Through the great campaign : with Hastings and his spellbinders . -day for Bellefonte. Thewhite angel above thefountain in the CourtHouse Square vSeemed todrop a benediction fromits outstretched, pulselesshand, over the solemn pa-geant that passed beforeits sightlCvSS eyes whenPennsylvanias great war Gover-nor went to his final abiding placein the little cemeter^^ in the shadowof Bald Eagle Mountain. It seemed as though time had turned a leaf in his voiceless record of the past ; as though the da3\s of the war years were here again and the rhythmict ramp of marching men, the roll of drums and
Through the great campaign : with Hastings and his spellbinders . -day for Bellefonte. Thewhite angel above thefountain in the CourtHouse Square vSeemed todrop a benediction fromits outstretched, pulselesshand, over the solemn pa-geant that passed beforeits sightlCvSS eyes whenPennsylvanias great war Gover-nor went to his final abiding placein the little cemeter^^ in the shadowof Bald Eagle Mountain. It seemed as though time had turned a leaf in his voiceless record of the past ; as though the da3\s of the war years were here again and the rhythmict ramp of marching men, the roll of drums and rattle of caisson and gun carriage on the highways were but incidents to a review of Lincolns minute men bv the virile and. 167 courageous war Governor of the Commonwealthof William Penn. But the wisp of black on thescarlet guidon of Battery B, the crape-wrappedcolors of the regiments, the solemn dirge of thebrigade band and above all the black casket withthe shining folds of the flag draped above thebreast of the peaceful figure with its strong,white, classic features lying silent within, toldnot only the stor}^ of Bellefontes sorrow^ but thegrief of a great State. The da} began with clouds and showers andthe coming of the troops. A little later and thehigh dignitaries, the representatives of war andpeace. Governor Pattison and his cabinet. Adju-tant General Greenland and his staff, and oldermen of other da^s, ex-United vStates Senators,members of the Supreme Court, soldiers of therebellion, the men who with Andrew Gregg Cur-tin moulded the history of a generation ago, cameto pay their last tribute to his memory. And thesight that greeted them all was silent shops, de-serted industries, empty school-house
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