Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05

for the country shall not be forgotten, "
and that will give enthusiasm to our
young men in case our nation should in
the future need TO defend itself in battle.
We shall never haze another war be-
tween north and south. The old decayed
bone Of contention, American slavery,
has been cast out, although here and
there a dcprayCd = lt-cian takes it W
10 see il he can't Gnaw something OF it.
We are floating Cif i9i - a1d Iarthel
from the pOssibilitg ,. s,r :C.ai s;I.fe.
Everyth.ll F.r y ase.
Nonossibil- -,feyl.. P-+ orout
FOREIGN in-9e. y am T. -7taiu.
When I sp-la se,r ,.siF r..h.
ing against sc.f d .D-- ID .yClroi
fold me N.., J., +. g.. $40 4
weapon which ecu. .ou. tt4slf Co
fensc, BAT iet in a-.T se r..- f.a. J
said. "When you ctt 'oI is tc
ad0pt dat weapon. va 2. L-oc g.
the millennium. " hsr.i... s.l, 70 .
on my neieLlor's pre..scs -. asf- 20
him. but if some ulcisg Irr.k TO INV
house for the assassination C nv m.
ily. and can borrow gun and T.. il
in time and aim it straight enoueh, ]
will shoot him.
There is no room on this continent fol
any other ration except Canada, and q
better neigh5cr no one eyer lad. II you
don't think so. 20 to Montreal ard To-
rontO and see how well they will treat
you. Other than that there Is absolutely
no room for any other nation. have
been across the continent again and
again and know that we have not
half inch Of ground for the gouty foot OF
foreign despotism TO stand on. But am
not so sure that some Of the arrogant
nations Of Europe may not some day
challenge us. do not know that those
forts around New York bay are to sleel
all through the next century. ! do not
know that Banegat Lighthouse will not
yet look off upon hostile navy dc
not know but that half dozen nations,
enyious Of our prosperity, may want tC
give US Wrestle. during our CIVIL Wi
there were two or three nations that
could hardly keep their hands of Us. II
is very easy to pick national quaTels,
and if our nation escapes much longer il
will be the exception
T. foreion foe sbonld come. the old
sectional aaimosities would have no
ro,rer pere On onr regiments into the
bo+tleeeld-Fifteenth New York volun.
teors Tenth Alabama cavalry. Four.
teertb Pennsylvania rifemen, Tenth
Nrossochnsatts artillery. Seventh South
CaroIina sbarpshooters. I do not know
brt II NAV reGuire the attack Of some
So, fre 70 ,,al,e NJ forgor our absurd
.oatienal ,rran,Iipg have no faith
~ rho crv "So north mo- south. no
oas+ no ,vestr' Let all four sections
Loo, thoir nacpliorities and their pref
erences, each doing its own work and
not interfering with each oiher' each ol
the four carrying It's part IN the great
harmony-the bass, the alto, the tenor,
the soprao-in the grand march OF
Union.
Promise OF the Resurrection,
Once more, this great ha'iohal ceLe'
mOny means the beautlllcatloh OF 'ne
tombs, whether Of those VINO 1ell III
battle or accident, or who have expired
in their beds, or in our arms, or on our
laps l Isuppose you have noticed that
many Of the families take this season as
the time for the adomment Of their
family plots. This national observance
has secured the arborlculture ana nori-
culture Of the cemeteries, the straight
ening up Of many slab planted 80 OF
40 years ago, and has swung the scythe
through the long grass and has brought
the stonecutter to call out the halt oo-
liberated epitaph. This day Is the Oene-
,liction Of the resting place OF father
mother, son, daughter, brother sister,
,sou tbatwe can do for them now.
Mol,o tboir resting nlaces attractive. not
obs,,rd With COSTLY outlav. but in quiet
ro,no,nbranoo You know how. II YOU
oo,, orord only one flower. that will do.
IT, ' sho,rs vbst von wonld do if YOU
corId One blossom from Won may mean
more than the Duke Of Wellington 5
catafaloue. Oh. we cannot afford to for
get them. They were SO lovely to Us.
We miss them 50 much. We VIII never
Get over il. Blessed Lord Jesus, comfort
our broken hearts. From every bank Of
flowers breathes promise Of resurrection.
T,olden times the Hebrews. returning
from tbeir burial place. used 10 pluck
tbe Grass from the field three or four
times tben throw it over their heads,
suggestive Of the resurrection. We pick
mot the grass but the flowers, and in
stead of thu vi them over our heads
we place tleJs before our eyes, right
down over II, silent heart that once
heat wifi WI, lest love toward US, OF
over rho still feet that ran TO service, OF
over t,e from which we took tho
t;ss ~ rho nonish Of the last parting.
Rpt stc,l We are not infdels. Our