The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-02-15
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t3en ButloT was soldier man,
a hero brave WIS L.,
Who li'th for silver spoorn and saca,
p4slisI-ty.
He did ncr { sht at Nsw Orleans,
hs love; not martial knocks;
YSt hs wes tltero m brought away
A pO.2Gttu4 Ot rocks.
He ruiei ia harc in Now York town.
All on ris-otion t!tr.
l.ut could not got 4 riot up,
And 30 be went away. J
lie waa q pet with Abraham,
80 Old -.i,c said ~ must
Get up Il job fer 1eniainin---
some hixl. and holy trnst.
''The ht'hs are strong III Wilmington,
A i7T.'tf" pla .e to bold;
Al.u =! hotI!C:e runners there have stored
AiL h silver and msch gold.
"sc, han, yo.,'t better take that place,
YOU rusty sword III hand;
Dy T:i;Cr o.ycr Can attack,
Hhhe yea assault by land"
The3 daTn thoy won; to Wilmington,
An army aEG tieet,
with transports. monitors and ships,
An cTorythiuis coinrlotc.
Ben Butler is brilliant man
4 70 " engineer L
Bat IL u.n.ei rsd pian which seems
Act altogether clear.
1Is sent;, powder boat quite close
To E.tti a,is FISHER tEere, IN
An! olsW Gerup 30 make great
Conclusion IN the air. =. ~
But that was all il seemed 10 do, ..
For when me thing was bust,
The fortress was ilOT hurt ut all
The air alona c3ncusssd.
Then at it Mister Porter went,
With haramer ant. with tongs; #
To him the feeble credit
OF that there fight belongs. .F
lie burst lis hundred FOUNDER guns, ,i~1
Ji 80 six OF them were dished,
And killed moro uuion men than Rebs,
Which was not what he wished.
And while The hot fau denver ragged; y
And gun and shells did roar, -
Ben A;utler brought the transports in,
AnQ put his men ashore. "a.
A HkirIpish line he first threw out,
That rushed into the fort; e.
A flag by them was taken, and 80 NrNi
By them horse was caught. 'i'-'
But r7nehov, no one followed on, ~
AEd eairmisiierssaloiie ~s
Car llalGly take first class fort, -,"an
AS every one must own. ~ a-
So bang ief; quite in tho lurch,
NOtt.lJwIng what to do p t-.ha
They .OoF their captured horse and flag,
Afi quietly withdrew. .'t.iit
Il is not Anown where Butler was; 'E|
But IN my iEmnst mind, 1h.
1-t'1ink Ina ne was hunting round
Soiiio SILVER spoons to find. p .r,.t
Ard be ng thus engaged forgot
10 maxi mis- grand assault. 49,
Sc thas tha Rebs still hold the fort
Is probably his fault.
$50 back he took his forces then,
And signallol Porter soon,
~ o@naot take Fort Fisher, and
cannoti ind spoon!" F,yg
The transports took the men on board,
;5eino te,l or twenty loads, ,
And IA numiiialion bore
THIN sack ID Hampton Roads. .-.
MI !AgA rol r. TAriIERABnAHAM.
Now, rpu want to win fight, =
A.ia not TO make mess,
Choose .aan waolove their country more, :.
And sllyerepoons tho less.
For OIL erwise you'll find, too late.
Thag u doas ben has done, le,-.s
And wa5te botn lilo and property, ~
To fa.l, vt Wilmington. ','.g YfT
posTsURIPT. if qrn11
Since the above was written gHfla
Draye Terry down did go ieEt'l lI9a
And capfrrAd the Fort Fisher i4io'I
, That scared Ben Butler go. ,eoj,asl
Poor 8atler nerves are ruined, ,.t.,
His Porter proved too strong,
Aud. neither silver spoons nor fame
no new to oaiR bclons. III {i,,<aiTs !
Tc'sglven up ais "dog taxi
And silver spoons beside, ~
And though al home, in Lowell,
Is grset|y xerryyseG