Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-11
Number Four.
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.,psr pBNNsYLYANIA CAVALRY.

,.r,. This poem viii need no explana-
No. ~, old soldiers. but to others it ts best
ZION W.. " that whenever cavalry Is dis
to sod sod to 20 into battle the command is
noun .od on into tours. and no that u num-
,oansss a,rN il detailed to bold the horses,
DOT numbers zone atwo," and athreen go
INTO the fight.
=, noys. tells you now Something's tells
'''' YOU not pefore,
-, dot cavalry dot fte on footback in
de var.
Ne' unmber four must sthay,
Aud hold dem bosses IN oe ousn. so oey not
runs away.
Vim, garbine IL vos nice una gieah' mine
"'" saber always brfte.
. histols dey vos cooked und brimed, und
ready for hte;
,., .f,ry time and efery time We lick dem
rebs some more.
,,nt,on meier comes to me. for l vas
number four.
rides all day loE<s NIL CEN poys' ON o'cke'
,ne ont on dress parade, NIT saber
in mind hanG;
trilIi nit dem, und makes de cuts, una
points und barrys. doc.
so,rhcr vos bound to make. as good as
wore de plue;
.chworc before l leave mine home und
frau and pabies dear.
nat flag should meier be disgraced vile mine
good sword vas near;
IN, acb, amein Gott!" how many dimes haf
Iyust stood and schwOre
r, ca. dem poys dismount to fite, vile vas
number four
End vile dem horses chump und gick holds
dem nit mine hand.
ia deeper in dem spurs sthick de more dey
vii not sthand;
Dem shells dey crack. de pullits sing, de
poys dey yell uud shout.
vu.t can sthand und listen, vile makes
me holdings out.
yl,s no cheffrons on mino goat. no rebel
flags i take.
saw aby chings," NIT all my might. dot vos
one big mistake;
Dot var might sooner haf been done, und
We been home before.
II Then dem rebels dey vOS killed dere Yos
no number four.
y. yar loug times vos over now, sure vos
glad of dot.
let's ut home in beace NIT all. gontented
nit my lot;
looks around upon dem gals und leedle
shubby poys.
4 UOG make 10 uOOSo 0Otu0VAuAVb uoV aug hAs
latter und NIT noise;
Deres Fritz. und Carl. und Chon. und Chloe,
und Nick. und leedle Ohake.
Katripe und Gretchen. und Louise, cholly
CROWD doy make;
Dose OWNS hef not counted vile dey rolls
upon dc floor.
Dey more as pays for all lose ven vos
number four.
Dot Chaplain say dot up on high anoder
world dere vos,
Nit golden sthreets und bearly gates all
open vide for US;
l guess dem Chenrals got in first, dem Cur
nels by dere side,
De Machars und de Captains all. in chari-
OTIS will ride.
Und den de poys will march by fours dem
gates in columns throo
Maybe. some gray git mixed'up dere, long
nit de gallant pluel.
But ven dc Captain say "Come In, SHAY
hero forever more,"
Will shtay out dem horses nit eff 1 be
number four2
drinks me not. No gountersign is needed
De poys who early git in dere will meet dose
vot are late;
IND reaching out dere hands will say, "Old
gomrade, Welcome home.
Long dimes w votch und Wait for you, vile
on dot earth you roam"
Ten tousand harps will music blay, ten
tousand voices sing,
De sweetest notes dot efer made dose vaults
Of heaven ring:
vis white winged guards around dot
throne. Will softly. grandly soar.
Down to dot gate und say. "Come in. We
counts no number four"
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