Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-03-19
T He MINSTREL
From. The -itlantic Monthly.
VOYAGE OF THE GOOD SHIP UNION.
BE OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.

Us midnight: through my troubled dream
Loud w2ls the tempest crv;
Before the gale. with tattsred sail
"a snip goes plpnging BY.
"nat manner Whera bound? The rocks arounj
Repeat the loud halloo
me GOOD snip Union, southwark bound.
zoo help her aad her crew
Aad is the old flag fying still
Ihat DER your fathers aew
Win bands of white and rosy light
And field cf starry blue5
Ay. look alof its folds fun Oft
haT" hrhved the roSrng blast
Ano stll s!tt!! ty when from the skv
lhis 9lsck ;yPhoon las past.
5p.esk pilot of the storlz -tost bark
May is dangers sharc?
" lan'!-Enan. these fearful seas
Ihe brave alone may dare.
Nay, ruler of the rebel deep.
what matters sind az Have7
ne rocks that wreck your reeliug deck
VIII ieave me nough; 20 save.
0, landsmau. ar; thou false or true?
What sign hast thou 10 showl
The crimson stains from loyal veins
That hold my heart-bood's flow
enough, what more shall honor claim?
know the sacred sign;
6ooEe thy head our flag shall spread
Our ocean path be thine.
The bark sails On: the Pilgrims cape
Lies low along her lee,
Whose hcadland crooks It's anchor ffuLas
10 lock the shore AMI seS.
No treason here-It cost too dear
10 win the barren realm
And true and free the hands must be
Ihst E3ld the Thaier's helm
Still on: Manhattan narrowing tay
No Febel cruiser scars:
Her waters feel no pirates keel,
! hat raCntS tie fallen stars.
Bat watch the light on yondeF height
Ay. pilot. have q care
Some lingering crowd in mist may shroud
The cSpes .! Delaware.
Say, pilot, what this fort NAV be.
Whose sentinelS look down
From mounted walls that show the sea
Their deep embrasures' froTr2
The rebel host claims all the coast
but these are friends. VIC know,
N hose footprints spoil the sacred SOIL
and his !s;--- For: Monroe.
The breakers roar-how bears the shore?
The tratcrous WreCkers hands
haye qnenchef the blaze that poured its rays
Along the Hatceras sands.
la! say not sol see lis glow
AGAIN slc shoals display
The beacon light that shines bv night,
The Union stars hy day.
The good ship flies % rnilder sEIes,
The wave more gently flows,
Tie sottenlng breeze watts o'or the seas
The br"sta Of Beaufort's rose
" hat fold IS this the sweet winds kiss
falr-st-lpcd and many starred,
Whose shadow pals the orphaned walls
Inc twins .! Beal-1cEard;
What, heard you dc; Port Royals DOOM
ROW the bl@cG EG~-SE.tS cane
And turned the beaufort roses blocgl
To redder "rcatE CT tsucs
How from TebsiAon broken reed
We saw his emblem ial,
As soon his cursed poison weed
Shall drop from SGmter's vail?
On. on, Pulaski's iron hail
F:ll harmless oa Tyoec--
lser toPsa!la feel ;ie fcshening gale,
She strikes the oreg Ssa;
Iac rounds tnc point s!ia threads tn. keys
hat guard the land Of bowers,
Aad rides AZ last wher" firm and fast
Hs- owc G.br2!sar tr'vcgs.
The good ship Cu.oa's VOYAGE j. Ger,
Al anchor safe she swings,
And loud and C!r&T. with cheer on cheer,
Her joyous w,l leone RIGGS:
HuFrah huTrsh it shakes the wave,
l. thundtrs or the shore
One hag one land, os5 heart, one hand,
one EatlGr., "sCrI-.--e.