The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-12-08

from its depths, tears Of sympathy, 90,
row and love. s -
Finslly: He Was patriotic and BRAY.
Love Of country vas no ephsneral, re.
,eoric fash wi,bhiu- Iswas . deeply
seated, innate affection; . part and psr
! eel Of his zery being. He loyed III
grand Old hills, brooks and wales Of hi
native Stase. Hsloved the undulasin;
aud redolen' prairies Of bis adopted Yves.
He lored she hgscy bcques,hed By pat
rio,ic grand sires the purchase Of ssve,
| years toll, priss.ion and the shedding Of
much precious ancestral blood. Yea, b.
loved tks American flag, with its s.u,.
ground gemmed With stars, its white, it,
red, and its t'ue. Ten thousand hol,
remiEiscsnces clustered around tia. flag
His sou. xas stirred With holy indig.
nation, when, with vandsl bands it was
toro, and with traitor feet trampled 10
the dust. He grasped his sword, bid
aaieu to the wife Of bis bosom, two swee.
little girls, and away he went, to do whs,
he might to avenge his country's wrongs,
and roll back the black and damning
wave OF treason. lie felt conscious that
the cause was good, yea, Of God; and
that tie right would prevail A million
bayonets Of Furnished steel glis.ened in
the sue, a million stslwart arms held
them strong, 10 the face of the foe, aud
: million vulcan fires, we're forging thur.
der bolts ~ kuri upon his issolsn, head.
Thus Inspired, his patriotism a fame,
~ith the brsvess Of the brave, where con.
Eics Was, there was be. Where death
winged missiles asx snd fell like hail.
there was cur hero Col J. @ WILDs.
Though Lis garments we're Staged With
tie fame Of The eusDy's FIRE, not
thread 10 the warp or uoof Of those gar
uco,s, we're e-er moved By fear, CT stain
with oo~a-i;es. Ngaor-au Losor to
tie LrQrs.
Bat, be is gone, he 10 gone. Half
mas: tine aag-dEess it in e.spe-snufie
the druu-'be ground where We stand
is holy grousd. Oh fallen friend and
hero, shall We nsTer lea. thy voice
sgain. Has: thou gone, to join thy
ssin.sd wife and eherub children, where
Wars alarms are heard 90 r,o,e, Oh.
hare yoa joined soms Of your subal.ern
oAee's and familiar friends, aud are Jou,
With them, arrayei in white, mar ea:ne
the gold paved streets AID stepping to
tie boiler, svee:sr music Of tie skies?
Oh lie b.o,i stained, blooa washed he
ross-iire for eyer!
"Ttere /. . shzIa- shzs' tsrrF.,er.
I1Es Lies raln parade !so'er
L4srs the strife Of War il agsEea
And tie warrio. wars 10 more.
There the bcna is never severed
Fz-tia-s. ciaaping.. tob and mean.
.sT aieEtsa: vaGiB-. ~ Hight EesptEs.
H-ar. -.5- t.es-ali are depe.
-cEer sas liver, they becko1 to Han,
Isove3 ones -eoise creased tn the further sfls
fhs E5s.,zs Of their 81 ovv ~ bss see, ]
Bet their voices are los. in the dsat,ing tide !;
There is o-e with rim gets Of ssn,y golf
And eyes The rejection &! teagsn's owa Lire /
BE- erozse- in the twilight: gray and cod
Lid he pa. mis-. hid aim tr3l1 mortal riew. :
We saw nsi the an gels that met hin there J
lite gates Of the eitr, we could not see 7
sreE TIE river, over tie rissr /
!. brother stands waiting to welcome re. I
2reT tie g:rcT, the hoataaa pale fig
Carried another, the hoaseLold pet,
Ter brown earls wave in the gentle gale
Darling Matte, Sc. her yet
INC crossed On her bosom her dimpled hands. !
And feasiessIy entered the phantom bark;
Sc felt i glide from the EiIser saads
And al! or suushice grew strangely dark
We SNOW she Is safe on Ia. further size,
Where ell the rahsorasd and ar gels be,
3reE the river. the mystic river,
The 1saEcst ones are waiting for me-