JRP.«T« f»0M5O**«y^Afi«S
With a strange, proud look on every face
!TVT IGHT on the plains and the stars unfold
JL>i The cycle of night in splendor old;
The winds are hushed on the fire-swept hill
All is silent, shadowy, still—
Silent, yet tense as a harp high-strung
By a master hand for deeds unsung.
Slowly across the shadowy night
Tremble the shimmering wings of light,
And men with vigil in their eyes
And a fever ligh,t that never dies—
Men from the city, hamlet, town,
Once white faces tanned to brown—
Stand to the watch cf the parapet
And watch, with rifles, bayonets se't,
For the great unknown that comes to men
Swift as the light: sudden, then—
DAWN! The light from its shimmering wings
Lights up their faces with strange, strange things:
Strange thoughts of love, of death, of life,
Serenity ’mid sanguine strife,—
Dreams of life where the feet of ycuta
Rush to the pinnacles of Truth;
Yet dreams where Youth (sublimity!)
Doth thrill to give for Liberty
Its love, its hope, its radiant morn,
Doth thrill to die for the yet unborn,
To die and pay the utmost price
And save its ideals thro’ the sacrifice.
Thus at dawn do the watchers dream;
Of life and death, of love supreme:
Flushed with the dawn, hope in each breast
Their faces turn to the starless west:
Thus at dawn do the watchers think
Resolute-hearted upon death’s brink
With a strange, proud look on every face—
The Scorn of death, the Pride of race.
SERGT. J. W. STREETS
CKilled in action July 1,1916J
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The man who wrote those inspired verses paid the “utmost price”
not long afterward. Thousands of our boys have since laid down
their lives in the cause of Liberty; and, even with unstinted help
~ from home, thousands more must yet die before Victory is won.
But, if we all do our full share in speeding men and materials
across the Atlantic, we will soon have such an overwhelming force
in France as will bring the war to a triumphant close. The
* quicker this is accomplished, the fewer men we will lose. Every
day saved—'every hour saved—means the saving of precious lives,
and brings closer the final, absolute triumph of our arms.
Do your duf 1 Do it today! And do it to the limit of your
resources!
You don’t have to pay all cash for your bonds.
You can make your first payment from cash
in the bank, and take care of the balance out
of your daily, weekly or monthly savings.
The forced saving you do now will mean a
l> nice nest egg later, for the bonds you buy
now and pay for as you go along, will prove
a splendid investment that will pay you a
good interest every six months. After the
war, the bonds will be worth more than
you paid for them. Don’t hesitate to do
your duty and do it quickly.
This Space Contributed by
P. H. VANDYKE
NEWPORT, ARKANSAS
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