Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-31

- -, - ~, '',,,,,. thn C,t.ro ,rd p,rc
q" 81 ''ii51 ptIit''i II ritt, H. ,",,,1
anu on us lolus were WIN I'M le5r,,,.
~ tloilti iii;Icny ~ ~ 60.
llIo wa ti1iidi I" a. w IN
80; - -? a ~, ict hish,, ~ ct1rI
Ih 49, isoii ~ ia n,,tinn bi" :
~, ~, 'I ~ b,,nnon cbattcls within th
ahadmrc nf IL NV dnmn Thnv saw
th"ir cities ana VILLAGES about 70 be
burned ana RACED to The ground They
SAW Their fertile fields ahout ia be de-
i r"vrd ,rhev LAW th@ constitution aborr
| III III disrer,rded .nd tha nation a.
strnvnd r,brv snLy thr ,,raat yyatrhwnrtl.
IN t6o n,tinI ,Inity t,ni liberty about III
bc erased from our national ascutcheon
They saw in the place OF a great and gio-
IiouS Republic, the heritage Of their
fathers. the bcncdiction OF mankind-the
piratlcal words anarchy ana SHAVER
written all over the broad archeS OF the
heavens ana the asheS or thlS great kc-
public about to be scattered To the four
winds Of the heavens. They SAW the
dream of this great Republic, the refu|a
of the oppressed and the down-trodden,
the land of the brave and the home of
the free. about to vanish as in a single
might 1T was then that the great heart
of the people of the North arose as with
one majestic throb in behalf of this ercaJ
nation, the preservation OF our national
unity and liberty, ana the peTpetuatlon
of the glorious principles Of national
rs from the bloody baSle fields Of thu
Revolution. II was then that from the
New England states, The Middle states,
the Western states. ave. from every
Northern state, from the Atlantic shores
to the Pacific slopes, that these heroes
who now pass III grand review. Slrded oh
the armor of battle and went forth to Do
ana to die i'll dcft nSe of their country, Its
Integrity. its unity and its liberty, its
mighty song On their lips:
..N>. rouutr,-' Ills of thee
ar thor / cino-
Land where nv fathcts died,
Land Of the niigrfln's pride!
From every mountain sid.
LIT freedom ring
These heroes also have their names in
scribcd ON the national scroll of honor
and sit in the Temple of Fame with the
Ilnmortals ON their broWs are v-rcathcl
The IaIrrIs Of yirtory and in their hand,
thev hold the olive branches Of peace.
VIVA r.,n f,nGrrstand fha natIiotic in,
pulsns thr heroic sacrifices which actI-
nted ana Inspired these countless heroes
volunteers for the nations defense ?Thr
! father who took the tender. newborn
HMM -,n,,, tj,o n,,dIo ,nd ,,ln,cd N ,,,,Cr,
ptpc lp44 III ol''u4' "Ii' li"tc - uPo.ii
ltS mo tlcf BOSOM dllu IeIl IL the hcl
tdge or fond KISS, then tore himself
| from its mothers bosom and rushed for
ward into the terrible carnage Of war?
Who can understand how the young mir
IslcF as ne stood IN me pulpit win tle
VIRUS u lilg uI'p;i ms Ups, nv,ttu tile IA
90 he , 81 - - I,.I am
i,Id,t ~ ho,,. ~. ,,,,,.r i.n ~ 80
gtnnd in tho I"o1i forum md LearJ tf,s
natin,,'s Iii 70 3T,1s Inft nc mo- min
il%,lI" can I,- IL a. H. lri ms IitI u'
,iS ifnTrrsp VIA ,,1, 'ipdnr.t,Id
tt,, no i.,.ni13f.,p+ Ift 10 iart nntr,,,
~, n.loJ tnJ taL, nj ,I,ro in 10
ranks Of bIuea VINO can understand how
thc farmer deserted his plough? The
carpenter his bench. the clerk His desk.
the teacher his pupils. ANA the sailor his
ship, - answer the call for volunteers
| hye- from every Walk ot lle, from the
Y iiit 49,, ,l Hill, i tir
I''l"ii tLt ~ I ii.' y III
n,.Iiu VIZ n,ilp'% Il. iu!.l'I M
ilumdn ilcCuunS' ~ human utA. NIJ
can understand how the fond mother gave
to death her only son? Who can under
stand how the affectionate wife gave her
faithful husband from her arms into the
arms of death? Who can understand how
the sweetheart, with all the love and af
lection of her youthful life parted with
her lover with the full Knowledge that
il might he forever? Who can under
stand all the great sacrifices of human
sympathies human affections and human
loves. thus placed upon the altar of their
country :, II WIS ttit t f " tIie nc
Initv and iihsrtW when an almost unfte
! \nrfh nIocpd IIpon the sacriffrial altar
of the nation with one accord their deep
| est ana noblest. and tenderest and holt
rt s,,,,,,ntLia, ',,,I i af,ctione ana bonrs
Iot !! ihPa'I!!,7' aliu 'ioii "i'u 'op.s'
| y was llihc Wheil rom cIly " clty'
.Loi'i ndilIJt 70 naliilgt ahI noiiic ~ hoiiie
-
Ihe crisis Is upon Us! lace 70 race wlth
,,.., rs y slahus, .,...,,.,; Hill ~
WIN soIei!i llpn u quesliG I inc ~
~. oPll'iIA ~ IS y SOUS. .i ~, ,
MS gay we lashioh uestlly, the WE'D Oh
HE we span
| rms day Tor all hereafter choose We no
Illness or SIN.
Even now from misty Geflzlm OF EDal 5
cloudy crown
Call We the dews of blessing or the bolts
| of curSing down.
| No ,,o, p-,r+ 70 ,rdars4ord u,hat au
| ,boso 'sacriSnnS rooSn@ Or do voi, wart
| tn nnderstand v-hat one of those sacrificss
| means 10 = single mother in this great
| land? Go with me into her humble home
| unon the hillside There Won will see a
| mother rrav-haired wrinkled faced She
will take Won into ter home and She will
| show Won the nicture Of her boy in blue
| And AZ she shows YOU her fondest treas
/ IRE the picture of the youth whom she
! bore upon her bosom, who was a part OF
/ her life, her mothers tears, those price
/ less pearls, Will bedew that picture. She
will say to YOU He was my boy, and his