And louder yet into Winchester rolled As he thought of the stake in that fiery fray, But there is a road from Winchester town, A good broad highway leading down; And there, through the flash of the morning light, He stretched away with the utmost speed; Still sprung from those swift hoofs, thundering The dust, like smoke from the cannon's mouth; With Sheridan only ten miles away. New World and Old Glory Under his spurning feet the road Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed, New World znd Old Glory And the landscape flowed away behind, And the steed, like a bark fed with furnace ire, But lo! he is nearing his heart's desire, He is snuffing the smoke of the roaring fray, The first that the General saw were the groups Then, striking his spurs, with a terrible oath, The sight of the master compelled it to pause. gray; By the flash of his eye, and the red nostril's play, Hurrah! hurrah for Sheridan! Hurrah! hurrah for horse and man! And when their statues are placed on high, The American soldier's Temple of Fame,― Be it said, in letters both bold and bright, THOMAS BUCHANAN READ Ner World and Old Glory Song of the Negro Boatman O, praise an' tanks! De Lord he come An' massa tink it day ob doom, An' we ob jubilee. De Lord dat heap de Red Sea waves He jus’ as trong as den; He say de word: we las' night slaves; De yam will grow, de cotton blow, O nebber you fear, if nebber you hear Ole massa on he trabbels gone; He leaf de land behind: De Lord's breff blow him furder on. Like corn-shuck in de wind. We own de hoe, we own de plough, We own de hands dat hold; New World and Old Glory We sell de pig, we sell de cow, But nebber chile be sold. De yam will grow, de cotton blow, O nebber you fear, if nebber you hear We pray de Lord: he gib us signs We tink it when de church-bell ring, De rice-bird mean it when he sing, De yam will grow, de cotton blow, O nebber you fear, if nebber you hear We know de promise nebber fail, An' nebber lie de word; So like de 'postles in de jail, We waited for de Lord: An' now he open ebery door, He tink we lub him so before, We lub him better free. De yam will grow, de cotton blow, O nebber you fear, if nebber you hear De driver blow his horn! JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER. From "At Port Royal." New World and Old Glory Barbara Frietchie Up from the meadows rich with corn, The clustered spires of Frederick stand Round about them orchards sweep, To the eyes of the famished rebel horde, On that pleasant morn of the early fall Over the mountains, winding down, Horse and foot into Frederick town. Forty flags with their silver stars, Flapped in the morning wind; the sun |