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_The Indian has passed away, But creeping comes another   Deadlier far. Picket, Take heed  take heed of thy brother! THE INDIAN HAS PASSED AWAY BUT CREEPING COMES ANOTHER DEADLIER FAR PICKET TAKE HEED TAKE HEED OF THY BROTHER
teeth: “However that be, Yon earth-works have their plan.” _Such brave ones, foully snared By Belial’s wily plea, Were faithful unto the evil end-- Feudal fidelity._ “Well, then, your camps--come, tell the names” Freely he leveled his finger then: “Yonder--see--are our Georgians; on the crest, The Carolinians; lower, past the glen, Virginians--Alabamians--Mississippians--Kentuckians (Follow my finger)--Tennesseeans; and the ten Camps _there_--ask your grave-pits; they’ll tell. Halloa! I see the picket-hut, the den Where I last night lay.” “Where’s Lee” “In the hearts and bayonets of all yon men!” _The tribes swarm up to war As in ages long ago, Ere the palm of promise leaved And the lily of Christ did blow._ Their mounted pickets for miles are spied Dotting the lowland plain, The nearer ones in their veteran-rags-- Loutish they loll in lazy disdain. But ours in perilous places bide With rifles ready and eyes that strain Deep through the dim suspected wood Where the Rapidan rolls amain. E YOU SHOULD WEAR THE COLOR YOUR COUNTRY'S MAN HE GRINDS HIS TEETH HOWEVER THAT BE YON EARTHWORKS HAVE THEIR PLAN SUCH BRAVE ONES FOULLY SNARED BY BELIAL'S WILY PLEA WERE FAITHFUL UNTO THE EVIL END FEUDAL FIDELITY WELL THEN YOUR CAMPS COME TELL THE NAMES FREELY HE LEVELLED HIS FINGER THEN YONDER SEA ARE OUR GEORGIANS ON THE CREST THE CAROLINIANS LOWER PAST THE GLEN VIRGINIANS ALABAMIANS MISSISSIPPIANS KENTUCKIANS FOLLOW MY FINGER TENNESSEANS AND THE TEN CAMPS THERE ASK YOUR GRAVE PITS THEY'LL TELL HOOA I SEE THE PICKET HUT THE DEN WHERE I LAST NIGHT LAY WHERE'S LEE IN THE HEARTS AND BAYONETS OF ALL YON MEN THE TRIBES SWARM UP TO WAR AS IN AGES LONG AGO ERE THE PALM OF PROMISE LEAVED AND THE LILY OF CHRIST DID BLOW THEIR MOUNTED PICKETS FOR MILES ARE SPIED DOTTING THE LOWLAND PLAIN THE NEARER ONES IN THEIR VETERAN RAGS LOUTISH THEY LULL IN LAZY DISDAIN BUT OURS AS PERILOUS PLACES BIDE WITH RIFLES READY IN EYES THAT STRAIN DEEP THROUGH THE DIM SUSPECTED WOOD WHERE THE RAPID ENROLLS AMAIN
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