The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-06-08

the victorious Union armies swung into
Pennsylvania avenue in the grandest and
greatest military parade this country has
ever seen. and "Oid GLORY" was waving
over them with every star In the held.
And the illustrious leaders of those arm.
les. Logan. Sherman, Sheridan and
Grant all have added glorious pages 10
our couniry's history and have enshrined
themselves In the hearts Of the people.
Who can read the deeds Of our soldiers
and of our sailors aud of their brave CON-
manders without his blos'd quickening
and his head raising with pride that be
Is an American citizen3 Oh, war Is
grand
| But there Is another side of the
picture. There Is the empty sleeve.
the desolate home. the widow. the
orphan. the misery and suffering that
war entails, the forced marches, the
bivouac In winters snow OF in the rain
the hunger. the lack Of clothing aud of
shelter, the hospital. the prison, the
battle field with its dead and dying. and
the thousands of silent graves that will
be decorated to-day.
l remember. when as q little child,
saw brigade march In after months of
hard service In the field. and many. IL
| not most. Of the men were In rags that
the veriest tramp Of to-day would not
wear | remember hospital scene: An
immense building that had been cotton
warehouse, its three stories filled with
hundreds of brave soldiers, suffering
from wounds or sickness, on cots close
together. with but a narrow aisle between,
and the hollow cheeks. the sunken eyes;
the wasted limbs and the stined groan,
and, last, the sheet drawn up over the
head. aud all that remained of a brave
man carried out to the dead room.
| remember the convalescent on his
bed OF pain. with longing eyes and out.
stretched hand To me. because / recalled
to him some little one at home" whom
he had moi seen for years.
l remember hearing the sharp report of
the death shot and q few minutes after
wards saw the dead. Oh! the horrors of
war; II is most horrible.
Yet these veterans here and their COM
rades who have answered deaths roll
call. and whose graves will be gemmed
with flowers to-day. responded to our
country's call IN her hour of danger and
volunteered. leaving their homes and
their all. went TO the front and endured
the hardships of march. bivouac and bat.
tie. prison and hospital; and thousands
never returned TO their loved ones at
home. but sleep on southern battle fields.
Officers and privstes. commanders and
commanded fell in gallant fight mid the
clash of arms and the lannon's thunder.
ing roar. andst ranks of the survivors
OF those battles are being rapidly thinned
by the swift hand Of Death. But
"The leaves of the oak and the willow will
fade.
Be scattered around and together be laid;
And the young and the old, and the low aud
the high,
Shall mouider In dust and together shall lie,
Is the eternal decree.
We certainly owe some tribute, some
honor. come homage to these heroes; and
IN what other manner can we so well
render our grateful homage than by meet.
ing in solemn anniversary to make our
thank offerings. of natures most beauti.
full gifts 10 man. upon the affairs of pat
riotism; to observe the day fret set apart
rs Memorial Day by the order of the
grand old commander Of the Fifteenth
army corps when he was commander In
chief of the Grand Army of the Repuh-
lie. And right II is that one day in each
year should be given up to such solemn
and grateful deeds and TO thoughts in
commemoration and honor of those val
liant heroes who first gave us our country
and afterwards saved and preserved the
same for us. This day. with grateful
hearts and loving hands. the patriotic cit.
liens of our country will bedeck with
flowers the thousands of graves of our
heroic dead. In every state. in every
city. village and hamlet in our land, these
sacred mounds exist and these solemn
and patriotic offerings will to-day be
made. The general participation In the
formal exercises of this day evidence the
fact that American citizens are loyal
and patriotic people; people VIZ anpre.
ciate and honor ths;,-r y,s,,', = no nressrv-
may IL always be so. May the
- never come when we shall cease to
lay our grateful tribute of honor TO our
dead soldiers. They gave their lives to
preserve their coantry's life: they rem
deTe,. us the greatest service we could
possibl, have received; they made our his
tory glorious; they made our country
great; they demonstrated that self gov
eminent is success and they made them
selves immortal by their noble sacrifice.
For the squaws must fish and the braves must
eat,
And the succulent salmon Ii juicy meat,
And the Yakima river is blooming"
ION flames eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And glory guards, with solemn round,
The bivouac of the dead.
"The ncighing tr,op, the flashing blade,
The bugle's stirring blast.
The charge, the dreadful cannonade,
The din and shout are past;
"Nor wars Wild note nor glory's peal
Shall thrill with fierce delight
Those breasts that never more may feel
The rapture OF the fight"
p. j. Herke the candy dealer manu-
features all kinds OF candies, both do
mestic and French. YJu will be well
it you call and make purchase
at his establishment, Corner First and
A streets, l6tf
J. b. Puesley has money to loan at low
rates on farm property. payable at any
time, and no bonus charged. No delay.
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Remember that p. ]. Herke is head.
quarters for Ice Cream and Ice Cream
Soda. Every person says that his Ice
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Shiloh's Cure, the great cough and
Group cure, is for sale by US. Pocket size
contains twenty-five doses. only Is cents
Children love it. W. II. Chapman. drug
gist. Sly
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