Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-21
RM TEyox, Sd Tenn Reg
The scouts Gath.
From the Mszn5lia Wesk'y.l
BY PAUL II. HAYNE.

From the Magnolia Wssky.l
BY PAUL II. HAYNE.
Among tho many daring and suecessf1I seouts
! whose energies have been called forth BY the
necessities Of the war, few have won q higher
rep1ta.ion for skill snd gallau!Ty, than Captain
". n. H1zzsTd, Of Georgia Ia a recent forsv
upon the Island Of S. SimOns, (formerly his
/ h0mo,) tbs Captain having repaired 70 the
Church Of Freisrica, found the interior Of that
building dsssorsted, and much damaged by the
Yankees, while msny Of The tomb stones in the
church yard, including those that marked the
graves ct his Orn relatives, had been saereFei-
ors'y mgtiiatei He remained by the church
all night, but before leaving, he inditsd tie fol-
l51inE indignant lg.ter TO the Abolition com
mander Of lie Islaud:
/; i5 q torcibls rebuke, written under eircum-
stances so striking, that We have endsavorsd to
commemorate them in versa
Ths rec itself is well worth preserving; it
Tau5 thus;
ST S. CHURCH YARD, s.. Sinons' Island.
Cozmandao, Federal Forces, a. sosth End.
SER: Save moro than oHca been infornad
through goGr deserted allies that the graves Of
ouf fslily and friends had been dssecrated bv
your forces, after the unsuccessful sttempt tn
capture me some months ago. This rumor I
could not tali6ve As Cha custsm even Of the saw
. >
Bat the sighs I now behold conviuees mo Of toe
truth Of the report. / shuddsred to think Of ths
practice q bush-whaekiug, shooting sentinels
On posi-, etc, ha7ing always been discouute-
ns1cs3 ~ EV commander and my chief hss
spared many If your men But let ms teIl you.
SIP, that beside t1sss graves I swear BY heaven
70 Av7rEa iheir teseerati0a. If is is honorable
Tor you ia disturb the dead. shall consider il AZ
honor, aad VIII make it my ambition to disturb
departed issues if0Ia their dasecfaied homes, er-
claiming tsli such a nstion may truly say 70
Corruption shou art my father to Dishonor,
ta91 at my mother Vandalism, thou art my
aIaolilln' W. MILES HAzzARD,s
Ths nj 'sht, and Is stiffness were round him.
Aud he spell Of soi,-uaa oound him
VI. ~ 'Li q seH15 or s aa hi. footsteps drew uish,
me siot y 2-F7 me bones oi bis torsfs hers lie,
% tau Island, whose tropical wildwood
hsf rung 70 he laugh u bis childhood
ena a- Ps''5 with sigh whs the low branches fsl
Fros1 .as oak aud the Silo7v os-sbzding the wall
% t1a clure1yard that sleeps pale and hosrv
A=aah e nicenishted, tFsuuious glory
IL stoei On ihs Stiffness full-hsastedf
r or dream Of fhs loved and aepsrred
EuHS deep 1 hi oui 20 tho fountain Of tesrs
anu l-e ealor5s Hsso 81 rro1 tkat had szu6ered vita
And while iauehsd by these rsvs-ies tender.
ne 5szce iI1fa iaa 5asis 10 the Spisnd1r
ans 'es "a VIII siart ta9 gray toulbs o. bis sires
al oaeea. cd Hilh 81 r.ss. ana bizsted vi.h frsz
- ne hunaa Hrens whn Iash-s
hls rags Der q dead fr0eElsns ashes
There are passions 20 stsrn for f1H tokenf
t-sTe are VOWS far too deep 20 be bfcksui
And 1u-h Was ile sto-l n The passion VI cb now
Wbrtsd Up from .hs scouts boiling breast HI hf, br
Ovsrwhe'a.iag all gen-ier emotion
a. e'ilta streams srs 'wheiulsd in he ocean.
ana slel was the oGii. which thrilled hot on bis torg7e
From tla sprt thi- dlstardlv outrags had vrrung
y. .a.s the iszt voice ~ Mercy that wooed him
Fled - fr1ua ihs Wrath that s15dusd him
BY these monuments, vast d and loyylv
sy toe t1oagat Of my dead the most holy
~ M str-us Of my arm, ~ the ire in nv soul
vow wher1seevor red battle waves roll
and ,lsir standards Of Infamous omen
Shai. haunt o-r The heads Of our foens4n
For each wreck nd foul stain which tber frv hath lar
On me grsves Of mp ancestors rsvazed and cieft
= isi RE e1rs1 OF some craven maraudar
sh-A gorge the Wild birds in our b0rdsrr'
He spoke and lis eyes that were hrieht'ning
Mun iae glare q bis hssrs lETid lightning
Flasaea narce a. be strods round the fragments Of
Thre ne quick shifting CLEANS and the dssola.e giooms
Io the worn 70 1ple % 'ch, whsra ia silence
He wrote bis swift Wo ds Of defiance,
and sihEed h=a thereon with the lstterg Of Harsa
Shining clear Der the sign of hu terrible mana
Ih4ftas rufhauiT Ghouis who psruss tasu
A'y EHo" Wnat dark Vengeance Pursues thsmi
As h. tarned kim to 90 thro' the wildwood
iEaf echoed the sports Of his childhood
lt seemed 70 ths Scout that dread voices OF yors
were osnt with ths night winds that mosnsd BY the
That ths Heroes OF Ed bovsrsd Ger him
Ana dis the sierra message they bore him
mo rest o thine ara, ain, or val0r bs given
iii the hordes Of the outlaw and alien are driven
2y the keen sword OF ruin and Slaughter
4o their hips on the gorecrimsonsd water r.