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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07
WHITE WOMEN IN INDIA.
A Paradise for Girls Who Are Consid,
erred Plain In England.

Paradise for Girls Who Are Consid-
erred Plain In England.
There is no place in the world where
women can have better time than in
India. | am speaking, of course, OF the
Engiish-speaking society in military
India, says a writer in the New York
Mail and Express. II an English girl
can only stand the climate India means
paradise 10 her A woman who, in
London or New York or Paris, would be
considered almost plain, would In Cal
cutra or Bombay be greatly admired
and besieged by adorers. Let her only
have little life and spirit and go
and her position among Anglo-Indian
society becomes at once secure En-
giish mammals used TO ship their UNI
marriageable and rather passee daugh-
tiers out to some relative or friend in
this east and they would be pretty sure
70 become engaged before the year had
closed. or course, Rudyard Kipling
haz mot given people on this side of
the world very pleasant idea OF En-
giish society in India, while his sister
was not any more charitable in the
strong light she threw upon the do
ings Of the society folk" In and about
Simla in THE Pinchbeck Goddess. !"
They certainly seem to lose all that de-
mure reticence that is supposed to dis
tinguish the women OF the British isles,
and their whole aim in life seems to
see simply and solely how much enjoy
ment they can squeeze out of life. In
dian society, as | take il CT have never
been there, so reason from deductions
only, ia not ostrich-like. II has a thor
ough good time for no other reason than
pure enjoyment. and gets well sat upon
by its more conventional and less hon
est sisters In consequence For in
stance, what would staid New York or
London society think of "ladies' race
that took place at Mhow. near Alfalfa
bad, the other day. The competitors
there were twelve, / think-were some
OF the smartest and prettiest women
In the English colony. The distance to
be covered was $50 yards They were
dressed in fine white ffannels, rather
short skirts, blouse waists, white shoes
and stockings and small, closet fitting
hat OF soft white felt. Their belts were
of any color that their fancy might die
tate, and the effect was extremely pref
ty The goal was marked by a line OF
twelve large willow baskets. three in
the middle having flags waving from
them, one white, the second blue. the
third red. Each lady at given signal
at the end OF the race was to lift a
basket from the ground. Under the
three fsg-decked wicker cages were
discovered three einy Indian boys, each
bearing beautiful jeweled prizes, while
to the horror of the remaining nine
competitors from under their baskets
seuttIed perfect medley of live stock.
chickens. cats. puppies, tiny pigs, geese
and hares. This denouement occurring
directly in front of the grand stand
gave the spectators an extravagant
amount of joy.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07

The great problem Is, after all, how
shall one grow in sympathy and ten
dernsss. and generosity and considers
ton? How shall he feed on high
thoughts and noble aims? How shall
he be swift to discern and avail himself
Of those opportunities for usefulness to
others which are the best channels Of
his own growth? How shall he hold
clear and close relation with the Di-
vine energy? BE one of the conquer.
ors," said Balzac. "The universe be-
longs to him who Wills and loves and
prays; but he must will, he must love,
he must prayi" in word, he must pos
sess wisdom, force and faith.-Lillian
Whiting.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07

-. came with lsgni and laughing ar.
90 cheek like essenlng hiessonl--
p.seht gems NeFe tNtBrd .aznld her hair,
80 glitieFed on her foeon.
~ pearls and costly dtaae1sds a@ek
H. round Nhise arms and asEeiy ncaaL
,,as sunneffs sky. wtth Stars bsalght.
"a eNeiien role aTeand asr.
~ da9xiing as The tspoHties tAsnt
IN radiant zone that lsoaan hrr--
~ pftde and Jos ssere la Apr ssgF.
~ pssrlAls bass1 ~ lsiae szassua lss.
,,esher came Ger her MEasi fIaae
4 penssxs shade Mas sinasifE
- there no grief ~ earth one tEaes--
A. lbs htaxnIlsiaaia@ned gs@iisN
Kkieh naBlrnn the tseaRS aaitgAstd as2x,
stray
yrun siss pure faaRt ~ isiafh &EAs.
Aseana h~f iFF0n. as esaoNsirgp lar
H. eiassg tFaasss cluster.
xsr psari nor 1rnanasnt Ess tbssT.
s1gs tAs nsssi1 4pirits isastEe.
AZ saiih aina hope bxan.sxs ~ sssr seye
~ sagsls basrd - stse lEsNSss2 ~.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07
The reward. Of righteousness.

