large/7841/battle-pieces_aspects_war_1501_librivox_64kb_mp3/battle-pieces_10_melville_64kb_44
large/7841/battle-pieces_aspects_war_1501_librivox_64kb_mp3/battle-pieces_10_melville_64kb
English
7841
They purpose not the lingering stay Of old beleaguerers; not that way; But, full of _vim_ from Western prairies won, They'll make, ere long, a dash at Donelson._ Washed by the storm till the paper grew Every shade of a streaky blue, That bulletin stood. The next day brought A second. THEY PURPOSE NOT THE LINGERING STAY OF OLD BELEAGUERS NOT THAT WAY BUT FULL OF THEM FROM WESTERN PRAIRIES ONE THEY'LL MAKE ERE LONG A DASH AT DONAL SUN WASHED BY THE STORM TILL THE PAPER GREW EVERY SHADE OF A STREAKY BLUE THAT BULLETIN STOOD THE NEXT DAY BROUGHT A SECOND
the bulletin-board a band Of eager, anxious people met, And every wakeful heart was set On latest news from West or South. “No seeing here,” cries one--“don’t crowd--” “You tall man, pray you, read aloud.” IMPORTANT. _We learn that General Grant, Marching from Henry overland, And joined by a force up the Cumberland sent (Some thirty thousand the command), On Wednesday a good position won-- Began the siege of Donelson. The stronghold crowns a river-bluff, A good broad mile of leveled top; Inland the ground rolls off Deep-gorged, and rocky, and broken up-- A wilderness of trees and brush. The spaded summit shows the roods Of fixed intrenchments in their hush; Breast-works and rifle-pits in woods Perplex the base.-- The welcome weather Is clear and mild; ’tis much like May. The ancient boughs that lace together Along the stream, and hang far forth, Strange with green mistletoe, betray A dreamy contrast to the North. Our troops are full of spirits--say The siege won’t prove a creeping one. STILL WAS WORMWOOD IN THE MOUTH AND CLOUDS INVOLVED THE LAND WHEN PELTED BY SLEET IN THE ICY STREET ABOUT THE BULLETIN BOARD A BAND OF EAGER ANXIOUS PEOPLE MET AND EVERY WAKEFUL HEART WAS SET ON LATEST NEWS FROM WEST OR SOUTH CRIES ONE IMPORTANT WE LEARNED THAT GENERAL GRANT MARCHING FROM HENRY OVERLAND AND JOINED BY A FORCE UP THE CUMBERLAND SCENT SOME THIRTY THOUSAND THE COMMAND ON WEDNESDAY A GOOD POSITION WON BEGAN THE SIEGE OF DONELSON THE STRONGHOLD CROWNS A RIVER BLUFF A GOOD BROAD MILE OF LEVEL TOP INLAND THE GROUND ROLLS OFF DEEP GORGED AND ROCKY AND BROKEN UP A WILDERNESS OF TREES AND BRUSH THE SPADED SUMMIT SHOWS THE ROOTS OF FIXED ENTRENCHMENTS IN THEIR HUSH BREASTWORKS AND RIFLE PITS AND WOODS PERPLEX THE BASE THE WELCOME WEATHER IS CLEAR AND MILD TIS MUCH LIKE MAY THE ANCIENT BOUGHS THAT LACE TOGETHER ALONG THE STREAM AND HANG FAR FORTH STRANGE WITH GREEN MISLETOE BETRAY A DREAMY CONTRAST TO THE NORTH OUR TROOPS ARE FULL OF SPIRITS SAY THE SIEGE WON'T PROVE A CREEPING ONE
large/7841/battle-pieces_aspects_war_1501_librivox_64kb_mp3/battle-pieces_10_melville_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/7841/battle-pieces_aspects_war_1501_librivox_64kb_mp3/battle-pieces_10_melville_64kb.flac