The San Francisco call., 1899-11-26


4 floral pillow. freshly designed. OF
res and white carnations and purple vio-
lcte.
AS Lieutenant Osmond passed along the
path hut a few wards from her he was
conscious of n sound OF suppressed sob
bins Approachine his family mausoleum
t1e young army officer entered thercat
and, partially drawing the damask cur
ta;n from The window he gazed out in
tontly toward shat dropping figure at the
adjacent monument. and from his point
- tsf1t71Se WIS Hnfe 70 decIpher the quo
tafion upon the floral pillow. II was from
ST. Walter Scott and traced in violets
upon a white background:
Soldier rest: thy warfare Ger.
sleep the sleep that knows no breaking:
Dream ~ hatteneids BOO more
Days % danger nights of waking.
A. osmond repeated The lines half-aloud
he felt queer sensation in his throat-a
sensation which. instead ~ tears. Is often
manifest with men in moments Of pathos.
presently the woman arose and pro-
ceeoed 20 brush some dead leaves from
the ground beside the tomb. upon which
there was nothing TO indicate a grave and
The Lieutenant watched her graceful move
ments with such engrossment that when
be A. lengrh brought his eyes hack 10 his
eo as they suddenly encountered the ala
baster sngel poised on invisible wires and
keeping guardianship over the tomb Of
hE father. He touched the curtain as
with an impulse 10 close IL again. but in-
Gteaf pushed il further aside 20 admit
more freely the late afternoon sunlight
Ee had brought some fresh roses which
ne now placed upon the casket resting
upon its richly draped bier: they were OF
the Mareohal Mel creation and filled the
sepulcher with their sweet red0lence
Then he lay about the foot of the coffin
a Eilken American flag. hattle-sCilcd and
rent. which honored insignia 0f our Union
had bat yesterday been unfur,ed aloft in
answering salutauon 10 the loud welcom-
inE cheers that had gone out 10 the First
California heroes as their transport proud
ly bore them through The Golden cato.
Yesterday had Lieutenant Osmond re-
frrned home from his campaign AZ the
philippines. and his present visit % the
family maueoleum was 90 pay a SOLDER s
tribute 20 the memory ~ his father. who.
. 90. had been a soldier
Al day long and the night previous the
young officer had been participating 40
various entertainments elahorately ar
ranged by those who ioyously hailed the
returned heroes of war. and it was only
by adro.t mancuvcring thar DE had al last
separated himself from his host 20 pay
his sacred visit to The cemetery. Having
duly arranged the roses ana the faE DE
stood. hare-headed. beside the casket. re-
pearre aulIhiy tho Inscription upon its
polsa'l silver plate:
L.re mav oar 'ans De bright
WItr e.l.u.'s hely Ulht
lft..f as hy rfy might
Grea- God. olr Nng.
81 wish no Silly eritarh upon my tomb:
write fhero those words conceived hy the
f-ul nc our true patriot" had said his Ia
ther. and accordingly Everard had or-
.eres The .Ines from "America." and
.e raw repeated them with the same
emotional feeling that Doe had eNpe-
r.-u.el upon reading the motto IN
F.u.eir. AG impulse came over him as
le continued standing there 20 shift The
silver panel and look upon the features
of tte departed. hut thls he resisted. as
unDu thar n.oo.-ateG acre SO lately aban-
.aI.l. as re haI closed The eyes of a
conrad. .I. had fallen beside him in his
.-- conflict before fho enemy. Dee fad
TH.s Us euogeh. I wish never again
f. ...h ...u deaths.
I'd. ..a Na- setting AS he LETT the
fa-r ID l.s I.. .lra zion nc had for 4
r.ff.- t.e t.uu- oman at the tomb. Il
hlf having some a ..N steps she re-
C.rr.. I. l.r I.IUI. aler.upon he
paused .nNn'uufariIE and glanc-
trr forward observed her hoy- - :,
cre over a basket from 80 h
which ~lc was taking red 80
and white and purple 49, q
blossoms. which She deft- 49,
lv arranged upon ths lH
plat recently cleared n ~ ~
- dead leaves maxi ~ -
irF of tfam Ker- ~ ~
ital.c m0uad. at J7.
the bead O.: M
which she -
placed ths So E ~.
patriotic N
floral pill 80
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