Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-19

We introduce one Of our Indiana poets, from
Harper Weekly. ~ follows:

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iarper's Weekly. ~ follow:
-.s sToLEN STARS
no; many weeks ago. a. q dinner ~ whirh we-
lead and jane p. Nurtoch eonver-afioa sprung n,
expecting ballads for soldiers The Genersl man,aIns
bat hardly one bad beer written suited FOR the camp
agreed thsf esch 81 them should The fol
owing Is that BY General wallace
when good cd Father Washington
W. fusi absnf % di-.
lie called oar T nele Ssmuei
Gr-o h. fedside uivf
This asg give Won. sammy dear"
Stif hint n. aif h~'
w her 'er v foats. "n II or wsve,
w children shall be free"
An Ere III Urele Samuel
Re 'onk The ia from In.
And sD-e A Il On a long pine poll,
Ar prayed and sunr HYMN.
Tifus wss Inrle sam
Rick fry vrars afd uore;
TIE far should O. I'll juf-rent DAY.
So, ~ 'h@ Lori. h sworei
And vel he kep, = solemn oath;
BE kept II well. srd more:
The thirteen sfars f-st on the flag
Soon CIV to thirty four:
And every star bespoke state,
Fsch State empire won:
No brighter were the stars 81 night
Than those OF Washington.
B-neath that fag ,wo brothers dwelt;
To both twas very dear:
The name of one ws- Puritan,
TIE other c waller.
eco build ye wns" said Uncle sam
Unfo those bro hers dear;
Build anywhere. fpr "a the world
You've none hut God 10 fear"
"PiI 20 the SOUTH, said Cavalier,
''l'll 10 the south F" SAID he:
'Ill O. The North. - said Puritan,
'rhe North's the md tor me-
Each took flag. each left tear
To good aid Uncle sam:
He kissed tho hoys. h. kissed the flags
And. doieful, sung paslm.
AMI in go-cart Puritan
HIS worldly goods did Law:
With vie. and gun and dog. and az
re. singing his way.
or buck~bin vas his sunday suit,
Hi- wife were lipse, jeans;
Aud fat they grew. ike PROPOSES,
On hof-cuke. pork and b. ans.
Bot Cavalier a cockney was;
lie talked French and Latin:
Fv-ry ~ he wore hrnadcloth,
While his wifi, wore satin.
IL went OIL Ia a painted ship
In glory he did -:
thou AL nigser~ M alaft,
\ thou aud down below
Tho tovrs were hullt as I'sc heard said
Ihtir fike> we've never seen:
They tled he North. they fllel The South.
They filled the lard between.
The ord % praiscd.' said Puritan.
Buliyr said Cavalier
Thor, room an1 town lots in the West,
II there isn't any he.e''
Out 10 the West they joumeyed then,
And In a gu lrrel got:
One said twas hi h knew IL was,
The other said twas not
One drew a knife pistol t'oihcr,
Aud dresdfuiv they r..
From N0rthe y lake to southern gulf
Wild rang the wordy roar.
81 The time good old Inc'e sam
Sat ty his f'esidr lear.
Smokn' ~ hi, kinuknick
And drinkn' lager hecr
lie Tau yhed aud qualfed. and qus~ed and lau che
Nor thought IL worth his while,
Until he Storm IN fury burt
On sumter ~ea-sirt isle.
Or the waves to tn smoking fort,
When caae the dewy dawn.
To see the flag he lsokcd-aud 10
mann Sffrs trsre glRs'
M pretty. pert, stars" he cried
And WI sfi1 roll n tear
I've yonr ,tlr,, oh ioEy sam;
lia ha!' laugh Cavalier.
I'VE got our star. in my watch fob;
Come take them 4 You dare!''
And Uncle am h. turned away,
Too fan II wrath - swear
Ie' thundel MI he drum r. he cried,
While swelied hiS soul, like Mar;
~ million Northern hoys III get,
To bring me home my ,tars"
And on rs mar. stout Bct.ey Jane.
10 North idr town hc flew.
Tho dogs they barkei. tbc bells did ring,
And c0uutle-s buplcs ticw
NV stolen stars" cried Uncle Sam
MY stolen -tar,in cried he
~ million soldier must have
To bring them home l. me-"
'nrt ~ your tears. good Uncle sam:
DrN up!' ssd Puritan
wen bring You home your stolen stars,
or perish every mani"
Ant at the wurd, million rose
Already for the fraN.
Aud columns formed. like rivers deep,
And southwark marched away.
AID stlll old Uncle Samuel
Sits hN hi, irctdc near.
Smoku' II his kinniknick
And dhiuk n lager beer
While there trcuihlc TIA the earth,
CLEANING II the >kv,
AMI tlr river. stop To li.tsn
A. the m pn marchesty.