The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-31

boys" And on they went and left him weller
ing in his bloody vestmsnts
Between the first and second ranges of the
enemies works, right In the fash OF the
charge q captain fell and two men
came to his aid. "Don't wait here" he
useless man is enough; don't make three.
Just then cheer noated down the mountain as
they took the rihe-plt. Don't you hear THAR
he cried. march, and away they went.
Such incidents as this strewed all the way
from base to crest of Mission Ridge: happening
wind: worthy, every one OF them, OF medal
in gold worthy. every one of them. OF place
in history and hearts.
Some men before me may be of those who
fought in the lines about Pctersburgh. ii so, do
you remember the craters, and will you ever
forget how after those two colored brigades had
been selected TO so into the breach made by the
explosion, they sat about for while in groups,
saying nothing. Finally that black giant of
al" sergeant, lifted his voice, not in speech,
but in song. in the rich, weird, wild minstrelsy
of their race. No man who heard 10 ! imagine
will ever forget II. Just one sentence they sang
II over aad over Till the opening guns of battle
drowned their voices: ave seem like We men
smarchin. marehin'." l seem TO hear their
FOOTBALLS yet. but their pace is the pace of con-
aueros. and their footsteps fall on the golden
payements of the City OF God.
But why stand l here before men whose hair
eleaehed in the wild storm Of battle and talk OF
the place where soldier does his dutyf For
give me will YOU, veterans, for my presumptions
is the thunder Of battle. and whose words are
iron and lead. and whose yestments are dipped
in blood, whose perfume is the sweetness OF
broken hearts, and whose law is the call OF duty,
walking with unblanehed cheek by the side OF
death
You are with rs today and ere long lone man
Will stand while
A century wave rolls as bis feet
he peers, while tottersng DER the ground,
At the headstone by ey'ry mound.
He speaks, Yes. YES, knew him well.
WITH faltertng voice aud when those she'll
Came thick aud fast on shiloh's field,
He swore we net an inch must yield
II we died there. But who is this
sees Twas in the Wilderness
This one fought hravely by nay side.
'ris thirty years now since be died.
Yes, three score years, but not the ten.
Shall one BY one roll bys and then
Will called and caller both be one.
With hfes long march SO nearly done,
While giistens ia his eye tear.
That lone old man will answer here"
All else shalt but his eye be still,
At that last roll-eall on the hill
We honor those heroes especially for what
they accomplished | have country today AID
owe it tcsshe soldiers OF the republic.
Had net their yalor carried your tag to vie
tory, l presume | would be commanding q
troop OF cavalry somewhere along the Mason
and Dixon hne. ipatead of preaching the gospel
IN this fair city of the sound.
whenever l see veteran OF the late war, I
think OF that passage OF Scripture. "fe ara not
year own, ye are bought with price" Bought
with the price OF human lives poured cut like
water upon the battlefield. or cut short ere
their allotted space was done. because of the
inirmites that come because of what they en-
d1lred 20 save the Union.
Men of my own generation, appeal 20 you to-
day. Il we woIlld preserve this country to our
children we must do our duty, as did our
fathers in the days that tried mem souls.
Use this memorial day co teach patriotism 70
your children
Teach them the meaning OF the flag.
Follow your lag-the eagles OF the Tenth
legion under Caesar on the coast Of Britain.
A pause followed the last words. Then
the band played dirge, the firing party
gave the salute 10 the dead. benedlction
was pronounced and the lines formed
again for the return to the headquarters.
The Sons of Veterans Led the march down
Third street. at Bonney Il Stewards, on
the corner of Columbia street, a solid coli
umn was formed and the salute for the
dead given in honor of the first sergeant of
the Sons of Veterans, X. kamp who had
been killed by an accident early in the
morning.
AT the corner of Second and Columbia
streets, the parade was dismissed.