The Progress., 1893-11-04

the sea of life. What thouybts mrs,
have passed through the old soldiers
mind as he lay dying in poverty and
homeless wretchedness! As his eve
wandered around the bare walls of the
hospital in these last sad hours did he
near the fatal command on that event
ful day, Forward, the Light Brigader'
THE FORGOTTEN SOLDIER.
Did he hear again the thunderneal of
cannon TO the right of them, to the left
of them, in front of them. as the brava
DIX Hundred rode into the jaws of hell?
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die.
Andyet his great mother, the state. had
forgotten him.
Surely 1T were time the collective life
OF the people expressed in the imperial
ism of law shall extend its functions be-
yond the command to die.
If the state command to die, why not
the right and duty to command to live?
Second-The hour gives a trumpet call
to the rich.
Wealth Is tremendous power. There
never was an hour when it could do more
directed in right channels. There never
was an hour it was capable of greater
harm directed in wrong channels. Will
our rich men and women hear the call
of God to conservation and to service in
this the natal hour of a new civilization?
Mr.. Bellamy has well said: ''The only
really safe investment of money today
for those who have more than they want
for present needs is to put it into the
work of directing and instructing, while
yet we can, the tremendous popular
forces which soon will be beyond con-
! troll. Let MS while we may prepare chan
nels for the food, so that when it comes
/ 1t may not prove deluge."
There are so called heather nations
that can put to shame our boasted civil
/ iZation i'll the relations between rich and
/ poor. 1t is said that in Japan, for in
stance, the rich do not seek to outshine
/ the poor in fine carriages and palaces
and jewelry. Wealth is not thus alb
/ sorbed, but is put to remunerative uses.
The rich and poor are alike courteous.
/ 1t is not possible to distinguish employer
from laborer by their behavior. All are
clean. All are easy and restrained.
We are told that the governor lets his
child go to the common school and sit
next to the child of the casual labOrer
certain that his child will pick up no bad
manners and get no contamination in
thought or in person. This equality en-
ables rich and poor to meet as friends.
and gifts can pass without degradation.
The rich mobiles in the country, just as
the university men with whom we met
in Toxic, are thus able to give to those
whom they know to be in need, and
friendship becomes the channel of char
ity.
We may be able to teach Japan much
in the mysteries of mechanical progress,
but from her treasures of the past she
can surely teach us here one of the di-
vine lessons we have yet to learn. If the
rich desire the highest and noblest serv-
ice, it can only be obtained by winning
first the love of the worker.
This is the secret of the great generals
achievements. No great general ever
lived who failed to inspire the devotion
of his men.
1t is this devotion that gave them serv-
ice which made them great.
One of the secrets of the success OF
General Lee was the passionate devotion
he inspired in his men.
LEE AND HIS OLD COMRADES.
1t is recorded that not long after the
surrender, when rumors were abroad
that Lee was likely to be executed for
treason, the general was living at his
home in Richmond. One day Confed'
crate soldier in the ragged remnants OF
a butternut uniform came up to Gener-
al Lee as he sat ON the veranda of his
house and saluted very respectfully
The general saluted in return and asked
the man what he wanted.
General" said he, there's 80 moreo OF
us fellows round the corner"
Indeed! Why don't they come up to
the house,?
"Too ragged, general. They're rag
pedern me. Now I'll tell you what we'rt
after. general. We hear that you're tC
be tried for treason. Now we've got
mountain hollow way up there, where
nobody can't get. There's right smar
of good land in it. and if you'll come
along. we'll work the land for You ant
take good care of you, and you sham
never suffer want?'
Lee was much affected. He called th'
rest of the ragged veterans into th'
house, and while he told them that i
would not be proper for him to hide il
the mountains or to seek to escape in any
way from whatever might befall him h'
was very grateful to them for their offer
They went sadly back to their noun
tain hollow, but soon afterward under
stood that they were free to take up th'
ordinary employments of life amont
their fellows and that none were to di'
or lose their liberty for their part in th'
war.
This was why it was so hard to enc
the war. Let those clothed with tn