The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1864-11-16
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THE LAST RALLY.

And up trulS the can-Stranu!
Yc sons OF the West, America best
New Hampshire men Of might
From prairie and crag, unturl the has,
And rally TO the fight
Armies OF untrica heroes,
Disguised in craftsman and clerk!
Yc men OF the coast, inviucihlc host
Come, every one, to the work.
From the fisherman gray MS the salt-sca spray
That on Long Island breaks,
10 the youth who ,ills the ut,rrmost hills
By the blue northwestern lakes.
And yc Freedmen! rally. rally
To the banners OF the north!
Through the shattered door Of bondage pour
Your swarthy lcgions forth
Kcn,uckiauS! ye OF Tennessee
Who sc"rncL the iespots sway
To all. to all, the buslc.call
vi Freedom sounds to-day.
Old men shall fight with the ballot,
Wcapuu the last AMI BEST
And The bayoact, with hlool rcd wet,
Shall write the will OF the rest;
And the boys shall ill mems places,
And the little maiden rock
Her doll rs she SITS with her grand"m and
kniis
An unknown hero sock.
Aud the hearts OF heroic lnolhrrs,
And the ,icr,ls OF noble wives.
With their power 10 bless shall aid IL" less
Than the brave who give their lives.
The rich their gold shall bring. aud the old
Shalt help us with their prayers;
While lowering i,os,x Of pallil ghosts
Attend uS una wares.
From the rlas,ly fields o: Shiloh
Muster the phantom bands.
From Virginia $ SwampS, and Deaths white
campS
Tn Carolina : sands;
From fredericksburg, AMI Gettysburg.
see them gathering fast;
Aul up from Manassas, wha, is i; that passes
Like thin clouds in the blast?
From the Wilderness, where blanchcS
The namrleSs skeleton;
From vick>burg's slaughter anu reI-strcak-
cl wafer,
And the trenches of Donclson;
From the cruel, cruel prisons,
Where their bodies pincl away,
From groanins decks, from sunkcn wrecks,
They gather with us to-day.
And they say to us, "Rally! rally!
The work is almost done,
Yc harvcslrrs, sally from mountain and
valley
And reap the fields we Won!
We sowcd for endless years OF peace,
We narrowed anil watcrcl we'll;
Our dying deeds were the scat,cred'sccds;
Shall they perish where they tell?'
And their brothers, left behind them
In the deadly roar aud clash
OF cannon and sword, BY for, and ford,
And the carbinc's Quiycring hash,-
Before the Rebel citadel
Just trembling to its fall,
From Georgia's Slcns, from FloridnS fens,
For us they call, they call !
The life blood Of the ryrant
Is cbhinS fast away;
Victory waits at her opening gates,
And smiles on our array;
With solemn eyes the Centuries
Before us watching s,nnd,
And Love lets down his starry crown
To bless the future land.
One more sublime cndeavor,
And behold the dawn Of Peace!
One more endcavor, and war forever
Throughout the land shall cease!
Forcvcr.uni ever the vanquished power
OF Slavery shall be slain,
And Freedoms stained and trampled flower
Shall blossom white again!
Then rally! rally rally!
Make tumult in the land!
Yeforcsters, rally from mountain and valley
Ye fishermen from the strand!
Brave sons of the West, Americas best!
New England's men Of might!
From prairie and crng unfurl the flag,
And rally to the fight!
T.lHontir Monthly.
Dangerous Eyes.
Z" Blue eyes melt; dark eyes burn."-Cornsh Saying
The cycs ,ha, mel,l The eyes that burn!
The lips that make n lover ycarn!
These flashed on my hewdcrinG sight,
Like metcors Of the Northern Night.
,rl,,n S,IL I'm Wild nnNzc.