Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-02-20

NHSfItse4ge5fxfryNNT who have slept for
/ ,iST dr. the mould
N we remember the
spirit, undnunted and proud,
That Washington carried through sunshine and
cloud.
The years pass away like the leaves on tho
trees,
But the flag he upifted still floats in the breeze
Weird Time he reverses his mystical glass,
And the phantoms of fancy they dreamly pass
Tho Green Dragon tavern we cannot forget
Where tho rebels of Boston for liberty met
The midnight awakens to hoof-bent that rings
A message OF freedom-defiance TO kings
Adown through the ages that sound-Paul Re-
On history's pages the centuries hear.
Old memories echo around us to-day
From Lexington listen to sound OF the fray;
While Concord, arousing, sends back the alarm,
And mnutemen gather from homestead and
There Davis OF Acton for liberty fell;
or Butrics and Parker let history tell.
From the shores of the Mystic the low hills
arise
TO your memory, Warren that shaft to the
skies:
That summit OF glory that crowns Bunker hill;
The spirit OF Adams is guarding it still.
There Prescottand Putnam contended with fate,
There Stark led to battle the old Granite state,
There freedom, not glory, the patriots sought
Immortal in story the hill where they fought
There Knowlton, enshrouded In thunder and
flame,
Upheld like a hero Connecticuts fame
AS long as Connecticut honors her sons,
Her Knowlton and Hale shall be glorifed ones.
Pitcairn, in your valor old England takes pride,
Brave foeman undaunted, like soldier you died,
Thrice leading your veterans up the grim crest;
In Westminster Abbey profound be your rest!
From Virginia comes to the state by the bay
The trappers of Morgan in hunters array;
From the bnnlys of Potomac from ShenanQOahS
vale,
The heroes of Lexington bid you Gan hail!"
Here the "Head of the Army" meets Liberty's
sons
His welcome to Cambridge the enemys guns.
The insolent cannon grew quiet one day,
AS the naughty invaders were driven away.
Fort Sullivan, Trenton, Long Isand-each
name
Is written in blood upon tablets OF fame.
Fort Sullivans flag, the white crescent on blue
Over Jasper the fearless how proudly it flew
How Charleston rejoiced when the blue banner
Waving courage TO friends and defiance to foes.
At Long Island, John Calender would not re-
treat,
But remained with his guns the field of de-
feat
The name OF u coward that the gunner had won
On the heights Of the Mystic that day was un-
DONE
What stories, Champlain, as you lie at the feet
waves could repeat;
Those fortresses frowning, they echo the story
or old Ethan Allen and Green mounts tans glory.
On the walls of Quebec listening sentinels hear
The tolling of midnight the last of the year,
AS Montgomery, scorning the hot cannon's
breath,
Beneath the stern fortress met boldly his death
Christmas eve has arrived on the Delaware cold;
He is holding high festival, Washington bold
For the HessianS u feast Christmas day they
prepare,
Those heroes that crossed the storm mtossed Del
aware;
festival ghastly, where blood shall be wine,
Where the worm on the dead shall right royalty
dine.
Brave Morris the Quaker, immortal his glory,
The annals Of Princeton emblaZon his story;
Now Bennington rises, summit of flame,
Where Stark of New Hampshire led farmers L
fame
John Stark. the old hero, who fought by tn,
side
or Prescott and Putnam, where great warrei
Triumphant his banner he bore to the height,
And his wife, Mollie Stark, was no widow tina
night.
Saratoga, stillwatcr-they each have thei
story,
While Monmouth, Fort Mercer, are written il
Brave'General Wayne, who, the old annals tell
Said II Washington planned it, his troops coult
taKe nell.
Stony Point and its capture shall ever remain
monument fitting Mad Anthony" Wayne.
West Point, at your bidding rise ghosts from
the tomb,
And Andie the gifted goes forth to his doom.
A spirit so noble his fate we bewai
While pity Is silent, remembering Hale.
Bold Benedict Arnold, how bravely he fought
Can he be the traitor whose honor was bought
His countrys betrayer, general brave,
He bartered his glory for renegade's grave.
Saratoga II gives him with heroes place;
West Point has enshrouied his name in dis
grace. 4..t
For Andre, Fort Griswold, he cannot atone,
This traitor who perished in exile alone.
Kings mountain and Cowper's hot fighting
have seen
Where the Tories went down before Campbell
and Greene, Be-
Nathaniel Greene, who, defying King George,
For freedom and country left anvil and forge.
Oh, blacksmith immortal resounding you
blows,
That arm when uplifted struck terror to foes.
On the crest of the tempest rainbow appears
And Yorktown illumines the darkness OF years
The star-spangled banner, the lilies of France
Triumphant In victory, glorious dance
Though lives OF the bravest, and millions 1t cost
King George has been vanquished-an empire
is lost,
Cornwallis is takcn-the victory won,
On historys pages q nation begun.
- Old England our kindred In language and blood
Each year brings MS closer across the wild flood
In your sorrow We weep, in your gladness re
joice.
! And as children remember the lost mother
voice:
The cradle-songs taught US in years that ar
flown,
Your Shakespeare and Milton we love as ou
own.
Charles ]. Duncan, In Household Monthly
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Proposing Under Difficulties.
What oddities we have seen at balls
Once. at the supper table, ! saw
heavy dragoon deeply engaged with hi