Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-06

Kaeht and ao5is lis a-ornd him
Cold On Fioddeus fatal hii
% the brave and gaAant hemtsd,
Whom 50 sent with prnyers egaT,
Aoi single man departed
From bis monarch yesterday.
Had you seen tIea. @ my master
When the aisht began 20 fali,
And tbe Eugiish spesrmen gathered
Round gfinl and ghasty wai
IS the wolves IN winter clri's
Round tae 'e9gusr tie eeath,
So hs greedy foe giared upward
Panti1g stil for b1od and death.
But . rampart ross before them,
Which The holdesf dare nos scale
Livery stone a Scottish body,
Every step corpse nmail
And behiusi q lsy our nea4rch,
glsnehng still his shivered sword
BY hls side Monfrose and Athloe,
~ i.s feet Iuthroa ford.
All 10 thick lhey lsy together
Wher the stars it up the sky
That I knew not who WIS stricken,
or who yet reInaiued 10 die.
Few there were when surry halted,
And his wearied host withdrew
None but dying men sr0unl me
When the Erglish trumpet blew
Then I stopped and took the banaer,
As you zee ,ffosn his breasii
Aud I clnse5 our hes0's eyslI1
And lelt him to his rest
in The mountains grow.ed the thunder
As / ieaped the wofdi wal
And the heavy clouds were settling
over Flodaen lie psli.7
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So he ended And the others
Cared nsi any answer them
Sitting silent, dumb with sorrow
Sitting anguish struck ike men
WHO have seen The roaring torrent
Sweep heir happy homes away
Aud yes lngsl by the margin,
Staring Wilals on the gpray.
b. Il without tha maddening tumalt
And th5 crowa gI waning rrsszsn
Gather round ls council door
Every dusky spire Is ringing
With b dull and hollow kneH,
And the hisersre's singing
TO che toiling of the bells.
Through tie streets he ourghers hurry
Spreading ters0r o. t3ey sos
And the ramparts througed with watchers
For The coming Of the foe
From each mountain top pillar
Streams into the torpid air.
Bearing token from the Border
Thet She English host IS there.
An without is flight aud terroG
All within IS woe and fear
God prott ct thee- Maiden cry.
Fos thy latest hour is near
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No not ge; iAou high Dunedin
Shsii thou toifer 20 thy pail
Though thy bravesi aud thy strongest
are act there man TIE wall
No not yet the sncient spirit
OF our ia;he9i hath not gone
Take It to thee IS a bueter
Better far than steel or stone.
Oh. remem ser those who perished
For thy birlhrigkt az the time
When to be Sect was treason,
And % side with Wallace crime
Have they no q voice among Us
whilst their hal owed dusi is here
Hear ye not q summons sounding
From each buried warriors bier
Up they ssy-snd Keep the freedom
which we won you l9ug 60
Up and keep your graves uusliEed
From the insults OF the foe
Upl and if ge cannot save them,
Come to us ia blood and hre;
Midst the crash OF falling turrCts,
Let she last Of scots expne
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still The bells are tolling Gerseiy,
And thB cry comes louder ini
Mothers Tailing for their children.
Sisters for their slaughtered kin.
All in terror and disorder
TIN the Provost rises up,
Calm as though he had not tasted
OF ths fell aud bitter cup.
All 40 stately, from bis sorrow
Rose the Old. uudsuuted chief
iRousa We. sirs :" he said sWe may not
Longer mourn for what Is done
If our King be taken from US
We are left % gusrd his son.
We have sworn TO keep the city
From the foe, what ertRey be,
And the oath that have taken
Never shall be broke by me.
Death IS nearer TO Us brethren
Than seemed TO those who died
FighHng yesterday at Floddln,
BY their lord snd MASTER side.
Let as meet IL fhan in patience,
Nor In terror OF in fear;
Though hearts ero bisediaB yorHiar-
Let onr souls Je sfeadfast here.
10 and rouse We Time Is deeting
and qe yet have much 20 dos
Up and haste ye through tne city
Stir the burgers stout and true
Gather al our scattered people
Fling the banner out once more,
Randolph Murray do thou hear 70
A. it erst was borne before
Never Scottish hearts viii Ieave it,
When they see their m0nsrch's gore
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Let them cease tha5 dismal kneliing-
lt IS time enough TO ring
When the fortress strength Of Scotland
Stoop's to FuD ike It's King,
Let the bells bs kept for waiiuing,
Tot for terror or -larm;
When they nest are heard TO thunder,
Let each man and stripping arm
Bid the women leave their warning
DO they think That woful s;reiu,
From the bloody heaps Of Floddeni
Can redee 70 their dearst ain
Bid them eease-Or rather hasten
70 the churches, avery onei
There 70 pray to Mary Mother
And to her anointed Son,
That the jhuuberbolts above rs
May no fan in ruin yet;
That ia fire and 6i-od and Tapine
Seotiands glory may not ct
Let them pray-f1r ne yer 'f omen
Stoodin need of such prayer
England yoemen snail not mud them
Chag ug 10 the affairs iaers.
No is we are doomed to p rish,
Man and IasideH let as faui
And common gulf Of raia
Open wide to wheim MS all
Never shall the ruthless spoiler
Lay lis hot insulting hand
On the sisters Of our heroes
whist we bear p torch or brand
Upf and rous ye, the7 my brothers
Bat when next we hear the bells
Sounding forth slllen summons
That msy be cur funeral kaell
Once more lei us meet egether
Once more see each 0ihsr face
Then Ike men that need not tfemOle,
Go to our spponted place
God our Father, VIII not 2ii rs
10 that asst treinen ious hour
IF al o her huiwaFks crum6le-
Ise viii be our strength and torori
Though the r5imparts rock beneath us,
And ihe walls 20 crashing down.
Though The roar Of cont lgraf ion
Below o'er he sinking town,
There l. yet one piace Of shelter
Where the foreman cannot come
Where the summons never sounded
OF the Trumpet 5r the drum
There again we % meet our children
who on Fl6ddeus tramped sod
For their King and for their eountrE
Rendering up their souls 70 God
There shah we fad rest and retuge
With our dear, departed brave
AMI he ashes of tla city