The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-29
Th4Sacrifxs.

They we've all aboard, aud she polds,
ors train OF cars, fno!ghted With he none
OF many household, were Yhou, TO slts1
upon their mission We lqull see br,,
uni0rms ard 5rignt brave aces t.ou Ii.
windows, ana glistenlng eyes nat told o. 70.
struggle Of soldier hearts 70 Keep back u,
manly tears that were yelling 70 from tsr
fountains. Around were little anots of wcep.
ero gpzlug upon the Deioved fa9e~ with ,ha
pamGI expression wh5oh reveals ,he truuUl
OF despair over nope as il 'ney heard Il.
voice OF doom singing III tnelr e,ATs The tsra
words Eyea, look your last Arms tax.
your last embrace y Nno Of al that throD,
would return 10 Tell the story OF victory
All, painful question the da.s clouds tia
empaII oar nation s. glory mngs' Do rent IN
fragments, songs Of triumph night ecu,
along those mountains, but vahs would The,
be to wake the Aumbering solds,r.
The mother goes in ina ginatisa 10 the san.
culinary 6sld, and bsholle the contest. Every.
where the brave ans falling, yoaning ,nd
dying. Wh.re is her iair-hairsd boy {! She
stretches out har arms i.pioriDs,y. On
spare HIM. spare him " sut bel mas entered
his manly heart, aAd he falls amid the slain
The vita follows hen dspapsisx husband On
his hurried! jpurnsS, feels the scorchips SUD-
beams, hreathes the sisksning air, watches
his heavy, sleep upon the damp, chill earth
Such resting place Tor shat bead Oh, il
love coDa' but follow hiA there, and soften
his pillow " The drsms hsa, TO arms He !.
IN the hgh, giving back b ON for blow to ,de
trcahcerous enemy. He reels, and bis weapon
tails from bis uervsiess hand Tsey drag hin
away, tlssdisg, srcanisg in hi. sharp ,gou.
away 70 his nsass@s prison, and uDpitiet.
dying strife. Thsss, and hundred sim!s;
visions ace passing before those weeping eyes
strained TOR another look upoo the departing
heroes,
HErna hur-ra hur.r-a
Slow J the echo Of the manly voices dlss
out Oh the midday air, as the train dissp
peared around sSe Drow OF distant bill
Ihoy were gone ut last. The deep anguish
OF the parting moment was over, and rn'
tears which afseetion bad called forth, b,saH
70 dry on he cheeks OF the bereaved. Tbcy
had !a'n gifts upon their country's ALTA. Dol
OF so'd-Ah, no ii that could have ansssr
90 ne terrible demand, how cheerlulIy sOuId
ths'r all have been given but they hsd
reached tar deeper into their hearts ard torn
away the jewel beloved above all .srthly
treasures. And now that they were gone
win those inspiring words upon their lips
proe' crushed tor time by dark iorsbodiug'
began to light up their saddened faces. How
sweet 1t Is with all its mingled pain, to SUI
leE lot our beloved country Macy OF thO''
VINO weep today, will by aud by shed tear
more NOR bitter than these. Benjanin is not
on' Inc indescrlbable anguish which such as
Suranee shall bring unrsieved even by sh'
sacred privilege of kissing the clay cold brow
anu aging him tenderIy to rest n the bura
pace OF his fathers. He snail sleep on tn
Instant held, among the uameless dead
hider and horse, friend, foe, 10 one re-
ourial olent.' But in the years OF the future
wnen our foes shall have been vauquished
anu klngly Jealouises forever awed Into 81
renee ; when America becomes again th
glorious Sun OF the system of nations, VII
would call his slumberiug friends from ,he'
martyr graves ? Who. as he in imagination
turns his shuddsriug gaze towards the battle