Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-12

know that?' quoth the captain looking at
him. Because | own her. sir" responded
/ the man with the squeeze, again touching
his cap; and the ConVcrsat ton ended.
| Now, 1t was first rate thing for that
man himself to have served his trick not
! merely as the man behind the gun, hut
as the man with the squeeze; and ii was
n mighty good thing for the country that
he should do 1t. In our volunteer rogi-
mcnt VIC had scores of enlisted men of In
dependent means serving under officers
many of whom were dependent for their
daily bread upon the work of their hands
or brain from month to month. 1t was a
good thing for both classes to he brought
together on such terms. It showed that
we Of this generation had not wholly for
gotten the lessons taught by you who
fought to "A finish the great Civil War.
And there Is no danger to the future OF
this country just so long as that lesson
is remembered, in all Its bearings, civil
and military.
Your history, rightly studied, will teach
us the time-worn truth that in war rs in
peace we need chiefly the everyday COM
monplace virtues and above all an unflag-
cling sense of duty, Yet in dwelling upon
the lessons for our ordinary conduct,
which we can learn from your experience,
we must never forget that 1t also shows
us what should be our model in times that
are not ordinary, in the times that try
mems souls. We need to have within us
the splendid heroic virtues which alone
avail in these mighty crises. the terrible
catastrophes. whereby ii nation ie either
purified as if by fire or else consumed for
ever in the flames When you of the civil
War sprang forward at Abraham lin
coins call to put all that life holds dear,
and life itself, in the scale with tho ma
tons honor YOU were able to do what
you did because you had in you not only
toe hat t,s,lyf fit
in addition the high and intense traits. the
deep passion and enthusiasm, which go
to make up those heroes who are fit to
deal with iron times We can never az
nation afford to forget that back of our
reason, our understanding and our COM
mon sense. there must lie IN full strength
the great fundamental passions which are
not often needed, but which every truly
great race must have as a well-spring Of
motive in time of need.
| shall end by quoting to you certain
words from minister of the gospel "A
most witty man, who was also a philoso-
pher and a man of profound wisdom, Sid
ney Smith:
THE history Of the world shows us that
men are not to be counted by their num-
bers, but by the fire and vigor of their
passions; by their deep sense OF injury;
by their memory of past glory; by their
ca gernesS for fresh fame; by their clear
and steady resolution of either CcaslnS TO
live, or of achieving a particular object
which. when it is once formed, strikes off
a load of manacles and chains. and gives
free space to all heavenly and heroic feel
ings All great and extraordinary actions
come from the heart. There are seasons
in human affairs when qualities fit enough
to conduct the common business of life,
are feeble ard useless, when men must
trust to emotion for that safety which
reason at such times can never give These