The Life and Work of James A. Garfield, Twentieth President of the United States / Embracing an Account of the Scenes and Incidents of His Boyhood; the Struggles of His Youth; the Might of His Early Manhood; His Valor As a Soldier; His Career As a Statesman; His Election to the Presidency; and the Tragic Story of His Death.

by John Clark Ridpath

But while the races of mankind endure,

Let his great example stand

Colossal seen of every land,

And keep the soldier firm, the statesman pure,

Till in all lands and through all human story,

The path of Duty be the way to Glory.’”

CHAPTER VIII.
THE NOONTIDE.

In troublous times when tides and winds blew high,

And one stood peerless in the public gaze,

A sentinel upon the battlements