Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-01-06
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lie rolling weeks. its wheels.
II Onward drive,
4 conductor Time sings out
4 WI know what you're about,
Il Look alive
i ,...5n ErGHrEES siXTT FIVE :"
%. -i.. ,lr tram that Time runs
-lt In has no other 0nes.l
i AL Inc a.orr.. freight It bears
Never more
L .-,.iau ...-t lan Sc again,
4 ,..r- l,-r Tines shout, as when
Once before
1 q. .5or,-. station SIXTY Four -
---.. baggage men are twenty four
/ .-i =. they sort their freight piles DER
4 .,r. helpers bear Il OF
One by one.
... one Jump, Of with his load,
-pa- no train stors, On that road
How they run.
.-b all things tncu-ht or sail or done
/ sanding II the rear-car door
/ .z - back at things passed Ger,
Nd dong the zarrow track
As they lie,
-lra. deei. and hopes fulfilled.
| 50, done with, words thar JOY iIsfllei-
Once so nigh
---,.,i. ami for ever more gone 10y
r. ,t.sly Ger the year long track
e.-.. .-s dark Ssr-cloud' 5 smoky rack.
a- .-lggiing thousands bleed OF iie
--,- q, sulph'rous canopy.
- .-- the tale IN full e. tell
.,.,-s -rss, fields the world knows we'll
q ..-,1 days hard and bloody stfess
+=--1- IN me Wilderness,
,-. Grants by-the-left-hsnk coH.r.-.-1.
I .r De, such Victories did gain
9sr the lsi;. 80 from Rapi3au
gaam1u5 walls the Jame- thar spar
| >ttf which Jlysses' army strong
BE- 'ut its time. tho waiting long
p. asri-fauEht latt'es by the score
Valley tan,s tnat crimson o'-r,
..-- sheridan ,a- rave and burr.
.aH.gI--l ,.,- l.-e,s late aua Ear.y;
- ry Of the morning sun
.l -aI upln Atlanta Won
20 strange ami wonderful romauc,
~lermaus -,er u- advance
--hn- h., icc strong ami tried
r.-a' t.ir,sgi -le heart "f Georgia " ..e,
- -ta,iHc rll ti- banner ire
,.s. Ser Sa1lnraH by the So.
- .-ifIianr r..url bright and brief
% iuoI the us-AlcSs came 90 grief
learned what blows the rebel feels
... r-e.i- uu gallant Thomas heels
b. i-ht thar France and England saw
Seen Win-low apped on Semue- his paw
.u-l. with Glory covered DER.
s 0,1r,! IS oi s.Aty Four.
--~is -,n- r5IeI muse 10 sing
-h.- Ie,, THE humble offering
70 -ae nav .paer with honest pride
m where ,Ie fiercest battle tide
'-. .9av-. AMI swelled. full IN the front.
ia.ru. 'aa battles blooiiest hruut.
'--r.,t'- brave BOYS have borne their part.
With -tlr'i- arm aud -toute-t heart
T.r die,a-. ~ ,be Wldorness.
Ta.s 5e ,-' sitG blood their yerns. dress.
Cla Hlrb-s plain enriched with gore,
The Va.'as w-r-grounds Oft fauGht o'-r.
Wuraese-'s p.,in, and Fishe-'s Hii
'1l lri,r Cr'-ak more glorious still
7-- --t her monuments Each name
s -sei with our Green Mountain irme
--'--, while the ages tell
Jh- Nrl4aonrers fought and fell
-.., q, morn 10 October, a dark toggy dsy,
,.e tae challenge Of senJrie> Va, heard NOT >
sound.
-,l ,u. rom the flg burst O column Of gray,
i-itit re,.-ls' voil-yell rang the valley around.
q They .-ni1, on orr hariiy-torIae,l rsns,, how
thy shower
3 torrcut of tame ike s. banner Death waves,
they heat back our veterans from hour 20
honr,
Winning guns, winning fiags,-WinnirS : death
wounds and graves,
p ,ae Sixth Corp- stands steady, vermonters
sre true.
30; 8 regiment falters, whatever betides;
icy have well won the praise which their chief
tain holds due,
-up 10 the front gallant Sheridan rides
st = shout how the lines are reformed
h5w the foe
'sesers back at the charge that IS hurled on
hrs sides
they run ohirling up the broad valley
When up to the front General Sheridan rides.
'--aou,'s cavalry charges, the very ground
'i-T yin guns, they Win aag- they vin glory
besides
i-. h.rly binds worm proves the biggest Of
-uekes.
Sa-4 40 70 the front little Sheridan rides
a. We l.i d taste Of WAT among Us too,
-.-e in our own Green Mountain State, - raid,
JON e ue.chhCr village 10y few
BID r@'e. thieves who cut and ran, sfrsid ;
bells oere ringing al the country o'e-,
.-l we're assembling, guns IN hand, to 20
'l catch the rebel rsiiers-three or four
I'D tveuty-all that scared us 80.
.'ny the fearful tales We heard. about
ainA men locked in their vaults or made TO swear
l9rri Confederate 0sths.-of horses out
rom i,rmer's wagons cnt and gone like air
f'f iholgh they came on foot, the thieves went
back
w stolen horses 90 the Line. and thought
/" "hair'er force OF ankees took their track
anger WIS, n the Lions shadow, naught.
~ John hanuck thought otherwise, and had
"a thief by peeier nabbed and put in Jail 4,
EN- IS thieves and murierers, then said
Talt month 10 see their rebel bail.
On coming into court again
-lls learned Judge, this second Daniel found.
.-as not his business raiders 10 restrain
'''a I'm n ir stolen funds. their bonds unbound.
-' EN- scatter which they did like nice
.tr Eagle Strengthened up, stretched out a
claw,
'-'l made the Lions Whelp curl IN s tree,
A vision Of the Future twas. he saw
.ustled round with tail between his legs,
- it was " very wrong to let thieves 60
sd u mistake" " and quickly out he pegs
10 catch the seamps who served his good
friend 80.
vas a.. alone here that there WIS fright,
uci a city on our northern lines
'l' FOR = month OF two watched every night,
q .ear Of raids from Cansda's confines
ale n New York smother game wss tried
J 1e-perate rebels on some ruin bent,
-o bought TO serve dish Of Yankees fired,
oreakfsst relish down to Richmond sent
81 cyerrlling Providence took csre
'-; every rebel flre-hend should forget
- won't burn unless you give it ar,
"a . tle hotel burners scheme was met
ii 'lr day or two twas risky, quite.
take room and bring a black bag in;
lat was the Fiend's own mark, when brought
70 light
nd proved the bearer one of Davis kin.
broad blaze Of glory, the years going out,
"a JEFF. Davis empire is crumbling apaee,
= armies are beaten and quick put TO rout,