The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-06-09

graphs Of inventions and books and
literature of the colleges aha West
Point aad the Naval school but with
the queerest Interruptions that ever
you heard You see Il was Robinson
crusoe asking oil the accumulated
questions OF ffty.six years
4 remember he asked. all Of a sud
den who vas president now; and when
told him. he asked II Old Abe was
Gen, Benjamin Lineoln's son. he said
he met old General Lincoln. when he
was quite boy himself, at some Indian
treaty | said ne, that Old Abe vas a
Kentackan like himself but could
not tell him of what family he had
worked up from the ranks. Good for
him cried Nolan. ] am glad Of that.
As | have bFooded and wondered,
have thought Our danger was Ia keep
ing up those regular SUGGESTIONS Ia the
first families, Then got talking about
my visit to Washington | told him Of
meeting the Oregon congressman,
Harding told him about Smithsonian
aud the exploring expedition. | told
him about the capitol and the statues
for the pediment and CFasford's
| Liberty - aud Greeuough's Washing
ton Ingham. told him everything
could think of that would show the
grandeur Of his country aad It's pros.
perity.
And he drank II In, aud enjoyed II
as I cannot tell YOU lie grew more
aud more silent, yet never thought he
vas tired OF faint. gave him o glass
Of water. bat be just vet bis lips, and
teld me not TO so away. Then BE- asked
me TO bring the Presbyterian Book Of
Public Prayer which las there. and
said, With a smile. that IL would open
al the right place and ~ Il did There
vas bis double red mark down the
page. | knelt down aud read, and be-
repeated With me, For ourselves aud
our country. O gracious God, We thank
thee, that, Notwithstanding our mani
fold transgressions Of thy holy laws
thou hast continued 10 ny thy marvel
Gus kindness and ~ TO the end Of
| that thanksgiving Then be turned 10
the end of the same book, and ! read
the words more familiar 10 me Most
heartily We beseech thee With Thy
favor to behold and bless thy servant
the president Of The United States, and
all others In authority and the rest
of the Episcopal collect 'Danforth
said he, I have repeated those prayers
night and morning. II In now tifty ave
years And then he said he would gu
to sleep HE bent me down over him
and kissed me; and be said. Look In
my Bible. nanforlh, when | am gone
And went away,
F3us had no thought Il was the end
! thought he was tired and weuld
sleep knew he vas happy. aud |
wanted him to be alone,
But In an hour, when the doctor
vent In gently. he found Nolan had
breathed his life away with a smile
He had something pressed close 10 his
lips II was his fathers badge of the
Order Of Cincinnati
We looked in his Bible. and there
vas a slip OF paper, at the place where
he had marked the text
They desire a country. even a
heavenly wherefore God Is not
ashamed TO be- called their God for
he hath prepared for them a city
On this slip of paper he had writ
ten.
Bury me In the sea II has been
my home, and love II, Rut viii not
some one set mp o stone for my memory
al Fort Adams or at Orleans. that my
disgrace may not be more than ought
10 bear' Say on II
In Memory Of
PHILIP NOLAN
Lieutsnsst
in the Army OF
the United States.
lie loved his country az no other
man has loved her; but no man de-.
served less at her hands
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