Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-11-08
GARFIELps RIDE AT cBICKAMAUGA.
srrrEMBEg 20. 1858.

GARFIELps RIDE AT CBlCKAMAUGA.
sErrEMBEg 20. 1888.
Again the summerfevercd skies
The breath OF autumn calms,
Again the golden moons arise
on harvest happy farms.
The locusts pipe, the crickcts sing
Among the fallen leaves,
And wandering breezes sigh, and bring
The harp notes OF the sheaves.
Peace smiles upon the hills and dclls.
Peace SMILES upon the seas;
And drop the notes of happy bells
Upon the fruited trees.
The broad Missouri stretches far
Her commerce gathering arms,
And multiply on Arkansaw
The grain encountered farms.
Old Chattanooga. crowned with green.
sleeps meath her walls in peace
The Argo has returned again,
And brings the Golden Fleece.
nation free from sea 10 sea.
In un ION blessed forever.
Fair be their fame who fought for thee
by Chiekamauea River.
The autumn winds were piping low
Beneath the vine-clad caves
We heard the hollow bugle blow
Among the ripcncd Hheavcs.
And fast the mastering squadrons passed
Through mountain portals wide,
And swim the blue hrigades were nassed
Vv 1htclamaupas. tide
II was the sabbath, and in awe
We heard the dark hills shake,
And DER the mountain turrets saw
The smoke OF battle break.
And. meath tha, war cloud. gray and grand,
The hills o'crhanging low,
The Army OF the cumberland.
Unequal. met the toe
Again, o fair september night
Beneath the moon and stars.
/ see through memories dark and bright
The altar fires OF Mars.
The morning breaks with screaming guns
From batteries dark and dire,
And where the Chickamauga runs
Red runs the muskcis' are.
I see bold Longs;reet's darkening host
s~ecp through our lines OF rame,
And hear again. "The right Is lost"
swart Ro-cncrans cXclaim
"Bui not the len." young Garfield cries.
From that we must not sever.
while Thomas holds the field that lies
On ChickamaugR river!"
Oh. on that day OF clouded gold
How. half OF hope bercfi,
The cannoneers. like ritaus. rolled
Their thunders on the lefti
see the battle clouds again.
with glowing autumn splendors blending
II seemed A. II the gods with men
Were on Olympian heights con;ending.
Through tongues OF flame, through meadow
brown.
Dry valley roads concealed,
ohio's hero dashes down
Upon the rebel lcld.
And swim. on rceiing charger borne.
lie threads the wooded plaln,
By twice an hundred cannon mown,
And Redeemed with the slain.
But past the swathes of carnage dire.
The Union guns he hears.
Aud gains the lcn, bc.irt with DIRE,
And thus the heroes cheers
"whilc stands the left. yon dag o'erhead,
Shall hRtlauooga stand"
LET the Napoleon- rain their lead"
Was Thomas's command.
Back swept tue gray brigAlcs OF Bragg.
The air with victory rung.
And WurzeTs Rally round the f'as
Mid Union cheers was sung.
The nag on Chattanoosa's height
In twilight's crimson waved.
And NIL the clustered stars of white
Were 10 the Union saved.
q chief OF star. the nations fate
That red field crossed with thee.
The triumph OF the camp and state,
The hope OF liberty
nation, free irom sea 10 sea,
with union blessed forever.
Not vainly heroes fought for thee
by Chickamauga River
In dreams / stand beside the tide;
Where those old heroes fell.
Above the valleys. long and wide.
Sweet rings the sabbath bell.
hear no more the bugle blow.
As on that iaieiul day.
hear the ring-dove fluting low.
Where shaded waters stray.
On Mission Ridge the sunlight streams
Above the fields OF fall.
And Chattanooga calm dreams
R.ueaih her mountain wall.
Old Lookout Mountain towers on high,
As in heroic days,
when meath the battle in the sky
Were seen its SUBMITS blaze.
Twas ours TO lay no garlands fair
Upon the graves unknown"
Kind nature sets her gentians there
And fall the sere leaves lone.
Those heroes graves no shaft OF Mars
May mark with beauty ever,
But floats the flag OF forty stars
by Chickamauga River.
HzEKIAH BUTTERwoRIH.
BEAR SHOOTING IN CANADA.
The forest we had entered was dens
growth of cedars, mixed with spruce an