Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 112, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1917 — A Vision of the Past. [ARTICLE]

A Vision of the Past.

From Lexington on to Yorktown Walls Their life work nearly done Down the long lines of ragged men Rode noble Washington. They battled on for you and me, For honor, God, and right, Those heroes who this nation made, Were not too proud to fight. Through the dim vista \f the past To other forms I see Down the long lines of Blue and Gray Rode Veterans Grant and Lee. With heads erect and faces crim. For what they thought v as right, Those heroes of a hundred fields . Were not too proud to fight,—— : This heritage is now our own, To us this trust is riven, To guard this Land of Liberty And keep our Flag in Heaven. That banner still unsullied, Through all the passing years, Drenched by the blood of patriots And wet with Mothers’ tears. We’ll keep its folds untarnished As we struggle for the right; We stand for peace and honor But we are not too proud to fight. J. WILBUR.