in an angle
worm. The great city felt the need Of a