The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-12-17
THE swAHp rox.y

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:" !" We follow .h.-. y. s--ap. .Fa. Guides. g s
HIS mf-pas and merry. med sre we > - =. ~
And when the troop OF Tsrlet6n rides 8 2! =
. We burrow in the cyIrees tree. a = = :
The turfy hammock 10 our bed. ~ ~ :, ~
Our home is in thered deere; den,S ~
Our roof the top overhead, St..,,.,sa -
For we, are wild and hunted men s, sES
I've fS by day, and shun its light, s.ls-Aa
. But, prompt to strike the 'suddeii blow a.sssE !
We mount and start with early night =
And through the forest track our foe. ssSss7E
And soon he hS.rs our chargers leap. y - 81
= TBz flashing, sabre blinds his eyes. - . .-pts9ss
And ere he drives away his sleep. r. &. Il - se
And rrrsies from his camp, he dics. "a .,.sss
" Free bridle.bit good gallant steed, see
That will not AJAX n kind caress, Z, -. 80
To- swim the Santee at our. need ~. ~
- When on his heels the foerien pres - :, =
The true heart. and the ready hand. -. ( =
The spirit, stubborn to be free -. p. *, =
The twisted bore, the shifting brand e q,
And we are Marionis man, you see. - i'a.l-4
Now light the fire, and cook the r,ca'; ~ =
The last, perhaps that we shalt taste > a.
l hear the Swamp Fox round Us stea',- g -
And that's q sign we move in hSstg. g. -
He whistles to the scouts, and -hErk
You hear his order calm aud IL T.
Come, wave your torch across I'll q dSTE,
And let us see the boys that 60. * =
We nwy not SEQ their rorsns' agsi& - .
God help 'enn, should they find the strifct, :.
For they are strong and fearless men, - ~
And make no coward terms for life: a 3 s-ss-
They'll fight ms long ~ Marisn bids -
And when he speaks the word 10 shy; ~
Then-no: till then-they turn their steeds.
Through thickeniug shade and swamp
to Fly. -
Now stir the fire, and lie at e1Sc, 80 -
The scouts are gone, ADD or-fhe orhS" '-'
see the colonel bend Lis knees,
To take his s'umbers too-but hushl ~
He's prs rDg, comrades tits pot'strange;
The man that's fighting day by day, .-r =.
May ~eil, when night comes. take acbange,
= And down upon his fness TO pray.
gsoah ~, sss,.s i..sesLe. boys aud hand -.
The ely and silent Jug thuts there; ~-
I love not il sheu ID idly stand :
When .Marions men have, need of cheer. %
lis seldonn that onr iuek affords Ss.s s,,sgs
A stnff like this we just have ,quSHed. !. Z
And dry potatoes on our boards
May always call for such q drsHght -
! sd 60: =. ss A2
Now pile the brush and roll the log '71a
Hard pillow, e~> sSldiers head. u
That's half The tune in oraAs I'D bog q
The owl is hooting to the night 49,;
! The cooter crawling DER the bank, ~'.4- '
And in that pood the plashing light, ,
Tells where the alligator sank. X es -.
"What-'tis the siguall start so soon. :, 3.
And through the Santes swamp 90 Deep
Without the aid Of friendly moon,
And we, Heaven helpAus, half asleep!
| But courage, comradesl Marion leads.
\ The Swamp Fox tnkes MS out tonight;
SO clear your swords, and spur your steeds.
I fhsfsia aoodlS chance, i think, Of fghS. .
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1--WE follow where the Swampfox S~ides.
We leave tba-s~ump and cypress tree,
Our spurs are ifs oar coursers' Aides, y .
| And ready for the strife are we-- -. ,.-
The tory camp is now,in sight, -,
| And there he covers withis HE den .s
He hears our shout he breads the fight, -~a
, He fears and Alec from Marions men,"
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- The LADY REnsLs OF PoLAND.-The
Russian Invaiide gives the following
picturesque account Of the part played
by the Polish ladies in the insnrrec>
ton: :. -,.-.--.4 a -cs''ai-Ess -.
"The Polish ladies chiefly aid tho IN.
surfection IN the secret retreat of the
! domestic hearth and the hdsphals.---
They stimulate the courage Of the men
in the bosom Of their families they ex.
cite the martial ardor Of sons, husbands,
and lovers; they pass sieepless nighis
) by the pillows Of the agonized and dy-Ss
I; ing, Of whom they have no other huuwf-
|, edge than that Of wounds which they
j received in the sacred cause OF their,
country. All the oemofned sources OF
y their ksmiuise seductiveness, Of their
j persistent affection, and Of their inex.
d haustible patriotism, are employed in
4 acts Of heroic devotion and self ahjuga-
ton. They spend long hours in the
s prison COURT yards, waiting for pefmis
v sion to enter the cells aud psisons. - :,
= Wherever a patriot has been the VIC
2 tim of persecution, or struck dowp'n !
Y battle, Polish women are the frss % OF,
fer consolation and assistssce. iheir
= prompt, and, daring ia,-,1gence, Joined
5 to great natara! to-. MAKES lnern Pow-
erfal auxihaIis, OF tne inenrreo''on.-.--
VI We cap sisSely assert that we've ieo
y not for .se impulse and concurrepce off,
tha rolish women tbemoyerpeps wouiil
&C have lasted 80 long. II Is .he wo
9; men who make the most efTective and.
dariag spies-- who are the safest ageptsg 2,
!. for communicating fnpoftant imorIt Z -.
!, don TO the insurgents; The pahonai
government confides to them. the mast
4 difficult missions, aud has never had
!, occasion 10 repent OF tho confaepce 40 !.
. bestpSed. Their ready insealiop, spg. I,
= rssss st critical reernenis the mos. IA
fgsnioas combinations, which are sfter-
70 waraa carried out by ths bold and enss.
h geiic hands Of NE rnso. Al every turn
4 We have 10 -asal with Polish women md !
!; priests, and this is q power whic.s We
rn,nst taxa into account. ~ !. n -