. Homespun verses . 52 HOMESPUN VERSES. 4 Then his regiment grew steady—they movedforward quick and ready;—Filled with fervid emulation, all the wholebrigade advanced;—Each command in the division started onwardwith decision,And the army felt elation as their ensignsonward danced. So the colors were not taken, though thesergeant was forsaken,But the hostile ranks were broken and de-feat upon them fell;When the stars were shining dimly, on thatknoll they laid him grimly,With a brief rite rudely spoken, where be-side his flag he fell. There he sleeps, beneath the clover, as thebirds his bed sing
. Homespun verses . 52 HOMESPUN VERSES. 4 Then his regiment grew steady—they movedforward quick and ready;—Filled with fervid emulation, all the wholebrigade advanced;—Each command in the division started onwardwith decision,And the army felt elation as their ensignsonward danced. So the colors were not taken, though thesergeant was forsaken,But the hostile ranks were broken and de-feat upon them fell;When the stars were shining dimly, on thatknoll they laid him grimly,With a brief rite rudely spoken, where be-side his flag he fell. There he sleeps, beneath the clover, as thebirds his bed sing over,And the Stars and Stripes unfading rippleout upon the breeze;TInion, Liberty and Order, to our farthestSouthern border,Are as sacred and pervading as beside ourinland HOMESPUN VERSES. 53 For his sake, then, I have started for thegraves of the departed,With these decorations floral for each friend-less soldiers tomb,On this day, with garlands pretty, we displaygrief, pride and pity,For the men who fought our quarrel in thedays of doubt and gloom. Thus she finished her narration, and I madethe observation,That the load she trembled under she oughtnot to bear alone,So we journeyed on together, and I sometimeswonder whetherWe shall eer be long asunder till we reachour own grave stone. By the vernal zephyrs^ lifted, like a cloud atsunset rifted,There our splendid emblem floated midwayin the pleasant air;Ah! How changed would be the feeling ifold men beneath were kneelingWhile some strange cross there they noted,—hard indeed for them to bear. Well, we took plants, blooms and creepers tothe City of the Sleepers,And we saw committees hover many new-made mounds beside, 54 HOMESPUN VERSES. % Then we found our home contingent undermartial law so stringentTh
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