Litchfield enquirer., 1864-12-22
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ADMIRAL FARRAGuT.
BY A. J. H. DuaAxxE.

ADMIRAL FARRAGUT.
 BY A. J. H. DUGANNE.
 Shipmates! together met,
 Now the first watch is set,
 Drain we can to nights God keep good sailors ali s Rest to the brave who fall God bless our Admiral,
 Leading the van tonight Soon from yon rebel spars, Wearing the traitors bars, We shall fling out the stars,
 Blazoned with stripes again: High over battle-scars, ---
 Liberty's types again! Now, may the song bring Loud, like bugle, ring: FARRAaJr's name sing
 Fill up your pipes againi Down drops the setting sun; Swift rolls the darkness on Shipmates the Night comsth Silent are trump and drum- Silent are shot and bomb All the dark fleet is dumb,
 Dumb, till the fight cometh Messmates! we'll fill the can: Life's but little span; Yonder's our battle-van-
 Wonder is FARRAaur: Drink to the Iron Man
 Drink to bold FARRAauri Shells be the cup we plight Cam ens our beakers bright; Blood be our wine. tonight:
 Fill up to FARRAeuT! Tell us, ye planets true! Tell us, ye waters bluei
 Whither do eagles fly? Out of what oceans foam, Out of what breakers comb, Boin from what coral home,
 Soar up the sea-gulls high? Then shall our answer rise, Higher than eagle dies, Higher than sea-gull vies,
 Upward with FARRAaur; Upward, through Glory's skies,
 Sailing with FARRAaUT! He from the seas arose, Grand with their deep repose: White with their silver snows:
 God bless old FARRAauT! Out of vars baptism, Sprinkled with fire-chrisna,
 Glory reveals her own; Thus. like his namesake bold, David, renowned of old, Boyhood the man foretold:
 Glory but seals her own, Scarce had twelve Summer-suns Passed him, like halcyons, When with immortal ones Mingled young FARRAGur; Breasting the British guns.
 Battled young FARRAaur: Read ye eur hero's scroll, Shrined in the Capitol: Fifty years back, its roll
 Bears the name-FARRAGUT! o! how mems hearts were chilled, When the low word =" He's killed" Some one had muttcred Every pale mouth was shut, Yet with one meaning mute, Asking fer FARRAauT,
 Every lip fluttcred, Quickly, to calm the doubt, " FARRAaur's here !'' we shout; Then what a cheer rang out
 FAuRAGur ]! FARRAeur !'' High oler the rebel rout-
 :" Three cheers for FARRAour !S Clear as om hattle-cry, Pealing up wild and high, Bending the murky sky
 ! Thank God fer AaRAaur! !'' Mates ye have heard, full oft, How, when he climbs aloft,
 Under the risen stars Soon, through the misty top, Making our pulses stop, Strange voices seem to drop
 Down from the mizzen-spars There. with bold Porter, rides Hull, of the ,lronsides There brave Decatur glides,
 Close to our Farragut! High OCT all battle tides,
 Talking with Farragutl Though the wild typhon pipes, Though the fierce norther gripes, Under the Stars and Stripes,
 There sits old Farragut Shipmates ! ye saw the man. Leading our battle van,
 Calm and unfalteriug: Under Fort Jackso son's hail. Storming Saint Phillips mail- Fronting the rebel gale,
 Stern and aufaltexius! Groping through shadows gray, Fought we cur daring way, Up, through that gauntlet-fray,
 Led by bold FARRAauE: Castles aud ships at bay, t.
 Pounding on FARRAauT! 0, what deed was done, When the next morning sun Told us Orleans was won
 Won by our FARRAGur! shipmates, ye've seen the waves Building, from tropic caves,
 Columns gigantic; Heard the great waters roar, Where, on the angry shore, Storm-ridden Labrador
 Braves the Atlantic But the seas never woke Never the thunder spoke, Wild as the storm that broke
 Over bold FARRAaur. Fierce as the tattle stroke
 Hurled against FARRAeur When, from those rebel meats. Up from those rebel floats, Six score of cannon-throats
 Roarsd against FARRAaur! So, when, from blazing ports, Hurling at rebel fortsl
 Cannon blows thunderous, Down on Mobile he led War-ships, like dragons red. While all the deep sea fled,
 -Quaking from under us Where the blue rockets flashed, Where the hot shell was dashed, Where the shot madly crashed,
 There we saw Farragut; High. at the masthead. lashed, There was old Farragut, Castles once more We passed, Ships on the shore we cast; Lashed to our banner-mast.