Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-14
LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG.

Ihe olh song ana the new!
The old song with the newer strain,
TO mako the first complete,
With melody that lives attain
Through victory and defeat!
q sacred spot! thrice sacred now
As years thy record prove!
Rctorc thy Shrines all patriots bow
These Shrl,uS all doubts remove.
The PATRIOTS heart with ardor CLOVIS
Remembering protfered lives.
lie hears IN one strong breeze that
blows,
life goes but love survives"
The love THAT Stirs 4 nations heart,
And hears nations fame,
Wherever brave deeds have a part
And mon such deeds proclaim.
He knows It's thrilling music tells,
Of those who fell asleep,
And hero found tomb, while mutiied
bells,
A nations birthday keep,
He hears as we'll tho tender moan
That In It's cadence sings,
Nor thoSV who sit hcnrcforth alone,
Whose mut,lcd bell still rings,
lie hears the added strain II bears,
For all who hravely fought,
FNr him who in the silence wears
The sears the battle brought,
Who wears them with II hcN's might,
And honors still the hour
That won Il nations priceless right
And proved n nations dover
lie hears 1t when II brings the name
That won a martyrs crown,
our glorious chief, whose stainless
famc
His cuuutry's best rcnown!
1t brings the matchless words he said,
Standing above their sod,
In hour whose burning Import led
A people nearer God.
1t Is not ours to dedicate,
This piece Of earth SO dear
Nor Is II ours to consccratc
The deeds men Witnessed here,
That has been done by those who died,
On nations altar slain;
They have these hIllsldes santitlcd,
q prove II not In vain!
, Great header true! throughout all time,
The world will hear thy voice,
Because of thee n holier chime
Bids liberty rejoice.
Twas fitting you should tell Of those,
Who wrote In blood their song,
And here thy nobler thought disclose
How nations shall be strong,
, How brave men shalt perpetuatc,
The freedom bravcly won,
Forbid that treason desecrate
What loyal slres begun:
And here on this great field today,
In memory Of thy birth,
Let natlons love It's tribute pay
Aud echo round tho earth. =,
But let our tribute reach the height,
Thy larger manhood saw,
That broad humanity, whose light
Was thy dlyincr law:
That law whose good Is absolute,
Whose mandate, strong and pure,
From every Ill can good tiansnuto
| And make Its change secure.
IL thus we find our gift In thee,
Its vaster strength will live
To prove Its own integrity \
| In what we aim to give;
In sense OF duty nobly met,
In nature nobly plain,
In love Of men sublimely set
In diadcms Of pain.
In statesman OF heroic mould,
| His country's great high priest.
Whose human heart could still enfold,
An things. the great. the least;
Who proved to earth that simple trust
! Is more than Norman blood,
That he Is crowned who can be just,
The great must first be good
10 love In ever to ascend;
o let our love, like thine,
The nations highest good attend
And with thy spirit shine!
Thus shall our tribute catch from thee
Its worthicst, noblest, best,
And one united country see
Thy life's divine bequest
o Gettysburg! thy living dead,
Speak still across the years,
And by their voice our hearts are led
Above all passing fears;
But keep, o hills! one record true,
And one great Captains name,
0 then shall all men look 10 you
For nations deathless famel
Mary NJ. Adams.
Ulncoln's birthday, Feb. II, 1880
A LARGE LOSS.