Middletown transcript., 1877-09-22
Ole stliddlttolun dJrahstipl
sAggapAY NqENIEa sgPT. g "a
- n1nnrnRrAm.

- brother who fell lighting "A the Ewsr
for Southern independence. Never
has fond mothers nobility Of SOUL
when struggling with love and duty,
shone forth more resplendent than hers
Of whom our @cypress-crOwned poet"
speaks in the fifth stanka. And never
has fraternal affection been etnbaIhed
in language more beautifully sad than
the opening Of this sublime poem.
AS we read the plaintive words we fam
cied they were addressed not 50 much.
to the ears Of the living V to tho spirit
Of the fallen one who sleeps in his
'gonely battle grave" The man who
can read this without emotion ought
not u " enviedd N. WkIS& y J y
Thou art sleeping, brother, sleeping
In thy lonely battle grave; ei
Shadows DER the past are creeping;
Deaih, the reaper. still u faapihg
Years have swept and years are sweeping,
Many memory from ~ kssping s5JCI
But Pm waiting still and weeping
FOR nv beausifal and btaV6f FF
When The battle songs were chanted,
And vars stirring ,OcSIa psSledi
By whose songs thy sOul'w hauntuds
Clambered wildly, wildly painted,
''Mother, let my wish be grantedI q tkl
will meier be Knocked and tainted
That feared to meet our Wanted
Foeman on the bloody 6sld..iAdsl III IN II
''Thsy are thronging, mother, thronging,
II thousand felds Of fame 1iFll
Let me 60, its wrong, It's vronging
God and thee to crush thisllOisins ~ 1--k9
On the mOnster-roll Of glory, ss ..rg
In my country's future story,
On the field Of battle CORY, o21 = ~
must cousecrate my name.
ssAother, gird my sword around me;
kiss thy soldier boy sgood-bye.s II
In her arms she wildly wound thee, 20.
TO thy birth-land's cause she bound thee,
With fond prayers and blessings crowned thee,
And shssObbed sIFhsn.f foes surround thee;
TfyOu fAH. rIIkaoR shsy f5and'fhsS
Whers the bhA rest love to die.n W Is
At the altar oftheir nation
Stood the mother and her son, r IT. Il
BE the victim Of oblation,
Painting for hIsinmolation -rT8t
She, IN priestsss holy station,
Weeping words Of consscration, M It
While God smiled Bib appreciation, liz
Blessed thsbsE's ssIfabnsgation, sslHs
When the sacrifice vas done 8 ! IS aasg Is
Forth like many noble etherr .s ss -
Wenthe whispering sot and low
''Goodby pray for me. my mosheE sle lsaks
Sister, kiss me farewell, brother p'
And be 6s5psa hIs gri VI to am0thef
Forth, with spirit proud and peerless, o
Forth. with footsteps firm a nd fearlegs, IN X
And his parting gaze was faaFless =
Though hia heart Was lone sad chssrlsss 8
Thus from all he loved to 90. ],
Iol ybn ilag of lresdom aashiug A6
II yOa sunhy s6uthsrh SKY " y 3
Onto death and glory dashing- b
on-whsrs swords are Changing, clashing-- I
On-whsre balls arc crushing, crashing :
or ma perils dread appalliDk Tgs ]
0R-shsy'f i falling, hilingi hIEak :
On-theyrs growing fewer, fewer, y
On-theiF hearts beat all the truer g
On--on, on no fear, no faIier II
0n-fhor,rh IrcrrS sJ,a y.tfI. sft.-
Thars were wounded tictims sroanihg; j
Thers ase a1ina victims moaHing- =
On-right oh-death, danger Drawing g
Warning where their Gag was waving
And baptismaI blood was Iaving :;
With tide ofcrimson water
All that field Of dsath aad slaughfsk fIil y
On-hlill Oa-lthat Bloody 4atsr itaD q
Made them brave and made them braver; "
0n-wish nsvera fanIt or wavsr; ia
on-thsy're battling, bleeding, bopuding-- =
While the glorious shput IS sounding
I'VE will win the day Of dieiD =
Aaaspsy won III nRoahA ata A i,
Rssied shs foeuAan's proud attAy, ~ 4
They had struggled long and striveu, =
Blood in torrents they bad given pa
But their ranks, dispersed and driven, of
Fled disgracefaIlyavAy, s
Many heart was lonely lying q
There that would not throb again
Some were dead and some were dying m n
Some were silent, some were siebihg
Thus y sie-lone, hnattsnded.-s y - g
Unbewept and unbefriendsd- w
On the bloody battle plain. m
Y. th
When the twilight, sadly, slowly &c
WNppea ia mantle DER lbsm all ~ - =
Der those thousands lying lOWly,
flushed in silence deep and holy
There was one, bis blood was flowing, II
And his last Of life was going fa
And bis pulse faint--iainter beating, n,
Fold his hours were few and fleeing
And hisbrCF grew white ana whiyer, 70
And bis eyes shone bright and brighter; VIC
There be laE--like infant dreaming.
With hissword beside him gieahing nj
For the hand in life that grasped it,
rrse to death -still fondiy clasped Il f
There bis comrades found him lying, -
Mid ihs heaps Of dead and dying 20
And the sternest there bent weeping sex
Der that lonely sleeper sleeping, ~
Twas The midnight-stars shone round him
n shroud Of glory bound him ~
Ind ihey told Us oF1they found him Uni
Where The bravest love to fall. an
til,
Fhsre The woods, like banners bending, i,
Dropping in glory and In gloom ~
here when that sad night was ending, gW
GHa ths faint, fag dawn blsnding s9 an
With the stars now fast descending -
here they mute and mournful bore him II,
VIII the stars eiid gksis ioivs,u Z, ar h;rn ~