Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-06-01

her distant borders where Niagara
chants creations AIarsellaise.
Like her immense wheat fields id the
great West stood III serricd ranks the
brave boys il, blue vowing to save
the country or die i'll the attempt.
They expedited the expulsive pains
and brought to the birth the battle
born State OF Nevada with all her
wealth.
Let me repeat it Then was wit
messed the grandcst scene of history.
The hostile parties OF the North flow
cd together and, Pouring ike the
tide into breach with ample and
brimfulness of its force" sprang the
volunteer soldiers of America, offering
to die for their country.
Then the world saw the very pathos
of patriotism: saw women giving their
bravest and best to flying bullets and
to flashing steel, and men offering to
die without a murinur for their coun-
try. Many Of those men had never
seen a company of armed men but
from them came heroism and cour-
age never excelled.
1t was not courage against cow
ardice: intelligence against ignorance;
strength against weakness.
Their foes were worthy OF their
steel.
from the lst to the 4th OF July
was fought the battle of Gettysburg.
a battle that has made that little un-
known town forever memorable in the
annals OF the world The fate of the
Republic hung on the issue. Believing
that our center was the key to Our po-
,tion. Lee determined to carry it at
any cost. All the night of the md.
lie was concentrating his artillery on
this point Aware OF his purpose the
Union artillery was massed to protect
it.
Morning came and revealed yonder
on Seminary Ridge for two miles one
unbroken line of Confederate batter
;es. and here stretching along Gene
tery Ridge two miles OF Union batter
les Al forenoon the preparation was
hurried on Then there was pause:
they were taking breath. Suddenly
flashed the Confederate signal gun
and instantly there burst forth the
fiercest cannonade ever heard on the
Western Continent Wonder for two
miles. and here the batteries were
blazing like volcanoes. lhc earth
trcmbled under the awful tempest or
500 guns Suddenly the Confederate
ire ceased. and over Seminary Ridge
and across the mile wide plain thumb
cred pickctts awful charge-a column
three miles wide, $4,000 picked vetcr-
ans, the pride Of the South Cur
batteries were now sheet OF tame
the air was lull OF bursting shells;
great burrows were plowed through
The charging ranks, which closed again
like the waters around the vessels keel.
II was one OF the grandest. one OF
tbe most awful chargesrecorded IN the
annals OF war All other parts OF the
field we're forgotten in the interest that
centered here. On they swept: as
they neared our ranks they paused to
mass for the final plunge. All is
now a scene OF indescribable uproar
and death Hand to hand they strug-
gle. All distinction of rank is lost
officers and privates struggle togeth-
err. horses and men go down together
Riderless horses rush wildly through
Athe struggling ranks. Artillery rs
dragged over mangled torm;s UNI
forms are set on fire by burning pow
der. Human life is being poured out
like water. All is blood, fire, horror
death. The Confederates waver, ana
all is over. Whole regiments throw
down their arms and rush out OF the
sheet of flame to surrender Retreat
is sounded. and of his $4,000, Pickett
leads back 1000 carrying in their arms
the corpse OF the Confederacy.
Back to its grave at AppamattoN
they bore it, their mutfled drums beat
;np the requiem OF the Lost Cause
Then in the Constitution was written
that which the Declaration OF inde-
nendence had declared long before
'"rhat all men are created equal
Another advance in human liberty a.
chieved by American lighting men,
| 1875. 1872, lS46, 1901. 1903.
And while to-day the graves OF our
heroic dead are being decorated and
| our streams are strewn with flowers.
NAV we civilians weave the emotions
of our souls into wreaths and crown