Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25
"THH PRIDE OF BATTERY B."

J. WALTER NlIolAJli.
"THE PRIZE 0F BATTERY b."
Frank cos.,,,,,. I,rr,ty ycr.cs THAT
arapcted over Tho Vi hole world.
Anopg wes,o,, authors n, r,,de ssme ia
Frank Gassawsv no california meet. "Dsr-
rick podd" IL ibc nsmo under which bls
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ps...- .,''ils :, ol MS POEMS me ',ue u
- verses Ihat nave uSNeieu over
lhe MnMe world. Tho poem was taken up
BY the English newspapers. who made much
cf the writer Who, ',The Pride of battery
NJ was nrst ,,,,I,tts,,o., Ct,,, afor,i, woe
d, ,t. ..st,r - -
''" VI n1V i"iHe' anu 'e.''9u 'ne
e'9os az a reception given 10 her honor IN
NoN York City. All tho great men OF tho
day woro there and the actress had 10 re-
peat her recitation fonr tine4 Then AZ Tho
frque,t M M, ,,,,,t.,r,, ott,..- tvor1,lt
fta,,.... 'A' ''iNPSH' Si''H NN'Vi'
~. ".u'e note o. thahKs 70 the Gu-
W ', 'oi'he4 Signature was followed by
lhoae OF uenerals Grant. sherman and For-
ter, Admiral pOrfer Charlie. A mana Uonry
Ward Iyeschcr r,r,,,t, ,,,ts ST. yv,itto,,,
Huen, cornelius vanderbilt. Booth, JeifeT-
sen, Goodwin, Daily, Florence, Mayer Wilson.
genntora Isp,ar AMI f,,r,,,., u1,,-d 70,
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Cheuneey Depew aud other noIables,
From time TO time he publlshed other
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y" "''I'eeiy 9uo1eO's' sumo
erals Cloak" bay Billy" "At some
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ihe ShoWmah story ana 'Ihe wharf
Mr. Gossnway. native OF Maryland, is
Eradua'e from the unlyerslty az Virginia.
For some Years be Nns n,susr.r ~ 10
Washingt,n branch ofscc af jSS ccopo e
NaoSs ssSss T ne was an s ena%ne I'll, ~
,9lhia, anu mere he mas remained ever since.
Pc went into the mining stock speculation,
'dducad 10 ''desdtution and journalism" Mr
Golsawly's connections with journalism has
Locn Principally ln tho counilut. room. Vol
he has MOI reasnd 10 vrrite an ,b,, s,i1sr.',1s
p1oa teilA'n1 iSnillAr name on the r.
s,au SeN,| us IrlIe OF battery - 10
c'nslueFed MS pest work IL runs
South Mountain lowered on our right,
And over on yon wooded holght
We held their lines at bay.
Al last ,he mutterlng guns we're stllled.
A. last tho summers pipes we're allied,
The bcTEcguta yarns began.
Whon-'as the Wind moment blew
Our brigfwoods raissd-wlthln our view
a little maiden stood
tiny tot Of six or seven.
(of such q little one In Heaven
one soldier often droanedJ
And. ms we stared. her little hand
In grave salute, And Who are your
At length tile sergeant said.
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Why, ion't YOU knows I'm little jane
The pride OF battery H. "
MY honief WHY that was burned awav
And so ride The guns ali day
Along with Sergeant Ned.
81 And I've a drum that's not a toy;
Ana March nj bssidi he drummer hoy
On Sundays at review.
nut now our bacca'a all give out.
And 90 They're cross why even Ned
Won't play with me and Joke.
and the big colonel said to-day
H. a an wv a i Ien fe e,'. GOOD FOOD pine
iiLe ,ha vanls w, ,,cr ,h.r.
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:. An nd the hls sgnS were s,i ~,
ntlSep pshpNlh me tent anu come
VAt h''1 across tue hhi'
You'd glyc me some tabac.
'lcaae d0--when We ge, some agsln
IN surely bring It back.
IN 10 What SAY
~ Be a general YET, may BE-,
an" ''4' q p'"''i's '"S'
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