The National tribune., 1893-05-25
sEcoNp PRIZE MEMopIAL porM.

(Cll sing SIanzas)
Fair garands bring and flowers Of Spring.
And strew their graves with wIeaths entwining,
la radiant bloom array each tomb,
The heroes Of our land enshrining;
Ere twilight shade these flowers will fade,
But they have left a work enduring,
With purpose high 10 do or die.
Proud freedom for our land securing.
On this sad day no b!ue, no gray
No race. no creed, chains ensiaving,
We we come peace let tumut cease
Der North and South one banrer waving;
Bold, giant wrong. equipped and strong,
Still clogs the wheels Of progress rolling,
Bot God will stay the tempest = sway
The angry waves OF wrath controlling.
brighter dawn is iIasening on,
Der earth aud ky Tie light is breaking
The cruel reign OF savery's chain
Has sunk ia night that knows 40 waking;
From cline TO cline, throughout all time.
While systems die aud creeds eashing.
Shall error yield-yes right shall WELD
The sword Of truth ia triumph flashing.
In Gods great plan OF hope for man,
To Him we trust their treasured dust
His truth to keep. His crown maintaining.
Sadie Andrews, Scroggsfied, o.
BACK AT HOME
Second Prize Memorial SkcicA)
Memorial Day will soon be here wife and I've
given up eli hopes OF going home then; haven't
the money to spare"
Yes VIII, that's true though it does 90 against
Day.
The speakers were Mr. and Mrs Burto, from,
Indiana, who bad lived there all their married life
They had two children, a boy and girl. When
the cali for volunteers came, James had marched
away with his father, and sleeps now beneath the
green sod in the little churchyard 'back home"
The remaining child was bright, pretty girl of
il. When they moved TO Oklahoma hoping 10
better their ioTtunes-oT. at least obtain pieces of
land for LOttie-ii was hard 10 leave the old home
aud friends, but harder siill 10 be way out in
Oklahoma" Memorial Day. Or as Mrs Burton
re Vnu,l
well II we not there"
There comes Loltie" said Mrs Burton. after
short pause. during which she had bent her gray
head over the sock she wac mcnding that her hus.
band mig III not see the pain Ia her face.
Dear little girl, he Glurn ured softly; then I'm n
louder voice, Well, daughter, you look tired.
Where have you been. hey?"
In town, father, to fud III Reno booming" an
swered the girl as she came up. " Yes am tired;
1t has been long, dusty walk. Here are your
parcels mother" aud she gave her mother a kiss
and an arinful of bundles.
We were just saying, Lotie." remarked her
father from behind the paper she handed him.
:. that II viii he impossible To go home Memorial
Will have TO bear it," a. Yes father" answered
Lottie, with sigh. I've been afraid of it ali along
IL VIII soon he here just a few weeks. Well we
viii see" she added, thoughifully.
She Thought hard that night A great many
plans rushed through her mind TO be dismissed
with sigh while she slept to dream of riches,
flowers aud bright Memorial Days all in a tumble
aud woke TO fad the sun peeping through her
"Loltie. wish you would take these pa pers over
TO Indian johns for me, some papers with regard
TO his land which he wasn't sure were correct and
j promised TO send them back when had looked
them over. just say they all right. please''
Walking briskly Lotte soon reached the Indian
camp. Good morning" she called TO "A sanaw,
who was busy at some bead work. The sousw
nodded, aud gave grunt peculiar To that race.
I>o';ie delivered the message and papers, and
seated herself beside the squaw reinarking:
" That's so pretty. and how nicely you do it,"
The woman grunted and worked on.
At length Lottie said: g" must 20 home now,
il tD e nl my ynFl- I
VIZ pt'hs over .o-ii4oifoW.
After a moments thought the squaw looked up
and inquired, y Heap nice?" 90 yes" cried
Lottie; " but moi like yours
She was deep in thought all the way home and
at last exclaimed aloud. Well, If she will consent
believe IL can he done"
Lottie was ia a fever of excitement the remainder
OF tie day, and the next morning asked leave to
take her faucy-work and visit the Indians Her
mother consented, aud Lotto was among her
Indian friends again. She showed her work,
which large felt table-eover embroidered
with gay flowers The bright colors caught The
notice Of the squRw. who felt OF it, nodded aud re-
marked, Heap nice"
Now, Mary" TALL the squaws are called Mary,
aud all the men John by The white peoplei
look here, IL you teach me to make be2d- work
j will teach you this. What do you say?" The
woman sat silent, turning the question over in her
mind not clearly understanding first Eottie
taking the woman's silence for dispeasure, was
disappointed. 'Bacl. East such work would bring
high prices, and II she could learn TO make il size
might earn tie money 10 take them all home Me-
m0rinl Day. She startled from her revere by
tie sqnaws words: Little pale face show heap big
squaw woman how; heap big squaw woman show
little pale face how; ali Tighie."
As the Spring days passed Lottie was often 10 be
seen-a the Indian camp. She learned rapidly and
WAS surprised at the Intelligence of her pupil
Back home they bad kept n drygoods store; they
bad failed 10 sell few OF the goods, and brought
them along. Among these was quantity of felt
and bright worsteds so Iottie furnished materials
for e -quaw. while la return the Indian furnished
LoiiIe win buckskin aud beads.