The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1888-06-01
CROWNED With FLOWERS
BrattIebOrO's Tribute TO Her
Patriot Dead.

p,44IoI,.a U,;huta fo Hon
DfdteitUUTO IIIV"to HO'
PatflOt Dcau'
Rev: +. J. Parry's Mem1r",. ,,,', ,nn Auaress
n,,;n;,,an i"., mI y, Hines-interestin
Prnoramme Throuphout.
nv -. n,orhro,oo of ,ho
dne nGly ual ~ pd,,,Hlin WI ne ,nat
o,,"o.,,, 49, VI pat+ahpro wednesday NJ
Un1Hi Isl '.e ~ ~ ~" towns of{ibe co;tr
,,n MIl' aa II, ,'ioSo -, t,u ,yas naf os ,r'ra
,,,,o NV -; e' tbe anneor,nne of tha
unun, Jhu5 S rao'n acto,,f to VII tbe tow
Iii .l,i' Juo t was ands the trihmt
- ~ - ioi,sL, a,r,,lsetJ,, ra,,or
w',cii 1t Pmiu, seaouo tho nat nai faelin,- aeir,
81, ~ man iu,.! ap"Ou tbaushitba ao,,,nrss
az 'no suais ~ ~, & m ,,s,,al ~ Ills aoaSo
Rr,ttahor ti,Je so"aee rlI hefore MAIN - rrh ~,
otierin@ on onv similar occasion. The soldier
o ny h'. H. nn,,, fren, to
.dis',i,,,, WI i n,,d ,iS sient shouIdar was
s,,a d,,m' Inu % oNo, ath M a. laure wIilo tho
''i,',. on,i' ~ i,,no,,, M tastef,,u,,
Jranad JJU ,,,i, ,"I i,,,rnI A. The tosvn haIi the
stade was "''a a narfect hover of s,or,I beautv
and fragrance. A pyramid OF 50sbOuquets of
IL InlI I, l.,
,ho onn~ oa,tr;hutad h,Ytha pa,;tist
1aI;os oat;f,,I m"s nrnss of rosa ndy NIL
liz - o,n,';'.n,d and heJ;otro rona u,ns
oaappoi' H., ", aIse y ~ wnaEs" ,,ro,tl
onI Stor of ,,ams;os bv the l,l;as nf thn
tho paiiof cprns u,ora in ,na,,nrv Of tba;r
decoasoH n,on,hors Mrs IT n Iaoonard % and
Wrs An,oD par,ar mo sons ~ WntoromS
naaroJ nv, on"hnr nnd a croc,ont /, n,annrv
of 81 dnl,' dr a"SnHi m,,lar a ana - 'i' M,
roce huds rinitn ,Je and sniIsy. the WatbodiSt
iod;os ~ - ~ forai iesgn that ,,,as nSod in
tha o3,'noi, g, GJ H. ond 7a,;a,,s ntha ,noo,in
o,d nraon;,ot;nn :, ora,t nrofns;on nf aowprs
'I a.; saot,s on5 rass s' ,,;t
,u,'t -, 40 :,.a,, Gnu ,,.ra,ths e. aoni
"oou. .ota, ~ , eaui cen "''"'h'' oNo ioi '"'n
Ne,uia W., IN an sIaVe' ..uv
ne exercises were openea VIII tne ny
slde ChapeF' by the uahd. Inen came u
song. "Biest BE the Guard," by Col. y. n.
Clark, music by w. j. ID. Leavitt, spirltedly
rendered by quartet consisting of +. L..
