1844-1908

THOMAS J. GARGAN

A Memorial

WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING ADDRESSES
DELIVERED BY HIM ON VARIOUS

OCCASIONS

BOSTON

GEO. H. ELLIS CO., PRINTERS, 272 CONGRESS ST.

1910

HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY

FROM

THE BEQUEST OF EVERT JANSEN WENDELL 1918

Smith, Gregh, 1853

THOMAS J. GARGAN.

BORN IN BOSTON, MASS., 27th October, 1844. DIED IN BERLIN, GERMANY, 31st July, 1908.

They laid him down, under the cool, gray sod,
Under the grass, under the stars and skies,
At peace with all the world, at rest with God,
The hush and calm of death upon his eyes.
The sprays and garlands strewn o'er him may fade;
But yet the noble, tender deeds unseen—
The open hand, with all its gifts unweighed―
Will bloom and keep his kindly mem'ry green.

O loyal friend, how often in our need

In days to come, with youth and hope outworn,
We'll miss the tongue that eloquent could plead
For truth and right; those dear, dead graces mourn,—
The gentle smile, the sweetly mellow voice,

The courage firm, the honor unassailed,
The counsel wise that guided men to choice,
The friendship firm and true that never failed!

He sleeps with them, the comrades of his youth, With those he loved when all the world was young; With those brave hearts, who battled for the truth, Stirring the world with songs for freedom sung.

Sleep on! Sleep sweet! A nobler day begins,
Whose light ne'er knows a shadow of this earth.
The tomb is but a shrouding for our sins,

The grave the cradle of a nobler birth.

Sleep on in this, the City of the Dead,
Where healing peace and rest eternal reign;
The grass that waves above
your narrow bed
Grows o'er a home that knows no earthly pain.
The tender heart is still, the voice is mute,
The soul has winged its way to heights serene.
We who remain, an honored name salute,
And honʼring seek to keep its mem❜ry green.

JOSEPH SMITH.