Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-31

endured hardships, fought battles and
gained victories, the like the world never
dreamed of before That grand army that
saved our fag, and made us the foremost
nation on the earth. Father, As YOU strew
flowers over the grave OF that noble boy,
whose young life went Out that his coun-
| try might live, be cOnsOled With the
thought that You are the father Of hero
Son, az you drop the rose OF the lily on the
grave OF that father who either fell IN battle
or mas since died, though the duty is a sad
one thank God that you are that father s
son, and In the act, cOnsecrate yourself 10
the same duty il your country ever needs
the sacrifice lad lct uS az as We sire =
dowers over the graves Of our hOnOred dead,
reconsecrate ourselves to the great work ci
making cur country better as the years 20
by Let US remember, that eternal vigi-
lance is the price Of liberty-that although
our country was saved by the deeds Of
those whose memory we revere to day, it's
prosperity, its continued greatness and Ia
ture prospects all depend upon good cit
izenship, and that it behoOyes Us as men
90 see to it that the young are trained in
the true spirit Of loyalty, that this great
government may not perish from the
earth. 80
To concluding he said: And now. com.
rades, our sad but pleasing duty will soon
be ended. Again We have said that our
sleeping comrades are not forgotten We
have again woven fresh garlauds and are
about TO place them above the sleeping
dust of those with whom we camped, with
whom We marched, and with whom we
bore the brunt of battle. Let the lessons
this day teaches be not forgotten. Let us
rebuke Guy and all who talk OF civil war
again, aud let rs instill into the minds OF
our children by these precious acts on
each annual return of this day that civil
war must he an impOssibility Many Of
as may perform this act for the last time
to-day Ere another Decoration Day
comes We may lie with our sleeping com
rades, and friends may strew how-
ers over our graves. For
The boys are growing old We
are young no more rs when we went forth
battle. The frosts of many winters are
whitening on nearly all OCr brOws, and
year by year We will have TO answer the
roll call of death. Let us so live that
ANA hAAN sum A-ANAa WINS 10 AA4tNJ --tN 80
ready. and that the summons may be to
come up higher to serve the Great COm-
mauder of the universe. May It be said OF
each OF us when that time comes He has
fought a good fight, he has done what he
could. And now We will leave our dead
comrades until another year rolls around,
and the fresh flowers of another spring
bloom for them And A. we thus leave
them how appropriate to say Of them
"Here rest the great ard good, here they
repose after their generous toll A sacred
band, they take their sleep together, while
the year comes with its early flowers to
deck their graves, and gather them sgain
as winter flowers Theirs Is no vulgar
-epulcher. Green sods are their only mon
uments, and vet il tells nobler history
than piIared piles or the eternal pyra-
uids. They need no statue nor iuscrip-
ton to reveal their greatness. II is round
them; snd the Joy with which the children
trsad the hallowed ground that holds their
veuerated bones. the peace that smiles on
an they Tough, for, and the wealth that
clothes the land they rescued-thtse,
though mute. as feeling ever Is when deep
eat. these are monuments more lasting than
/ The flames reared 20 the kings and demigods
OF old