The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-16
THE OMNIBUS.
WOUNDED.

WOUNDED.
Let me lie down.
Just here in the shade of this cannon-torn tree
Here low on the tramped grass, where may see
The surge of the combat where may hear
The glad cry of victory cheer upon cheer
Let me lie down.
Oh, it grand!
Like the tempest charged in the triumph to share
The tempest-its fury and thunder were there,
On, on, DER intrenchment DER living and dead,
With the foe under foot and our flag overhead
Oh, it was grand!
Weary and faint
Prone to the soldiers COUCH ah how can rest
With this hot-shattered head and berperced breas
Comrades, at roll-call, when shall be sought,
Say fought till I fell, and fell where fought,
Wounded and faint
Oh, that last charge!
Right through the dread hefre of sharpnel and SHE'LL
Through without faltering clear through with YELL
Right in their midst in the turmoil and gloom,
Like heroes we dashed at the mandate of doom.
Oh, that last charged
It was duty
Some things worthless, and some others good
That nations who buy them pay only in blood,
For Freedom and Union each man owes his part,
And here pay my share all warm from my heart.
1t is duty
Dying at last,
Ny mother, dear mother with meek fearful eye
Farewell and God bless you, forever and aye!
Oh that now lay on your pillowing breast
To breathe my last sigh on the bosom first priest!
Dying at last!
am no saint
But, boys, say a prayer. There's that begins
" Our Father" and then says "Forgive us our SINS"
Don't forget that part; say that strongly and then
I'll try to repeat it, and you'll say Amen.
Ah Pm no saint
Hank there's shout!
Raise me up, comrades; we have conquered, know
Up ON my feet, with my face to the foe
All, there flies the flag, with its star spanges bright
The promise of glory, the symbol of Right!
Well may they shout
I'm mustered out!
0 God of our fathers our freedom prolong
And tread down rebellion oppression and wrong!
0 land of earth's hope! on thy blood-reddened sod
die for the Nation the Union, and God
Pm mustered out
EPISODES OF NINETY EIGHT.-f the unwren annals OF
he Irish instruction had been carefully collected from the
mouths of credible witnesses the most graphic episodes of
hose events would have been rescued from utter oblivion
few of these have been chroniced but how much have
lost Maddens history abounds in valuable reminis
yet his work fails give full particulars of many
interesting connected with the part taken by
Ulster in the wild conflict The little town of Hillsborough
the theaer of many tragic This ancient strong
lod had for at least two centuries been famed military
lepo and to the present the head of the house of Hill
etans the title and emoluments of chief constable of the
Forte The uniform worn by the castle who sup
posed to do duty there is that of the Anticipated style by
he Dutch guards that formed the personal staff of William
Ill Hlsborough lies convenient to Blars where, for
several years before and after the breaking out of the rebel
o camp of soldiers quartered and detachments of
hose troops guarded the town during all that period I'M
nedatey after the fight at ynahinch party of dragons
that had been ordered to search the country and seize all
raggers likely 10 have been engaged the
lad of about eighteen of age who seemed
owards Hillsborough He turned out to be weak-mnded
reature most unlikely to have carried taken any
part the warfare but being Intercepted by the
troopers he stated without hesitation that the had witnessed
he battle and that he fled from the of strife with the
native army This confession considered quite sufficient
Justify his arrest and ne entered tied with
IN the town he was tried for having taken part with the
rebels and found guilty. although it appeared quite evident
hat his visit Baynahinch had been one of mere curiosity
he Tyburn of the own-where speedy preparations
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