Show A TRIBUTE ro TO lira or our mAnTy Rim jable JABIE jamesr jamesf A P hearts with bright antlee anticipation pation Every everywhere were blithe and gay cla close upon n on celebration of the battau natal day heard the tani land a sound like hire thunder thun dehe deri men were we rooted to the spot sw women dumb and dazed with wonder every household care fonroe the work of one short sentences sentence this the president la Is shot little tattle children cease their playing play lna tte fre sounds of dread surprise ep sensing not what folks are saying baying wrong ng they reail za spread the cloud oer der every eity city the woe woo from town to town towns calling caning forth morth a storm of pity that the chiot chief was stricken down swiftly flew the evil tidings sounding back from shore to shore hearts were hushed in the abl ahl abiding dings that the stars and stripes waved oar oer oen who could do it people quest lond why and wherefore how and when was he be not our chosen leader one of natures noblemen nob lemenT wai was ha be not from boyhood upward to th his trust his country true iris from his earliest manhood what columbian Colum bias sons can do itt fifty million prayers ascended ascend eds that his life ufa might yet be lie saved ones his couch attended lacked he be nothing that be craved whilst the su freter sufferer brave and cheerful battled with the conquer conqueror erv ert death fifty million minions husha and fearful listened for his every breath morn mom and eve tho tha information that tha people foremost sought was the news that nashes bashes of the president had bad brought party prejudices vanished een wen as now enow beneath the sun as though a nations pulses beat and blended just as one from the lands beyond theocian the fhe ocean even through the pathless sea monarchs gent sent condol condolence enod words of sympathy dearest ones for tor ev ever near him courage to his soul supplied hope and love lore both fondly whispered whisper eds edt that our chief would stem the tlde tide from the love so unavailing has the worn one passed away sadness oer der all else prevailing fuls fula the nations breast w day who that has bag a hoart heart within him but must mint feel the nations grief but nut must sorrow with the household robba and bruised beyond relief relict oh ch columbia land of freedoms Freedo ml tremble for thine earnd within thy borders worthiest ones are stricken down bybe by the ass assassins gins mins tool the bullet cowards would obtain their end cowards thus would solve the problem past pact their power to comprehend none can estimate the mischief hate and lawlessness can doy dop do for the nation for the chieftain hard the lesson sad and true any brave or generous gen rous people Is by murderous deeds disgrace Jt murder biever never nevor cures cares an evil murder neer exalts a race whilst the tho name of james A garfield ranks with bravest martyr mah mar hyrd ld men sad bad experience asks the question will such crimes occur again EMILY HILL HIM sen SEB salt lake city sept 1881 WL |