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Need it is That for that fell assault of his, That rout inflicted, and self scorn   Immoderate in noble natures, torn By sense of being through slackness overborne   The rebel be given a quick return: The kindest face looks now half stern. NEED IT IS THAT FOR THE FELL ASSAULT OF HIS THAT ROUT INFLICTED AND SELF SCORN IMMODERATE IN NOBLE NATURES TORN BY SENSE OF BEING THROUGH SLACKNESS OVERBORNE THE REBEL BEAK GIVEN A QUICK RETURN THE KINDEST FACE LOOKS NOW HALF STERN
owing As Donelson. That night the board stood barren there, Oft eyes by wistful people passing, Who nothing saw but the rain-beads chasing Each other down the wafered square, As down some storm-beat grave-yard stone. But next day showed-- MORE NEWS LAST NIGHT. STORY OF SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VICISSITUDES OF THE WAR. _The damaged gun-boats can’t wage fight For days; so says the Commodore. Thus no diversion can be had. Under a sunless sky of lead Our grim-faced boys in blacked plight Gaze toward the ground they held before, And then on Grant. He marks their mood, And hails it, and will turn the same to good. Spite all that they have undergone, Their desperate hearts are set upon This winter fort, this stubborn fort, This castle of the last resort, This Donelson. 1 P.M. An order given Requires withdrawal from the front Of regiments that bore the brunt Of morning’s fray. Their ranks all riven Are being replaced by fresh, strong men. Great vigilance in the foeman’s Den; He snuffs the stormers. BITTER THING SOME HARDNESS IN HIS LOT AS HARROWING AS DONALDSON THAT NIGHT THE BOARDS STOOD BARREN THERE OFT EYED BY WISTFUL PEOPLE PASSING WHO NOTHING SAW BUT THE RAINBEADS CHASING EACH OTHER DOWN THE WAYFORD SQUARE AS DOWN SOME STORM BEAT GRAVEYARD STONE BUT NEXT DAY SHOWED MORE NEWS LAST NIGHT STORY OF SATURDAY AFTERNOON VICISSITUDE THE DAMAGED GUN BOATS CAN'T WAGE FIGHT FOR DAYS SO SAYS THE COMMODORE THUS NO DIVERSION CAN BE HAD UNDER A SUNLESS SKY OF LEAD OUR GRIM FACED BOYS IN BLACKEN'D PLIGHT GAZE TOW'RDS THE GROUND THEY HELD BEFORE AND THEN ON GRANT HE MARKS THEIR MOOD INHALES IT AND WILL TURN THE SAME TO GOOD SPITE ALL THAT THEY HAVE UNDERGONE THEIR DESPERATE HEARTS ARE SET THIS WINTER FORT THIS STUBBORN FORT THIS CASTLE OF THE LAST RESORT THIS DONAL SON ONE P M AN ORDER GIVEN REQUIRES WITHDRAWAL FROM THE FORT OF REGIMENTS THAT BORE THE BRUNT OF MORNING SPRAY THEIR RANKS ALL RIVEN ARE BEING REPLACED BY FRESH STRONG MEN GREAT VIGILANCE IN THE FOEMAN'S DEN HE SNUFFS THE STORMERS
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