Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-17

While 1, shall live while the Centuries
sweep
In professional glory from deep unto
deep!
Your children, and their children's chill.
dren shall hear
The voice Of the Tower ring loudly and
clear!
It shall tell them Of him In whose honor
to-day
Drums beat, trumpets blare. and the wild
bugles play.
Bid him come from valhalla with eyes
bright and bold
behold,
Bringing with him bis comrades, the
valiant and brave
Who lived not for fame but their country
to save
All, they come! They are here! They en-.
compass me round,
Though ye see not, and feel not, and hear
not u sound.
Beat louder. o drums! and, yc trumpcts,
lift high
Your jubilant notes till they MI the wide
sky!
Shout, freemen! who hold the broad land
of their love.
The land they esteemed all things earthly
above!
They have come at your call from the
realm where they dwell.
With the infinite hosts who have borne
their parts we'll.
And the great Of all climes and all ages
are fain
To join the loud paoans and swell the re.
frain.
Pledge them honor and fealty! Tell them
to-day
That they live in your hearts and shall
live there Away!
shall stand on my rock as the years
come and go.
And whether the ages pass swiftly or
slow,
They shall hear the proud story Of chival-
rous youth,
or honour unsulied, OF courage and
truth,
or patriot ardor, of valor sublime
That scars like a bird DER the wreckage
| of timc:-
OF all souls that undauntcd face danger
| and death.
Counting all that life holds as the Cos
samcr's breath
Save the love Of the highest-the love
that looks up
In the face of the Iighest-and draineth
tho cup.
SECRETARY HITCHCOCK.
| Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen
Hitchcock, n great grandson Of the pa
trot whore herosm was Yesterday com
nemoratsd. came as the representative
| of President Roosevelt and extended ma
| tional congratulations. Mr. Hitchcock said
that ho wrote an acceptance to tn" COM
mittee which extended him the invitation
to lie present. on condition that he would
not have To- speak He said that he was
not a speaker but that he could not re-
fuse a response to the n any noble senti'
mcnts expressed He said that although
he represented the President no one could
take the place. in the hazvts of the PEG
pie Of Theodore Roosevelt. Ee con
graduated MIR. Van Patten, the Sons o.
the American Revolution and the Laugh
tiers of the American Revolution on thu
glorious manifestations of patriotism or
all sides He said he would always re
gard it as one Of the pi"asnntest events
Of his life to be present at the ded,oa
ton of this memorial to one who coult
count among his achievements the pull
ing of an English officer out of bed be
fore he could get his brooches on. to sur
render Ticonderssa.
GOVERNOR BELL.
Governor Bell said Vermont is to b.
congratulated because it has such a pa
triotic society as the Society OF the Son
of the American Revolution and he added
to the amusement of those present, tina
he should judge it had united with tn
Daughters OF the American Revolution
Vermont is hcnored in having suol
numerous representatives of the Unite
States present to speak words OF prais
for Vermont. of which we are all s
proud. In conclusion, Governor Bell sat
We are honornG Ethan Allen with Il tow
or on the SUNNI. of the nearl y rock an
would return home saying that he wa
. the high chieftain Of this Yankee king
dom.
CONGRESSMAN FOSTER.
The Hon. D. ]. Foster, who spoke 10
the city. said: Burlington congratulate
herself first of all because it doesn't raj
this afternoon Fairbanks and fair wealth
or are IA combination hard to beat. w
were all deeply grateful when We learne
THAT Vice. President Fairbanks and MIR.