The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-07-04
A WAR TINE BALLAD.
Written by the Late DR.. J. I. Hard
FifIY Years AgO.


Fifty Years ago.
DR.. ]. T. Ward, for many years
president of Western Maryland Col
lege and later president Of the Vest
minister Theological Seminary wrote
the lines published below while he
was pastor of Liberty Circuit, Metho-
dist Protestant Church, In Frederick
county The lines were sent By DR..
j. D. Nicodemus, of WalkersYille.
Md, to the Frederick News" with
the explanation:
As a small detachment of the Fed
eral forces engaged In the battle at
Gettysburg, we're passing through
Ldbertytown, the home. at that time,
OF the doctor, Mrs. Jones, II We mis-
take not, said In his hearing. Aha!
They'll all be gobbled up when they
meet with Lee.
sThey'Il III be Gobbled up
4 Ballad.
Founded upon an incident of the War
For the Union, July 1863.
Great General Lee with rebel host,
A hundred thousand strong.
Potomae's waters boldly crossed.
With hope to tarry long.
From Old Dominion's sacred soil.
Which they with ruthless hand.
Had wasted. here they came To spoil,
The beauty Of our land.
To Pennsylvania on they passed,
To plumber and to Kill.
Thinking 10 bring their spoilH and
rest,
In Maryland. at will
Strange they had sympathlZers here,
Who wished them full success.
or which an instance Viii appear.
As these plain lines progress.
But Uncle Sam had myriad sons.
With loyal heart and true.
To watch the rebels and their guns,
And see what they would do.
These sons came marching grandly
on,
To meet the rebel hosts. 2
Man for man and gun for gun.
Whatever It might cost
! A rebel sympathlzer stood.
| And viewed the splendid sight.
/ or LOYAL thousands as they trod,
/ With quick step TO the fight.
In al the panoply of var.
/ They marched with courage On.
Their every faee the impress bore.
Of victory 70 be won
They felt their cause WAS true anC
/ just,
/ Which made them donbly brave.
/ Their motto Has In Cod We trust.
! We shall our country save.
But aaid the rebels friand--the foe
I Of union and of right
They'll all BE- gobbled up. ! kngs,
When they slth lie shall fghIs
And I'll prepare a fine bouquet.
/ Of natures brightest flowers.
For Lee. when he shall nass this WY
/ In his victorious hours
/ The fine bouquet was duly made.
/ And kept viii care for days.
But lee was by the battle stayed.
Or marching other says.
The Unions marshalled forces net.
! When he had made hi stand.
And these In deadly conflict SET.
/ IL boastinE host unnamed.
Three days the dreadful battle ragged
/ The soil With blood Has red.
And countless numbers there engaged
Naw sleep among The dead
Full thirty thousand Of Lees men.
Al Gettysburg who fought,
| II h should choose 10 fight again.
Would nov n vain BE- sought
They're ia their graves. or on lhell
beds,
Or held a. prisoners fast,
And Lee with those yet left him
breads
They'll all be caught IT last,
So nov TO end this little song.
The question let us pop.
To answer which will not take long
Who did the gobbllng np7
And Who shall have the fine bouquet
Plneked from fair finra's bowers
Not Lee for he has run away.
And cannot get the flowers.
II they're not faded propose
That they be sent HIth speed.
To him who put to flight our foe.
The Union General Meade.
]. 7. WARD.
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