The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1913-05-30

Flowers for the nations ,ru. and brave.
The gallant souls tina, btr"
The stars and stripes iu Victory
Upon for, ign shore.
For them ~, f,d Hui fragrant rose
of all the blossoms queen,
And from tile west SPRAY ~ pine
To Keep their utmuti's green.
Flowers for the tnl"H's cherished dead.
And over them Urfurl"d
TIL" glorious nag " lii"rty.
The faii'st w ~. world.
For peace has turned I" spades and hoes
tt" bHyonpts and gunr.
And North and South ~ brothers. meet.
Reside their buried sons.
Miuut irving. IN Loslio's Weekly.
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ourselves. In 1861 our civil war con
tinuing during four stirring and mem
orable years resulted practically IN
the iirmcr Welding Of the nation. Tn.
men who wore the blue OF the federal
army and those who wore the gray Of
the Confederate service were led on
either side by officers who had been
trained at West Point. When the war
was over the men who had faced each
other In battle dropped their enmity
and became friends.
AZ RS. ROGER A. PRYOR, q beauti.
W full and gifted southern woman
who made New York her home
after the civil war. said In one OF her
books. We came into the arms Of the
enemy. and the enemy received us
with love" Her husband had fought
throughout the war on the side OF the
south.
Memorial day. at first observed In
only a few Of our states, IL today al
most universally celebrated. There
are few veterans on either side re-
naming to march In the ranks, for
death has been busy and the old sol
diers are passing away. There are al
ready veterans OF our later war, that
Spanish. A merican furry that came W
like q gale from the south. ragged like
q hurricane. Was soon over and left
the nation richer In territory and
stronger In position in the councils OF
the world
VYYE deprecate war and grieve for
the losses II makes, the mourn.
Ing II causes aud the blood that
flows on fields Of carnage. Yet. when
all In said, war IL sometimes a bless
ing In the end. clearing the atmos'
phere and making broad and stable
the way of peace. Mars IL always
more heroic than Mammon. The
women Of our country should be In
favor Of peace, and throw the weight
! Of their influence into the scale In its
behalf. yet peace at any price IL not
what We should crave. Peace at the
sacrifice OF principle and the desecra
ton OF conscience may be bought toe
dearly.
We scatter flowers on the graves Of
our heroes on Memorial day, decorat
ing impartially the mounds OF friend
and foe. In the field Of the grounded
arms all sleep peacefully and. there
fore, all are friends. Whoever Ia:
visited a national cemetery and. n0ril
or south. has seen the Inscription
Unknown" on many stone. mus
have felt q heartache at the though
of the men who never returned Il
their dear ones. How the wives ant
mothers and children watched ant
waited, hoping against hope AZ tint
went slowly by, that some day Their
would be q remembered voice ut tn
door, a remembered step, a bronzet
and weary soldier. coming home u
y last. They never came home, thes'
I. unknown men, and when they wer,
laid away In the grave all that an.
could tell concerning their careers Wa
that they had died for their country
This was true. whether they Tough
under one flag or another. II they wer
honest and patriotic and willing to di
!, for what they held most dear.
Nature sympathizes with our effor
!, to decorate the soldiers graves. He
grass IL green above them and he
wild flowers are countless In the latte
days Of May; the gardens are a.bloon
with the rose and everywhere We SCI
. color and brightness and beaut.
. broad.spread as II the angels OF ligh
. and love were invisibly busy to hell
: the children of men.
; This 10 q beautiful country In whicl
. we live. Our relations with tho moth
erland across the sea are reciprocal
. and intimate. and children are no long
: er by way Of exhibiting resentmen
! against England when they read tn,
story Of l776. George Washington 4
forever a name to conjure. because Il
; the Hall Of Fame no name 10 white
' than his. We claim all that Englan,
holds most precious a. our own. He
literature. her laurels and her glor,
!. are part Of our inheritance. The gres
authors belong TO " - TO her an
: her traditions have entered into on