Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-05-07
Gemple If Gbe Muses,
oh, HE'S NOTHING BUT A SOL der. /"
BY A. YOUNG REBELLE, ESQ.


With his uniform so brig ht;
He was coming in from picket,
Whllst he sung sweet refrain,
And he kissed his hand at some one
Peeping through the window pane.
An, he rode no dashing charger,
with black and flowing mane,"
But his bayonet giistened brightly,
As the sun lit up the plain;
No waving plume or feather,
Flashe,. Its CRIMSON on the light
He belongs to the Light Infantry.
And he came to war--t0 fight
'Oh, he's nothing but soldier"
His trust Is IN his sword
10 carve his way to glory,
Through the servile Yankee horde.
No pompous pageant heralds him.
No SycOphaf.is Il tend,
In his belt you see his body guard,
lils tried aud trusty friend.
'Oh, he's nothing but soldier"
And a stranseri i'll oIr land,
His home is III the sunny South,
BY the blue Gull 5 goldeus strand
But WISH kne% his people,
Some little oi his past,
For Ia hers always telling me,
About our Soci0i caste.
"Oh, he's nothing but soldier"
Bat his eyes are very fine.
And sometimes think while passing
They are piercing into nine.
Pshaw He's nothing but a soldier"
Come let me be discreet
But really Tor soldier,
HIS toilets very neat.
"Oh. he's nothing but soldier"
But last night be came to tea
What an interesting soldier
But then he's rather free.
Twas TWO o'clock this morning,
Before he took his leave
He has my ring--the fellow,
But what's the use to grieve :?
He has been again to see us,
The geAtlenlan i'll grey /;
he calls to see us ciien--
Our house is ON his way;
At times be sadly seeksthe shade
Of yonder grove of trees,
| watched him once--tle soldier--
saw him on his knees.
One day last week asked him
To tell me of his home,
He answered. pointing 70 his camp,
q Wherc'er those brave ones roam"
/ asked him once to tell me
OF his mother, sisters dear:
A fdnerai conege passed along
Said he, you have them here"
:" Oh, he's nothing but a soldier"
But this know right well,
He has heart of so.tness,
Where teuder virtues dwell;
For once whe" we were talking,
And no one else was near,
saw him very plai ly
Try to hide starting tear.
We were speaking of Manassas,
OF the FIRST great bloody day,
When haaGiui of our " brave ones"
Held the Yankee host at bay.
'Twas there he lost his aged sire,
While fighting by his side:
He sleeps beneath the crimson turf,
Where roll'd that bloody tide.
"Oh, he's nothing but soldier"
But within that eye SO clear,
There turks no craven spirit,
No timid glance o. fear.
For tho at pity's pleading
1t can m<it with lender light,
I've seen it flash like lightning,
Across the brow of night.
"Oh, he's nothing bat soldier"
Such as passus every day, z
Ee calls them ragged ,levils,"
But You know that's just his ,cay.
But there's one thing very funny,
Oue thing can't explain,
That when this soldier goes away,
/ Sish him back again.
"Oh, he's nothing but soldier"
And a stranger yet TO fame; o
But they tell ME ir the army,
That Tbs boys all KNOW lis name -
The Yankees, too, have heard it,
'rhey dread his battle shout
They have no wish to meet him,
This dreaded Southern scout.
" Oh, he's nothing but soldier"
Yet You'd cali his features good;
That C he got at West Point,
While fighting under Hood.
He has batting in his gait,
a trific in The knee;
He bruughtis back from Shatpsburg,
Where he went with General Lee.
" Oh, he's nothing but soldier
But his riumphs are not few;
He has seen our glorious battle fag
In all its trial. through;
At Seven Pines hefolfowc,l it,
= o., the heights of Gaines Mil,
At Williamsburg, at West Point,
IE the smoke at Malvern Hill.
Il Oh. he's nothing but a soldier"
But, then its veiy qaeer--
feel somehow whtn absent
Pd rather have him near.
He's gone to meet the foeman,
To stay his bloody track--
Oh ReaUsn shed 'he soldier,
OIL God, let hin come back! I
Ie is back again, this soldier.
With his eyes so deep and clser,
Ind his voice like falling waters,
Makeih music in thy ear
)ne mpty coat sleeve bangles.
Where otcsa stout arm grew,
But this soldier says. in huggins