Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-12-22

cnlpinates, the Nlght c0methl
Silent are trump and drum:
Silent are shot and bomb: ''
All the dark feet is dumb ! r,
.. Dumb, till the fight cometh!
Messmates! we'll Fill the can:
Life's but little span; .... d. n...g
f. Yonder's our battle van
Yonder is Farragut:
~ Drink to the Iron Man--n- .a ...
Drink to bold Farragutl ....,
Shells be the cups we plight
Cannons our breakers bright;
Blood be our wine tonight:
Fill up to Farragutl
III.
Tell us, ye planets truel 9t 't.a-r
Tell us, ye waters blue .... ........
Whittier do eagles AyP
Out OF what oceans foam, ~ .'". IH
Out OF what breakers comb,-
Born from what coral home,
roS Soar up the sea-gulls high? ...
Then shall our answer rise
Higher than eagle flies,
o Higher than sea-gull vies,
Upward, with Farragut:
Upward, through GloIy's skies,
Sailing with Farragut! t.-. ..
He from the seas arose,
'' Grand with their deep repose; n
b. White with their silver SHOWS:
God bless old FarragutI
Out Of Wars baptism,
Sprinkled with fire ,chrism,
Glory reveals her own;
Thus, like his namssake bold,
DAVID, renowned of old, ads ...
Boyhood the Man foretold:
Glory but sealed her own!
3 Scarce had twelve Summer suns
Passed him, like halcyons,
When with immortal ones
Mingled young Farragut; -. n
Breasting the British guns,
~" Battled young Farragut!
q Read ye our Hero Scroll, =
Shrined in the Capitol:
Fifty years back, its roll -. '..
lr Bears the name--FARRAGUT!
Shipmates ye saw the man,
Leading our battle van, A.'- '-.1'
d r Calm and unfaltering: d .arI
Under Fort Jackson's hail;
Storming St. Philips mail +''''
! Fronting the Rebel gale, .5 mi .ri.
Stern and unfaltering.
Cropping through shadows gray, 4
Fought we our daring way; ID ..l n
Up through that gauntlet fray, ,
Led by bold Farragut: -"
Castles and ships, at bay. loy. %
Pounding on Farragut ..
Oh what deed was done.
When the next morning sun
Told US Orleans was won .. -. |
Won by eur Farragut!
VI.
Shipmatesl ye've seen the waves
Building, from tropic caves,
, Columns gigantic;
Heard the great waters roar, .N t1rl
Where, on the angry shore, .......... |
Storm ridden Labrador - 'H'
Braves the Atlantic: ..r.i So.
But the seas never woke,
Never the thunder spoke, 'N
Wild as the storm that broke -..
Over bold Farragut-- ,...
Fierce as the battle-stroke
'--. Hurled against Farragut; e
When, from those Rebel moats,
Up from those Rebel floats, !
. Six scsre of cannon throats bag ,,ua. |
Roared against Farragutl sig !
o! how our hearts were chilled,
When the low word" He's killed"
Some one had muttered; d.r,I
Every pale mouth was shut,
Yet, with one meaning mute, nHJ ~
Asking for Farragut, f.. ..r.E.. !
Every lip tuttered.
Quickly, to calm the doubt, > .Ga Z.
. Farraguts here!" We shout, .i-- |
Then, what cheer rang out. I
Farragut !-Farragut! /"
High DER the Rebel rout, ..,
"Three cheers for Farraguti '
!. Clear as our battle cry, rg '1 1sa
Pealing, up, wild and high, ... ......,. l.
Rending the murky sky '@'
"Phank God fer Farragutl ahl h
Mates! ye have heard full oft, r..I
How, when he climbs aloft, ''' I
o. y Under the risen stars--1s-za rsgf
Soon, through the misty top, ,..f.r
Making our pulses stop,
Strange voices seem to drop boon 9tI |
,.d. Down from the mizzen-spars:
There, with bold PORTER, rides -
HULL, of the IRoNsIDEs, {" li asr
There, brave Decatur, glides ,..r
Close to our Farragut!--
High o 'er all battle tides 4 ld .li
% Talking with FarragutF r. -. g..J
Though the wild typhon pipes,
Though the fierce norther gripes,' 20 ,'
Under the Stars and Stripes, 'a,
There sits old Farragut!
TX.
So, whom from blazing ports, .a4iII
Hurting at Rebel forts .,e
"a Cannon, blsws thunderous, -,s, =
Down. ep MOBILE he led - ,
War, ships, like dragons red, '''@ I' '.. II
While all the deep sea fed, q: a". L5'5l =
from under US: u, a5J l..
Where the blue rockets flashed, -.,-..,
Where the hot shell was dashed, III
Where the shot mady crashed, ~ Z
go There We saw Farragut4 III ? dsJsE
High at the masthead lashed, i