Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-06-06

Borne through our battle Held. thunder
and flame. -.
Biazoncd IN song and illImincd in story.
Wave DER us all who inhsrit thy fame"
So Sings patriot bard reEpe:ting
our dear old Stars and Stripe, beneath
| whose tiutterIng folds, stormcd at by
shot and shell. the volunteers of the
Union. I'm Ter the leadership Of grand
captains. marched to noble victory.
Not mercenary horde bent on des
p 'ilatiou and plrnder, but the defen-
drrs OF grand principles? Not with
the desperate heart OF the invader
bent on subjugation. the dissertation
ot Il peoples shrines. but with the
pure spirit Of patriots under God di-
vinely commissioned to expunge tho
talsehood from our Constitution. puri-
| ~ our laws abolish fearful evil, and
create more perfect union-1.A I'M
ion OF hearts and union OF hands
and tha flag OF our Uni,n forever !"
| The most sublime sacrifice OF life md
Torture known to history! Armies
such as Alexander never fancied
and XrTxes never saw. the citizen
soldiery Of the grandest Republic TN
der the sun, undisciplined ut arms
ipditferently equipped, accustomed
to the luxury ot home. pushed TO the
field to endure harGships unsurpassed
and do feats Of valor never equaled.
IL it all "A dream 2, a passing vision
Of the night, the wskeful imagery OF
a day?. dream Of Haunting flags.
roverberating drums. the din and
clash Of battle, the hustle OF prepara.
ton, the horror OF fields red with tho
dews Of carnage, strewn with corpsesi
Of old men with silvery hair, bathed
in tcars?, mothers weeping for their
first born refusing to he comfortei?,
maidens dumb with the agony OF burr.
ed hopcs?, No the altered conditions
bear most eloquent testimony to the
actually Of the past. o. il was sub
lime Poet, historian, orator. will
never do justice to that magnificent
hour when tho millions OF this land
made the offer in behalf OF freed DIN.
The child yielded father and the
| father gave son, sweetheart and
mother sent their good men forth to
dare and do. and il need be dis for
God and native land. They knew
tint thnusunds SDul succumb to
fatigue and thirr.t and fever; that
| thousands shuu. f,.i before cannon
Numbering muric:. tho stroke of
sabre. the thrust -, bIyonet; that
thousands woulI stdryo in prison
| pens; thn, tens Of thousands would
Ue numbered Us unknown dead;
aud crippled and uIidIcd would their
heroes return. AID hat agony upon
the head of agony would be endured
in hospital and field.
And yet tho sweet women OF this
! nd, used only 10 lies gentler
phases, our glorious mothers, unex-
cclled by any women on earth. unless
10y their aughtcrs, our own sweet
hearts, Knowing that blade and ball
would ruthlessly sunder hcar,strngs,
in the name of jehovah and OF His
eternal truth urge their lovel ones
on. They knew that voc and misers,
gaunt want, penury and poverty
shodll surely come and yct they ur-
gcd them on. "Greater love hath no
man than this. that lie lay down his
lilo for a fricnd--Greatber devotion
hath no man than this, that lie offer
his life in defense Of principle, As
did our Revolutionary sircs urged Oh
10y tho intrepid Warren. So did your
sircs--
"s;nnd! Tho grounds your own. my braves
wan Sc give II up to siavos'
Look so yet Tor g;ccucr gravcsf
Hope 80 mercy siill :
What's tho IN ,rcy dcspOts fccii
Hear II In yon canuon poal
See q on yon glisicuing steel
a sk ii-yc who wil'.'
Sons OF veterans, children OF he.
rocs, yours tue sircs who made such
sacrifice, yours the priceless legacy,
yours the high example. While you
need not trace your genealogy any
higher than to cay "My father was
veteran OF the Republic" While all
that hcralds books contain coulu add
no more, nay, though they proved
your blood TO flow FROM kings. be not
content with cflorts done but know
that all the conflicts have not bton
won, tlia, tloro is yet Il chance TO
battle for God aud right, my boys
rs in the brave days OF sixty.onc.
10 TnE GRAND ARMY.
A lovely woman watched you psaa
on the sad ,nCmo"lnl day.
Her c;ild in hand, II wee bit lass,
Aud listening, heard them say
"a. O those mon soldiers, Mann dnrci'
"Ycs. my chiid." 40 answering said
saw her brush away tear
Thrn she iaisoi her quocnly head,
Proudly scam ng you Loys In blue.
q thought somo fallen comrado lay.