Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-30

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| or a ''broker" in the United States that brings
men to the regimental flag as fast as this war
| eagle of the 8th Wisconsin. Thousands flock
to see him. and his sharp, shrill cry is always
| heard at morning and evening, with the flies
| and drums of the guard. The people of Wi
consin are determined that when the war is
over, and the eagle comes home again, he
shall be kept at the public expense, in the
| Capitol grounds at Madison.
But the poets are most fruitful in stories of
the eagle The Columbus (O.) Gazette, gives
up nearly column and half tc poem by
| C. W. HARRINGTON, wherein the early history
| of this ''ferce gray bird with the bending
| beak," is narrated. 1t opens with descrip-
ton of our own beautiful city, which we
| transfer entire, for the benefit of lot owners
and others interested in its fair fame
In the broad doorway of the bright northwest,
| Reposing like stately swan at rest,
| Upon the sunny margin of a stream,
| The silver turrets OF a city gleam-
The gorgeous trappings that the summer brings
! The sweet wild music of the troupe that sings
| Throughout the flowery months-the thousand
things
! That Beauty stole from generous Natures hand
| And scattered broadcast DER the smiling land
| For leagues around-all these might well COM
mand
| For Madison, a high and blazing name,
| On the proud shrine that beauty rears to fame.
1 =,
| That fluttering angel-wings, just out of sight.
Ripple around an infants crib, and keep
! A wakeful watch 'er innocence at sleep.
| Just so this city sleeps and roundits heart,
| Two lovely lakelets, scarce mile apart,
Fold their fair arms, and with their radiant eyes,
| Wink ki5.os at ii, stolen from the skies.
| The poet then goes to inform US that
once upon time " in this sweet garden grew
| a darling flower full of all graces" The name
of this floral wonder was Azile-a young
woman in short. One of her peculiaritics
| was that " kind of trance stole over those
who dared confront her eyes," and that after
| lettering them thus without surprise she
was in the habit of q laughing them back in
to the world again." which we think must
! have surprised them considerably. Well,
this young woman one fine June morning
with g fair train of companions Z" forth
wandered to the lake" and there they mat
| ned their frail boat to lake the eagle tree
The poet pauses here and apostrophises Lake
Mendoza, conceding that Como and Loeb Kat
| rine may be some punkins," but averring
| that
| 90 Thou, proud queen Mendoza, with thy blue
| And sparkling wealth of waters, clear and pure,
Mayest laugh the world to and still rest
| That, spite the witchery that earth puts on,
| Having accomplished this simple act of
justice to our principal lake, lie put the ladies
afoat and directs their course to the spot
where the bold shore throws up daring
| bluff" where, he adds
| The simple fact that here an eagles nest
| Secure from access built, quite enough,
| To tempt Azile to scale the dizzy crest"
If it had been easy of access probably our
Madison girl would not have attempted such
d feat of climbing but the simple fact that it
was "secure from access" made her deter
| mined, with the characteristic ente rprise of
our young ladies, that she would reach it.
| How she made a short speech to her compan-
IONS now she pointed to the q" mountain top
where, in the summit of an old dry oak the
nest was built, and how she then began to
mount the "frightful crags," how she assembled
| towards the g dreamy Clouds" how she cIomb
until she hung with frenzied clutch upon an
overarching wall, =" and how, just as her attempt
threatened TO result in complete failure, a
:" baby eaglet"
&c Curious TO know what demon sprte,
| Chung 'ath him that mountains hideous
ledge"
venturcd to peep over the edge of the nest,
lost his balance and fell, and dropped within
| the reach of Azile, and how she seized him
and like the rain dashed down that conquer
ed precipice with tho old eagles shrieking
after her, are all related with due minuteness.
Azile reared the young eagle, and when
the war broke out gave him to her low
er, who had enlisted in the 8th, and who
persisted while charging with the eagle in
the very face of death" Then we are told
how the eagle winged forth "with warrior
eyes to scan the Rappahannock and the Rap.
idan :" how he circled DER the plain at Fred
ericksburg, and then few back to the 18th
and accompanied them in the conquest OF
Vicksburg. Having brought the history OF
the eagle down to this point, the writer, with
poetical license, dips boldly into the future
and draws picture of the final battle in
which the rebellion is to be crushed, and il
which the eagle will play a most conspicuou:
part. This must be told in the writer's OWL
words, for he evidently put on full head o
steam in its production
Then, come now, to that triumphant day,
| When, after seriouslo loss and long delay,
| The north arose in all her majesty,
| To crush rebellion with a blow. and give
| Back IN their teeth the lie TO those that live
| In European bondage, and yet say
| Your great Republic now has passed away.
| Wild was the furious clangor that arose,
| From the innumerable OF those,
Who, forming with rash impetu nous ire
| Loud clamorAd for the signal word to FIRE.
1t came ct last, and from that living wall
Blazsd fort a stream of death, that ,cosld Gppal
And shame the earring angels, III at Ioith mud
And tender play lslness, tore up the scild
And shaggy nountatns bythesr roots, and threw
| Upon the rebel hosts in Satan's creS
1 Enough o Eeep hen, mt of VIC
| All day the battle ragged and hungry War
Has swallowed up the largest portion far
OF those proud armies, that early morn
Sprang to the call of the stern bugle horn.
And yet, as If assured that this would be
Inc last blind fight, for human slavery,
, He sorged himself, and, reaching out again
Flung thousands more upon the groaning plain.
The battle often wavered; but the oak
Stern and inspiring as the eagle croak
That rang along the foremost bleeding line
sun nrmly clashed against the southern pine;
| And the fierce cry that came ringing out
! hoxa hxra b. -