The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-05-22
"cR'pPLlNa THe tNsmY -
~One Of III, Most successful Raids Of Tn.
War"

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rhlH hY luuf. rfIt Whrti Mhrchl'
1nd away we go over fl7 Rough road. with
aHuur. JrriII.p AND hut.Us -t,aniinp In the
fro.fy air u. t,H,ci.i. .ruii,l. IL, er,.,,sc the
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l0'i nI'N'h u"Wh W"s'h u l'It nnhlhd
i' VIC south until the 500 horses plunge
down the bank and into the icy waters
and take O sip now and then ~ thoy
nick their way nrruss. with hits Of Ice
sy,irjipg nYaip.t tho s,ddic g,ps and
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is l''u''"' i'ru 'h tho snuth nahh'
shlNorinE WIN cnld as t''y bend their ears
to the north 10 listcn Co tic clattor NJ the
moving column, arc tac ccncmy's vpdettes.
In tho woods ia rsar Of thom. stfIl ling.r.
inc In t5ci- blankets or bttidtr, mn tho
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'a'' Is 'uV ~ ''''o l'o"'I We came upon
','oIn suU".II9 l"'fe Is pop pop pop
VI c'rpin'7 ana hlush'ts' TWO or three
i'l mt ne waters to go uoating down as
c'fps,s aiW'Ys nont; cheer a rush,
anu u Is over we sIt IN our saddles ana
iuoh u""h upon I'VE u'hu mon, upon hVe
great n'o"a nioteh'7 on iho Whlte snow
upon I'VE hullan D. lhss sagrihced without
PITY ana uhPlded Hs thoy ne lhote were
~ u'hers' but thuy rusheu lntn the WOODS
anu osonpeu' Ohly hNe uehu' lnht was a
oh'ap ouoriha TO the goa ol war Not a
EI"Ne iur one OF the uehu, not lodk ue-
hlhu as we push up thH long NIL to tho
soutn' ihe rush hhu the eNoltehent nave
WArineu up the pIoou Oh the troopers ana
they HRnt their orler roofs ana laugh apd
Joke Us they rue on
niiio away the SMOKE Is ascending
rom farmhouse chimney ana the noise
Oh hrlng at the loru mas called gray haired
olu man Gown 10 ms gate Behind the pa
per "inuoW curtain as we ride up we
eaten sight OF the snow whlte hair ana
nothcrly lace oil the VIE The meanost
thug III great city would hesitate to rob
anu ueSttoy after seeing the gray hairs anu
Wtlhhlos OF age, war mas Tess conscience
'hah mug lhere Is wei nlIeu hhTn
oppusite tne mousse whose contents have
cuihiorteu the enemy ana may again II we
do hut uestroy ~ WoIu OF command;
nc sttihihs Oh Inatoh' we near the
lanes roar ana oracRlo behlnu US ns we
'lue on lDe olu man holus up MS hands
Us II appearing 10 heaven; the o2ed VIE
opehS 'he uoor US IL sho Wuuld get clearer
sishV ol mon VINO couIu 10 such thlngs'
our rear guard wave thelr mats ana laugh
as Ihc names burst through the roof
DoWn ,he mn on the other SIDE through
uit VI "oous WIN the ueau leaves nut
teFlnR us lnNy llll, anu we come To "a creek
sphnheu Dy covered bridge Inc clatter
Oh tne IRON shou huois OF the sao horses on
the frosty planks would sound to one'half
hiile away lke the noise OF summer
cyclone as IL strikes INTO prairie hamlet
anu rehus anu "ars ana roafs anu leaves
WRECK anu rum on every hand inc last
morse Is scarcely over the bfluge before the
torch is applied lt Is bridge IN the en-
elnys country, something to aid and as
sist our Toes IN making war, and we shall
return anuther way
Al high noon the passions OF war have
Deeh aroused. Every house belongs to an
enemy Inc tundainental rule oil war Is
TO cripple your enemy. His forces must
una neither shelter nor food nor forage rs
they march over this road We come up
on horses and cattle and sheep and hogs,
and we shoot them down or drive them
aheau oil us, and III applying the torch TO
Darh or stack no ono cares II the gray old
honestcads are also licked up by tho
names
More barns, more stacks, more CRIBS
more bridges IL Is nurnl burnl burnt
oh the creeks we near the mum OF the big
water wheeis as they grinu the grlsts, ana
we rush ln' apply the loren ana leave
piiiar OF name ana smoke behind
! we head TO tho south Tor 10 miles, thence
10 the west ior III, thence baok to the
north ior TO- rae OF ~ miles IN IL hours
WOUNDS DEATH destruction and dosola
uohl we iouhd peace ana we Drought
war We iouhu comfort hhu we Ielt po'-
erty Watching our rear Guard OUT OF sHht
"o iouhu oiu men anu young chi"eh
With Woius Oh hlhunes' on thoif Hps we
iei. ,hehi WIN suon bitterness oi henH
'n"' uo"Vi "i"iiu uu"iu e''"eo IL y plRo'
tle sefleh', serpent WIN eyes OF ste.l
ana q tongue oi hru' hau ul"eeed H7en
over ~ i'iics VI 'He enemy cV''htry, ana
no VINO iouo aI'er must nave pr'yeu tea
'ha' war hlishs never come "9iu
As thu sun pceihs 10 urup il"u palt
anu 'ho olouus 10 uahh up ahu 'he Hho"
hakes to Whlri apuut tno enemy stretch's
neross our patn' Inns Is eoou iho loren
70 'hiowh "w"y iur tho s"pcr' 'he JcS' II
snon1eu ny tho piasus VI pugics We are
yeo Utmost ooo' .he eheihy 'uiiy as s,ronE
Dowh 20 ,ho iehoos' cui'p"nIes oep'oS
iIeh' anu iei', our pa''ory oo,ios eallop'
ing W 'no iroii. 10 open hie' ~ nNe MN
u.es ,heio - noe worh, ~ hTe more We w..
~ ~. '.o oruers. lio.' "aiiGP' Shhreu'
hls is noS nouse anu parh purhihg' ,nis
70 ho' Joerine ae hoipicss women anu Gnu,
urehi tHis 10 no' nweopIne 'ho iarih oi is
/ nNo st'ch' No' Inns Is nsh''hs mere on
'nc pInau neius II 'uo iilep shooe' ou'' sinsh
anu MI iou can near the hoises scream
ou. Us 'ho u"i'eV' purii eh.ni' wv snriehs
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