Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-29

lery heard in the dstance-Enter disting-
niShed citizen Of Grant County, Wisl
Ctl<ea. All day wars iron heel has gored thes.
plains
This is the second and the last trust,
ReSlstess might alone has won the field
Whoever heard Of vafor such as here
HAS snatched the vict'ry from defeats red Jaws;
J vt n"re, amid these awful cries feel
a touch Of pride electrify my nerves
Here n this very spot, by this trees root
That winds ii snaky knots above the ground,
Wisconsin bows were stationed in the fight.
Though they were fresh from shop, and farm
and school,
When the frs shock Of grim wars dreadful
Had made lhcm quake, they stood ike mopu>
meuts
Infxed, nor would retreat tho death,tself
With grizzly aspect came to fright them hence
And by their vaI'rous self asserting might,
When once warmed thro', they rolled their
sleeves aud plunged
Into the thci<est OF the desprate fire,
And like a black tornadowhrled their foes.
I In history Wisconsin has a name
Writ with the blood Of her most valiant sons
And when in peaceful years her people reap
The yellow wheat, and harvest hands shall
boast
Around the dinner table hunger fitted,
I OF all the grand exploits She has achieved,
None shall bear palm before red Shilohs name
Enter couple Q; soldiers hearing an officer appa-
rently detd.]
Cit Is he alive?
Soldier. Yes, as the pendulum swings
Without tick but just alive mean.
Cit. He was 4 noble fellow have felt
His zeal in party politics Well nigh
/ Ny own town in the last campaign had gone
/ For DnuUloS anch natuona 0nSntS ha
Makes in the canse that he elects at heart.
| never knew him dull in anything,
/ I'll warrant some poor rebel has, by this,
+ Ta'en his departure to theeshades below
And scenes that knew shall never know him
more
/ Can you .ell where he fell and how he fell,
/ And whether he has done our foes much harm
Sol. You see that ridge DER which the bat
ties smoke,
'Fb' advance guard ofthc north wind, makes its
way
There on the very crest of our blue wave
Crying Whip EN- whip EN-! Y and Re
member Grant
| heard him last-the next saw him down.
| stepped up to him as he motioned me.
| bent to hear, and thro' his fanting breath
He made me know piece ofshell bad struck
Twas all | hearl-he swooned in agony
And 10 CHASTITY sight, u turrow ploughed
rivulet came streaming from his arm.
1t sickeued me The others hurried on,
Enkinded by those worlds, Remember Grant"
they thot him leading, hidden by the smoke,
And each to each shouted "Remember Grant,
/ Oh such Il strife to see who would be first
1t seemed a. tho those blessed women saw,
Who gave the flag to us in Hazel Green
/ On our departure and one made til address
/ SO delicate so tender that all eyes
4 g. Al,
1 1t seemed as tho we fought for her for them,
Transported beyond fear Of stupid guns.
/ Thus did find him, thus you see him here
cit "Remember Grant" Grant will re-
member him
And pile monument to touch the skies
Above this noble, Jealous, manly form
sol She ought to, for reckon she would
look
I hro' ali these ranks TO find another boy
! To match the virtues palpitating there.
| dozen Of us would have died for him.
/ He never tho't of self
CIT He's dying now !!
1 Freedom, America, Wisconsin, Grant
I You owe this man debt Of gratitude
Good soldiers bear him goutly to the boat,
Et soldiers tC the steamboat tyinq at eCee bound
for st. Louis,
! IN watch him as q mother watches by
Her dying infant may be be will rouse
And whisper family and If none should hear
/ He'd feel it more thun WOUNDS, or death itself.
| I'll be the treasurer OF his dying words.
/ lie died for you, for me, for all OF us.
/ SCENE IA grocery in Lancaster, Wis.,
Time midnight. Men sitting around a card
/ table. The knocking of billiard balls heard
in the adjoining room. Bottles labelled
whisky GIN rum, &c on the shelf. beer
fountain The bar-keeper draws 4 mug and
hands it to Ace O'Spades.
Ace OSpadeS. This is fust rate beer Jim,
where dye get it?
Jim That's some | got from Dubuque
They bring it up ev'ry week; and. by the way,
what a round fat pair of horses krugers got.
You don't many o these farmers teams in
such condition. | tell ye, Ace, them felers live
on the fat o the land ha ha ha
Ace. That they do Jim. Give US another,
that's good beer
chad. You living scoundrel You staked
twenty dollars and you staked twenty against
it. I've won fair enough now pay up or I'll,
I'll smolek We.
JIM What the DEVILS the row there
chad. This Teller here don't mean to pay up
his honest debts.
"A young German just from the old country
makes toward the door. Chad. Bung Eye, Fis-
ticutf and halt dozen shout and ran for him
Chad. Here you wbelp, taking him by the
coHarl you dOh GIT OUT Q lhs III ye Setus
with me- dam We take that (rubbing his fist on
his uose) and that, ye sneakin dog
Bunq We damned rascal ye do mt mean t.
pay we're debts hey there's yore eye BACKED
for We Tell EN- we've been playin base bal
nd got hit, We base son Of
hal hal hal, hal ba! ha! haw hawl haw haw
from halls dozen. Those from the billiard
room rush in. Some stand looking thro' tbs
door.)
i'm Save the chairs there
en- shout "save the pieces" Chairs crack
table upset, lamp broke. The German is
Knocked down and dragged baek)
Chad. There swear I've got the money
nd satisfaction too! Lie there We damned for
eigner till the resurrection
jim. This is too bad, felers
Ace Hal ha hal good on yon Chad the feI.
Ier'lI pay his debts next time