The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-05

HVu jug =
And nm sloudsd atmosphere.
Thy psipi'stins~ sylsolss roll in upon the earl
There's a part
or the art
OF thy matchmaking heart
That thrills . something In Nc that avail ems with q
And in rhyme
with the chime
And eInctitude OF time,
Goes marching on to glory to thy n..ody sublime.
And the guest
OF the breast
That thy rolling ross OF rest
Is a patriotic spirit a. q Continental dressed;
And he looms
From the glooms
or q century Of tombs,
And the blood h. spilled At Lexington in living beauty
And hi, eyes
Wear the guiss
OF q purpose pure and wise,
As the love of them is lifted to a something In the ,k,ss
That 10 bright
Red and white
With q blur OF starry lisht,
ASH laughs In nix en- ripples to tn. breenes day and
night.
There are deep
Bushes creep
As thy tumult. fainter growing. on the silence falls
asleep,
While the prayer
Rises there
with tho ssa ana earth and air
As = heritage to Freedoms sons and daughters avery.
whore.
We said at the outset that. so far as the pres
emit notice Is concerned. we should only quote
one OF Mr.. Riley's humorous poems in tho
Hooaier dialect. The exception IL tho follow
Ing: the poem Is called Decoration Day:
TIA lone rto.I Inn ,ous- ~ arna,ra.~ nv.
h'pearslike-more'n any day I nearly ever sssi
ift, with the Starr and Stripes above. a.nuttsrin' in
the air.
On ev'ry soldiers grave. ia love to lay . lily thars.
They say. though. Decoration Days Is sinsrly observed
'Aost ev'rywh"rss-espeshslly by soldier .boys that's
served
But me and mothers never went-we seldom rt
away
In pint oract. wore alus h sme on Decoration Day.
They say the old boys marches through the streets in
columns grand.
A'foller,n' the Old war.tunes .hey'r rlsyln' on the
band
And citizuns all jinln' Inland little children. too
All marchin'. under shelter OF the old Red. White. and
With roses roses oses'-svrybody in the town
And crowds o little girls In white. Jest fairly loaded
oh! don't tie boys know 1t. from theyr camp acrost
the h,ll!-
Don't they see theyr com'ards comm And the old nag
wavin' still!
Oh can't they hear the busul and the rattle Of the
drum
Amt they no way under heavens they can riekollsct Us
Amt they no way We can COAX 'em. through the ro.ea.
jest to say
They know that ev'ry Day on earth e theyr Decoration
Dayt
We've tried tha.-ms AMI mo.hsr-whAre Elias takes
his rest.
In the orchurd. in his uniform. and hands aero.t his
And the Gag he died fer. smiin' aud ~aripplin' in the
breeze
Above his grave. and over that. the robin In the trees,
And yit It's lonesome. lonesome. It's . sund' y.day, to
Il. 'psArs.iits-more'n any day l nearly ever see!
STILL with tho stars and Stripes above. a.nu,terin' in
the air.
On ev'ry soldiers grave I'd love to lay q lily thar..
by the side OF this proof that dialect Is equal
to depicting the nohlest Saorifces and tho deep.
est sorrows. We set another fine example OF
patriotic song. with which for the moment
we must take leave OF MI. Riley:
Amonumsnt for the soldiers.
And what will ye build II OF!
Can 20 build It Of marble. or brass. or bronze,
ou,lastine the soldiers love:
Can 20 glorify II with legends
As grand as their blool hath writ
From the Utmost shrine Of this land Of thine
To the outermost verge Of 1t!
And the answer came: We would build IL
Out Of our hopes made sure.
And out Of our pursst prayers and tears.
And out OF our faith secure;
We would build It out OF the great white truths
Their death hath sanctihed,
And the s%cuIptured forms OF the men In arms.
And their faces ere they died.
And What heroic figures
Can the sculptor carve in stonei
Can the marble breast be made to bleed.
Aud the marble lips to moan.
Can The marble brow be tevered'
And the marble eyes be graved
To look their last. as the nag toa's past
On the country they have saved
And the answer came: Tho ngures
Shall all be fair and brave,
And. as bentting. as pure and white
As tho stars above their gravel
The marble lips. and breast and brow
wherson the laurel lies.
Bequeath US right to guard the hight
or the old flag in the skies!
A%monument for the soldiers!
Built Of q peoples love.
And blazoned and decked and ~panoplisd
With tho hearts ye build II OF!
And sec that yo build it stately.
In pillar and niche and gate.
And high In pose as the souls Of those
II would commemorate! n. ". II.
Her New Side Ruttoning Gown.
From Donaho<s kaSastns.
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