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

way 10 glory through tue hei 'i"on
of var, and have gone up frou battle
aud bufu,ug to their homes amoog toe
stars; we n.eo DOT rife toe usaso-
Ienms Of Athens nor decipher the moss
grown ceno,aphs Of Rome for those
who have weea:hsd their brcws With
aufsdice cbapless, we need uos search
the storied uros of Grecian valcr for
names that were DOT born to Gle. for
where are our Lee aud jackson ADD
Hill, aud our own pobler haupsoo.
aod she ,eos Of thousands OF uon&aied
heroes who laid their all u2oa thei''
coun.ry's altar 1t nseds uci'5sr
erapite shaft nor monumental brass TO
preserve the memory of Southern
braves.
10 the hearts of brave and loyal
people, their memory is safe Should
manhood falter 10 the melancholy
task, there is one sacred altar upoa
whioh the FIRE will never gro" dl@
The hearts of Southern womannood
will be their sacred temple
The mothers wbo gave their soDs to
the CoDfederacy, the wives who oervsd
their husbands for, battle and the
sisters who stood by at the sacrifice will
nos forget the past No never, never,
YOU may come and you may 60. out
With each resaro Of happy spring time,
they will spread garlands Of sweet
roses upon their humble graves. aud
water their dusty couch ~i,b the tears
of generous love.
The scythe Of the Reaper Death
hath long kept time to the music Of the
spheres. aud the remnant of that grea;
phalaox is growing less as the seasons
come and 60 Ere long the last feeble
and psllid survivor Of The Lost
Cause" shall 60 to answer "bere" at the
rol! cali beyond the river, but ta',ered
banners and battered swords will be
preserved like sacred vessels, and the
sweet strains of Dixie and the Bonnie
Bloe Flag will still thrill the Southern
hearts
Without aba.ing our love for the
past, we hail the coming future. We
realiz, that we have a reuoited coun-
try, and We love it too. There is a
Hand that will guide as.
s'We are living, we are moving
10 grand and glorious time,
In an age on ages telling,
To be living is snolime.'
We want peace, honorable peace.
We want the time to come,
.sWheu war drums beat no longer,
Sand battle Gags are furled,
$50 the parliament of man,
THE federation Of the world.
s'Then the commoo sense of most,
ssShall mold fre;fnl realm in awe,
ssAnd the kindly earth shall slumoer,
.sLapped in universal law"
am not one Of those who fears for
the future of the South aud its memo
ries. [ believe that We have within
our veins the blood OF heroes and pa
trio,s. and We vii! trausmit to our pos
terity the heritage which We have re.
ceived.
see 10 imagioation South Carolina
of the future.
The American uuioo. like proud
mother with her children, is passing
IN review before the pations of t5e
world Among the mapy worthy ships
of state see South Caroiioa. grand
aod majestic I! No vaodal crew dare
tread her noble deck nor alien hand
lay bold upon her helm. bat With the
Palmetto flag nailed to ber masthead J,
gnided by ber o~u offspring, she glides
gracefully forward With symmetrical
sweep to ride the suo-kissed waves Of
the future, while from the thloats OF
hundreds of thousands Of her uooIe
sons and daughters there swells the
song of the long ago:
Carolina, Csrolips, Heavens blessing attend
While we live We will homer: protect and de.