New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-04
THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL
MEMORIAL POEM BY OLIVER WENDELL
HOLMES.

AS SIZE SAW II FROM IlE DtLfNr.
EfoHs TIE Bunker Hill Memorial.
IT'S Ike stirring living emhers whon, at oiehtone remen
All thc achrcs and quaAmss Of "he times that tired
mems souls"
talk TRsand Ton, when tell The rc1el story
you ashes but to they're burning Goals
Ihaa ha TIC ruzkes rattle Of me Apr running oat'le
PIcys hunted soldiers their r'i coats sni
But deadly cn oer me- a. me day looms up se're
When thousand men lay Scoiag The slopes Of BuIk'Ts
Hill
Twas peaceful summers morning, when ;he first thing gave
warning
Wa e ooipx Of the cannon nom the river and TIE shore
.Chd" says anaua what's tho matter. What isal this
uo.,, and oiattcr9
Have hose selug Indian devils to murder US once
nor
Poor old sOa my siss shaking il the midst Of all my
rohcsrles iaT q rpdisps when 'ru TO roar
She hal te banning vuas@ esa tie slaughter and the
plIce, ,
Ms door.
Then s. "Now dear old r'nry GoO yea fr'' and worry
~, n come bset and Ten YOU whether this is work or
rnerrapt l ~,iei IN IT, 20 won't be innate
For minute then startei ccno TIE hvclong day
N,,mo for Osdecae.ne or Tor looldpgsass grimsoias
Down ny hair l hurlied. t,uihns hallway my
God forbid your knowing. when there's blood aEoend h's
flowing
In the street hcar humping; aud know 4 was III"
rue Cerpcl our old nesn1or on vei,n s be wore,
win Knot Of women round him It Lucky hsd found
lin,
So tol owed va the others anal he Corporal marched De
fore.
They were making for TIE steeIlao OIL soldier aH4 h'
Qeo le
Tie seo-s c'ei rouud climbed 70 crea'nq stair
just across M marrow Iivor-ch, elcse t -'e re s'ei
stood fortress On The Hill top that bit yesterday was bare
Ne, slow or eyes to find IT. wen We knew who stood behind IT,
Thouch the earth ND them from and The stubborn
walls dumb:
nerc were sister vlfe and othr looking Wild upon each
AMI their lips were wlt4 win tenor * thy sad TUE HOUR
HAS CoNEi
The morning slowly wasted Mt mol had We tasted
AMI or lai. were almost splitting With the ca1nons deal
enns t-IlL
when figure tai AMI stately round me I"I' suo''e -
dateiv;
Twas pa-corr one since told me COMMANDED on TIE Hill
Every worans heart grew bigger vixen saw Lis manly
figure,
bany buckls Tounl H. standing mp 20 straight and
Likes gentlemen Of leisure who sIounc ont To- pleasure,
Through c storm shells shot he walked arou nd
uoNaL
Atceycu the streets were svang fr the rcoats rark'
wesc forl nr;
Atnoon IN marching order they moving % the piers;
the b8yOnets CLEANED and ghstenT rs We lV1A'i is'
down ard listened
To The ira plug aDd the drum OF The blted grensders
At length te men have started with cheer d seemed tut
hearted,
In their scai.t regments with thor knapsacks their
And the redeepnr riprling water as after soafghts
slaughter.
Round the ban gliding onward base like blood along their
tracks
so they s to the other bOrlr and again they formed in
orifr;
The boats came back for soldiers came for soldiers solder.
The time seemed everlasting women ialn; and fasting
At they moving marching, marching proudly mp the
hill
We can the bright glsncng al along the lines ahvao
Now &c front rank fires voleytcy have thrown away
Their shot
For behind their earhworh lying Al balls above them
flying,
Our peeOIc hot hurry thy walt aud snswer not
Then the Corporal our old cripple The would sometimes
and tl.f lei
had heard The baleis vlsue tin the oil French war D.
Calls ont eeTing 't n hoy al were hearing
l tum!s neroolv dusty belfry floor
"oh Gre away, ye villains and King Georges slliHs.
Yen waste tor of powder before rebel falls;
You may lang and welcome they're as safe as Dan
MALCOLM
Teu foot beneath the eravcsoDe tia, you've siu,,ro with
your balls y
In the hus expectation, in the and trepidation
Of tie preaching mosnnt well nigh brcathioee
Though the failing The rckety beliry railing
We are ding up against them Ike tie waves against
wall
Just glimpse he air Is oieorer they arc ncaTernearer
neapr,
when curling smoke vfeath-thcn crash-ti.s
The deadly truce is ended tsnpess shroud rendea;
Like morning mist gathered Re thunder coatt breaks
sight eyes discover the bueback smoke blows
OYGi
The red coats stretched in windows as his
Here scarlet heap lying. there hsvong crowd is h ing
Like b.ow hat brOAeD and Is siyere into spray.
Then We cried The troops routed They beat-it
can't - dOuhtel
Gel De thanked tie eight Is All grim old soldiers
SMILE
-Te as t why yon look so p TIVE could hardly speak, w
shook
Are they beaenI Are they beaten ARE hey beaten,'
"WAlt While"
Oh trembling All the errOri for too We "a" Ou
They are taea not defeated have driven them back in
And the scattered. round the csors that
were tattoI,a,
Toward The suen soDt fortress their beted
again.
All once gazing, 10 the roofs Of charlesOwn
elazingl
They have fred the harmless village in an hour II VIII se
The eonfound them his fire and birthstone
round them,