Parker, l.. X, Willis, II. A. Stevens and W..
ii. Bigelow- Rev. Mr.. Smithers offered
prayer. invoking divine blessing on the ma
ton and its rulers, and Rev. F.J. Parry de-
ivered the following address, which was
closely listened TO and enthusiastically ap-
laupded at the close
Mr., ,.,s .a,
the people of Florence one morning found
that the grave of the great Italian, Savonaro-
la, had been covered by flowers. and they at
trbuted it to miracle which tile angels had
wrought. We come to-day to the graves where
lie the men who were noble enough to die for
liberty, and with human hands will cover
them over with flowers that have been moist
ened bv human tears. We bring the honey
sllckle and the myrtle with their lessons Of
1ati ltn ai.n1i
of love, and the lilac 10 speak OF the soldiers
manliness, and the oak leaf to tipify his prin-
ciple, and the datl0dil TO set forth his match
less chiyalry, and the anlaranth to prefgure
his immortality. and the olive branch to Illus
trate the peace his yaor made possible. With
the duties of the day there comes q shadowy
most OF sad memories ardarestlesS Hood OF con-
iiie,5.is sgos.nls ~ Weep stsay ba.'t,ise
tna;r natriot;sn ama oymit hnca,,so "a tSo;,
nnhia sacriticn The d,,t;os 90 H. u - ,.a
soion,n md ;mnroSsi,o n'I tn;,; -. ,o onE a oie
',,, H., "", h ii '',u pu'iioto. Ineie
oic thoeo "ho '',iii tiia. the opserViiice Oh
uecolatioh diy mas tendency 10 perpetllate
bitterness and anllnoslty. AS though it were
possible for flowers, the emblems of purity
and love, to perpetuate bitterness! Flowers
suggest sympathy, compassion, forgiveness.
Flowers are the WORLDS decorators and beau
tlilers, ana sWeeteners. In the garden and
the 1leld' ON the hillside and Ill the dell, they
are everywhere God.s messengers OF mercy,
breathing the sentiment OF Kindness and
brotherhood. And L am confldent that this
is the sentiment that dominates the day we
celebrate. The widow will mingle with us.
bringing the wreath she has freshened with
her tears. The children will come to listen
to the story of their fathers valor and again
VOW their devotion to the country for which
he gave up his NE. Klch and poor, old and
young, men and women, Will honor to-day
our surviving veterans, ana 90 homage to
the memory OF our patriot dead, who together
constitute our nations grand army-an army
that needs no statue or inscription to reveal
its greatness, for its greatness is revealed in
the Joy with which we tread the hallowed
ground which holds their Venerated bones,
and i'll the peace that smiles on all they fought
for, and i'll the wealth that clothes the land
they died FOR; ana so we say
"Cover them over with beautiful flowers,
Deck them with garlands, these brothers of ours,
Lying SO silent by night and by day,
Sleeping the years OF thelr manhood away.
6oNeL o tiei'l over ges io,oi ,ieii i, over,
@ aien'i '', t6asn s,I, han
Coyer thein ovar with heantifnI dovers
aor tl,;s tr;hnto -do, ho,,. .hoso
~ We ieu''e. :.m 'lii1 w. ~ NV NJ
very services recali' a. II, a iiaSic mirror, tne
eNeh.s Vi 'iia, ionS y. dn9 oause Ipel
an W pass III paiioi ',ii. :" ueioiG US. iioN
We 70 pach t9-oay onni M ,nn ears pesii,i,lns ii
Win 1hai Iulet APi" ~ nii'S With tnele
was liashea over e.n5 tne ,'a mines ,ne news tnat
sumter nad oeeL llIIu upoii anu tIat IL was
douDtiui Whealhel tHe i!.,i neiole A'l9Grson couu
deiend IL WIN ms il.tie uann. "a IoW we re-
caIi To-Day those soullus t u pieparalloh tnal
I0loWed tne liluslc u Ios5elo.'s .I urulls' Ihe
slNerv voice ol neloi. ai gusnc tleh lhe ap-
pealS Oh tne ola.ois' io,u"eu a.,o, Nv tile pale
cneeks OF Wohei, anu tile nusheu iaces ol men.
INiuIs we reeail 'u-u".' ~ no" IN ieSpohse ~
the presidents can lor men, the thousands
left their farms. ana business ana mus ana
schools, giving up east anu peace, ana nome
and study, ana enlisted III tne army OF 1ree-