Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-01-08
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BRISTOL NEWS.

| VI In those days the emuryo
| Q 90 gh.y years did come and 60.
! That crown which sat on Ferdinand,
/ Before whom knelt CDlumbus, and
J Which gave mankind America,
Les heath q ruined throne to-day.
! Bur IN America alone
| The people, migutier than the throne,
| II we uo,ed enough Of force to claim
! Their power for years to bind again.
! Mt pleased with their oyn royal line,
! Our csptn's seizrd the autumn time
! 10 pass through forms o. high repute
| And croAn different royal brute.
| The question rose, what course to taks
! 70 r'ur the new born Nor,hern hate
| Wrh Southern sgn.y, AMI say
/ Gun soaring wings, Now and for aye.
! fhat - ,rd southern fatal word
! II al our painful memories stirred;
| l. called 10 mind those sunshine friends,
| Who helped accomplish all our ends
| Before red war, with fiery waves,
/ Had made our iaud land Of graves;
/ who hadr US brave the Federal den
OF might aud wrath, and then-and then
With th IT false hands and treachr's swords
/ Sm.tr at eur breasts ike valiant lords
Nov, it happened tnat the mighty power
| The, built up n that evil hour,
! Su-picious OF a reHcheruus friend,
| Il ,olv, d to turn on them aud rrnd.
| Fl led with alarm for lOayes AID fishes,
| They told the SOuturOn all their wishes
They liked not aught that had been done /;
| Thev'd break our bonds aud break their own;
Place us again IN power, they said
| Make greenbacks pienter than COnfed.;
The carpet bagger forth snould hie
| Out from beneath the Southern sky.
| So BEILNoNrE, from his brazen throat,
| shouted all DER the land, and wrote
Come ye repentant rcheis-come,
" We're ruined with yol by your fall,
" Come share with Us tle Federal hons,
" We thrashed you, bu. We love you lll ;"
! Poor r. ps! we chewei our bitter paths,
Donn,d loyalty and Sunday clothes,
| Swallowed agan the glpriDuS " Fuur'h,"
| An! vowed W, knew uu South no n ,rth
! Hurrahrd for BLAIR! that gIorious man,
| Upon whose sword our hearts Ololl rau,
| Aud in whose track the ashes lay
| OF proud Atlanta yesterday.
/ But all the plans Of nice aod mon
| Are tr4usht With failure now aud tncn;
| Tire NJ JHern heart, messed in steel,
| NJ love for Sou.nern rebs could foel.
Down with your Platforms rebel plank, -
| They answered, aud elected Grtut.
| Strange thing, we think look at the facts 49,
| II took 1o'h RAIDS nd Democrats
| To strike our saltirr from its Il Id
| o. stare, and make nur heroes yield.
rur Rods maiotdmed they fought for truth
| For pglor, the d muarats; tor,ob;h,
/ TIA. one says .tdih mis- passion stirred;
! rnr other. that ols conscience erred;
! Faratic une-a knave the other;
| We took the kRdDs for friend and brother.
Frank Bair the blacl;leg, failed to win il
We had medltd, and our foot was in it.
Crown wiser then, 10 doep disgust,
| Laid poiuc, ashrlf TO rust;
| In luca, fields sou ght consolation,
Aud ,tak,d upon Consoud tioU.
! But wealth, proud virtues brazsn who're,
| From her dark GARRET, Va b tltimore,
! Look d on Virginia with design,
| Much like the axe, which would consigu
Before begu,urg, II it could;
| But lo, au ous.acir there stood
| The airy figure OF MALONE,
! Guust-lik-, hut solid as the slon';
| Agsin,r uim neat the ucachrrous surge
| O. BRuwSLuw's va ltb aud BULLOCK'S WQ ds.
! TO his gr,a cred, he il said,
To-. Ioy NJ sBY shook rs mead
! 4 fwn., Ihuusaud rom . horne,
/ 70 nave Vrliuia's power sh,rn;
! Tu trick va, plain NJ .uone had shown g.
! rha- Gt,rel suA drs red % Ov()n il
! Toe grrA, rurS lin, LyucI1urg q B i,to',
/ " ich.oUc. more hl-,ogrs'ly might w.dst.r
/ Krntu,ii, then Suud meier unto
! rn help tb', bold railroad Lcyite,
Wno'd fore, urru'er B,ackwater stream
/ T. take the "oJher side" with him.
| The plor, short aims al self and plunder
Shrauk JOm exposure and lCatt under.
| IN ,umuh 20 uighIy in result
Stirred loy al B istol with tumult;
/ Gurculghts and speeches-much and very --
The young got drunk, the old got merry
Twas worth trip from toyal France
To have seen Bosang aud Goods)a dance.
So m ghty grew Consolidation
Thai rrunesssee, with exul'ation,
said Bristol turougl to Chattanooga
O.e mighty line OF trade should too be;
And as for King, she'd call her JAcQUEs
FIR N StitvIilc, whrre his lair be makes.
S me said that Jacques was tothered there
Is, contract fat, aud could not heir
Toe iail,uai crown. "Not so,n said he.
|" PA ready; your candidate en- be
" Five thousands offered me tolstay,
" Bul friends are calling; I'll away"
GALLOWAY, rich, was tired of game
Both tickets led with jacques name
The air in solemn stiffness slept,
The "rlng" lis secrets darkly kept
TIL late, when Jacques, to save his sail,
Tossed The tub ANDERSEN To ths whale.
The chase was up the empty form
Dth'd bur failed 10 quell the storm.
Many who were 10 KnpX vile sent
Game home wi'ec than they went;
CunsOhug nOw their wounded wit
That they were worse deceived han BIT.
Aud wish Ashone aud alloway
May i've To win another day.
When fLouRNoV came to test our mettle
To reconuoitrr routes, aud settle
The doubtful pou,S of terminus
Then, Notwithstanding all our fuss.
MOI two score men from Bristol went,
Or moved hand 10 clrcumvent
Tue sch' mes TO foil our golden dream
~ making things be what they seem.
Poor dr"amrrs in d summer sun.
THINK no your railroad pdint is won,
Brave hearts, sIou' hands, aud none, too
Alone con make your dream come trur.
The News has had but one afPir
winch lead TO blows OF tangled hair,
Tina one, We felt, was rather losal
And, had With us, tho Erect so choke all
Aspirations for a taugle
with parties such as-wish IN Vr,pgl,
4 Warned by NE has,y foot Of doom.
Thai 1ih OF March would quickly e. ma
IN" fieN'deui, with tardy grace,
Struck the last irCus from lis race: