The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-02-22

Less tnan elgnteen miles away
John, at your age could make it
Twice 'twixt now and break of day;
Fill your buggy up with baskets,
Fill each basket to the brim,
Sweep the pantry of its choicest,
Till the shelves are lean and slim;
Take a jug or two of apple. o. -.7a
For these chill November damps,
Oft benumb the weary sentries, ..
As they guard the sleeping camps;
Drive the get of old Sarpedon--
For the glory of his sires j.
He will make the camp at WickliHe
Ere they stir the morning fires.
Tell the soldier of Kentucky,
And the soldier from abroad
Who has come to fight the battles
Of his country and his God
Tell them one who on the Wabash
Fought with Daviess when he fell,
And who bled at Meigs, where Dudley
Met the painted hosts of hell
One who fought with Hart at Raisin
And with Johnson on the Thames,
And with Jackson at New Orleans,
Where we won immortal names,
Sends them from his chimney corner
Such fair greeting as he may
With few small creature comforts
For this drear November day.
Tell them he has watched this quarrel
From its outbreak until now,
And, with hand upon his heartbeat,
And Gods light upon his brow,
He invokes their truest manhood.
The full prowess of their youth,
IN this battle of the Nation
For the right and for the truth
Tell them one whose years are sinking
To the quiet of the grave,
Thus enjoins each valiant spirit
That would scorn to be a slave
"By the toll and blood your fathers
In the cause of Freedom spent,
BY the memory of your mothers
And the noble aid they lent
"By the blessings God has showered
On this birth right of the free,
Give to Heaven reverent spirit,
Bend to Heaven willing knee,
And in silence mid the pauses
Of the hymn and of the prayer,
To the God of Hosts appealing,
BY the God of Battles swear
Swear to rally round the standard
With our nation that was born,
With its stars of world wide glory,
And its stripes that none may scorn!
Swear to fight the fight forced on US,
While an armed foe stirs abroad;
Swear to fight the fight of Freedom,
Of the Union, and of GodI'
All! he drives the young Sarpedon- [
Drives the son of glorious sires, .if
And he'll make the camp at wickliffe's
Ere they build the morning fires, sl
Do you know, child, / am proud .aGa..
Of the spirit of your boy, at
Than of any other grandson .,ga5. "A
That e'er brought his mother joy ~
And so now, good Mamie Hardin, g.,
For the night you'd best retire; n
AS for me, my child, Pm wakeful,
And I'll still sit by the fire.
Oh. my soul is in the battles
of the Wabash and the Thames, -"
Where the prowess of Kentucky Z. .''.
Won imperishable names. 5ay.i- i-'
+, ! must see the camp at Wicklife's- 81.
Mamie, yea as well can 60; ..s,,,
must mingle with the soldiers
Who have come to meet our foe, q,
1 must talk to them Of battles, !
"a BY the ranks Of freedom won, iHiv.
And of acts of valor ventured, i'2i 4 ,''n
~ And of deeds of daring done. si11iti
All. I'll take them to the ramparts qal
aoie Where their fathers fought of old. y.. I
: For my spirit now surveys them .9j:d
iUo As aehart that is unrolled--0l ,sHoj
y And Ill show them in the mirrer ahf
Of the clouds and of the skies, T3Hfc.
~ Where the hosts of glory marshal, i!.. -.
And the flag of glory flies. dtif
Take . blanket, dear from Effie, Eilu
oIo And a comfort here and there, 10 ~. Z
And from my good bed and wardrobe =
4 Strip whatever can spare ieGia-
Hunt the house from top to bottom, eazu
3an And let the neighbors know vrl1l
What they need, the men who shield then
From the fury of the foe.
Be up early in the morning;
Ask of all what they will send
q To the campin Wickliffe's meadow
&, Where each soldier is friend, q
'Twere a sin whilst there is plenty,
Let us never feel the taunt) .
That the Legions of the Union, > ioC'
Braving danger, were in want.
Write at once to Hattie Shelby, s,a.,r..
m And-for both of them are there
Send line to Alice Dudley,
And word for Ruth Adair; =
I" Then tomorrow write to Dorcas, =
'-e And anon to holiis Todd, 'No