| Show decoration DAY thirty five years yean have pawed passed away vince bince the opening gun of the greatest war of modern times on the american continent and tomorrow decoration day may cornea comes to us as for special consideration as 88 a day on which to direct particular attention to the heroes of that time there were two sides aldee disagreement agreement dla between brothers in ue the national family and Bod both were intensely in earnest ear neet the contest was stubborn stubbornly ay fiercely waged and victory weeded on the union flag carried by men who wore the blue the vanquished quis bed soldiers who wore the grey uniform have accepted the of that great conflict of four years duration and today finds find the blue and the abe grey strewing flowers over the dead with thankfulness that the union was preset preserved ved I 1 now the bitterness of a third of cen imury ago has baa passed away in the goner oua bus nature ct those who met in the deadly combat very many of chood abose hearts thrilled at the song of 01 national triumph when the war ended many whose souls flouts were and vullen eullen but bat wevie were again in the balmy of peace have responded to vt of the gri arloo nd reaper anore kresein pree enoe ee they courted amid the din of battle slid and comparatively few remain who bore the burden and the beat of the day all the great leaders have been laid away but the work they wrought endures with the people of a prosperous nation as these engage to in sacred memorial ii ervice for the be heroic dead decoration day the legal holiday met bet apart in this state and memorial sunday the next preceding sab bab bath to may 80 have acquired a sweet end solemn mong among the people foremost in the services ervi oes on these theme days day is the memory of those who died that the union might ren gennair nair and closely allied there to to la the of other loved ones onee who have passed p assed to the great beyond ago age to in manhood mao boodt or lu in infancy the reverence tor for the nati nations onlo heroes and the abe affection for nearer family connect con nee lions dolls WHO sleep beneath the silent sod combine to intensify the love tor for each so may it be and while all the nation claims as its wo own those who wh gave their lives in it ito defense love tor for them to la kept fresh freab and strong through bronah the steady stream of humanity that is side aide 01 0 1 passing to the other flowers on the graves of all in love for those who have died yet will live again 79 |