1t never goes well with him who lives
without God in the world. His life
may be outwardly prosperous and hap
Ply, but his hopes will decay. While
all that he has fades away like the
flower OF the field, each step is remov-
ing him farther from the everlasting
fountain OF Joy. and he is plunged into
ruin. On the contrary, he who wan
ders In Gods ways, his waiting will
end in joy. The way may often be
rugged and steep, but it leads heaven
wards. With every step the man is APP
preaching nearer to God and expert
encss Faiths mighty power, and is
able in dark nights and amid hot con-
ficts to hold up the head, for he
knows that our light afiiiction work.
eth out for us an eternal weight OF
glory, for we look not at the things
which are seen. but at the things which
are not seen. Upon this way things
are always improving, and on 1t. one
at length reaches blessedness and
everlasting joy and glory-Mallett.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07

A great amount of suffering, and
evils without number might be avoid
ed, IL we would but cherish In our
hearts the determination to make those
about US happy. Then the satisfaction
If giving cup OF cold water in Christ.s
name would bring its own reward.
though no earthly observer see or
praise the action. Even our bitterest
enemies may sometimes be overcome
by kind act or word. What a pleas
ant place this world would be. III
hearts were always kind" Christ left
to us by examples and precept the law
OF love and kindness. which makes "a
heaven OF heayeni" True 1t Is, kind
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07

give the following information:
immigIated to Manitoba In October,
1892, from Luverne, Rock County,
Mimi, and took land in Dominion City,
Manitoba, where I now reside. I have
been very successful in Manitoba, and
have more than doubled my capital
since went to Canada. / took about
$500 worth of wheat, 200 bushels of
fax and 600 bushels OF oats; do mix
ed farming. I milk as many as ten
cows. Dairying and stock raising has
paid me well. I have on the farm now
"A head of cattle and Is head of horses,
and sold during the past year, 1897,
s425 worth of fat cattle. have good
buildings and comfortable house and
good stable. My children have had
better school advantages in Manitoba
than they had In Minnesota The dis
trict schools are very thorough and
good. My son. now is years Of age,
is teaching the public school in our
district, and receives salary of $420
per year. All my children have done
well at school. I have $1,700 insur-
ance on my buildings on the farm. I
also own my personal warehouse. and
ship all my grain through 1t to the
railway station at Dominion City. It
is free OF debt
have no prejudice against the state
Of Minnesota, as made living and
little more while In the state, but
would not take farm as a gift in
Minnesota and leave Manitoba. The
taxation in Minnesota was too great.
| paid taxes ON my stock and chattels.
No such taxes have ever been exacted
in Manitoba from me, and my land
tax is about one-half or less than
it was in Minnesota. / am delighted
with my new home, and expect In q
few years to be in circumstances that
will enable me to take life easy. Yours
very truly, s. G. MAYNES.
P. S.-Any person that may take ex-
ception to the foregoing letter will
kindly investigate, for can back up
every word 1t contains. am not an
immigration Agent, nor the agent of
any corporation, but simply farmer.
S. G. MAYNES.
The above letter was written at the
request of G. w. Speers, In the state Of
Minnesota. where / am at present with
my wife visiting my friends in my old
home 1t Is my intention to do what
can to have them remove to Canada,
where have done so well.
Having called upon Mr.. Davies of st.
Paul, Mimi, was received with every
courtesy, and got some valuable in
formation, as we'll as literature per-
tanning to Western Canada.
SAMUEL G. MAYNES.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07

