Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-01-10

Shall bring US back immortal youth,
From virtue sprung!
Yet shall the praise arise
For deeds of high emprise-
For lives laid down in PHYS name,
| For Lberty's rekiudled flame,
For the bright risen star;
And be the new Republic sung
Like fair Athcne, sprung
Armed, from the helm of War!
Let Heroes still be praised
And he who, bravest, braved the seas,
And the explosions shock.
Shall live in nobIest memories,
AZ, through the wrecks of centuries,
The granite rock.
Let Cuba yield
OF gratitude her need.
And let the western isles (Which lie
In Gods hands, be uplifted high
Above unholy greed.
Our Fathers died on Freedoms field,
And to a happy age
They left this heritage
To lift the splendid shield of Liberty
Above the world. from farthest sea to sea,
We NAV not break their sacred seal,
Their ancient laws may not repeal;
We may not shake the framework strong,
Nor cut the bolts of tempered steel
Which hold the fabric of the common veal
Above assault of wrong.
Have you, in crowded thoroughfarc, not seen
wild bird, Gagged and mute,
Whose home was in the green
Whose lyric rapture once has thrilled
The woodland echoes, as if trilled
From an enchanter's nute?
Now captive. One who serves at Natures
shrine,
With thought divine,
Pays the small silver. sets the minstrel free.
Nor fears that lie shall fail to find
| dwelling suitsd to his mind,
With native cxstacyl
So VIC acknowledge all men free
And We would see
The People, where so Ger they dwell.
Hold their own fate in their own hands,
Obey no foreign States demands.
Nor cen, without their own consent,
To alien governance he bent
Though governed well!
The rocks of Truth ON which we stood
Uphold lis yet!
Freedom of conscience and of speech,
And equal rights secured to each,
And for the common good
The laws administered so set
Within the common heart, the government
Shall fear nor foreign foe, nor houe-brcd
discomfort.
With all the world her faithful VOWS
OF friendship intsrtwined,
But By no marriage circlct prest,
Diana of the West
Our stately young Columbia,
Our Virgin Queen. America,
Whose heart and hand alone cspouse
The welfare of mankiud
For so the Fathers taught; and Truth
Can know no change.
Stately and strong and stalwart, she
In gracious beauty still shall be
Untouched of frailty and of ruth,
While thought has range,
And while the mind of man shall wear
The form his Maker printed there.
And now our greetings for the year
On pinions light,
AS falling snow
We send to lands afar, and near,
AS on the ring-dovc's wings of white
The worlds love letters go.
To England sympathy, and deep regret!
Thy star has set,
Strorg spirit mighty mind,
! Great lover of mankind
Whose name
Is linked with justice as with fame
With scoru of mcanness and the oppressor's
rod.
With an exalted faith-a love of God.
To France our wcll-remcmbered debt
We fain would pay. with strong desire
That liberty, equality, fraternity may yet
Be prosperous. nor law expire,
Nor Justice fail, for Greek or jew.
Nor storm clouds darken them anew
Humamity's bright fire.
Bismarc is dead whose message sent
Gave courage to the Western Continent
To float the freighted argosics
of Peoples moncy''-on the seas
Political-which yet shall sail,
(Right cannot fail y
Into the harbor bright,
With flying flags and shining pennants digit.
No longer now the blue birds sing,
Gone is the rose;
Blu: in the place of Summers verdant glory
The Christmastidc, with its lyorld-sprcati n,,
story
Bids Hope, for higher flight, take wing
Because Life grows!
So let the Carrier wish you joy-and bring
Good wishes and modest Offering,
Ere his rhymes close
1t is said that the soldiers who had
taken Hoods Sarsaparilla stood the long
marches in Cuba much better than the
others.