Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-08-09
THE GUERILLAs.

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Awake, and TO horse, my brothers!
For the dawn Is gmmerng gray,
And hark in the cracking brushwOOd
sseys age feet that Trad this way.
Who eome;h'' "a fliend.n "whnt uding.f"
on, God l sIeken &c tell;
"For the earth seems earth no longer.
And It's sights are sights Of Hell!
prom the far Of conquered cities
Comes a voice Of s,iGed vail,
"Aui The shTieAs and noanJ OF the houselsss
Ring out Ike = dirye the sue.
I've seen moan the smoking village
"Our mothers and daughters ~.
I've seen Ehere the little children
SAX down In the burrows TO dc.
"Ou the banks Of the battle-staned river
IL stood as the moonlight shuae,
And % sl.GyI Of the face Of my brother
As the sad wave swept him
where my home glad are ashrs,
And horrors and shame had been there
"For found the fallen Intel
This trees Of my uifes torn hair
They turning the slsy, upon Gs,
And si.h more ILIn the tends worst at
Have uncovered the tire u the savage
"ThA, slept 81 his aut4ushf heart
The ties to our hea.ths bound HIN
Tbs. have with curs,s away,
and zisaisusd hlIl. s.th their madness,
ig Ug almost brutal Is they.
"Wl,a tll.,r saa torch suo Bible,
And hymns 20 the SOUND OF the drum
-fhJy preach the GosPe! of Murder
"Aud PRAY for LISTS Kingdom to CONE.
b" 20 saddle To saddle my brothers,
L1os zap Co t.e rising sum-
'NaI a,s OF the tod Who shine, there,
Whether deed, Ike these shall be done
Wherever the VaudaI cometh
Press home to his heart With your steel,
and whenever at his bosom, you cannot,
Like The serpent 90 strike At his heel.
Through thcSet and wood 40 hunt him,
"Creyp up 70 his campfire side,
"Aud Del ten Of 20. corrses blaeken,
"HIrtg OHe u our brothers hath died.
lin hi fl.ndus, fooi.,orr marches,
In Dr.. light from the stricken fray,
" Ia the snare II the lonely ambush,
The debts that Ne owe hiu pay.
"Ia Cod, hanI alone, Is vengeance,
"sgt he strikes with the hands Of men,
"AnJ 90, blight would vithsr manhood
IL We suiie not the smltgr again
by tbg graves where our father, slumber,
"E by the shrine. where mothers prayed,
Py our homes and hopes and freedom,
Let every swear on his blade
That he viii not sheath stay H.,
I'll, froa point TO hlt &c g,o~
with the flush % Almighty vengeance
Ia the blood Of the lel5u Zoe"
They sWorc-aud the ausg srigg sunlight
Lsapci red fron their .iityd swords
Aud ihy hate lu their heart, made echo
T1 the wrath u their burning vords
There's weeping Ia an New England
And By Scbuy lkiIls banks a Anen,
AMI The siioss there and the orphans,
hos the oath Vas kept, can tell.
The London Times rarely prints poeuy,-but The
owing from Pu lch) in its isue OF the I9lh Jolly, II
exception " the rule
To THE PRINCESS ALICE.
JeaT 10 ia all by those calm earnest ewes,
And early thought upCn that fair young brow:
DsArer Tor that where grief was heaviest, thou
Vert sunshine, I'LL he passed where suns shall Use
AID SIT no more; then, in affection wise
And strong, vert strength to her Who even but no,
10 the soft accents Of thy bridal voE,
Heard MUSIC OF her own hearts memories
Too full OF love to oSns thought Of pride
; roE thy gentle bosom 20 Ills best;
Yet noble is thy choice, o, English bride
md England halls the bridegroom and the guest
a friend-A friend well loved by him " died
ie blessed your trothyour Wedock shall be blesssd