y preferred ~ iiipHtfatsn che ms
'sfasi i covert cluth. 10 liienaeb sunes
v lao aIc green. llus any 80 tbs tyr'snE
saitsrgs arc equally apprpJariate. rlhs
aAess are aeaued ~ the oaistar and
.Asaea g The FRUITS ~ maana - side
sAcss but the fruuts are fiatse asy
soonider aud unGer7arm seams anfF-
1ne two fronts. N1h8rb are extended 80
at form fsvere. Rns naif aaose and I'm
Aasr with marrow 1apey iirald- as
" heck 10 o high atanasng nuliar
khlch meets the renare 40 nneNan
s0sches When worn open. che tfnnts
&c simply rolled hauss m.hrp ciosaa.
neg are brought saEether q, the nark
aaa faatansd ~ fneanH 20 lhqesk sne
~ The basque pertipn IL Utsanhau
We waist line. the seam hasfE oap-
sAiec by belt ~ ilack Hattn. The
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07

John w. and William Denison, ana
their chief occupation was supplying
cordwood to the steamboats, that piled
the waters of the Upper Mississippi
and found a convenient harbor In
Sturgeon bay, formed by the widening
OF the river channel near that point
The original survey and the plat of
the town-still in existence and in a
good state of prescryation-was made
by Abraham Lincoln in September,
1894 This was the FIRST white settle
ment in Illinois between Rock Island
on the north and Ogawawka, at the
Lower Yellow Banks" on the south;
and, on the organization of the county
OF Mercer, in 1895, the village was des-
ignated by legislative act as the first
county seat, but the honor was soon
after lest in the current of events.
Since then, and until within the past
two years, the town has declined, and
its business has dwindled until 1t has
become a mere Renaissance of the
prosperity of its former years. But
recent discoveries have developed new
h~1dSlAAIe anu again 1Ah NEW DOSlbl
is one of the liveliest and busiest
towns In Northwestern Illinois.
At the bottom of the river and on
and around the shoals near the great
banks Of yellow sand, fresh-water mus
sels-the Unto Pictorum of Linnaeus
live and grow and thrive in count
less numbers, and the gathering of
these by dredging. for their shells,
from which are cut the buttons known
to the trade as pearl" gives constant
and profitable employment to hundreds
of men, women and children From
the deep water the mollusks are gath
cred by shoulder rakes, composed of
squared steel teeth set in fiat bar of
iron twenty inches long, with frame
of round iron, and a handle eighteen
feet long For shallow water a scis-
sors rake, made on the principle of a
pair of shears, is used with very salts
factory results. At the present price
of shells-$10 per net ton-these CLEAN
ers can easily earn from 81 to "a a day
each. During the open river season a
feet of seventy or more small boats.
manned by these dredgers. is COM
mon sight. In the winter the search ID
continued with good results in chan
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07

NtxA4FAAN EAAsSttss& askeS~tf& f@EN1fNt4-
ThsTe Is no aalti1t thai Tbs nisnllsef
Il N0msn who indulge 10 the cigarette
: largely " she lncFsase asln a b Isu
ksssr true 10 say tlaat the alisx ladies'
49, am0ke are batsanliana ThsEe
nala y no isatiar nrogs ~ tbs sSsgue
aAieh tls cigarette h tesllsssiIsE auiaisg
xananksnd shan fhe dact tina vasspEa
szaaehus ~ the trade have Hlaglen Ia
aisF fuf Aunsn isnanhsxR AL tine
s1aAing implements ase Taisztsncisii
b D. eDsgiiess and 1sreffisai taahaR
Ias tssaFetsas are made isp in aaiir
esss Hith prfger aides ssilieh nilsiti
y aset as Issyssi eaaisess xsiian empty
csafeii.s Z nflan unee aeaxs . 1al.-
AZ sgAlg 90 the thnrih ~ 40 lgrsssrs
NJ iSaya uifk fiTsHeEN eAsnrrtte aonsu
e ~ HEsttt@s, neaErsrEipu ar uiAEE-
.sfesarrd 4 saTuriie anfniitnF ,sssE n
~ Turkish fez. Esiiieh be aisseSf ~,
,szrths - . pFstty aaas sss1nrsiais,
xAsn Eusr 10 conjunction witt s
sz0king scaai or 1asaaslase ktmnnp.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07

