St. Cloud Democrat., 1864-08-25
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'Tnrr weretw slste4,..1 oss wa,y hir, ,sun &
With yeloxilishts y ha! ~e.y hair, z9nfl :.
j; Tho other was dark, and in her eyss 2u,ir !;
Iurkea the 'pltry Are q Southern t"'lsf1' .kios
4. They both had lands. these sisters two, s;f, /
IPProsd In extent and fair to viewr cr,;,,a !;
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IS 81 E sssis VIA sas It
n. n.r .on 81. l!th Il. plough lshh All LII .n, .s ..toso
Or welded the axe I'd the shady wood. St4; ,
She buflt great ships that oy,et ths seas j.
Sped on tho wings OF 1he ocean bresse. ay!t q
Fleets Of these in her port found room; 1t. Il
3 Her;factoEiss hummed with the busy loom. q
q There men and 10 women early and late!
. Laborea 70 earn the bread they ats, ,i,It
Her children locked to her schools 10 lvaln i
knoredse profound HFl!.. and Pi Wisdom 5Pl' stern
In the autumn months she stood in the neld
!, Laden with fruits Of the harvest yield. 80 q!
I 1nssranariea built through long yearsof peaes
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ba ,aFlEtH;tin3 SiG .5yitruyftYs: sf.fs
I And tho winds which blew from her snowy hills
We're not more free than her psople's wills. g.,
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II !sdar ,.i IL II. HID a,1o sI,,r 7s
The swelling alopes; the other shone white u
With cotton blooms In the hot suns light: =,
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/ Under the shade Of ancestral trees! i 81, VI
Her sons and daughters lived at ease. SIA
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Hsr du.k;y2 bon,dmns.n, be,1,dGns .taiw.tt and strong,
Toiled in the field tile whols day long. RI io -
Hard and sinsxy were his hdi hands, n5trt >:
His muscleswere like 70 irop bands. s.gY
CA modern Samson in strength was he, to " -
Shqrn Of his glorious liberty. ,.o: r,.s, .
1sometimes patient song Of toll nYt- 1y, :.
Fell from his lips as be titled the soil. ~ Ii
Sometimes At night his wandering eyes :;
Turned to a star in the Polar skies. - i,
And And hungry longing for Freedom gave. Il
Wings to the feet Of the dusky slave: "a +.
But pttiless bloodhounds on his track
With their ideep- p-mouthed bayings drove him
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In the foul marketplace he stood,s -
The bondman sullen and stern Of mood. VI
And like echastle Was b oght and sold -,
'Ahnman being hrsQ much goad.rg
DosO,s the. rircr ;~afar on its wave;
What are wife and child to the slave7 Il.
OGod that such things et,et evett had been. r
= And gained the sanction Of Christian men
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. Then rose on the air a sudden cry, ,9t,., -
Like thunder rolling along the ,sky, .,,; 81
From the burning lips Of the North 1t came,
3}Rebuking her sisters sin and shame. j
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Stranger tho dread tornado blew, . yFS5ii!
Darker the gathering tempest grew. AZ! -,
In senate chamber and''halls of state +,
Long and loud was the hot debate. H''.r* i"
Then the Northern sister called to her side 81
A man for his prudence noted wide. -,
Rut aha Of iu. the south mt with ,bh,, ,,.rce rep,e,
" Flashed defiance oA Of her eyes. tli@G[.
Then shouts Of "w.r i" on the winds went
"war p from the SOUTH ,,h "war !" from the
!S'' North !b!HsjG2 an l,4rEfTt: : ~
Tie trumpets blew, and the loud drums beat {:
The dumb earth quaked with tho tread Of feet.
To-day the can cannon d; thunder loud ;Y79s!1 -:@
And yonder see the battle cloud. nj
To-day earth'si altar at, steps t are red
With precious blood of heroes shed. 10
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Look ON those swelling mouads that rise iJ
These are nation "a AcRlRicko' l. f.
May It atone in Gods just sight, HE"> ~
And wash our garments snowy white: ii.
And ki.dle in tho East ny, ::@s1]~ g az
The da~a Of broader, pnrer dayl,.7sL
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