Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-04

nations, obvious or our prosperity, may
want to give us "a wrestlo. During our
civil war there were two or three nations
that could hardly keep their hands off us.
1t IL very easy to pick national quarrels,
and If our nation escapes much longer IL
will he tho exception.
If foreign foe should come, we want men
like those of 1919 and like those Of 1859 to
meet them. Wo want them all up and
down the coast, Pulaski and Fort Sumter
in the samc chorus of thunder ms Fort In
fayotto and Fort Hamilton. Men who will
not only know how to fight, but how to
die. When such n time comes, II 1t over
does como, the generation on tho stage of
action will say: My country Will caro- for
my family as they did in tho soldiers asy
lum for tho orphans In the civil war, md
my country will honor my dust as it hon
orcd those who preceded mo in patriotic
sacrifice, and once year at any rate, on
| Decoration day, shall be rcsurroctcd into
/ the remembrance of those for whom | died.
/ Hero go for God and my country HUI.
| ZAP
If foreign foe should como, tho old sec
| tionul animositics would have no power.
| Hero go our regiments into tho bnttlchcld
| Fifteenth Now York volunteers, Tenth,
/ Alabama cavalry, Fourteenth pcnusyl-
vauia riilumcn, Tenth Massachusetts ar
tillcry, seventh South Carolina sharp
shooters. do not know but it may re-
Quiru the attack Of somo foreign foo to
make us forget our absurd sectional wTan-
Cling. | have no faith in tho cry, "No
/ north no south, no cast, no west. Let
all four sections keep their prGuliari,ic9
and their preferences, each Doing its own
work and not interfering with each ether,
each og the four carrying its part in tho
great hnrmony--tho bass, the alto, the
tenor, tho sopranu-in the grand march Of
Union.
just One Flower.
Once moro, this great national ceremony
means the Identification of the tombs,
whether Of those who fell In battle or ncci-
dent. or who have expired i'm their bcds or
in our arms or, on our laps. | suppose you
hayo noticed that many Of tho famiic.
take this season rs tho timo for the ndorn-
Incnt of their family plots. This national
observance has secured tho urburiculturr
and Horticulture of the cemeteries the
strengthening up Of many y slab planted
80 or 40 years ago, and has swung tho
scythc through the long grass and has
brought thc stonccuttcr to call out the hall
obliteratcd epitaph. This day is the beno
!
mother, son. daughter, brother, sister
1t is all that we can do for them now
Mako their resting places attractive, not
absurd with costly outlay, but In quiet re-
mcmbrancc. You know how. If you cal
afford only one flower, that will do. II
shows what you would do If you could. On
blossom from You may mean more than tho
Duke Of Wcllington's catafalquo Oh, We
cannot afford to forget them. They wcrC
so lovely to MS. We miss them so much.
We will never get over II. Blessed Lore
Jesus, comfort our broken hearts From
every bank Of flowers brcnthcs promise o
resurrection.
In uldcn times tho Hebrews, returning
from their burial place, used 10 pluck tn,
grass from tho field three or four times
then throw 1t over their heads, suggestive
of the resurrection. We pick not the grass
but tine flowers, and instead Of throwing
{ them over our heads we place them befor
our eyes right down over the silent hear
that once beat with wnrmcst love TOWARD
us, or over the still feet that ran to service
: or over the lips from which We took tn
kiss at the anguish Of tho last parting.
, But stop. We are not inldcls. On
bodies will soon join the bodies of our dc
parted In the tomb, and our spirits shal
join their spirits in the land of tho rising
sun We cannot long be separated. 1nstca'
| of crying with Jacob for Joseph, 81 will
0 go down into the grave unto my son
= mourning" let us cry with David, :"
= shall go to him."
On one Of the gates Of Greenwood Is TN
quaint inscription, "A nights lodging OF
? the way to the city of the Now Jerusalem.
= Comfort one another with these words
$ May the hand Of him who shall wipe ava
| all tears from all eyes wipe your Ghccl
with its softcst tenderness The Christ q
= Mark and Martha and Lazarus will infol'
you in his arms. Tho white robcd angel
L. who sat at the tomb Of Jesus will yet rol
e the stone from the door Of your dead il
l radiant resurrection. The Lord himsel
D shall descend from heaven With u shuu
and the voice of the nrchangcl. 80 tn
r. Dead March" in saul shall become TIL
/ "uallcluiah Chorus"