The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-19

steps. Having left his mortuary at
tire behind him, he comes forth in
workman's garb, as 1 take 1T, from the
fact that the women mistook him sfor
the gardener.
That day the grave received such
shattering 1t can never be rebuilt All
the trowels of earthly masonry can
never mend it. Forever and forever
it is broken tomb. Death, taking
side with the military in that fight,
received a terrible cut from the an
gels spear Of flame. so that he him
self shall go down after awhile under
it. The king of terrors retiring be-
fore the king of grace! The Lord is
risen! Let earth and heaven keep
Easter today! Hosanna!
Some things strike my observation
while standing in this garden with a
new sepulcher. And, first, post NOR
tenn honors in contract with ante-mor-
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afforded Christ such costly sepul-
cher, why could not they have given
him an earthly residence? Will they
give this piece of marble to dead
Christ instead Of soft pillow for the
living Jesus? If they had expended
half the vslue OF that tomb to make
Christ comfortable. 1t would not have
been so sad a story He asked bread;
they gave him stone
Christ, like most Of the worlds
benefactors, was appreciated better
after he was dead. Westminster alb
bey and monumental Greenwood are
the worlds attempt to atone by hon
ors to the dead for wrongs to the liv-
ing. Poets corner in Westminster
abbey attempts to pay for the suffer-
ings OF Grub street.
Go through that poets corner in
Westminster abbey. There is Han
del, the great musician, from whose
music you hear today; but while
look at his statue cannot help but
think of the discords with which his
fellow-musicians tried to destroy him.
There is the tomb of John Dryden, a
beautiful monument: but can not
help but think at 20 years of age ne
wrote of his being oppressed in for
tune and of the contract that he had
just made for thousand verses at six
pence line. And there. too, you find
the monument of Samuel Butler, the
author of "Hudibras;" but while l
look at his monument in poets corner
| cannot but ask myself where he died.
tablet in the poets corner-the costly
tablet to one of whom the celebrated
Waller wrote: The old blind school,
master, John Milton, has just issued
tedious poem on the fall of man. If
the length Of it be no virtue, it has
none" There is a beautiful monu-
ment to Sheridan. Poor Sheridan! If
he could have only discounted that
monument for a mutton chop!
Make the Living Happy.
oh, you unfilial children, do not give
your parents so much tombstone, but a
few more blankets-less funeral and
more bedroom! If 5 per cent Of the
money we now spend on Burns ban
quets could have been expended in
making the living Scotch poet comfort
able, he would not have been harried
with the drudgery of an exciseman.
Horace Greeley, outrageously abused
while living, when dead is followed
toward Greenwood by the president OF
the. United States dna caig 4easuiMg meil
of the army and navy. Massachusetts
tries to alone at the grave of Charles
Sumner for the ignominious resolu-
tions with which her legislature, de-
nounced the living senator. Do you
think that the tomb at Springfield can
pay for Booths bullet?
Oh, do justice to the living! All the
justice you do them you must do this
side the gates of the Metropolis. They
cannot wake UP to count the number
of carriages at the obsequies or to no.
tice the polish of the Aberdeen granite
or to read epitaphal commemoration.
Gentleman's mausoleum in the suburbs
of Jerusalem cannot pay for Bethle-
hens manager and Calcarean cross and
Pilates ruffian Judiciary. Post NOR
TEN honors cannat atone for ante
Smortcm igneninies.
Again, standing in this garden Of the
sepulcher, am Impressed with the
fact that floral and arborescent decor
atoms are appropriate for the place OF
the dead. We are glad that among
flowers and sculptural adornments,
Christ spent the short time OF his in
humation.
/ cannot understand what some
times see in the newspapers where the
obsequies are announced and the
friends say in connection with 1t, Seni
no flowers" Rather. if the means al
llow--I say if the means allow-streW
the casket with flowers, the hearse
with flowers. the grave with flowers
Put them on the brow-it will sugges
coronation; in their hand-it vii
mean victory.
Christ was buried in a garden
Flowers mean resurrection. Death i
sad enough anyhow. Let conserva
1 tory and arboretum contribute to it
]! alleyiatien. The harebell will ring tn
s,e -. tha nassion f1ower will exnras