Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-01-08
Che Carriers 10oress to tbe 1]itrons
OF THE
Burlington Rawk-Eyc.
Jan,tary 1, 1916. ~ {"

"hlch wraps around the dying Year;
But vet wall Of woe Is heard,
Nor weeping rain nor falling leaf,
Procialms The hea 1t OF nature stirred ~ Ell
With ihrobbngs OF maternal grief
The gentle voice Of spring is hushed,
No breeze steals DER the silent lutte
4 And fonts where cooling waters gnsned,
4 IN winters coid ea4bra E are nale. 5s
Low man} beast wuere puiscs ti,si}ed 50,
10 music IS Iaost .ncnan..ng bfoato,
Have passed with III. warm current chilled
Within the icy arms OF death
'.hcn with bright and gorgeous ligat,
l. l&e Summers sun in Heaven rode high;
m,saty s'tftt ,r-sgd rom sgnt,
10 JOIN ,iiu e.J..9as u the SKY.
Ii there be aughi tic A4D4 would blot ,.
From out tue record OF his deeds, ...
Let IL DC uone, or treasured not
ny hn mno Turns the zeal anu reads.
Around the warrior's storied urn,
Is ,wned the statelafEs CIVIC wreath,
And long upon ouf hps shall uorn
The Dane oi ham who sleeps ueneath;
For History on ner faithful page,
In characters oi ln,ng nsht,
A form So dear clearly prigut.
Long as the hand OF tln- snatl spare.
Inc patriots lore The poet : lays,
our chIlurens children viii moi dare r. FL
Forget TO love, forget TO praise,
" hiie honor has wreath W give,
| Ana va!ur claIms its nigh Uenes;
ihe hush oi glory 5 blaze shall 1--we
Above ms cousecraled rest.
but while tue nalon nJurns It's chlst,
The memory oi d shameful desd,
otanas Oh Tue same Recorded Leaf,
For 4uture years to Diu,n ana read.
HE boundaries al Iair domain
Are "iuemed Tor oppression dcn,
10 hold NTH nianacie ana cham
tne :orins anI !lnslhl3n ,nii.
" hen first the .oce an Eage flew,
Across the wide anu ~tntry orr no,
To hno u clinIe IL freedom new,
Ana roarsand mover Ger ncr snf,ne,-
tie bore i charter beak,
" hch outraged 'e.as> ught and saw.
4uds came siI,ln distant ianas 70
inc n.,neso OF lioer. and ave
xna "n,n lcara tns rade a,,f
u. na.lo"s "a ther s,s,ls u.At,
Sc Aans 81 az. uo.ssrotcael af.ns
o cBeeF ,ie .canvr Al tte II.
III. IA the .o.ests ul the Isl,
b,.,4th haughty nag uuiuried,
: y eie pa.eneI tie f.....,ns cats o.srcst,
4.aai cssry earier - tie "orid. e
When IA nat cane tue eaeiiest blest
IN Immortal einc Vi .an,etand song,
4 shattered re iinant OF tue opprcst-
Ia numoers lew, IN SpirIt >trong,
a oMoie 10y the asAes Vi thsir sres
On every glorious battle PLAIN;
That the last em0ers oi their tires
$, should kindle IN thel. SOUS again.
sc-saw 1t like a meteor track,
- Along the burning eastern SKY,
And gave IN stirring chorus bAcH,
|. The echo OF Their raIlymg cry;
And every clankmg oil their CHAINS
~ hich family reached distant shore
SENT that hot current through our veins
! Which warmed sur iatners' hearts OF wore
4 ALen liberty, with thirsty lance,
Flung out her standard sie.t ON alpn.
4 And every fiery oi France,
Rose up with ler 10 stand or die:
!, There was an adjuratlon sent,
From every heart and every hearth,
Beneath the .preai ling hrmiment, 7ar.t.
For snccor TO the groauing earth. -.. y.
a 10 shall We when I'll. loldnsn Graves
= ), "la.r range 4ud tofeigs sod,
@ rowor L the wreichei! the vs. u save.
7, Reach out hadS ana lie the spoil
No, sooner let our aps f"tract
line oath which binds cur COMMON name
Is rn4n Nv this suicidal act, si
80 .o.taued 10 everlasting lame
.Aey lei us ,iial avsl and,
Inc earth mith wiiu 'uAus4nce so"A
care not # the rocks and sand
Should ..but and blossom as the rose.
To gather up these tropIc fruits
H 10 cuil TINS rich partcrre 81 howers,
our teiow men must toll IKE urates,
VIM. ali The miamy Is ours.
I. And vengeance with its lightning, broods
Above the fields whose vordurc grows,
Through all their wade and waving roods,
" ith labor wrung by threats and blows
And who that has a cheek Tor sham.
II. Can IN his cursed avarice hold
Yet wear the ire,inan's sacred name
= The limbs he buys and sells Tor gold
NJ. His is a craven soui who shrinks
To claim Tor tho az hit ITS widest sway,
TIL all oil slavcry's living Inks
g Are cast from huaIin forms away; s1H
= And men are iiited from the sod Il #
To wrestie with the hearts of steel, 7t
Il Nho crush the image oil their God -ss.,
- beneath the despol's iron heel. 'fHl Sd
VI hue lie and love and beauty giows, r.
- In manhood prins or b'.uood ,sPung;
A health and Gvube heatth To those
IN To whom our best affections CHING ssst
ii CLOUDS should gather DER their way,
Let clouds their rnvious pr. sence spare,
II Nor sadden one ue,gntiai day sgs.4~s
With dun and sober hours OF care
But lightly glide their tranquli BARK
Upon the sinootn. ripping SEA, r.
A GIN IN r,ng PhaIos IN the DARK,
10 @i.c. the pnlns heart may dee
n,alth 10 our Patrons, While the years
Are rushing IN witn rapid flight
Aad mah. change 81 Joy ana tears
ar shall ad tue DAY o,'in t,e night.
tH BE every needed wanl supplied,