The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-19
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Dixie"
Editor The Richmond Virginian.
sir.-'Dixle" is still the shrine Of
millions Of loyal hearts. Doubtless.
there are many sons and daughters
in Dixie even in the realm Of your
circulation, who have never seen the
new pixie" The words were com
posed nv NJ. r. Wharton. y. p. and
are eminently befitting the noble air
The undersigned, In the hope you
will find space for the dead author
stirring verses, submits the same,
which are:
o, Dixie's land Is the land Of glory,
The land OF cherished song and story;
Look away, look away, look away
Dixie land.
It's the land that patriots love to
dwell in,
The land our fathers fought and fell
Look away. look away, look away,
Dixie land
Chorus
I'm glad live in Dixie,
Hurrah. hurrah'
In Dixie's land ] take my stand,
To live and die in Dixie.
Away away, away down South In
Dixie,
Away. away, away down South in
Dtxie'
o. Dixie's land is the land Of flowers
OF sunny skies and shady bowers;
Look away. look away, look away
Dixie land
Where the long moss to the oak Is
olinging.
And the hooking bird is nightly sing
ing,
Look away. look away, look away.
Dixie land!
The blue and gray went out to battle,
And loud they made wars thurder
rattle.
Look away, look away. look away.
Dixie land!
The fight we lost, but won a glory
Which sttll will last when time is
Look away look away, look away,
Dixie land
stuu Dixie's land is the land of free
or soldiers brave and gallant sea-
men,
Look away look away. look away,
Dixie land
The land where rules the Anglo
Saxon.
The land Of Davis, Lee and Jackson,
Look away, look away look away,
Dixie land,
And Dixie's land Is the land OF cotton
Whose ancient sway Is not forgotten
Look away, look away. look away
Dixie land1
From has snow-white throne our
king advances.
TO break the worlds commercial
lances.
Look away look away. look away
Dixie land
And Dixie's sons will stand together
In sunshine and in stormy weather,
Look away, look away. look away
Dixie land,
Though lightnings fash and noun.
tans sever,
Count on the gallant South forever.
Look away look away, look away
Dixie land
The regrets of Southern patriots
that Dixie. as originally written ant
sung was not expressed in more at
tractive diction. is dispelled by tn,
adoption of the above serves Thei
gifted author was a native virginia.
and passed into the great beyond
some years ago.
Recent mention has been made il
the Confederate Veteran. published
in Nashville Tenn. OF the setting o
this thrilling war song In fittinJ
words No war song Will be suns
more widely than Dixie" TIL
ner. Yankee Doodle aand Tipperary
none more surely accelerate the hear
beat and hestir the soldier instinc
than does Dixie. This martial air car
never die. The generations are in
debted to Daniel Decatur Emmett fol
its production. The original words
however, deserve 10 be succeeded for
all futurity by Or Wharton's classi,
verses so rich and vibrant with South
ern atmosphere and spirit
The writer of this article was il
Birmingham. Ala, at the 1905 Con,
federate Reunion. and with thousand,
of others, listened in speeches. ad,
miration to Dixie's new words Mrs
/ J. Griff Edwards Of Portsmouth. Va
! tnOw Mrs Hampden Osborne) leade,
and organizer of the Confederate
chOirs, was the singer. The creates
enthusiasm marked the reception O
Dixie" in It's new dress Mrs. Ed
wards was given frequent ovations. re
peatedly called out and always en-
cored during those halcyon reunion
days in Birmingham, The spirit o
emulation. old-time chivalry and ven.
Grafton stirred as this gifted daughteq
; OF the Confederacy stood surrounde &C
Z by the flags of the old South and in.
reduced the unrivalled air of Dixie
in it's new apparel
Many gallant wearer of the gray
has gone to the 'uureturning bourne
since then Peace 20 the dust of then
bodies and dauutiess spirits and hal
10 the stricken remnant OF the ole
guard IN gray, who in few week.
will gather once again in Birming
ham,
r W GRIzZARD,
Martinsburg. W. Va