Bomb . fringe of flame, As oer tlie swaying wheattield greenThe children onward came, Following where their colonel led,You know his honored name ! Ah ! discipline is good indeed,Tho Washington had none, Nor Marion, the swamp-fox,You know, sir, how they won So, take the boys back again,T was but a little fun. Oh, temper judgment with your love,Stern general, master, man ! A boys life grows harder withEach hours lengthning Epan ! So take the boys back put them under ban. But give them Nassau bacon soaked With tar and kerosene !Replace their patent-leathers with A knap-sack and canteen
Bomb . fringe of flame, As oer tlie swaying wheattield greenThe children onward came, Following where their colonel led,You know his honored name ! Ah ! discipline is good indeed,Tho Washington had none, Nor Marion, the swamp-fox,You know, sir, how they won So, take the boys back again,T was but a little fun. Oh, temper judgment with your love,Stern general, master, man ! A boys life grows harder withEach hours lengthning Epan ! So take the boys back put them under ban. But give them Nassau bacon soaked With tar and kerosene !Replace their patent-leathers with A knap-sack and canteen ;Then let them trj their fireworks in A May wheatfleld of green. Though Melton gray, or Union blue,With pompon standing high ; Though some calloused veteran sing Rockabye, baby bye ! You know those same cadets will marchTo win the day—or die ! So take the boys; home againTo the happy V. M. I. With thanks to John S. Wise for his story of New Market in an old Century. —Eva S. , Va. 18. IDibcrtg Malt ALMOST every cadet who has attended the Institute since theyear 90, is well acquainted with the name that heads this articleand what it stands for, on account of the diverse incidents thathave taken place in Liberty Hall in connection with his cadet life. Situated within limits, its doors are always open and ready toreceive within its walls any one who cares to cast aside during theshort recreation hours the monotonous barracks life, exchanging itfor the pleasures afforded by social surroundings, whenever duty orpunishment, which always comes unsought, does not compel him toremain caged in the Sanctum Sanctorum. Liberty Hall is the only place in Lexington, where the cadetsirrespective of class enjoy the privileges of home life, as the charminghostess spares no trouble to make everything as pleasant and agree-able as possible. After the sweet strains of taps have commanded lights out andthe only sound heard in barracks is the tramping of the lone sentinelintrusted w
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