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

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Many nsasssy from ny ksspiae, 49, ts
Bat I'm vaiiiaG still sed weeping f-,r .,r
For ny Beautifhl and BsayG.
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C'amored wildly-wildly paassd-44 &c lrs
''Nother let ny wish Be grantedi
I will ne'es be Knocked and tainted
That feared to meet oor Wanted
Foemen on the bloody feid."'
''They are thronsing, Mother, througiag
To q thousand fields Of fame;
Let me go-',is wrong and wronging
God and thee to crush this longing;
On the muster-roll Of glory,
In my country's future story.
On the field Of battle cory,
must concecrate my name."
''Mother grid NV sword around me;
Kiss thy soldier-boy goodbye"
In her arms she wildly wound thee.
To thy bir,hland's cause she bound thee,
With fond prayers and blessings crowned thee,
nd She sobbed-''when foes surround thee,
II you fall, I'll know they found thee,
Where the bravest love to die."
At the altar Of their nation,
Stood that mother and her son;
He-the victim Of obla,iou, - ..s..
Painting for his immolation
She-in priestess' holy station
Weeping words Of conservation
While God amiled his appreciation
Blessed the boys self abnegation
Cheered the mothers desolatiou
When the sacrifice was done.
Forth like many . noble other,
Went he whispering so:t 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 hi. parting gaze was fearless,
Though his heart was lone and cherries,
Thus from all he loved to 90.
Lo you 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--
On-'mid perils, dread appalling
On-they're falling
On-the-'re growing fewer-ewer-
0n-their hearts beat all the truer--
On-ou-on-no fear-no falter-
On-though round the battle e-altar.
There were wounded victims groaning-
There wee dying victims moaning
On-right on--dsath-d danger braving-
Warning where their flag was waving,
And haptismal blood was laving.
With tide Of crimson water,
All that field Of death and slaughter;
| On-still oa-that bloody laver
Made them brave and made them braves;
On-with never . halt or waver-
On-they're battling g-blceding-bounding
While the glorious shout is sounding ~ g.
I'VE will win the day or die"
And they won it-routed-riven,
| Reeled the foemen's proud array.
They had 1truggled long and striveu,
Blood in torrents they had given,
But their ranks, dispersed and driven,
| Fled dissracefully away. ..e
Many heart was lonely lying
There that would not throb again;
Some were dead and some were dying;
Some were SILENT some were signing; .
Thus to die-lore-unattended-
Unbewept and unbefriended-
On that bloody battle plain.
When the twilight. sadly, slowly
Wrapped its mantle DER them all!
Ger those thousands lying lowiy-
Bushed in silence deep and holy
There was one-his blood was flowing,
And his last Of life was going
| And his pulse faint-faintrr beasiaR .....
Told his hours were few and neeting;
And h;s brow grew white and whittier,
And bis eyes shone brigh, and brigh,er-
There he lay-like infant dreaming,
'" itn We s~oto ocSfoe u1Ui SteauiuS,
For the hasd in life that grasped II,
True to deaih-still fondly ciasped il.
There his comrades found him living,
Mid the heaps Of dead and dying;
And the sternesi there bent weering,
Ger that lonely sleeper sleeping.
TWAS the midnight-stars shone 'round hin
| In . shroad Of glory bound him;
And they told rs hov they found him
Where the bravest lore TO fall.
where the woods Iihe banners bending,
Dropped ID glory and in gloom
There, when that sad night was ending.
! And the faint, laf dawn vas blending
With the stars no& East descending-
fSere=they mute and mournfui bore him
With the stars and shadows Ger him
rhers-shey laid him down, % tender,
And the next days sun and sp'ead0r
Flashed upon my brothers tomb.
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