The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-05-24

touay with the full assurance that tho,
will bo clipped from tho State an,
treasured in many homos. They hav
been published before, but arc far to,
little known, and wo append the m in til
certainty that nothing else We coul
print in these columns would civ
moro qualification to tho readers Of tn
State.
| AFTER TEN YEARS. &
(Atroop ofSoavalry, tho s'Edgcfiel
Sabre Club" uniformed ia COME derat
grey, visited Columbia during Fair wee d
of 1873. Thoy reached town about dusl
on tho evening Of the 18th November
II WAS the frs. day of tho fair, 81
| And fast, on evory side, u, a
From oil the country round about tS eS
| Rolled In the living tide. s
All day along the broad highways
The great crowd ebbed and flowed, ,;4
And whirliug wheels and trampling feet e,
Thronged all the sounding road. S,5i
From morn till night marked the route 81
That csme and went away; s. rs
Despite the wintry wind and rain
The town kept holiday. a {. Z III &
But at the duak I stood apar., 3, 5,s g
To watch tho troubled ow S !g & n s.}Sg "a
Oftired feet, that down the street ,5F FBl y
In weary sort did 60. a ID
Long while stood and waited there, sS5s,. E,
Alone and silently, ss8 b 3S,S Il 9SS IL
Watching tho outor;larger fair 4
OEhuman3T 3Tanity 3t,
\ rill tired at last, I turned away i
With seeing satisfied; . n S;Ssl gS$,,
The weary sights. and weary sounds, ls@
Sill rioiug far and wido.. ll,';;3 rs sSs
But ere that had gone a rood \ sss
marked upon 1t al, {5 II u
Along the street, from end to end, i;s v,
A sudden silenoe fall. 3s ST. y
Sec therel and every eye was fixed, ;J 8 D.
And every foot was stayed; ~
We SOW beyond the breathless throng
duaty oavaloade
Come riding up by Two and two, ,g5$
AS silent as the dead; -
their very horse hoofs made no sound
Upon tho hard road-bed.
No sound of bugle, nor Of drum,
Nor loud command was thore
Fo silken flag threw out its folds S5sG5|s
Upon the evening air.
Nor flashing uniform they wore,
But by tho light OF day S,.
That still was LETT we thrilled to SEQ, III
Once more-the rebel greyl 3sfE
And nearer, nearor, yet,they como, i.,..
They climb the weary hill;
And, nearer yet; upon the throng
The hush grows deeper still.
No ailken flag throw, out It's folds s9
U on the evening air,
And yet above their heads VIC SEQ,
"A tattered banner therel Sa
The banner that doth haunt our sleep, e
The Southern Cross--and Crownl
The wonder Of thousand lands,
And glory of our own.
That fair hands wrought, that bravo one
Unsullied all It's yenrs;
That hope baptized with fair, false smiles; 4
% That memory guards with tears.
Our blazon In the days of wrath;
Our pride IN days of peaoe; N
Tho flag that guarded ell our land
And famed along The seas.
The crimson field, tho azure GROSS,
We see with more than sight
The stars we deemed forever act
Onoe moro shine through the night.
Forgotten are our fetters now,
Forgotten oil our pain
These riders bring spell with them
And we are FREQ againi
So strange they seem, there comes doubt
Ifthese DO living menl .y s3
We cannot think we look uptn
That glorious host again.
Yet hore thoy ride; and these not ALL.
We sec them far along b. <,
behind, before, by thousands moro, tE
The old. .timo squadrons. throng,
Thoro goes tho Army Of the North;
There Johnston and the West; #
An angry wave that rolleth on
With bayonetted orest.
Once more the light Of Jaokson'a sword
Far flashes through tho gloom; 4.
There Ashby rides; and there, once more,
The toss Of Stuarta plumel
Oh, life goes back ten years tonight \
7 And we Of men onoe more; - Y
And this old hill gis Arlington, <.
And there tho alien shore:
And over yonder on tho hoights
Tho hostile camp fires CULVER;
And Bullenly 'twixt us and them
Flows by Potomao'e river. 81 s..
And these bs 0oiur t. the front. VA