. Father Abraham . a strain. Its the kind of gov-ernment weve got thats bein tested inthis war, government by the people, and 37 FATHER ABRAHAMits the Peoples Army that makes me cer-tain it cant be upset. I tell you it done me good to see himsettin up straight there talkin so proudand confident, and as I was watchin himthere popped into my head some wordsfrom a song Id heard the soldiers sing: We are coming, Father Abraham, three hundred thousand more—From Mississippis winding stream and from New Englands shore. You have called us and were coming. By Rich-monds bloody tide To lay us down, for
. Father Abraham . a strain. Its the kind of gov-ernment weve got thats bein tested inthis war, government by the people, and 37 FATHER ABRAHAMits the Peoples Army that makes me cer-tain it cant be upset. I tell you it done me good to see himsettin up straight there talkin so proudand confident, and as I was watchin himthere popped into my head some wordsfrom a song Id heard the soldiers sing: We are coming, Father Abraham, three hundred thousand more—From Mississippis winding stream and from New Englands shore. You have called us and were coming. By Rich-monds bloody tide To lay us down, for Freedoms sake, our brothersbones beside; Six hundred thousand loyal men and true have gone before—We are coming. Father Abraham, three hundred thousand more. 38 FATHER ABRAHAMThat was it. That was what he was,the Father of the Army, Father Abra-ham, and somehow the soldiers had foundit out. Curious how a lot of people whonever see a man in their lives will come tounderstand him exact. 39 7/. :Koot). osc/, o^s^d.
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