Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-06-04

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will ne er be moekea and tainted
That feared to pees oar yisnsea y
Foemen ON the bloody feld."
nThey are thronging, Mother, throsging
. To . thousand fields Of fame; isall5sg
Let me go-'sis xropg and wrongiug yrwol,
God and thee to crush this longing; a.
On the muster.roll Of glory.
In my couutry's future story.
On the field Of battle CORY,
l must concecrate my name" --..
''Mother grid nv sword around me;
Kiss thy soldier-boy goodbye"
In her arms she wildly wound thee.
To thy birthland's cause she bound thee,
With fond prayers and blessings crowned thee
And she sobbed-'swhen foes surround thee,
If you fall, I'll know they found thee, n
Where the bravest love to die.'i ~
At the altar Of their nation,
Stood that mother and her son;
He-the victim Of oblation, -. a.evr
Painting for his immolation 4-,' ..i.- lgs
She-in priestess' holy station
Weeping words of conservation
While God smiled his appreciation
Blessed the boys self abneyation
Cheered the mothers desoiation
When the sacrifice was DONE
Forth like many a noble other,
Went he whispering soft and low
"Good-bye-pray for me my mother;
Sister, kiss me;-farewell brother"
And he strove his grief to smother;
Forth, with spirit proud and peerless
Forth, with footsteps firm and fearless
And his parting gaze was fearless,
Though his heart was lone and cherries,
Thus from all he loved to 60.
Lo yon flag of freedom flashing
In the sunny Southern sky! ....-
Onto death and glory dashing-- -... ..
On-where swords are clanging-clashing-
On-where balls are crushing-crashing-A
On-'mid perils, dread appalling
ou-they're falling ng-failing-falling- f
On-they're growing fewe--fewer-
on-their hearts beat all the truer-
On-on-on-no fsar--no E,lter-
On-though round the bat,le-altar,
There were wounded victims groaniug-
There ~ese dying victims moaning
On-right on-death- danger braving--
Warning where their flag was waving,
And haptismal blood was larins.
With tide Of crimson water,
All that field Of death and slaughter;
On-still oa-that bloody iaver
Made them brave and made them braver;
On-with never halt or waver-
on-they're battling-bleeding- bounding,
While the glorious shout is sounding I'd.
1--WE will win the day or die.''
And they won it-routed-riven,
heeIed the foemen proud array.
They had struggled long and striven,
Blood in torrents they had given, t
But their ranks. dispersed and driven, 17
Fled disgracefully away.
Many heart was lonely lyiLg pa.
There that would not throb again;
Some were dead and some were dying; .
Some were silent, some were sighing;
Thns to die--lore-unattended- . r.
Unbewept and unbefriended-- .''
On that bloody battle plain.
When the twilight, sadly, slowly
Wrapped its mantle DER them all
Ger those thousands lying lewly- ..
flushed in silence deep and holy
There was one-bis blood was flowing,
And his las. Of life was going '..
And his pulse fain,-fain,er beating
Told his hours were few and f,ee,ing;
And his brow grew white and whittier,
And his eyes shone bright and brigh,er-
There he lay-like infant dreaming, .
With his sword beside him cleaning; .-.
toE tuc uaaa AN titS tnat kIaePcu It,
| True to dca,h-s,ill foudly clasped il.
| There his comrades found him lying,
Mid the heaps Of dead and dring;
And the sserues; there bent weeping,
0'er that lonely sleeper sleeping.
| Twas the miinight-stsrs shone round him--
In q shroud OF glory bound him;
/ And they told Us how they found him
| Where the bravest love to fall.
Where the woods like banners bending,
Drocped ID glory ard in gloom
There, when that sad night was ending,
And the faint, far dawn was blending
With the stars now fast descending
rhsre--,hey mute and mournfui bore him
With the stars and shadows o'er him
There-shey laid him down, 50 tender,
And the next days sun and sp'endor
Flashed upon my brothers, torb.
| RIA party Of young men dined sno]