The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-24

Sldf IN Jue EdSU was seen, anu Uue
banqueting halls Of the gods on Mt.
Olympus were closed forever. The
lowly Nazarine had conquered Death
the sublmest scene the world has
ever witnessed, yea, it was divine.
And with profound reverence for
this scene on Golgatha's brow the
decree has gone forth; "POst no
sublimity on history "
But with becoming modesty and |
REVENGE history faithfully tells the
story of him who Never Knew
Defeat, of the foremost Man of
all the World, " of "The Champion of
Christianity aud Civilization" Of
"The Hero Of the Third Crusade, :"
of "Scotland's Warrior King" Of
"The Defender of the Civil Free
dom," of THE Hero Of Trafalgar"
of "The Man of Destiny" of 1.-The
Greatest Man of a Great Age" Of
"The Liberator OF Italy," Of The
Father of His Country" aud the
sweet singing laureate has painted,
as If with a masters stroke, 'The
Charge Of the Light Brigade.
But who will carve on the gilded
dome of the Temple Of Fame the
name Of "The Hero Of the Lost
Cause the brightest star in the
galaxy of military glory;
"a life that all the Muses. decked
With gifts OF grace. that might express
All comprehensive tenderness"
But honor Robert E. Lee In vain,
in vain! Facile pens cease to write
and eloquent tongues grow silent in
the attempt He excels honor. He
was Rex, Roi, Koenig, King; his
manner of life rendered him worthy
to rule and his every deed proclaimed
him king among men.
Amid the roar Of cannon, or around
the family altar, crowned with
victory, or bowed with defeat, he was
ruler, regulator king His greatness
never waoes, his glory never grows
| dun. On this SIX and ninelieth
anniversary, more than a hundred,
forty aud four Thousand sons and
ddughferS, whose fathers followed
the stars and bIrs, brave knights as
ever hurled lance-guided by the
star Of hope uuti it reached its
zenith 10 the fiery path of Mars,
whose urage never fai ed when it
set behind the cloud of death and
desolation, these sons and these
daughters, true to their birthright
and true to that cavalier blood that
extorted the Magma Charta from King
John on the meadows Of RunDymede,
are gathered in every village and
hamlet Of Dixie, to commemorate and
perpetuate those deeds of valor OF
which mortal man might we'll be
proud. They have gathered on the
foot bills Of Pennsylvania where
PicEet dipped his banner in the Grim
son tide, on the banks of the Kappa
hauntck, blushing with the blood OF
those who fell at Charlottesville, on
the banks Of the Shenandoah, which
will forever murmur the name OF
St0newall Jackson, 10 the Palmetto
state, bleeding from the iron heel o
Sherman, in the Lone Star" state
kissed by the Rio Grande aud batheC
by the Gulf, and on the fertile plains
of old Missouri, whose waving tield
OF grain chant the victories Of Price
And may the god Of battles enable
them to ever keep sacred the memory
of those who fell unconquered, bu
weary Of victory "
glorious history is nation
noblest heritage. Heroes never die
= great deeds live forever.
That gallant French army electrifi
ed and led b. the "Mau of Destiny,
although "The Nemesis of the North
> more savage than Goth or Vandal
mounting the swift gales of Russian
u winter, lad carried death, desolatiol
aud ruin tn the;very gates of Paris,
. W.T. te their names in blood on tn
: fatal field OF Waterloo, which neithe
t des nor time can efface. On tina
: dark day, June 18th, 1915, when th
imperial guard was ordered 10 t
dive back the 0ncoming foe-th
/. combined batteries of England an
O Prussia Marshall Ney, wild, an
grand IN the consciousness of accepte
If death, bleeding, muddy, magnif
n cent, and holding broken sword /