The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-19
Gold for Iron.

lin 1913, during the war OF the allies will
Napoleon, tho women of Berlin brought thcil
wedding and betrothal rings to tho treasury
to DO exchanged for iron ones, with the In
scripti0n, ~ gave gold for iron, 1887
''Untcr den Linden" (" tho brave old street,
Rung to the tread Of marching feet;
Swift to the sIlyery bugle Gull
The people had answered, ono and all.
Flags In the Dir were fiuttcrihg free,
And tue solemn undertonc OF the drum M
Babe tem gather for God and home. W ~"
Onward there marched patriot band, I''f. "a.
Sworn to 1ghtfor the fntherland; .-N- .i. .l.f
Gllttered the sunlight ON the sword and lance,
Lifted denantly toward France.i'. .a ,t.
france, the beautiful, naughty foe, ~
France. whose head fo the dust Should bow
In the hour OF ibom that was coming now.
Shoulder to shoulder they marched along,
Bearing their banners with shout and song; :
Echoed The street to their sturdy tread, ,o,,,
Old men had shaken their dreams away,
Feeling new life in their veins today;
Lads, with the mother's Kiss on their lips,
springing with quick and buoyant steps;
Noble and peasant, and rich and grand,
: And pOorI--all gathered for latherland.
Men may rally thus, breast to breast;
Woman, alas I at home must rest a!g:.i = g.
with ali her heartintb glory stirred. ~
WIZ W HuSUtuu may give dOU-kpeeWy s-af' |
Mother may part with her hoy at need;
Maiden may cheer her lover on, 4 |
. Then they must walt alone alonei ' ~ H' |
When all her heroes have marched away,
Shred the lint with her digers white,
Shiyer with dread through the stormy night; |
,After the battle nurse the braye,'J ! 'I? .IIc. I
snatching them back from the greedy grave;
Suffer the pain OF n thousand deaths, . y: 81 /
With never mourn or murmurtng breath;
When far to the field they've marched away,
FAN on their knees alone, and pray.
Women did this, they did yet more, "''9..,i":
In the gloom OF that fierce impending warl
The King had need for their gems and gold
"hcn me greater had gone, should the less with
The land had neel of their precious thngs.
And they cast at her feet their wedding rings.
Came bushins, bright haired maldens,
Whose troth was lately given;
Came aged, feeble matrons,
With lifted eyes on heaven;
From or the shrunken finger,
From on the dimplcd hand,
They drew the golden circlets- f'
Received nm iron band:
within, the year cngraven, f
And this iniincd above ''.-
~ gave gold for fron.n.
oh land, gift OF love,
And the little hands that gave 1t,
Won quite as well for thee
As thy hardy sons In battle, :
The glorious victory. .f"
Oh little hands SO lavish - y q
Oh ! high heroic hearts
Your memory shall not perish
Its grecnneSs meier departs
e. Ye gave your gold for IRON -
Your SONS like iron stand;
tt.n Iiet pure as gold their love Is
...ri,rg To-day for fatherland. hi.s d :.
Inter den Linden, the brave old street,
stu rings to the tread OF hurrying feet;
Old mon and young, and rich and grand, e.i
And the lowly and poor, for the fatherland
Shoulder to shoulder are strong to Ptand.
And II ever to Prussia come ilay,,i
Curtained with storm and lurid with fruy;
think her daughters, with pride In their balm,
Would exchange their gold for iron again! '' j,