Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-24
Maine Gossip
The Crusade.
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elizabeth Powers Merrill)
LAST Crusade undertaken by Louis TX
of France)
The fieur de lis blooms in fields of France,
The roses red, as heart of wine.
Over the earth the green hope springs
Lifts itself in the clear sunshine.
The city gates swing-the trunpets call
The soft air shakes with golden CLEAN,
The knights in armor ride proudly forth,
Waiting the summons to their dream!
Their banners. set with the cross. float
Banners of blue with fringe of gold
Their coal black horses impatient snort
tiorsess curbed by the riders bold.
The shout and huzza of gathered throng
Floods the air and then recedes.
The lonely sepulchre beckons them on
10 Palestine and deathless deeds!
Onward and out through the wide-fung
gates.
Gay with ensigns and cloth of red.
Tender farewells to kisses of love-
Hurried goodbyes, prayers quickly said.
Tears are falling and high hearts bound
~, Happier they who forth than stay,
The body must 60 where the soul doth
Outward and on from day to day!
Outward and on from dawn to DUSK
pward and on over fen and crag.
Eyes growing dim in the binding sun,
FeariesS they dash over torrents fierce,
Boldly the mountain heights they scale
though their comrades fall they falter
The quest of the soul-it shall not fail,
!
souls of earth that hunger and yearn /.
O hearts of earth that love and fear,
Like candles dim their faces burn
Seeking In pain what life holds dear!
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The dumb. the bruised. leper unclean,
Still led by hope that never dies,
Still led by faith that is not seen!
Life: with its thirst Of spirit and flesh.
Life. with it's longing and pain.
Life, with a thirst that is never
quenched,-
The untold thirst of heart and brain.
Life, with it's anguish of birth ami
death
Life with its cavalcade.
The gates swing wde-the banners fv.
The trumpets call to the Souls Crusade
Pressure Isle seems pretty we'll salts
fled with its vital statistics for the
year. having had but So deaths, with
70 marriages and 1854 births.
Frank c. Allen, who resigned from
~ "a 'ie'iiu MUSIC COMMISSION over
two years ago on account of personal
reasons. has again become a member
being appointed Monday by Mayor In
gfanam TO succeed Arthur S. Bos-
worth. resigned. The appointment was
promptly confirmed by the alderman.
Mrs. Mary r. Webster, one of the
Oldest residents of Bangor, having
lived in that city since she was four
years old. celebrated her s7th BIRTH
day at her home Thursday. Several
relatives passed the afternoon with
her. She received a post card shower.
and among her gifts was a large bou-
! ouet OF plnks and a ported plant. Re
freshments were served
The Kennebec Yacht Club Of Bath
fired the opening gun for the season
of 1915 last Saturday when David I;
Standish put his launch in the water.
He was the last to pull out IN the
! fall Of 1914 on Nov. %. Plans arc
being made by the house committee to
have the two floats at the club in
position just as soon IS it is deemed
safe from drifting ice which is now
pretty well out of the river.
One farmer with load of eggs the
last Of last week got stranded in Bath
and sold out his load at II cents a
dozen. Hens are putting in splendid
work these days and eggs have
reached probably the low point at
from II to 20 cents.
John H. Hickey, the mayor-elect Of
Old Town, will be the youngest MAYOR
to serve in that capacity in the his
tory of the city, being but 81 years of
age He is a native of Bradley, but
has lived in Old Town for the past %
years.