Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-09-13

IN The ts~ae sd Is. pa8e al ~ .etrhi Of var
Tie Aa~ag.a rhi~i sf.e tirh
fss he ksafa r.sa hi. ~zyss thai = rsbhi. r,us
ll=e satr4 thfa- stzus bard oy.
"Ata'. h. as Aoiehi..' sal t.sopii,
by saag f-aas. 'ts ts.t.ly DIN.
Wei fisk ii"-~ hsss Il ihss 10 t~i turn.
Ih-n. hol ief 'hr 'anlsts ii lstf i.uceane-
They ar nurs BY the set al .ug."
AZ b. Spite The uaais. from the gallant host,
A J'srn- laugh ,ang aui,
AID n hearty rhesr rise loud aud clear,
And Ia~,s were bundled abaui.
And shsd,F2 The sun from their dazzlrd SIGHT,
As they leoked faf the promised lor.-
"t,n-on-for Lu.rrnr - was the frantic cry.
"NeTl force these rehels tn fight " fly,
Since the msdm,n viii have it So"
Bn, oae. VII aas strer in years and speech,
Looked %danhilng, and -ad, and cold
y trnfe. III cIl.d 10 lhs boasls of pride,
Aud t1esr >peerhes that sohnd 81 bold.
lis tine TO shout when The day is wun
A'd. To tel YOU my humble mind,
tsfeat df-ds are better Than wnrds of might,
Add patient valor Incomes the knight,
As boasting b. hs the hlnd.n
An angry glance aud a bitter jest
Were The answers the leader gave
lei the Baron qapih he. "of the Heart Of Hare.
Ills advice refrain. and his csulons spare;
rnf, IN slits o' his laks So grave,
Will, with the aid of the ID -ssel Saints.
C,laslise to iheif hearts, clnt.nt
10" shallow knaves. with their clubs and slaves.
on iiiisci,ief aud plnnder bent
w solamn array the heroic band
Niad hrm On the vantage height
1tr'y rni.ed no cry as the host drew nigh;
And IT'S pennoas appeared IN sight.
bPt they looked On each other with anxious owes,
.ini mu'tnured in accents low:
.f,T tae lad Of our freedom oaf pride and love.
Afit sif Mp. 4 eternal bliss above,
isf W sirks a determined blowl"
I~nTsii'ui fct bsrile. The Ansirian chief
Is sf'st. with his valiant knights
iheif arms shine bright in The gay sunlight,
A. ehey scale the opposing heights.
a sloni,-snd a pause. they have jnined ia fgli,
The Confrdersies hold their ptuuud;
But the hunisman's sreIr is of small avail
When iried with the lance and the cat Of mail.
Asd useless. It's feared. upon such a field.
VIII the peasants club, and his wooden shield
And his uusiy dirk be found,
In vain they rushed on he levelled spears.
Like the stream fnn a mountain height.
w hen With iuflous shock on The marble rock
IL dashed with all is might:
No breaking the ranks Of the men at arms,
NO piercing tfs serlrd mass,
! heir chiefs iall fast. and their columns reel
Asalnsl the impefviaus wall uf steel,
That they madiy attempt to pass.
hrlr strength Is spent, and their spirits fail;
he weakes, are taking fight
When 10 finn his place IN The hatile's face.
SiAd furih a irue-hearied kn,uhi
a .n'gh' WIN was known for his patriot zeal,
Anu hr many a gentle deed;
w hose name will illnmine the scroll Of time.
w hiie the RECORD remains II an at sublime
1*as A;auld Of Ninkelr,a.l
"Brethrea and friends. be it mins.'' he cried,
Ina voice Of a thunder.lons,
TO open a way on this blooody day
That shall make the field our own:
Let 'hose WIN are the s,ou,est Of heart aud limb
Press on when they see me iall-
MY children and wife. and the name hear,
! give and bequeath I, my %coun,ry's care,
And the Gvd who 10 over all I"
lie said. and spraug with a tigers bound
on the bnstling sfears Of the foe
And gathering n sheaf in his giant grasp,
tie held them 6rm to his latest gasp,
As The reapefs hand on the harvest plain
Might gather the stalks Of the golden grain,
Ere The sickle should lay them low.
Again aud again through his hear and brain
Did the glit'ering spear-points pass
And forcing a gap in It's fearful fali,
MS body brake through the serried wall
\ bleeding and mangled mass
Al The instant, a hundred friends and more.
Pressed On in the bloody track;
On-oa they rushed, with their triumph hnsh,j
Nor wavereo, nor turned them back;
but hand 10 hand with the men-at-arms
they were dealing blow for blaw,
Anu knights and nohles were stricken down
BY the heavy club Of the Alpine clown
lhe despised and insulicd foe.
On the ruthless foes of their name and no
Dire vengeance they took tina, day
for insult and wrong, endured fr long,
And which blond could no. wipe away
For ravaged fields. and for houseiess nights.
In the depth Of the winters cold;
r"r pinndered hume; and for murdered child
lhe savage teais Of a werfare wild
And tor deed that may not be told.
And on-and on. in restless waves.
They rolled, with a rush and rvar
Like the sulIen sound Of the breakers bonnd
On the rugged and stubborn shore;
Yer the PROSTATE ranks Of the flying foe;
Yer the dying and dead they pour'd:
w mist ever against the vicloriuus tide.
Inc Austrian bahner with carnage dyed,
was waving alft IN its wonied pride;
As In scorn VI the rabble horde.
And Leopold hound BY a solemn oath
10 perish or win the day.
With his weapn bare lifted hiyh in air.
Plunged deep In the fearful fray;
To the rescue, no it is ;" he cried,
yield Mt TO suci, a foe.'-
W hen ~ the club of a sialwarl clown
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"a certain baron Of Hasenberg. who suggested pru.
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