The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-24
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To Christian Simenson Holmes City, Mimi, Is
awarded copy of Campfire and Memorial
Poems" for his timely paper the Vikings, q
model of whose ship in which they first discovered
America, is at the Worlds Fair.
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WHO WERE THE VIKINGS?
Many interested in the Vikings, now that a
Viking ship has come to Chicago Who
they?
The Vikings were Scandinavian pirates. Scan
dinsvia is cold and rocky country. surrounded
three sides by stormy The Scandinavian
had TO battle with sterile soil. "A severe climate
and wild seas All this combined TO make him
cold. fierce. and ruthless man, who laughed at
pleasure. war his noblest vocation, bloody death
his greatest honor
The Scandinavian Vikings were the strongest
bravest ercest and most ruthless warriors Of that
martial age. Carlyle said that the Norseman was
the finest Teuton that race had produced. Again.
he says that IN the somber obstinacy of an Eng
lish laborer still survives the tacit rage Of the
Scandinavian warrior"
The inhabitants Of Yorkshire and Northumbra
are descendants Of the Vikings, and they have
always been more fierce aud independent than
the Saxons.
Scott says:
yorkshire men are stern of mood
Northumbrian prickers wild and rude.'
Some of the Vikings called Berserkirs wore no
armor. and fought with the fury OF madmen. In
England, Scotland and Ireland they ragged with
fire and sword.
CANCER Rolf, RolIo. Morse Viking. wrested
Normandy from the French King. William the
Conqueror WAS n great grandson OF Rollo.
In Constantinopie the Vikings served leaders
OF the Greek Emperor's body-guaTd, and were
| called Narangiaus. IN Russia they ruled over and
protected the Siavs. Under Robert Guiscard the
| Vikings became masters of Sicily.
At first glance we nothing In these Vikings
lint hOi and fpFn font hrt b, ID
| lighted in blood and death. But IL we look again
we will respect and admire them for their honesty
energy and enterprise their high sense OF Justice
and their intense love OF liberty.
Baron de Montesquieu says: The great preroga-
| live Of Scandinavia aud what ought to recommen
IT'S Inhabitants beyond every people upon earth, Is
that they afforded the great resource To the liberty
Of Europe; that is, TO almost all the liberty that is
among men.
THE Goth fernando calls the north OF Europe the
forge Of mankind. should rather call it the forge
OF those instruments which broke the letters manu-
featured Ia the south. II was there those valiant
nations were bred who Isft their native chimes to
| destroy tyrants and slaves, and to teach men
| that nature having made them equal, no reason
| could be assigned for their becoming dependent
| but their mutual happiness"
Christian siinenson. Holmes City, Mimi.
| BURY THE PAsT7
| Bury the past? Aye we buried II duly;
The fields OF the carnage "a covered DER,
But its ghosts viii rise from their trenches truly
And live and thToj To the very core.
| It's wTaitis will push through the mold OF ages
Aud fit through the ramparts they built of yore
Bury the past? Can cover IL deeper
Try will, than the years have done!
Yet spite OF the effort, each silent sleeper
| Wakes in the menace Of sword and guu.
Each yoiceless Tongue OF the battles sages
| Speaks 10 our hearts Of the victory won.
| Bury tlie past7 Nay. revive the old storyi
| Let every detail be heTalded far;
| Give To our heroes their quota of glory
] Our gallant Old heroes who fought in the war
| The brightest Of history memorable pages
| Are those tbAt were writ 10y @. AR.
| -Oeorga a. Martin, Louisville. KY.
| AN EARLY c. C. MEMBER.
! DEAR EDITOR AND C. C.: In Emmett Searcy's
roli-c al OF old timers hear my name and rise to
! interim our Tennessee brother aud all who may be
| interested, that still in the G. G. ranks under
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| keeping step in the great march OF Improvement,
Aiia striving To reach nay standard OF what "A true
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| bsuCei Ia Order
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