Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-12-23

The Old Admiral.

GoNE ar last.
That brave old hero Of the Past,
III, spirit hasa second birth
ahunkpown, graniei life;
Az ~ him that wa. earth
Lies mnts snd eohi
Lise wrinkled sheath and old
rhrn"n on FOREVER irc m the .himmerins blsie
/ ihai has good entrance md.
~tPon some distant. glorious strife
From ano her generation.
A simpler agr, to our OLD lronsidcs came:
me morn aud novntiu- OF The nstioa
AltAe he KEW. nor Vet outiivcd hi, fame
ON. not outiived h- fame!
The nAnntio~> men whose service guards our
shore
Lenxl hen still their glory-ron
With hi maine Ia les.i the scroll
A. 'g~hip ai her ione
Carries the Cn'on. with lis azure and the
>izr~.
symbol of time. that are no more
Aud the old heroic wars.
lie wsa The one
Whom Dessi bad spared alore
of Hhtnersp'ains of that lu-iy age
WbasouGn, the to-min where lac Law.
on -rapr -hriicring bsy
Nor tlli the piiZe was theirs reprrsscd their
rage.
They sre gnne-sll gone:
They rest " ith glory sud the uu,Iyiuy Power.
Ont, l"ir name sud isine Anl what they
saNcd ate uur-,
l,wss tiiv wears ago
Y lr.n t',r GIiiie >-a
IL" bHTr the l,snncr 81 the free
Ani ipi-i'' me hSht whereof our children know
lbr d"lfliul. desperate fight
tud"r ;f~ i'lr moons iight
'h' ~ M. =, 'fn'fed' aud ..wed e len ami
Evec.. b.oad.iIc ,w~p. 10 tirssh a .sor-,
H"uiidlv p.atrd her gun> and aell, I'LL their
h~r1 sn-ixn- i~ii.
Neither toe rrpi, ins more
All III -ience. when the nt.,ht -hreeyr cleared
thu AIR.
Old lrou>id~s rested there,
Looked IA l-'iwecn the twain. and drcnched
with blood
Then hpncwsrd. like an eagle 18th her rr<y,
-. II wa, a gsiian' frav.
IhIi fight in Bi-eay Bat.
frAfr>- Tue 'ptaia stood. in his youthful
har.lihood:
sSr Wa the S'sdc>i OF them all.
oar brrNc olI Admiral.
And sill our heroes bleed
Aughi ht that oicen deed
h"th,r - iron or of vas
The ships Nc marshal al our country ur..i
>iiil sl-ak their cahnoa- now =. then they
-p"kc.
stili f'ai- our innsbruck banner from the nis.t
A. ~ the .iormy Pat.
Law him IN the ground
Iri hun r,-t where the anciess river rolls:
- ~tfNsAaSt the shallow AlI the
-Osnl
81 The b'il whose proclamation. a. Il tolls.
l. 81 fi~' dom snd the .,ift our fathers gave.
Lay him grntis twn.
u h' amor of tl.c town
VIA no' break the ,luInbcr. deep. the bcAu;i-
ldi ripe slrrp
bi thi- hon Of the wave
Ni'i not trouble the Old Admiral In hi, grave.
farih 10 earth. HI. du., /. laid.
Mcihinks ht- stately shade
on the -ha'low of great ship leaves the shore (:
over clnudle-. wr-irI n YEA.
Seek- the far iIe-pcriJe..
The i..And- vl the Dlc-t,
Z Who're to t2sbuleut bilIows roar
WI ere 1. rest.
Hi ghost u,'pu the shadowy quarter stand.
Nearing III, ae.the>. land.
Their all III, martial mates, renrwed and
strong,
ANl AIT ai~ coming long,
! : e the hApp. iirrvr- rise
With graduation IN their eyes:
~ clo.,ine. old rum SIDE Lawrence cries;
"Ah. stewart. Il u. Of the war;.
ho wiz th. glory and the .car.s
H"~ hosis The ,Ates fig-how many stars.
>iiii .peak he, OF D-caiur'. name.
Oi BAinbrIdgc'- and Perry. fame,
ti lnr. who earliest came,
MA.e ready. all;
Room for the A,.uiNal,
Come. stewart. tel u oi the war;
kdsaHsa c!.re.1e si,'sisaaa. IA JfHusry GaItxy.