The Republican journal., 1889-09-19
"Malne In the War;"



Read at the Knox & Lincoln Veteran Association
Encampment at Waldoboro, Aug. 30, les9
Oh, listen my comrades and can YOU not hear
The notes of the bugle that wake us again
To tell the fair Northland that danger is near,
And startle the echoes from mountain and glen;
The long roll of battle that rose on the air
When iercely mad swollen foul Trcasons red
Had bidden the Nation for contest prepare,
And called on her sons from dshonor to save.
Clan Alpine arose at the sign of the cross
When flashed on the mountains that signal of
As quick on the air our bright banners we toss,
And lifted our arms in defence Of The right.
Or, like the Crusaders who rescued the tomb
Our Saviour had halloWed while lying in death,
We rush to redeem our fair country from doom,
And wash out the curses of Treasons foul breath.
Then Maine with the foremost was leading the van,
And gave to the Nation her truest and best
From hilltop to valley the message outran
The wings of the wind in her oudest protest.
From kitery Point on to West Quoddy Head
From harbor and inlet and estuary glowcd
The beacons of light with clear promise outshed
or safety, protection and shelter bestowed.
Oh, say, shall these torches be quenched on our
And night settle down in the darkness of gloom,
Our sailors who need their protection the most,
At midnight to find there watery tomb
From woodland and lake and from deep nowing
stream,
From mountain and valley, from workshop and
farm,
With plow in the furrow and oxen atcan
The farmer and miilman have heard the alarm.
From forests where echoed the aNes keen stroke,
From rivers where drivers We're plying their
craft,
From foundries, dark emitting their smoke
From Shlpyard where Workmen the huge tmbcrs
draft.
Then sprung to the answer of bugle and drum
The thousands who mustered ON white tented
field,
or manned the Meet navy to help overcome
The insolcnt crew for these never would Yield
Names roster is rich with the bravest of namec
Her Conner, her Estes her Ingalls, and Howe,
Her Tison and Iiamlins, her Williams and Amcs
Her Hubbard and Gilmore, her Jdmeson and
Dow,
Then Burnham and Ctley, and sewall and Hall,
with Naehpurn and Shcpley' and Copeland and
4 nj Fesscnden, too, hear the BrIgadicl's call,
And then comes Prince and q Granger beside |
Our Howard and Berry and Chamberlain gave
Their pledges to ever maintain all our laws,
And, then, to redeem those fair pledges brave
misleading their swords in defence of the cause.
With yalor urequaled their record is written
50 high the tablet Of honorable fame
That, when the proud foeman is terribly snitten,
Amid the most gallant is found every name.
For thirty and i've win their Brgadier stars,
And stars for dozen, in doubIetS have shonc, |
While eagles ana leaflets and bright shining bars |
Have giitttred on shoulders in numbers I'M
known.
These all have their honor.-the rank and the file
who shouldcred the mUsAct and stood in the |
An footsorc and weary though fighting the while,
These, these are the heroes our garland~ should |
reach.
The cavalry riders Who followed the foe,
AZ sWit as the "ind, with Maine- banner Of
Artillery men who wherever they 20