SCENE III—After the War
Lincoln's picture is placed on a ladder or easel, the children that recite placing flags and garlands of flowers about it.
RECITATION BY THREE BOYS WITH THREE FLAGS
First Boy:
The flag that speaks of men made free,
The flag of sword and drum,
'Tis the bonniest banner in all the world,
The flag of battles won.
Second Boy:
The flag that speaks of Gettysburg,
Upheld by faithful men
Amid the battle's storm and strife,
Shall wave for us again.
Third Boy:
The flag that waves o'er Lincoln now,
Means freedom for the slave;
So waves the bonnie stars and stripes
O'er many a patriot's grave.