Putnam patriot., 1909-09-03
NO a6

irons. a criminal el most atrecious
 er5ines whe had been sent hy some au-
 tharis ga stand iH the presence oi that
 face so many hours saeh day nnsil he
 asked forgiveness and plead foe mercy.
 Ills back VAS turned This faer here
 the marks ef deieeston and despair, until
 enc day he threw h'nSeif before the
 faec aud plead for mercy. and his irons
 face and pleaded for mercy. and his irosis were removed Mas that Unity Further an noticed another picture. The village people had ail turned out.
 the membership of two churches had united in one It was the funeral of
 their fairest flower. and the story Is this The entire people had turned out
 ta see q regiment of soldiers march off te the war During a period ef hale
 young soldier boy leaves the ranks to
 hi,l farewell and kiss his girl goodbye. At the call Fall in." she refuses to let him 90 Her arms around his neck she struggles for possession of her darling boy. and in the struggle for release he places on her finger Il plain gold ring. Inside are inscribed these words. "Di- vi,ied m life United in death" Years pass away She suffers the loss of com panionship with her dear boy. and on the very day of her death his body k brought heme This pictures the entire people with bowed heads and revesent step going te their funeral Was there unity9
 You have heard of the dying child
 whose life wcnt out after days of sui fering and great exhaustion There she lay. her golden trcsses falling carelessly nn the pillow and with her deep. brown eyes and uplified little hands she says, Mother, hark harkl l hear strange
 sounds What Is il. mammal Ohl il is the sound ef music It Is different than anything 1 ever heard before. lt isn't the music of the winds II isn't the music of instruments IL isn't the music of voices. IL IS the music of bells. the bells of heaven And on her lips were these last words. "i see faces. Come to me again, mamma Was there units9
 It does net become me to refer to those days when the bride of that young man nursed her babes an her trnder breast II is not necessary that l should refer to the hours ef disappointment
 and suffering. when So many times with arms entNined they have asked God to alleviate their suifefings Many K the time they have lonped for their Home. Home. Sweet Home, aud its very tender associations Until the twilight ei their lives. they come back, and tu the memery af their children present to you, for all lime. for your benefit aud | fnf your ehildren's benefit. this mag niticrnt memorial Harkl hark God. Ohl God. grant that when their eyes are closed for the last time te sleep that bong last sweet sleep they may see their babes again.
 | Over those massive columns are cn- ufayed those words, Iuurteiioite Memorial" typifyng Unity. Love. Chris. tianity. Tru,iIfnlneSs. Temperance. and all ti,c highest ideals of American cltis zenship as long as man shall reason and 1, time endure The lily of the field Ill all its purity affects our most tender. | sensihility but with the touch of frost | its life goes out The iron hammer strikes the great bcll and t echoes and l fe.echoes asross tine distant hills until 1 its reyerhefations arc no longer heard, l This may stand far years after VIC have | passed away. of until its massive ror- t1ices shall erumbie with the rlement~, 1 hut the thought that conceived it will 1 never pass away, and the names of ts l donore will remain upon the records l for all time May it be an inspiration to our children aud our childrrns chil- | dren. and may it prove q blessing 10 | generations and to generations.
 Let Us make ourselves worthy of our l free institutions and strengthen and perpeiuate them by our intelligence and our virtues among the impulses which are to reform and quicken our interest we may see with joy new wants. new principles, new aspirations Let what 1 ;s already done give us courage. Let faith in the parental providence give tis | courage. and let Us never doubt that l the great interests of human nature are sill secure under the eye and care Of is Almighty friend.
 | Before the lasg number was played by the orchestra Mr. Andem said; 1 aPrcparations are made for an Inter.
 csting entertainment on Friday night with n more elaborate program. In years to come we will hear from this platform words of wisdom, we WiH l hear sweet music: will hear sweet | chiIdfen's voices, ns sweet music ea God ever gave us, but never wiil we have another meeting like unto tntss | MT. and Mrs. Tourteliottc desired thae these exercises be very simples They have been very simple but they have carried with them all that we could | possibly imagine