Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-01
In tho Land Who're ws We're Dreaming.


BYpAN LUCAS, or JErr1nsoN corWY,vl.
Fair wore orr y'sionsl on. they were rs grand
As eyer nonfcd ONT Of Fancy lana;
Cuutrsu wore Ws ~ s.us Pc lalt1,
Bat Goi-liko children, whom nor tNoth'
Nor threat. ror danger, drove from iionorB path'
ia the iald Wnero NO Mtto dreaming
Proud were our men az prido OF b.rihcould ron
der;
AsN.o.cts. our women pure md 'enier
AM when they spoke ihcir VOICE dll thril
IutU no cyo tao whiu-puur-Wuh 800
At morn tno mo-kius-birl, were mute an SUI
In the land whore 40 were dreaming
Aud We had graves that coveted more Of glory
Than ever taxed trnl toms rucent s'oty'
And m our dream Wa woye tho tls'ht
OF principles tor which hat n'ei
And suff.rti long out owu immortal defl
In tae land wuero SO Weto dreaming
Though in our land We IA both bond and FREQ,
Both Wpre coutout, and I'D Cod iei tn5m DO
Tll envy coveted orr and
And those illr fields our ya'or wpn'
But little rerkod wr. Tor we still slept ]n'
In The land wherc We were dreaming.
our sleep grew troaDiel aul orr dream ero"
Wild
Red metaors flashed arross orr heavens noli;
Crimson the moon; between tho Twins
Barted ARROWS ny. and then begins
Such strife ~ whel disorders mos reiIns
III tho lani where We wcto dreaming.
Down from her sun-lit heights smiled Liberty
Aud waved her cap in ~ign Il tiriory-,
The world approved and eve ywhere
Except whore grOWloi tho Ru, 'ian bear
The good. Tho brave tho Just gave us iheir prayer
IN tho land where 40 "eio Dreaming
We fanciei that government Wa ours
We challenged place among tao WORLDS great
Ne tslsoI In sleep Of Rank, Commission,
I'nfil go lic-liAc grow pug vision
That be- who dared 30 doubt bat met aorision
IN tue ilnt W1clo nc WOKE dreaming
", looked On high; banner o. W soon,
Whosa ncii w.s ulantlei ant sp,i'css ia ts
,nIyslry's cross is Union bears
Anlyet'.aus. awnnrns Oy nae s'ars,
yowol they would bear IL through hundred
wars
in the land where wo wcro dreaming.
A hero came amongst rs as we sept;
AT nrst ho iowiy knelf. then rose aud Wept;
1heu gathering up q Thousand spears
He swept nrIoas tlc ho d "i mars;
Then 49,. goe'a farewell and "''''l beyond 'n'
IN the land whece We wero Dreaming.
wrIoo,od AGAIN; another aru-o still
Gave hope ana n.ryei cnch ni.1tia VIII
Fun % granieur, clothed WITH power,
SeI-p0isri. erert, uo fl'et tht nalr
with stern. uu. c,tic sNay-ois'rcusih tower
A. while rreat Joyc, In lronzo, warGer god,
Oazea eastward ir9m the forum whore 10 stood,
Hoiue Tell h.rssit secure a-d irce.
So 3. R.cnmouds ssf@,' VIC sAd, while We
Behold "a bronxaG bcr0-Icd-hke Ltf--
IN ,hs lln1 wbero 50 were dreaming.
Al wakes tho soldier when the alaruin calls
As wakes The mother when her iniaut iaiis-
Al starts tho traveller when around
ITS sleeping cOuch tho iiro-Delis sound
SO awCke oar nation with p single bound
In the hand whore We were dreaming
Woe woe IL mo- The startled mother cried;
While We have slept orr NOBLE sons have neal
Woe woe is met how strange aud SAD
That al our glorious Visions !ici
And left ma nothing real but tie dead
In tho land where NO were dreaming
And are they really dead, Our martyfed aiainf
MOI d-camers! morn shall nd them rise again
From every vale from every height
on When they sesmed % die ior tgDt-
Their gallant spirits shall renow tbs Agat
Ia the land whore No wore dreaming.