Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-08-12

.s'AAoN shhLNhNpth
His strength was quickly wasted.
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0; high. toned spirit, generous
Sedatc, beyond his age.
Pioua, truthful, chiyalrous
A grave md youthful sage
With warmest Impulse Srcd
A genial heart he had:
With heros views inspired,
Despite the iron clad
Y.
Iu.bued with Southern 7a,or,
lie longd to meet our foes:
Gnscared by Yankee clamor;
He felt our threaten'd woes
Our enemies, he knew, were his
His fathers, mothers, sister's
And life could him afford no bliss,
If these we're dooln'd as martyrs,
lie therefore staked his ali;
Rich comfort, health and life:
Arous'd by dangers which appa.,
He armd for deadly strife
Resolved on Independence;
To which his Sates* entitled
With Heaven inspired confidence,
In which D Jackson batt'od
VII.
Was patriotism purer, ever seem
Such heroism and heroines:
Who life and all, have thrown between,
Their homes, and Helrs dire Engines
Instead of fear, these stir up courage
Yea, dauntlsss resolution!
This STRIPPING, like the Spartan Liege,
Shrunk not from fell commotion.
VIII,
But viii, for deed, his God did take;
And spared him further suffering:
His purpose, South's brave sons partakc;
Whose praise the world is singing.
Methinks see him down now looking,
From yon celestial spheres;
While Freedoms spirits nohly- warning
To dry up blood and tears
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No fathers prayers, at his bedsidc
No tender mothers cares:
No loving sister DER him sigh'd,
Nor wiped away his tears.
With death, he struggled all alone
Fur, far away from home:
And now his spirit hence is gone,
Whence he can never come.
Y.
But God was there--his Fathers God
Christ, and the Holy Ghost
Hcay'n sanotified the earth Death trod
And 10 o glorious Host!
Angels descend, and camp around,
This child of signal mercics [ground,
From Baptism's Font, to wars dread
The Savior him embraces,
XT.
TheCovenant toe, around him thrown,
From Infancy to dying day:
The Triune Deity, his soul doth own
Which angels bear away.
More watgkful far, the care Of these,
Than fathers, sisters, mother's
Hush, weeping child, and be at peace:
Thy God seen closerstill, than brothers.
XII.
Hark, how He whispers-0 what comfort
Thy name is writ on high; [port--
THY mothers prayers--I know their i'm
Are pied in the sky!
Thy fathers wish, too, reached mine ear
Yea, that wish inspired;
That l Of Alexander would take care,
When Demons at him fired,
XIII.
8 Iii never leave, much less forsake
A CHILD that trusts in me:
Though Death and iends try thee TO take,
My sprinkied,blood's on theei'
Dry up your tears then, weeping parents;
You gave your son TO God
His body, soul, and talents
Tie wields Fathers Rod
XIV
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Its wrecks ashore, in Paradise
Lo! foam capp'd waves, hand souls to
Heaven
The Cross, TO CroBns--the skiesl
Loud anthems now, they chant on higN, !
To God and to the Lamb: /
Their foes, in His, now scatter'd lie:
He'll put them all to shame.
XIV.
Loy'd youth no more thy playful Biies,
Shall give thy home delight:
No more thy face--lit up with smiles
Shall bless thy parents sight. fshed,
Their sun bright hopes, that thou would'st
Comfort around their dying bed,
Merge in the cry, "my Alexis deadlp
Thy star ia gu nch'd in night.
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Quenehd, did ssy2 no: 'tis but set
More gloriously TO rise;
To shine in some fair Coronei, u
Beyond these changeful skies. Il
+ en- now, while sleep thy cold remains;
Bound fast in Death strong icy chains;
Thy youthful voice, in Heayen-taught .
siues sEeesast symphohie7 rstrainz.
XVII
Fond parents thus so s0on beref,
or such q valued Trize
saok 70 the rock, on Calvary oleU.
Nher ssddening 'i9asass arise. J
fhis 1eiW severe, vel may vou mourn, =
Nbich ttIs has f 5al Jon ster1iy tom
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