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Show II Walked Across I the Plains. I Almost ovory day tho pupors I contain a report of tho death I of somo aged man or woman I hero in Utah ; and almost tho I first statement after tho fact of I demise is that "ho walked a- I cross tho plains"; or, "she was I ono of tho band of pioneers who I holpod with the handcart bri- I gado from tho Missouri rivor to Utah, in" and then followed I the year. ' Tho record will not bo con- I tinned much longer. Thoso old I f men and women aro passing I ! away. And with them will go ' something absolutely unique in American history. Those immigrants immi-grants must havo had a sublime ' purposo, a mighty hopo, a most j ? alluring picture of tho life await ing them in the distant wilder- noss. They didn't expect to ; find it a (lowering pardon of Eden, by any moans. They knew that labor and hardship would bo their portion oven j ' when they roachod tho Promis- j od land. But thoy mingled their i religious. as:)i"ationc? with their ' oarlyliopv. ,. .'solutely j no limit to sacrifico or exertion. ! And no matter what is tho motivo for a devotion of that I' sort, it builds character. It makes strong the purposo, , tenacious the will, resolute the f spirit; it builds fortitude, and i 'i onriohos courage. People who - ; pass through such experiences as those of tho aged men and 4 women whoso dying full of years and of honors is now so f i;equont-' i;equont-' ly recorded in the papers, aro lit ' for tho battlo of lifo, no matter how hard that conflict may be. Thoy certainly lay deep and broad tho foundations of the common wealth. And the children chil-dren who come after thorn havo j a splendid inspiration for all tho loftier impulses of their own generation. Let us give tho tribute of t rovorent honor to tho veterans It y who havo dono their work, who j havo left thoir example of I asks. accomplished undor tromondous j c difficulties. Let us honor thorn ' t ;ff as tlioy romain with us, and ' . fy , bow tho bond in solemn sorrow as thoy faro to tho Great Bo- jf v yond. -Herald-Ropublican. |