sun hszrnezf tn summer lay tainted
ann saeksana az tkex enr~red the foul
gsszcs. nns Love held her in her arms.
saying. N ID for Loyess sake. little ass-
tsr-.
Near the top Of the house they came
% a dnnr standing ziar and saw q dark
Seiisss figure gliding out Il was sor-
ruw. and she was weeping.
Why do you weep for this womany"
Questioned Lave. touching Sorrows
veil.
At Loves touch, Sorrow lifted her
vel. revealing a face fearful, but ra-
diznt.
We have lived together for years
now. We are parted forever Hasten,
Loge-she waits for you.'
Entering the room, they found on a
straw bed In corner Of the poor, bare
place an aged woman whose silvered
nair,- white. shrunIen face and dimmed
eyes told their own story of priyation
and suffering. Her worn hands were
ifted In prayer to the Father who holds
unspeakabIe things in His heart for
those who love Him, but the prayer
was never finished.
Seeing her heavenly yisitants shin
ing IN the moonlight, the poor woman
stretched out her arms to them with
q glad cry, 20 Lovet o Joy!" and
sfraightway she rose from her bed,
young and strong. and beautiful, and
the three went home together.-Fran-
ces Galloway in Union Signal
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07

NMAE AA1NA M-s.t'~
5sssg rEsIrn<<ld Lowe
NfasftertnzE dawn the ffrs1 road Joy
csz1ee M a. cuunfryEnzu fiinssuE seed IN
Elsee fEpwm fiSrrDwB Of a. nuuEn and
ssb1yE nesds His face burned with aain
szina willna AID scanned with wrinkles,
lsSses suilesE and unhappy he was
thinking Of h0w long he must roli De-
mn the seesii wonid srow and ripen and
11s~ little il, wonid bring him in re-
turn His nfee looked to him toiisome
as1d nis%rai5ler In the chiIl, gray dawn
JDn whispered a worn I'm his breast,
1sid ioo<irs up the poor man saw the
heATsns shining with wings OF red
morning. Light. stretching from the
east even intor the far west II was q
glorious sight, and as he looked the
manis thoughts became shining.
ITS good to- be always ont of doors
in sight OF Gods handwriting. Yes,
Inn rteas-Einl happy What a fool
uever toO think OF IL beforsi"
10y NEXT entered a house where an
oFerSorisest and freffnI mother was
preparing breakfast for her children
Everything went wrongs the children
EereH pruToklng: the mother was cross.
How cam Z live through another
dayg tins mother was saying, win
hassil disconfent, when stir OF soft
air and flush Of light entered the room.
Ihss youngest child, the first to see the
radiant vision. clapped her hands for
gieess the osher children dimpIed with
blessed SURPRISE and the mother turned
IN time 10 catch the ntItrer OF Joys
WINGS.
"Jsy.t siis cried. holding the heas-
enly yiBiinr fast. Love has sent you.-
Why did we NOT think OF Love be-
1bregs
In a moment every hard burden
Slipped from the mothers shoulders
and tsIs room was filled with mirth and
sunshine.
Going her way. Joy next came to a
business nMu shut In q dingy Office.
rsctnuiuH over his accounts with knit
ted brnwM H. seefned to- him as IL he
werD nothing bur a machine counting
up figures all dizzy long. and the sum OF
~ all waE nothing nothing but vanity
and vexarsou OF spirit. The tired man
leaned back w-arily and signed. His
Ilfe was 10 him as hard as the stone
wall outside his window He could not
rernsmlier when he had had a days
happiness
"Is IL NOT happiness" Joy whispered
softly. ''to be such a power for good
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07
STEAM OYSTER DREDGE.

