Show the old settler my dear san Jua ners there are feelings and desires and influences that get into our hearts and become an inseparable part of us as so as the food that we eat becomes a part of our life tissues when daniel welster declared 1 I was born an american Amei ican I 1 live an american and I 1 shall die an american millions of people repeated it after him and thanked him for what they had felt but annever alever Ai ever been able to express in j la 1 simple force his words became sacred scripture on the ip L p of a new generation gen a generation cast from the melting pot of the best material from all nations I 1 bless webster for having framed that slogan by which americans express their near kinship for each other and ther her immortal relationship to their beloved government when as a boy I 1 followed the wondrous story of the birth and establishment of this union of states and ca came me to the dying words 0 of f captain lawrence dont give up the ship his words got into me like an electric fire I 1 had them over and over glorious words words of immortal spirit words of eternal life his words embraced value reaching far beyond the worth of liis little wooden sloop that might be sunk in the atlantic they meant in some great grand way the majestic ship of state the union in which we are borne born safely over the shoals and breakers of oppression and bondage I 1 care little for band music but when a band plays THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER it is 13 beautiful musk music I 1 am animated and inspired and lifted out of my to think with pride that I 1 am an american and that there is in this old carcass of mine nothing too good to give in support of that banner at the present time when monsters i and tyrants are marc marching hingl A th bloody hands bands through the th and robbing mankind of their most precious rights I 1 say and sing with all my soul god bless america if there is anything I 1 have that is needful to its continuous life come and get it if it needs me in person let it say the word I 1 yours with sacred love for america I 1 ALBERT R LYMAN |