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of one rank, and to that rank proudly we bow Now let 



this cross thus stand and thus endure — an altar of the awful 

 God of battles ; a token of remembrance wet with tears ; an 

 offering to the Manes of the slain ! And let it speak to 

 thoughtful minds in days to come, telling of ancient agony 

 long since assuaged, of ancient feud for ever reconciled I " 



Suitable votes of thanks terminated an interesting and highly 

 successful ceremony which at the close was marked by a pleasant 

 and unexpected incident, namely, the contribution on the spot, 

 on the kind initiative of the Rev. W. A. P. Johnman of 

 Hawick, by the audience, of the handsome sum of £24 to 

 make up a deficiency in the Memorial Fund. 



