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si » v i |into tin closed.I*an juuk upon no nine ui wikuhim in the spurt nr the solemn dutiess»f life. There, are others whose dearnnes have been called bener, who have | tunity iLbeou imluenced by sympathy: their '* he comhearts go out in sympathy to these l%rtrtrstricken relatives* Gladly wouldviiev boar somethin*: of this burden ■that oppresses them.Util there is one common ground spon which we can all stand today— there is one feeling, one sentiment that fuses all our seiuimcnts and feelings into one, -u that we have asummon heart and a single mind.And that sentiment, that thought, is that these boys, so early called in taath? were soldier boys: that they 7*ore the uniform of our country; that thee carried its dag. and that I sacrifice soday there is wrapped about. Uicir 1 preserv ?nlt;kets the same stairv banner that* ,Wk'‘N tV they carried to the lie Id of com lie t.i-tcsli in our minds today is that AyriS morning when the whole town turned out to see the hays oil' and to hid t heiu (h-i speed. Some eyes then vcre filled with tours in the appro-waa hecfuphill the triends,greater sider. II war — a of liber lieve th; these e gra ndeu will gro been t! seen red close!vt•'tension (iiucb -*.ui scenes as this.lieve tlof a tic*votingAY !CUlias bet all the strong t try’s a as we s. vender»itiecu inyiiuo lives w udrl be sard's rmi^e. that some of our .sacred ‘uavo In ys. p-. tvhaneo many, should j^cr» -e fall, hut*hope contended wuth fearjotuintr jhat I- might m*t ho our buys, tir.tt ] youuni Uo v might be returned to us in ■ saont.*.tieaUb and in s.Urtv, but :*i:lav our|pat ho-!ears have horn rca!:-/ol and’ruth i? drivi-n home to our heart: *■* \\ o tremendous p-ov. r by this scr-•ce. Since that Anri! morning the 'Agricultural svurld has made a complete cycle. The buds that were then •‘pening have-jrown to fully developedoir^l tuey v\; ! \\li \ 0 gwhat iavcs. have Vi ad their brie: season ofbrightness and life and have withered in the autumn frost and fallen to the -rounds. And so these boys havt\ulckly completed life’s work, liricf.whatthe hrthongmademore,us swtdevotiThesebus been their summer of activity. Soon lias their woik been finished.try-come, pat riiAnd today, like tlie maple leaf which jtion lt;has been kissed into beautv by the we h'*riost. thev have been made beautiful by death.There arc two considerations Unlay fmu make their names honored and their memories precious in the eyes at us all. dne. is the sacrifice whichl-hey made, and the ether is the cause in which this sacrifice was given. What did these young men gives They gave that which we prize most highly. When the people once went to the great Greek Philosopher and •sfiered him presents of cue kind and mother of the most valuable kindpraviyears and j and 1Mrin tinsangutter cited Whii poen of tl a sol The
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Portsmouth Daily Times
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Mon, Oct 31, 1898
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