The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16
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The late lamentCl Grady, i'm his recent
speech IN Boston used, the following bcaut-
iul words
1t IL the pride, | believe. of the South
with ter simple aud strong faith and her
homogeneous people, that we elevate there
the citizen above the pIrty, and the citizens
above everything. We teach a man that
his best guide at last is ms own conscience:
that his sovereignty rests beneath his own
hH', that his own right arm and his own
stout heart are his best DIP .ndcncc. that he
should rely on his ; ate for nothing tina, he
can do for himself, and on his Govern
mcnt for nothing that his state can ao i,r
him, bu. that he should stand upright and
selt-rcspccting lowering his family in the
sweat Of his brow, loNingtu his STATE loyaI
20 his Republic earnest in his allegiance
wherever II rests but building al last
his nltnrs above his own hcarths,onc. and
cnShrniug liberty in his own heart Nu.
plause. That is 4 sentiment that | would
not have been afraid to avow last uiglt.aud
yet u IS mighty good democratic doctrine
Applause Why, let me tell you. | went 10
Washington the other day. aud ! stood on
the capitol hill, and my heart beat quick ~
| looked at the towering marble of my cuuu.
try's capitol and the mist gathered IA nv
eyes as thought of It's tremendous sirnih.
cancc, aud the armies, and the treasury.
and the judges, and the President, and
the congress, and the courts, and
shi NAAal was bhNA'ANA Nl'Ats Allu
l felt that the sun in all its course
could not look down on better sight than
that majestic home of republic that had
taught the world its best lessons of liberty
Applause. And felt that if honor aud
wisdom and justice abidcd therein, the
world would at last owe that great house in
which the ark of the conycnant ofmy coun-
try is lodged, its final uplifting and Is re-
generation. Two days atcgward went to
visit friend In the country, modest man,
with quiet country home. II was Just
simple, unpretentious house, sat aboht with
great big trees, encircled in meadow and
field rich with the promise of
harvest The fragrance Of the pink and the
hollyhock IN the front yard wns mingled
with the aroma of the orchard and of the
gardens, and resonant with the CluCk of
poultry and the hum Of bees. Inside were
,quet, cleanliness, thrift aud comfort.
There was the old clock that had welcomed
with steady measure every newcomer 10
the family, that had tckcl the solemn
requiem of the dead, and had kept company
with the watcher at the bedside There
were the big, rcstful beds. and the old open
fireplace, and the old family Bible, thumhcd
with the finger, Of hands long since still,
and wet with the tears Of eyes long since
closed, holding the simple annals of the
family, and the heart and the conscience OF
the home. Outside, there stood my
friend, the master, simple upright,
independent man, with no mortgage
on his roof, no lien on his growing crops,
master of his land and master of himself
There was his old father mn aged trcm-
bling man, but happy in the heart and
home Of his son. And ~ they started to
their home the hands Of the old man went
down on the young mans shoulder, lay.
ing there the unspcakable blessing of the
honored and grateful father, and emo
bling II with the knighthOod Of the fifth
commandment. And as they got Ia the
door the old mother came, with the sunset
falling fair ON her face and lighting M
her deep patient eyes, while her lips
trembling with the rich music Of her
heart, bade her husband and her son well
come To their nome. Beyond was the house
wife, busy with her household cares, clean
of heart and conscience the buCklcr and
hclpmcet of her husband. Down the lane
came the children, trooping home after the
cows, seeking, as truant birds do, the quiet
OF their home nest. And | saw the night
come down on that house, falling gently as
from the winVs of the unseen dove: and the
old man, while u startled bird called from
the forest, and the trees were shrll with the
crlckcts cry, and the stars were swarm
ing in the sky, got the family
around him, and, taking the old
Bible from the table called them 90 their |
knees, the little baby hiding in the folds of
its mothers dress, while be closed the record |
Of that simple day 10y calling down Gods |
on that family and that home. |
And while | gaZcd the vision Of that marble |
capitol faded. Forgotten were It's treasures
aud IT'S majesty and | said: oh, surely |
here in the homes of the people is lodged AT !
last the strength and the responsibility Of |
1i this republic Loud and long-continued |
APPLAUSE. 20