Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-28

Pm prosperity. Oars 20 csrry the trsr
.ceodins traditions ct he old south, frou
which none Of u can In honor or rever
ence depsrr, uas.ained and unbroken into
the new. Shall We fsL? Snail the blood
u the old scuth, the best s,ain that tr.,
u2lttted human endesvor, the,
ran like wafer at duty call
.nd never stained wlere 1t
t ucheo-.hsn this blood that pcurs into
on veins through century, luminou, with
scoi. vemsnt, f5r the irst time fslter ano
be driven back from irresolute hearts?
Slall We fall when the old south-ths
left Us better heritage IN manIiness and
coursge than In b.o.d and rich acres
calls on US Ia win 20 setele the problems
thst beset bel?
| soldier lsy wounded on hard Tough.
field. The roar Of the battle had died
sway, and he rested in the desoly still
! ness of It's sfterDlth. Not sound was
| heard SO he lsy there sorely smittea snd
| speechless, but the shrek OF The olnded
and the sigh Of ths dying eUui g.
i; escaped from the tumult Of earth uato
the ulspesk.ble peace Of the stars Atsr
ever the a.ld Il oksred the lanterns or the
surgeons with the llttsr o.afers, ses1cn ipe
that they might take away those whose
Ives could be saved, aud leave 10 sorrow
those who were doomed to die. With
pleading eyes through the darkness this
| poor solder watched, unable to turn or Il
spsaF, as the lanterns drew near. A
last the light faahed In HE face, the sur
geon with kindly inteLt bend over him,
| hesitased moment, shook III
| hesd, sno Was gone. leaving
the poor fellow alone with
they went On from one part Of the field &c
this other. AS they came back the sur
geon Bonded over him again. 81 belIev.
4 this poor fellow lives I'LL sundown to-
morrow he will get we'll" sni 4 sgaip,
leaving. him not with death, but with
hope, for al night long these words fell
into his heart So the dsws fell from the
stars on his lips.
"If he but lives ill eundoT he will get
WELL" He turned his weary head to the
east and watched for the coming sun. At
LAST the Stars went out; the cast 'remo'ed
with radiance, and the sun
slowly lifting above the horizop, tiUguu
his pailld face with h,me. He watched
it SIS inch By inch II climbed slo WY up the
heavens. He thought OF life, lis hopes
sad an 3itiors, snd its sweetness sid lss
raptures, and he iorutied his soul against
despair Unit! the sun had reached Us
zaui h. II s.oped downi!s slow descent,
sad his liiei gss eobing s1sy slt HE
leaIt WAS faltering, and ne needed
stronger stimulus to make him Stand the
struggle until the end CT IN
day had come. He thought q
his fsr-of home, the blessed house
resting In tranquil peace, wIGa the roses
climbing to IT'S door and the trees
whispering to its windows and d,zi1g IN
the sunshine; tina orcastd, and tne little
brook running like silver thread through
the forest. III live till sundoIn, l viii
see 1t sgsil Will walk WI the shady
lane, will open the battered gate, ano
the N 1cklng bird SHALL call 10 rue from
the orchard, and will drink again ct the
old mossy spring" Aad ne thought OF
the wife who mad come from the neiga
boring farmhouse nnd PM her hand shyly
in his and brought sweetness to his liie
snd llghs TO his home. at ! live
till shutdown shall look once
more into her deep and loving eyer, ano
press her brown head once more 10 my
aching breast" Ana he thought of the
old father, patient IN prayer, bending
lower and over every day uoder his load
shutdown l Shall see HIN ag.ip, and wind
my strong arms about his feepls oodg,
and his hands Shall rest upon my heaG
while the uEspe.kiole healing Of nj; bless
log falls into nv heart" Aud he though
his knees and tangled Their little hauds
Ia his hersstrlngs, wskiag them to sEcl
m nsic IS earth slsli MOI eq1Si or hes en
shall m DIST my parcied lips VITA theit
warm mouths, and tie little fingers
shall run once more over my face" And
he thought Ct his old mothrr, VINO
gathered these children sb ut her and
bs.hed her old heart airesh In their bright
nssslInd ettured her old lips an W to tneit
boy came home. "If Iva till sundown
will see her sga:n AID { will resi-
my head at my old place OIL
her knee and weep swsy al, ali memory
OF this desolste night"
And the son OF God, who h.d died for
men, bending from the skies, put the
hand that had been nailed 80 the cross on
the ebbing life and held It staunch until
the sun went down and the stars COM
on. aui s1one down into the brave mans
1esrs and were blurred In his glletenirg
eyes, and the l,nterns ct the surgeons
came and he WAS led from death unto
life.
The world Is battle lid strewn with
the wrecks OF governments and instltu
tions, CT theories and Of faiths
thss havei just gone Own 10
the carnage IT years. On this A.ld
lies the south, smitten with her
problems. Above the ti9ld swing the
lanterns CT I'D; sm!d the carnage Wlks1
the great ply siclsa. Over the ssska8Ae5
bends: "Ii ye but live till ShorroE
suncown, ye shall endure. "FMy :cQu5
trYmen, let Us for her sake turn oug. 2s
TO the esst and wstch, IS thet fdier.
watched, for the coming su $Est uG|
stxnch her wounds and hold Aseste adf "a
as the sun mounts the skiss; Us 1t dSc
scerds let US minister to her and
stand constant at her sidf
for the sake Of on: children
and OF generations unborn taA. shall sui-
Ter (! she f,ils And when the sun hiss
gone down, AID the day Of her proostior
has endeo, and the st.rs have flied her
hear, 'hs !al.erng shall De sRurg over
the f Id sgaio, and the Great Physician
shs!l lesd ger up from trouble into con-
tent,flom suftsrir INTO peace, from deaih
ua,o life. Let evaly msu here pledge
himself In this high and ardent hour, IS l
pledge myself AID the boy tha'
shall follow me every tnaa him
self end bis con - here hsdd
to haad and heat to heart
taas in deep and esrasss loyalty, Ia p.
tiens psins.sking and care, he snail Ws.1h
her interests, advance her fortunes, de
fend her fame and guard her honor as
limo al ljfa shall lset