River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18

spirit. und-anted and proud.
That Washington carried through sunshine and
cloud
The years pass away Ike the leaves On the
trees.
But the flag he uplifted stfu floats in the breeze.
Weird Time he reveFses his mystical glass.
And the phantOms OF fancy they dreamily pass
The Green Dragon tavern We cannot forget
Where the rebels Of Boston FOR liberty met
The midnight awakeEs % hoof-beat that rings
message q freedom-denance 70 kings
Ad0wn through the ages that sound-Paul Re
On histO-s 5 pa -es the centuries GEAR.
Did memories echo around Us to-day;
From Lexington, listen 70 sound OF the fray.
While Concord arousiEg, sends back the alarm,
farm
There Davis OF Acton FOR liberty fell:
OF Butrick and Parker let history tell
From the shores u the Mystic the lOw hills
arise
70 your memory. Warren, that shaft TO the
skies
That summit OF glory that crowns Bunker hill,
The spirit o. Adams is guarding IL still-
There Prescott and Putnam coutended with fate.
There Stark led 10 battle the old Granite state,
There freedom, not glory. the natriots sought
Immortal IN story the hill where they fought
There knOWltOn, enshrOuded In thunder and
fame
Upheld like a hero Connecticut's fame.
As long as Connecticut houors her sons.
Her EnowItou AID Hale shall be gICriaed ones.
Pitcairn in your valor old England takes pride,
Brave fOeman uudaunted. like soldier YOU died
Thrice leading your veterans up the grim crest;
In Westminster Abbey profound be your rest,
From Virginia comes 70 the state BY the bay
The trappers Of Morgan in hunters array;
From the banks % Potomac, from Steamboats,
vale,
The heroes Of Lexington bid you "All hail.
Here the Head OF the Army" meets Liberty's
sons.
His welcome 10 Cambridge the eneny's guns
The tnsolcnt cannon grew quiet one day,
As the haughty iuvaters were driven away
Fort Sullivan. Trenton, Long Islant-each
name
Is written IN blood upon tablets Of fame
Fort Sulliyans flag, the white crescent on blue
Over Jasper the feari-ss how proudly il Jew
How Charleston reso.ced when the blue banner
rose,
Waving courage 70 friends and defiance 10 foes,
At Long Island, john Calender would not re
treat
But remained with his guns on the field Of de-
feat
The name OF coward that the gunner had won
On the heights Of the Mystic that day was IN
done.
What stories. Chaaplain. as you lie at the feet
OF Grown Point" and '-Old Ty.' your blue
waves could repeat;
Those fOrtresses frOwninF, they echo the story
On the walls % Quebec listening sentinels hear
The tOIling OF midnight the last OF the year.
As MOntgOmerr, 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 z tival Washington bold
For the Hessilus = feast Christmas day they
prepare.
Those heroes that crossed the storm tossed Del
aware.
e.-4t--g --E--sr-- -. 49, -t,vr =.
Where the worm on the dead shall right royalty
dine
Brave Morris the Quaker. immortal his glory.
The annals OF Princetcn emblazon his story,
Now Bennington rises, summit OF fame,
Where Stark q New Hampshire led farmers to
fame
John stark. the cd hero. who fought By the
side
or Prescott and Putnam. where great Warren
died
Triumphant hts banner he bore 10 the height.
And his wife. MollIo Stark, was no widow that
Saratoga. stiIlwater-they each have their
story.
While Monmouth. Fort Mercer, are written in
glory.
said II Washington planned il, his troops could
take hell
Stony Point and its capture shall ever remain
A monument fitting MAD Anthony" Wayne.
West Point, at your bidding rise ghosts from
the tomb.
And Andre ire gifted goes forth to his doom
a spirit 50 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 eOUntry's betrayer. a general brave.
He bartered his glory Tor reneglfe-s grave-
Saratoga il gives him with heroes place:
West Point has eushroudcd his name In dis
grace.
For Andre, Fort GriswOId, he cannot atone,
This traitor who peri he'd in exile alone
Kings mountain anu C0wper's hot lighting
have seen.
Where the Tories went down before Campbell
and Greene.
Nathaniel Greene, who defyiuy King George,
on. blacksmith immortal resOunding your
blows.
That arm when uplifted struck terror "a foes.
On the crest ~ the tempest rainbow appears.
and Yorktown iliumints the darkness o. years
Tho star-spaugleti banner, the lilies Of France.
Triumphant in victory, glorious dance
Though lives ~ the braveEt and millions IL cost.
King George has been yanquished-au empire
Is lost,
CORVALLIS IS takeu-the victory won.
On historv's pages nation begun
Did England. our kindred in language AMI blood.
Zach year brings Us cl0serac the Wild food;
In your sorrow We weep, in your giatness re
toice.
And as children. remember the lost mothers
voice
rae crad.~ songs taught Us in years that are
fOwn
Your Shakespeare and Milton We love as our
OWE
Charles J. Duncan. ia Household Monthly.