Three cheers for this great Emancipator.
And while he may sleep yonder, forgotten may be by some, his name has a
green spot in my heart and shall ever keep green while on this side I
stay.
And there is another one who sleeps yonder whom I shall not forget and
that is Father John Brown, whose ashes are as dear to me as the apple of
mine eye; and how can I forget him after four years of study at the dear
old place where he was taken from and hanged, because he saw the wrath
of God upon the nation and came forth to save his people.
Another one who will ever be shining bright in the hearts and minds of
the whole negro race, and what shall I say of him who led us to the
greatest victory the world has ever known--Ulysses S. Grant, the loved
of all nations and the pride of all lands; he whom the world admires, to
call the blessed, who mourned for this land to see the end, and God did
help him in ways that man knew not, save himself and his God.
And there is another dear one that God will help me to remember with all
of the love and gratitude, and it makes me feel sad as I have to speak
of her once more and it may be that I shall have to speak of her many
times, as she was the one that brought me on to this lovely city, and
that is my mother, who has gone to that land of song where there is no
more of sickness or sorrow and where God will dry every tear.
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