Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-31
Our POETS Corner.
We introduce one OF our Indiana poets, from
Harper's Weekly, as follows:
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We Introduce one OF our Indiana poets, from
arper's Weekly, as follows:
TIE STOLEN STARS.
Not many weeks ago, at a dinner. which wer'
esent Major General Lewis Wallace, Thomas Buchana'
ad and James r. Murdoch conversation sprung NJ
specting ballads for soldiers The General MAINTAINED
at hardly had been written suited for the camp
agreed that each of them should write The fol
wing is that by General Wallace:
When good old Father Washington
Was just about 10 die,
He called our Uncle Samuel
Unto his bedside nigh;
''This flag give you, Sammy DEAR"
Said Washington. said he;''
"Wbere'er it floats, on land or wave,
Ny children shall be free"
And fine old Uncle Samuel
He took the flag from him.
And spread il on a long pine pole,
And prayed and sung hymn.
pious man Uncle Sam
Back fifty years and more;
The flag should fly till judgment day,
So, by the Lord, he swore
And well he kept that solemn oath;
He kept il well, aud more:
The thirteen stars first on the flag
Soon grew to thirty four:
And every star bespoke a state,
Each State empire won;
No brighter were the stars Of night
Than those OF Washington.
Beneath that flag two brothers dwelt;
To both twas very dear;
The name Of one was Puritan.
The other Cavalier.
go build ye towns" said Uncle Sam
Unto those brothers dear;
''Build anywhere, for in the world
You've none but God to fear.'
''Pl to the South" said Cavalier,
''Pll to the SOUTH said he;
s'I'll to the North,' said Puritan,
'The North's the land for me-
Each took flag, each left tear
To good old Uncle Sam;
He kissed the bows, he kissed the flags
And, d0leful, sung paslm.
And in a ge-csrt Puritan
His worldly goods did lay;
With wife, and gun. and dog, and AK,
He, singing. went his way.
Of buckskin was his Sunday suit,
His wife wore linsey jeans;
And fat they grew, like poFpoises,
On hoe-cake pork and beans.
But Cavalier a cockney was;
He talked French and Latin:
Every day he wore broadcloth,
While his wife wore satin
He went oil in painted ship
In glory he did 90;
A thousand niggers up aloft.
thousand down below.
The towns were built, as Pve heard said.
Their likes were never seen;
They filed the North, they filed the South
They filled the land between.
''The Lord be prsisedr' said Puritan;
"Bullyr' said Cavalier:
There's room and town lots in the West.
II there ism any here"
Out to the West they journeyed then,
And in a quarrel got:
One said twas his he knew it was
The other said twas not.
One drew a knife pistol toiher,
And dreadfuy they swnre;
From Northern lake to Southern gulf
Wild rang the wcrdy roar
All the time good old Uncle Sam
Sat by his fireside near
Smokin' OF his kinnknick,
And drinkin' lager beer.
be lau ghed and quaffed and quaTed and laughed
Nor thought il worth his while
Until the storm in fury burst
On Sumter's Sea-girt isle.
Der the waves to the smoking fort,
When came the dewy dawn,
To see the flag he looked-and ioi
EJeren stars 1cere gone!
my pretty, pertty stars" he cried,
And down did roll tear.
1--WE got your stars, old Fogy Sam;
Ha hal laughed Cavalier.
''Pve got your stars in my watch-fob;
Come take them. If you dare,''
And Uncle sam he turned away,
Too full Of wrath to swear
''Let thunder all the drums ~ be cried,
While swelled his soul, like Mars:
"a million Northern boys I'll get,
To bring me home my stars"
And on his mare, stout Betsey Jane
To North~ide town he few;
The dogs they barked, the bells did ring,
And countless bugles blew.
"My stolen starsl'' cried Uncle Sam
~Ny stolen starsi'' cried he.
"A million soldiers must have
To bring them home n me-"
"Dry up your tears, good Uncle Sam;
Dry upi'' said Puritan
well bring you home your stolen stars,
Or perish every mani"
And at the words a million rose
Already for the fray;
And columns formed like rivers deep,
And Southwark marched away.
And still old Uncle Samuel
Sits by his freside near,
Smoki1' Of his kinniknick
And diinkin' lager beer;
While there's a tremble in the earth,
A cleaning Of the sky,
And the rivers stop 10 listen
As the million marches by.