The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-07-15
SOLDIERS OF PEACE.

SOLDIERS OF PEACE.
1t 10 the brave that fret forget
And noble foes that first unite;
h OF they who strife Snd passion whet,
Then slink when comes the need to smte.
lis NUT unl courage that forgives,
And answering honor that optliyes
The ouset's hour, the battles day:
he bear that dare sre quick to teel
The hands that MonLd are soft to heal;
The Llood hat dimS beros steel
His proud tears wash away,
One heller sun awskes at last
For North and south, the blithe, bright no,
No more upon our dead are cast
The once divided gift of fow ers:
But where the live oak hides in NOSE,
And wht re- the piumy larches toss
Their arms above the may flowers led,
And where lhu wide ave- of Prairie crawl
To meet far West their mountain wall.
The peoples voice says. Peace to all
We honor equal dead"
oh, never from our elm. tree shades
30 sweetly ptped the thrush now;
Nor. mid the ioae'y Everglades.
Nor Wild gratis wove by meadow rills,
Nor clover on the happy hills,
30 soft carpet for the sprtngl
Bound is each hand that fam would spoil;
The truce of God upon our soil
Desoends. like Sc bbath after toll,
His BENSON to bring!
'Tis time yeur bard restrupg HIS harp,
That long has echoed in its note
The volley 8 Iattle fierce and sharp,
The thunder. base of cannon throat;
That sang of fields where glory sway ed
But wiDgIess Victory pansed. and stayed
To zee her only Gag unfurled;
That sum moned, As a bugle blown;
That ged, as a trnmpets tone;
That quickened, as = bolt is thrown
From heaven, TO shake the world
All must vi then Isnource the theme
hal hrst,SAn rouse and beet IL Bpire-
The sIlendor OF the solulers dream,
The ardor Of the patriots fret
When each, TO steInest duty b,wtd,
Makes al, as coIEmon kindred proud,
AND blots the long reprcach OF time,
+ When youth forgets what most 10 fair,
And age assumes \ n0b!er care
And manhood, as q wave IN Air
6eavss high, TO fall sublime!
The vittues poured in lavish food
To vie In our &C arser telf in shame;
he pule IL fe ction OF the God
That burned for fi-r need than fame
Must these be lost l-srabseut now
ne cong of lp, the light OF brow,
RemsmhtrinS they weresdoabiy ours
And. though We hon. both one
hat ram Of biood, in both begun,
Say, hes II Gurled from the Euu
Beneath memorial flowers
Not so ] he summit of his deed
Is the tTne measure of the msu
Though cnce alone be czught the speed
That every baser aim optran.
What once the moment 80, assures
The certainty of what enduTeS.
And thus it's sacred law DEGREES;
So ye, whom bat le spared or SCARED,
Safe sheltered low from disregard
Hearken to Epglands blind old bard
Peace hath her yictoIiesl'
VIII.
" nat OIL ce in fery 10 al NJ uar
SO proved itself must ever stand
To m AXE the land worth living for
Since others Gied to save the land!
Ia Ike from II CIR lips their parted breath
Make life as glorious Ss 10 Death
To them that triumph when they fail
still bid the phantom sQuSdrona throu2,
Their purpose ana their will 2rolouR
To guard the Right repeI the Wrong. |
And giving, gain their all
IRE they but soldiers who enlist
When peril shocks the nations hearth
Who leave the matden s iIps I'M kissed
Or kias the wife and child, aud parts -
tut eoldiers tnen; when calls the drum
md calls the q Ashing bayonet. Come"
And batteries chHlle nge: " If you darel"-
When all the standards fave unfurled,
nd other clouds than heaven n are hurled
o dim the beauty Of the world,
And death hOats free in 2iIf
hey most are soldiers who shall keep
hat climax OF their manhood ysui
7h0 stand on guard when others sleep,
Az bear In mind vi hat a. forget
OF in the clash OF steel 10 found
Or them, the only battle ground:
Equipped and armed, through life they 90,
heir hearts best blood resolved to spend,
here honor shOwA some grander end
1r " hom each true man 10 n friend
And each false man foe!
III
knaves guile. by fsIon art
The sh!GLiDR favor OF The hour.
civic RUE Il on right depart 8
nd brazen impotence has power; :
low Ambition buy his place
lille Merit watts IN hall disgrace
9ti!l undecic ed swsyB the night: 3
10 bugle still to charge commands; 1
leTe 10 no tTuce Of tor CUES OF hands !
quarter, while one fOeman stands
To meek eternal Right O
XII
10 idle blade 70 RDaWed with rnst r
Though meteor of a hundred aoldsi | n
10 lance, unhAndled. falls 20 dust =
That proved Its grain on shivered shields
Id Manhood, that has learned to dara
euld = sword his courage wear q
lis honor ~ q leg dofendf =
ould otand. amid the needless host
lifelong gentry ~ HE p0ut,
J sole dovIca and knfShtly boat
10 break, bat rot 70 bordi ID