The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-16

durance, suffering, and dashing bravery
in war, yet blood and fire baptized as
he was in being overwhelmed, still could
he wrest greater victories amid the pur
suits of peace
Gathering about her fast waning years
is the feat of unfinching truth and JUS
tice They are being perpetuated i'll
marble and stone iron and brass; they
are emblazoned in chiseled inscriptions
on their silent mentors of buried but
still living past. Cherished with sacred
reverence are the hallowed memories clus
tered about the past that has made re-
splendent and immortal for all time to
come, and well may the veteran sink to
his final calm repose, with joy in his
heart and the light of peace in his soul,
because he was an active factor i'll the
grand and heaven-inspired mission of
preserving constitutional liberty from
being obliterated from among the ma
tions of the earth, as being the defender
of its grandest and
MOST SUBLIME PRINCIPLES.
Prominent factors in these tributes to
the tender and ineffaceable memories
linking the past fraught with an unpar-
alleled heroism, with the living present,
are the women of this Southland;
around the South's womanhood cluster
the richest and loftiest aspirations of its
manhood who kneel in worship and
alteration at her shrine These cham
pions of renown encirc1e her fair form
with the richest gifts of their lofty cour-
age. She is the central temple of their
love and fealty; devotion ever pays tri-
butte to the glory that crowns with i'm
mortal radiance the sublinity of char
acter of Southern wonlanhood
How the heart throbs with an mex
pressible pride over the patriotism, hero
ism and self-sacrihcing devotion of the
Southern woman! She was the loftiest
expression of patient endurance and
|heart-inspired fealty in that mighty con-
test; she is ever divine in her mission
and God-like in the discharge of trying
duties.
Oh! woman of this chivalrous South
land, how frail the power of language
to portray the deep idolatry of the
Scared remnants of the battling hearts
Ito that creation of 'earth's noblest
thing-a perfect woman" She it was
then, as now, who stood as the guardian
angel of the sacrifices placed upon the
altar of her country between childhood's.
|fleeting days unto the full fruition of
the richness and ripeness of woman
hood,
|INCITING TO DEEDS OF VALOR,
endurance, patriotism, and heroism, such
as the world has never known, and in
cites the highest admiration of the ma
tions of the earth.
Today the maidens fair who stand
where the, brook and river meets, and
The matrons are handing down and
transcribing the lofty records OF an inn
mortal and irrevocable past. Ever fore
most in perpetuating the deeds of men
who made immortal history, they are
carving eternal inscription on the mon
ument of earthly fame. This trust has
been committed to worthy sons and
daughters of those who wrote enduring
deeds on the pages of passing events.
The survivors of the mighty struggle
lof I86I-I865 know full well that they
| are committing the sacred trust for
which they battles to the care and direc-
| ton of their descendants who are 10y
| ally worthy of the precious treasure
given to their guardianship.
Oh! cause so sacred and tender, oh,
banner of the Southern Cross so treas
ured and loved, thy folds are made i'm
mortal by the South's sons and daugh-
ters forever.
For though conquered, they adore it,
Love the cold dead hands that bore it,
Weep for those who fell before it,
Pardon those who trailed and tore it,
And, oh wildly they deplore it,
Now to furl and fold it So
BOARD OF HEALTH.