Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-06-24

They are marching stern and solemn we can
see each massive column
As they near the naked earth.mound with the
slanting walls so steep.
Have our soldiers got faint-hearted. and In
noise!ess haste departed.
Are they panc-struck and helpless? Are they
palsied or asleep!
Now the walls they're almost under scarce a
rod the foes asunder.
Not iirelock flashed against them! up the
earth-work they will swarm!
But the words have scarce been spoken, when
the ominous calm is broken.
And n believing crash has emptied all the VEN
gance Of the storm,
So again, with murderous slaughter, pelted
backwards to the water,
Fly Pigots running heI oes and the frightened
braves OF Howe;
And We shout, AT last they're done for, it's
their barges they have run for;
They are beaten, beaten. beaten; and the bat
ties over now.'
And We looked. poor, timid creatures, on the
rough old soldiers features.
our 1ps afraid TO question. but he knew what
we would ask;
Not sure he said: keep q1iet,-once more,
guess they'll try it
Heres damnaiion 10 the cut-throats '''-then he
banded me his flask.
Saying, Gal you're looking shaky, have a
drop OF old Jsmaihy;
I'm aieared ihere,ll be more trouble afvre the
job is done.''
So | took one scorching swallow dreadful faint
felt and hollow,
standing there from early morning when the fir
ing was begun.
cain clock dial.
AS the hands kept creeping, creeping-they
were creeping round TO four.
When the old man said. They're forming
with their bayonets fixed for storming;
Its the dealh-grip that's a-coming-they will
try the works once Il ore"
With brazen trumpets blaring, the flames be-
hind them glaring.
The deadly wall before them, in close array
they come;
Still onward, upward toilng, like dragons
Like the raitlesnake's shrill warning the rcver.
berating drum
Over heaps all torn and gory-shall tell the
fearful story.
How they surged above the breastwork ss a
sra breaks over deck;
How driven. yet scarce defeated. our WORKOUT
men retreated,
With their powdcr-horns all emptied. like the
swimmers from q wreck.
II has all been told and painted: as for me they
say tainted,
And the wooden-leggtd old Corporal siumped
with ne ioan the stair.
And when woke from dreams affri ghted the
evening lamps were lighted
On the floor youth was iying; his bleeding
breast was bare.
And heard through all the furry "send for
Warren. hurry. hurry. hurry!
1 ell him heres "A -ullar hIg..tnu MI h.sl
come and dres, his wound.''
Ah. We knew not till the MORROW told its tale
Of death and sorrow,
How the starlight found him stihened on the
dark aud bloody ground.
Who the youth was. what his name was where
the place from which he came WAS.
Who bad brought him from the battle, and had
left him at our door,
He could not speak 10 tell us ; but twas one OF
our brave fellows.
As the homespun plainly showed Us which the
dying soldier wore.
For they all thought he was diving, AS they
gathered round him crying
And they s.id,'Oh how they'll miss him rand.
What ,riU his mother do?'
Then. hi ayoliJ- just unCiU>iug Ithc a cflul-
that has been doing.
He family murmured, Mother ."-and-I saw
hi, eyes We're blue.
ny, sfanuina,h you're wSnklng All,
my child. it sets me thinking
Of story not like thi, one. Well he some
how lived along;
so We came 10 know each other, and | nursed
him like a mother.
Fill at last he stood before me, tall and rosy-
checked, and strong.
And we sometimes walked together in the
pleasant summer weather;
-'Please TO tell us what his name was -
Just your own, my little dear
There's his picture Copely painted; we became
so well acquainted,
That-in short. that's why I'm grandma, and
you children all are here.