Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-16

Foremost among these in every South
ern heart stands "Dixie Land" It
cannot be for the sentiment it ex-
presses, it must be for the quick,
catchy, inspiring music. Still in the
hearts of the soldiers of the Confeder-
acy is Dixie cherished, and their
battle-scarred and age-worn faces will
brighten up and their feet will keep
time yet when the stirring strains of
"Dixie" fall upon their ears. Here
are the words of the song as originally
composed:
1 wish was in de land OF cotton,
Old times dar am not forgotten;
In Dixie land. where was born ill.,.
Ally on one frosty mornin.
Look away! Look away! Look away:
Dixie land.
Den wish was in Dixey; hooray. hooray !!
In Dixie land l take my stand.
And live and diesin Dixie; ..
Away, away, away down Souf In Dixie.
Away. away, away down Souf in Dixie.
Old missus marry "Will de Weabcr,"
William was a gay deceaber;
Look away, etc.
But when he put his arms around her
He smiled as fierce as "forty-pounder.n
His face was sharp as a butchers cleaber,
But dat did not seem to greab her;
Look away. etc.
Old missus acted foolish part
And died for IL man who broke her heart
Look away, etc.
Oars buckwheat cakes. and Injun batter,
Make you fat or a little fatter;
Look away, etc.
Den hoe 1t down and scratch your grabble,
To Dixie land I'm bound to trabble.
Look away. etc
"The Bonnie Blue Flag" was great
favorite, too. Ny mother still often
sings it, and her voice rings out more
clearly, always think, on this stanza
than any other:
And here's to brave Virginia, the Old Do
minion State,
With the young Confederacy at length has
linked her fate.
Impelled by her example, now other States
prepare
To hoist on high the bonnie blue flag that
bears u single star.
Hurrah! hurrah. for Southern rights.
hurrah.
Hurrah for the bonnie blue flag that bears
single star.
Then here is another stanza that
contains the entire sentiment of the
Confederate soldiers:
Then here's to our Confederacy-strong We
are and brave.
Like patriots of old we'll fight our heritage
to save,
And rather than submit to shame, to die we
would prefer;
So cheer for the bonnie blue flag that bears
asingle star"
And many graycoat lay down his
life his heritage to save"
Then here is part of the most poet
ical and stirring song of the Warmly
MARYLAND" You can almost hear the
clash of steel and hurting of shells
through the air. It's words are an in
SEPARATION without the music:
The dcspot's heel is on thy shore,
Maryland.
His torch is at thy temple door,
Maryland:
Avenge the patriotic gore
That tlecked the streets OF Baltimore,
And be the battle queen OF yore.
Maryland, my Maryland!
Dear mother burst the tyrant's chain,
Maryland!
Virginia: should not call In vain,
Maryland!
She meets her sisters on the plain;
.Sic semper"-'tis the proud refrain
That battles minions back again,
Maryland, my Maryland!
Come. for thy shield is bright and strong,
Maryland
Come, for thy dalliance does thee wrong,
Maryland
Come to thine own heroic throng,
That stalks with Liberty along.
And ring thy dauntless slogan song.
Maryland, my Maryland!
7 hear the distant thunder hum,
Maryland!
The Old Line bugle. ia and drum,
Maryland!
She is not dead. nor deaf. nor dumb.
Huzza. She spurns tho Northern scum,