Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1898-09-02 | Page 4 | Winfield Scott Schley

4 WINFIELD SCOTr SCHLEY With a worWs eyes upon his record bent His name upon each lb In praises just Through simple duty cairn and reticent A hero moves clothed In a peoples trust What need herecle lho strange omission left < I His name unspoken when his deed so j I sPoke Whose valor perfect and whose science deft The pride of Spain through her navy broke What tho again when fulla nations heart Throbbed Velcome in its pride and patriot zeal No word was whispered of the noble part I Schley and the Brooklynunnamed still reveal For deep In every soul thats free to scan I That record by the light of others speech The hove or fair playall AmerIcan Uplifts him towering oer envys reach And the strong hands Impelled by stronger strong-er sense Raisehim io high oeraccident or plan No smirch may touch from pique or petulance petu-lance The simply greata true and modest man 1P of his racecalm unperturbed and brave Thence looks he down on lesser ones below Who neer knew envy neer was passions I lave Who now a giant yet shall larger grow T C De Leon In Baltimore AmerIcan I