The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-16

~sy w 8''y sosVvku tuo uety TRACK
Of var. aod have gone up from battle
sud burning to their homes smoog the
stare We n.ed not ri6s the msuso.
lenms Of Athens nor decipher the IN oss.
grown oeno,aphs of R,me for those
who have wrcAih.d their brows with
uofsdiog cbapless. We need not search
the stofied uros Of Greoisu valor for
names that we're not boro to die. fur
where are our Lee aud jackson aud
Hill. aud our own noblsr Hampton,
a0d the tens Of thousands Of uouamed
heroes Who laid their all upon their
oouo,ry's altar II nteds neither
graoi,s sbsf, oor mouum eotal brass to
preserve the memory Of Southern
braves.
10 tho hearts Of . brave aud loyal
people. their memory is safe Should
msohood fslter 10 tho melancholy
task, there 10 one sacred altar uooo
which the 6rs will never grow dion
The hearts Of Southern woman ood
will bs their sacred temple
The mothers Who gave their cons to
the Ooofsdersev. the wives Who uervsd
their husband's for battle aud the
sisters Who stood BY as the sacrifice will
not forget tho past No never. never,
you may GONE and you may 20. but
With saeh re,uro Of hsppy spriog time,
they vii spread gsrlsnds Of swes.
roses upon their humble graves. and
wsssr their dus,y couch With The tears
OF gsoerous love.
The seyths Of sbs Rsspe- Dea.b
hath lcog kept time to tho music Of tho
spheres. sod ,bs remnant Of that grea.
phalsox 10 growing less % the seasons
come sod 60. Ere long The last feeble
sod psllid survivor Of "The Los.
Cause" shsll 60 to soswsr "hers" At the
roll call beyond sbs river. bu, ,a,,ered
bsoosrs and battered swords will be
preserved like sacred vessels, and the
swess s,rsios Of Dixie aud tho Bon ole
Blss Flag will still thrill The Southern
hearts
Without absting our love for the
past, ws hsil the eomiog future. W.
sealis, stss We hsvs . reunited oouu.
try. sod Ne love Il too. There 10 .
Hsod that vail guide 40.
1--WE ere hsiog, vs are moving
10 grand and glorious time,
10 40 age on ages telling,
To Do living 10 sublime"
We want peace. honorable peace.
We vent the time 10 come,
"whsn var drums beat 90 longer.
And battle dAgs are furled,
'Io The pafliamsus Of man,
the federation Of the world,
"Thso The c0mwoo seose Of most,
"Shall hold frs,ful rsalm 10 ave,
"Aod the kindly earth shall slumper,
"LsPpsd 10 univsrsal law"
su not one Of those Who fesrs for
che fatsfe Of the South aud ito memo.
sies. | believe that 10 have within
our veins she blood OF heroes and Do
ssioss. sod We vill transmit to our DOS
seri'y shs heritage which ws have 70.
,osivsd.
Gee 10 imssiossion South Csrolioa
OF the tuiure.
The Aasrisso unioo. like . proud
mother With her children. 10 psssioe
10 review before The oatioos Of The
world Among The mspy worthy ships
OF state see South Csro!iua. grand
cod osjsstie No vsodsl Grew dare
,sesd her sobls deck oor alien hard
ley bold upon her helm. bat With the
Palmetto deg nailed 70 her aast.hesd.
gaidsd By bee ovo odsprioe. ohs slidss
g'sesfully forward With symmetrical
sssep 10 ride The sas.kissed waves Of
the future. shils from the ID, ,oats Of
hsodsoda Of thoussods Of boz oobIe
soo' ssd dsushssrs there swslls tho
song Of che loag seo:
Carolina, Cerolisa, Hssvsa's blessing attend
while Ws live Ws will honor. protect asd A.