The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-08-29


frenzy bego-eu @. political faIatlcism
that made mad tae whole Union. ye'
81 a. last appealed 20 olrscIence an
heart 90 stop ,he carnage and lt found
answer 10 The gTaves cU,Ilg our
land as -ae abiding refuge o. -eporL.
lated homes and 90 'luse WHO cs.
rapal tas tomb - over The earth
marked u.tA scars ot var
father with -r aII friends regard
friendship a. hgt name. i' DEL The
stre raa' wars with -p..a'E al. IN.
thrones brute force q. traul.a upon
natural rights Ir .s .ae u.-- water
THAT .ef..- whatever . ....a- and
being l ..aE.. WITH h.. .' Attacks
Dtr .r.ts al. El Us gp. agr-
ships 'le devil and 'l-- Ipa-. the
.sn.rua- FOO l.ll-.r tla ..ta.a.5 70
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Hr ep-s war sr-.- tte aouea It
1.-u.m1.-- rl" family circle put
zT.et as monster 40 every i-e-i1e
and sprays the atmosphere with
blood Dies pairing mothers .eureplt
fathers AMI orphaned children are ifs
trophies lt destroys What DO cannot
use and resort 20 drafts and cunsorip-
on laws % take from the cradle
while elr-ing old aZc in .ts greed !or
victims OF such are the fruits q
war.
For a nation against nation 20 arise
if is wicked. horrible and dcgeuarate.
but with civil war. our oVu strife. 10
Veterans ~ the OH Gray. ! shared
il a humble way with you some Of
The trials AM felt with you iu a meas
ure the hayOcs OF that conflict II
would sound like a fairy tale 70 de-
scribe what you have witnessed AMI
felt u would sound Ike romance 70
tell Of your herOism upon the battles
CORY field. when listening TO The
shrek s.lrapnel. ths bursting oi
bombs and the bullets deadly song
u would sound Of hariships unendur.
able 20 tell OF the foOt-sOre and
weary limbs a. you tracked 10 across
valley and plain, over hill and noun
tain. through brambles and thorns
when plunging into the thicket u
var 20 grasp with the clutch Of hun
ger IN the contest OF death To tell
it az IL was would bafle the concep-
tiOn Of the most imaginative genius
that ever weayed romance In fairy
outlines and have you Of today under.
stand what the soldiers endured IN
that awful time The world will new.
er know H. See the legless or arm.
less old veteran as he has gone for
forty years hobbling, or his unbal.
anced gait facing the cold charity Of
a selfish world See i'm what he will
resort 20 In his embarrassment and
, helpless condition 10 hide his infrm.
ity. Tell me that such a man is not
entitled % have his name high upon
q The roll of honor with his trophies
from Gettysburg ami like fields OF
crimson hue as his shield and pass
. port 70 a nations respect and reyer-
Gncc. no natter the color may have
been OF blue or gray
My countrymen In retrospect We
sec q carnival Of blood, homes wear.
ing the habilamcnts OF the dead and
hear the grOans Of comrades as their
liie-blOOd ebled away, aud horrible
and harrUTing Is the effect In retro
spcct VIC also see heroes marching
upon the battlements of death with
nerves Of steel laughing in their mad.
uened JOY to become martyrs OF the
land Of their love, the fidelity Uf our
noble women cheering 1.-The glory OF
the sacrifice and from the lips OF our
dying We near no fears for SELF but
with the prayer for mother. wife.
home and country ne goes into silent
dust with the Chlyalry OF his conduct
becoming an heirloom in The shrine
of rour,g. and i'm a.. b.,rts - q,
grateful postrriry, ana me- o0ec, ie
haIlyyyipp i'm mo aytran. AMI so mo-.
lowing In mo Vibrating tourb tb,t
ayyak.us nur uriI, ami low, o.r cbiyaI.
rous manhood and brave womanhold
las d, uaE. Ys aIrrst t,r.,, trr r..
rpr. off war
ON occasions like rri. yy. naturally.
feel constrained ro Iiy, .vy.f, I'M. mas,
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