Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1914-11-26
"HE DIED FOR NE"

Give life itself for comrade dear,
And face dread death without a fear.
Well these two friends each other
knew.
| And friendships such are only few.
The elder comrade had a wife
As dear to him as his own life.
The younger knew his girls and boys
/ He knew his SORROWS and his joys.
A happy life the elder led,
/ By toll he earned his daily bread.
The younger knew them round the
board,
And ate with them their frugal hoard;
He knew that love with them abode,
. And knew that kindness was their code
When war had sounded its alarms
. Throughout the land to towns and
farms,
These two men who were friends
indeed
. Became each others friends in need.
They heard the South's long, loud
appeal,
Z They answered to the cIashof steel,
And felt their duty babe them 20
E TO meet the unrclcntIng foe.
Bidding farewell to friends that day.
4 Though sad, they proudly marched
away
To defend the South; their own dear
land.
4 For her to fight, for her to stand
There was the bitter separation,
i There was hasty preparation
These two good friends were forced
TO make
For this sad leave they had 10 take,
They saw how the sad wife grieyc,
When parting. though she still beliey
ed
n Aud hoped that they would return
i on How her burdcncd heart woulO
ycarn.
when the sad truth at last sh,
learned.
Her pale. wan face away she turned
10 had, from them her binding tear
A. well 10 hide from them her fears.
With tears the younger turned TO 81
With faltrring steps weak and slow,
From these dear friends he turne
away
on this last fitcful. farewell day.
To see them sadly thus depart
Would melt the sioutcst, hardest hear
with sorrow thus 20 see them turn
M ,dr his kind heart 10 swell and burr
lie saw the parting last farewell
OF husband and wife. sad TO tell.
lie saw the last farewell embrace,
\ While tears flowed down his own "a
face.
Tie was the younger boy some year
For those his own he had no fears
As had his comradc Tor his own.
For love Of wife he had not known.
The parting strangely left impress
Causing him much and sore distress.
H. heart was saddcncd by III
scene;
sadly touched he had often been,
Though never to such extent a. III
When he saw the last farewell kiss
Before they started Tor the war,
Miles away. from their home Rfar.
Then aftcrward for many weeks.
Tho painful thought would blanch !
checks
The children looking wan and pale,
And their mother 80 weak and frail,
A. back and forth she paced /
floor,
Fearing that she might ncycrmore
See her loving husband again,
She'd sadly sigh and weep, and then
Think OF God. to whom she VOL
pray
For strength to bear the load that d
The load Of trouble, pain and woe,
And then she'd RISE refreshed TO go
To her daily round Of grinding
OF gaining from the fertile soil
Food for children, ever dear,
Though often she gave way TO fear.
Then how she toilcd and lived
prayed.
Read the Book, trusted and obeycd,
Was weary years aitcrward told
To him who had been soldier bold,
Whose patriot heart was no less I
Than any man who wore the Blue.
THIS man went forth 10 give
South
Ills service at the cannon mouth.
when eating the soldiers cont
fare,
The youth took les, than way
share
That his it,c,5 might br s,roUgc
That be- might ,urv,yc the longer,
And return To- h,s own loved ones