Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-08-01

10 csress; none to respond to his
hearts tenderness. There he stood.
having dominion over the birds of
the air, the beasts of the field. the
fishes of the sea, and countless acres.
God saw the wonderful work ne had
wrought could not be appreciated.
enjoyed and diffused by the "single
Standard Then beautiful Eve ap.
pesred as his running mate; aud
ladies, if you will pardon me. there
was no great disparity in their ages.
for Eve was presented to Adam ON
the 18th day Of the year ]. and girls.
you know, are always sweet l6 to
their l-fellow, aud it has been ever
thus and will be till time shall be
no more, with slight interruptions.
For it was woman who formed the
character of Israel's great deliverer.
1t Was woman who went forth with
music and instruments upon the
banks of the Red Sea TO celebrate the
overthrow Of Pharoh's army. Itwas
woman who Judged the twelve tribes
SO long and so righteOusly. II was
woman who defeated the machina
tions of Haman aud saved Mordecai
To the people. IL is woman who rules
Brltannis, and Britannia rules the
wave. IL was not woman who slum.
bered during the sgonies of Get hsem-
ane. Ii was not woman who denied
the Lord in the palace of aiphas; nor
Was 1t woman who fled from Calvary's
hill. No, no, that remained for US.
the Lords of Creation, and
Disguise our bondage as we will
Tis woman, woman. rules US still"
An now, my comrades, shall al
ways feel thrill of pride within nv
bosom when recall the fact of hav-
ing had the honor of participating
with you in paying tribute of re-
spect due TO the memory of our de-
parted comrades in arms. Even the
most bigoted foe would not dare TO
question my assumption of this right
the only obligation left us as a re-
suit of the war between the States.
Thirty-nine years, almost to the
dSy and selfssme hour, have elapsed
since the young men of Clarke, with
those of other sections, and some even
yet in their youth, were haptised in
shot, shell and blood as they stood in
battle array on the plains of MAnas-
sss, contending for the cause they
deemed truly just and righteous
one. Only after four years of the
hardest fighting the world ever wit
messed, fate decIded against us; and,
ragged, cold, hungry, feet almost
bare, We were obliged to succumb to
the superior force by which we were
surrounded, furling the banner which
We had so earnestly defended, and, as
gracefully as We could, yielded to the
inevitable. The present time, some
say, finds an era of peace reigning
throughout the entire land, and that
the feelings of animosity which for
merly existed between those who were
then adverssries, have been relegated
to the realms of oblivion; and if that
be so no sane should attempt to re-
vive them. We ought all then to
meet on that broad plane of courtesy
which digni6es the character of q SOL
dier, and tipifies common American
citizenship. But there are others,
alas! whose ears the dust has stopped;
never again will they hear the sound
of the bugle, or the roll of the drum.
Rank upon rank, regiment upon reg
iment, brigade upon brigade, they lie
as they fell; eyes front, facing the
blue canopy of the heavens above.
Never-uever-forget them Let
your gratitude shine with the sun
Light upon their honored graves; your
tears mingle with the dews at night
fall. Dutiful and devoted sons of
their commonwealth were they, aud
they rest within the bosom of the
Mother earth which gave them birth.
Happy sleepers they; with their arms
folded upon their placid bosoms.
their labors are DER, their task is
finished; never more will their slum-
bers be broken; not even by the dawn
of the new day of prosperity and
peace that they say so genially smiles
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