Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-08-31
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By WILL x. eARLETos.

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BY WILL n. CARLETON.
Cover thencver win beautiful flowers.
Deck them with garlands, those brothers ofo1rs.
Lying 50 silent. By night and byday, -
Sleeping the years Of their manhood away.
Yssrz. they hads narkeds for the Toys Of the
kraves--,
Year they must waste Ia the Wondering grave,
All the bright lanrsls they waited to bIoom.s.
Fell from their hopes when they fel 70 the
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cfTe them the need they have won in the past,
Give them the honors their future forecast;
Give them the chaplcts they won in the strife,
Give them the laurels ti.sF lost With their life-
Cover them pver-yes. o61er them over
Parent, hrshaad, brother hnd lover. =
ozash In rom hearts those dead heroes of ours,
AnA sovert Them uvetsNffh beautiful howefs.a
ooref the faces tnat motheriessa aie,
shut from the blue oE the glorious sky
Faces onee de6ked with the smiles Of the gay.
Faces now ma kei with the frown of decay;
Eyes that looked friendship aud Love TO your
own,
Lkps that the thoughts ofa6ection made known,
Brows you have soothed in the hour OF distress
Cheeks you have Frightened by tender carers.
Oh! how they CLEANED at The nations cryl
Ohi how they streanled when they bade you
good byes
OH how thsy paIed when the death angel came!
Cover them over. OIL cover them over,
Parents, husband, brother and lover.
KIssm your hearts these dead heroes of ours,
Auicover .beu over viii, beautiful flowers.
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Crossed on the BOSOM and low oy the side.
Hands to yeu. mother. in infaucy thrown,
Hands whore you, sister, when tried and dis
mayed, ~ssff Ero csfrfies5-s
Hung for profession, and counsel and aid;
Hands that yoa. brother inioyaa.y knew.
Hs snds that you. vile, wrung In bitter adieu;
Rrayely the mnsketand saber they bore.
Words of affeetaen they wrote In their gore. = =
Catching the mantle OF death-darkened night
Cover them over, obi cover them over, s'gs. -
Farent. husband, and brother and lover:
And cover them over with beautiful flowers.
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cover tne h9ce 'nss aii weary anu sol lu,s Ia
ditner uy loolnraues were senoeriy polne'
Feet .net nase sroanen she no"ery sAsS
Close p your Own IN tne otu nAkls oAse'
fsee teat RaFe passed In mes opening morn 'l
Swiftly they rushed TO the help of the right,
Firmly they stood in the shock Of the fight,
Ee,er shall the enemy's hurrying tramp
slmna0u them forth from their dsath-g guarded
camp.
Meier till the.bugles 70 Gabriel sound,
VIII they come out of their couch in the ground
Cover themoyer. yes cover them over,
Parent, husband, brother and lover!
fEo1eh Ware the paths OF those heroes Of ours
Row cover them over with beautiful flowers.
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Cover the hearts that have beaten SO nign,
Beaten with hopes that twere doomed JULIO oie
, Hearts that have burned IN the neat oi the nay
Eea7e tha1 have yearned f0r 1ne nemes La
away,
Hearts that beat high IN the Eenarg7s loue
Hearts fhatfeiliow In the prisons foul damp
Ones they were swelling with courage and win
Z Nov they are lying all pulseless and still.
Once they were glowing with friendship and
Il T. loveHart 1{fsft sftIlff AtE
Now their great souls have gone soaring above
Brayely. their blood TO the nation they gavel
Then in her bosom they found them grave
Cover them over, yes, cover them over,
Parent and husband, brother and lover,
!. kiss In your hearts those dead sheroes of ours
And corerthem over with beautiful flowers.
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Cover the thousands who sleep iar away,
Sleep where their friends cannot nna them y
day. f-s....,s-z. z..-s.-.,..t.-.i sd
They.Vno IN noun tains anu niilsaoe anu oel
Rest where they wearied and ne Wnere she'