neIs cut through the ice. The hand
dredging will be continued, but new
and better way has been found.
1t has been claimed and contended
that steam dredge for gathering
oysters and CLAIMS could never be made
success, but this theory must give
way to the present condition. New
Boston has opened the shell and let
the secret out The Klondyke.'
cleverly devised and artfully construct
ed steam dredge does the work speed
lily and we'll A basket" dredge of
strong construction and wide grasp,
with attachments for cooking and
packing, propelled with powerful
engine, with an equipment of i've men,
gathers, cooks and sacks from five to
ten tons of marketable shells in a day.
The total output of shells by hand and
steam dredging during the past year
was 1900 tons or more. After extrac-
ton, the mollusks are examined care
fully for the pearls that are often Sin
their midst" This search gives con-
stant--but sometimes precarious-em-
ployment to number of people. Last
season one pearl, valued at 500. sew
eral worth from S. to s25 each, and
many others of lesser size and value
were found.
New York and Philadelphia furnish
the markets for most of the shells that
are gathered there, and their products;
but pearl buttons are cut in small
way at Keithsburg, Ill.,, and on a much
larger scale at Muscatine, Ia. and both
of these plants are supplied by New
Boston. Much of the process of button
making is a secret. The shells are
first soaked in water for twenty-four
hours to soften them and prevent dust
in saving. The buttons in various
sizes are cut by rotary disk saws, held
in stationary frame and driven by q
line shaft. Underneath this the shells
are held in a movable frame, operated
by a foot lever. The cutting is done
from the inner side, and the shells are
kept moist by sprays of water. The
disks are then planned. "centered" and
drilled by clever mechanical devices.
The finishing" is secret process.
known only to the trade.
Niagara Falls is sort OF jumping
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07

Whatever sarlssx ~ apsinF ~su1R
nu = drSainped a. stiie srz4s4Sr aasl-
ssae@ sbs 'HDeiflse 6ianss ran h. ~
tse spou 81 - ailsuiutaly eurfers. ffiise
design aieWp combines ;slse ittsss i,sns
siik slightly ppnchef qsuns and car
y sprr 1Isgu. srxaaAlsng tbs sfSill aruf,
o. i1b0s n iass aF aisaas 40 yslss sssrensH,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07

Dnatt stAaar TaaHe oysters iip q Steve,
snela hall teavSsaetd 90 Auss~ isr tlfe
aastses. add Inslf eesspnonlfrB 81 four.
4usr arc nag8 two masraraE; adj half
fyat,j ~ ansG1k aaf asslS Cspfisa ~ oyster
Itsonor. season with aasI6 ueafpe,Sufng Of
ssla. one-eixaaih eaaspsoHer1 Of white
pepss,r. 4aar snG eSeik eIla smooth. ada
aaae cgmam. naest ssw arfaares. then
,,s,rss watIa es,asstsas or pour over four
sgAoas % t@ixd.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07
Peculiar Grave. in zuIulana.

The most euriousIy decorated graves
In the world are the natives graves in
ZuIuIand. Some of these mounds are
garniahed with the bottles of medicine
used by the departed in their final i'll
ness. and the duration OF the Illness is
guessed by the number of bottles.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07

A Nasnag snoesassy seg IRE scress 10
saae o0alssesse Of eelpes OF stAhon and
laos ahaeb goes ar@En& tire asek gas-
der ne Nigga fSr collars ~ esssSs ssd
oas,es n IL maaAe in coScss TO snatch
hgs On Dress 0r 81 asg oSscf whack nssy
~ presesrae IL afse hst snS Dress ehsaes
10 be basea6
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07

students DeanttIon of quo vadis."
She (who had Just come out'J-
What does quo Vadis" mean?
He famous half back, 'sD-what
are you giving us? or something like
that.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07

+
Illustrated pamphlets, giving export
ence of farmers who have. become
wealthy In growing wheat. reports Of
delegates, etc, and full information as
to reduced railway rates, can be had
on application to Department Interior,
Ottawa, Canada, or G. j. Broughton,
1923 Monadnock building, Chicago,
Agent for Canadian Government.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07
NEW BOSTON PEARLS.
NEW ADDITIONS TO THE WORLD
OF COMMERCE.
Prsfssahl. Iadnstry OF = Tewn That
Abraham Lincoln Laid Out and
That Once Suffered Decline Now
Enjoying y Boom.
Especial Letter. )

HE sedate old town
Of New Boston, sit
uated on the Illl-
nois shore of the
mississippi, at the
Upper Y clio W
Banks, . and just
below the mouth
of the Iowa river,
has a history. The
first white settlers
AZ that mint were
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07

A t t b .
request OF
the Imni-
gra tion
D Q pa rt-
m e n { of
t b e Cana
dian G o "
eminent Il
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07

There d. mOthGng 6esrsr 10 a man
ssan a good w1fe-wbth the possible
sxosvssos Of her sbOpring eEes1ftfen&
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07

In Germany there are 1850 Young Mems
Christian associations, with $4,000 MEM
bers.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07
.ZDEE,y LETTIE SISTER.

A1fEzx lm fsar nnFn
ss& ti1azse eses n4Els
szs tD e@zrfx wl42x
mpszzrss f1B is@ -
rnxs etnmn a. waa
L.zsEe sss1ziinx AeE
little sssfsz JfBy
Wlssxn EazMIl 1
Eug- quest inuesa-
lIEs szs they parted.
-T6 EliBs@ who
ltxVe nDE kuo~H
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07
IN 3 OR 4 YEARS AN

independenceisas-
sured If you take
up your home in
Western Canada,
t.haland of nlenfx.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07

Niagara Falls is sort OF Jumping
on place for some people who look be-
fore leaping.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07
HE LIKES WESTERN CANADA.

Has Good Farm, Lots of Stock and
Pays Little Taxes.
Dnsniniou City Man Ian II 1893
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07

i1DsAs o. M rnuEi 'tst'uiinif tllail.as Izrs
ili4p falls Brsrf tiis HEud ia the correct
and iItanrsaEisnn nRuHe1 n the pms
lxalltlsE azasiitHs Tile --latest.
Sharp County record., 1898-07-15
Congress has adjournec
The Crisis Near

Washington, July 9,-Iae
great battle expected today
did not take place although
the armistice expired at noo1
with the forces on both sides
of Santiago lined up for bat
tie. The reason was that
the Spanish commander, who
had been in correspondence
by telegraph with his home
government, was seeking to
make terms with Gen, Shat
ter by which he might save
his army from capture. He
was wiling to give up Santl.
ago without resistance if al
lowed to retreat with all his
men and arms across the
island, but this idea was not
entertained for a moment by
our government. On the
contrary every effort will be
put forth to seal up every
avenue of escape from San
tiago and to compel the final
surrender of the Spanish
army. To have allowed
them to make their way un'
molcsted into the interior
would have amounted simply
to reinforcement of the gar
rison of Havana by thousands
of trained soldiers who had
proved their courage as
worthy foemen in the fight
ing in the trenches. On the
other hand, to compel their
surrender, it is believed,
would certainly produce an
enormous moral effect both
in Havana and in Spain itself
and thus tend to an early con
clusion of the war.
Sharp County record., 1898-07-15
Il Dream of Var.

The past rises before me
like a dream. Again we are
in the great struggle for ma
tional life. We hear the
sounds of preparation, the
music of boisterous drums,
the silver voices of heroic
bugles. We see thousands
of assemblages, and hear the
appeals of orators; we see
the pale cheeks Of women and
the flushed faces of men, and
in those assemblages we see
all the dead whose dust we
have covered with flowers.
We lose sight of them no
more. We are with them
when they enlist in the great
army of freedom. We see
them part with those they
love. Some are walking for
the last time IN quiet, woody
places, with the maideas
they adore. We hear the
whisperings and the sweet
vows Of eternal love as they
lingeringly part forever
Others are bending over
cradles kissing babies that
are asleep. Some are receiv.
ing the blessings of old men,
Some are parting with moth.
ers who hold them and press
them to their hearts again
and again, and say nothing,
And some are talking with
wives and endeavoring with
brave words, spoken in the
old tones, to drive from their
hearts the awful fear, We
see the wife standing in the
door with the babe in her
arms-standing in the sun.
light sobbing-at the turn of
the road a hand wayes--she
answeres by holding high in
her loving arms the child,