The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-11-28

country we'll, both as soldier and citizen.
said as he stood beside the mortal re-
mains of his friend, amid great con
course who had assembled to pay the
last tribute of respect TO the honored
dead
= 4 Friends and neighbors,-
We have come together to-day to pay
our respects to man who has gone in
and out among us for 30 years. And we
all know that he whom we honor would
have preferred, had he been consulted,
| to have had these services held at his
home, and | doubt not that instead of
these formal exercises he would have
chosen the repetition of few words
wrung from the great souls of humanity.
He would have chosen them because of
his simple modesty. Not that modesty
which comes from fear, but from the
total subjugation of self. But his family
have chosen wisely in permitting us to
share their mourning. He studied first
the law, but not with enthusiasm His
tastes were other than this There has
been no soldier lame or blind or suffer
ing, to whom he has not reached out a
helping hand. This was his work. and
to him also the waving fields of corn
were a delight, the winds were music,
and he loved the horse. The one he
drove was characteristic Of him. Gen
Lincoln's life was III stirring times He
belonged to neither extremist party. but
him who is rightly called The Ex-
pounder of the Constitution and he
believed with the great Webster in that
best of all principles, Liberty and
Union, now and forever, one and insep
erable.'' Gen. Lincoln knew slavery was
a curse, and when the war came, he was
in at the death, standing firmly under
Americas great commander. The quail
ity of integrity was no less marked in
Gen. Lincoln. than was that of simplici-
ty, and his honest humor, we shall al
ways remember. In hardship, in priva-
tion, yes on the lonely mountains during
the great struggle, he could always find
a chance to cheer the dependency of
comrades with an honest laugh This
brave old man kept that wonderful hui
NOR to the end
Gen. Lincoln always showed much in
terest in Virginia, and in all, whose ac-
quaintance he had made in the weary
days of his imprisonment.
The tidings of his death brought deep
sorrow to the hearts of his southern
friends. O. l..
Eupepsy.
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You must have it, to fully enjou life. /
Thousands are searching for it daily and
mourning because they find it not. /
Thousands of dollars are spent annually
by our people in the hope that they may
attain this boon. And yet it may be |
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ters, if used according to directions I
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Hughes u Bells.
Center-fielder Griffin of the Baltimore
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For Disordered Liver try Beecham's
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