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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. 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
or the vale’s deep rent. And others turned the reddish soil, Like diggers of graves they bent: The reddish soil and tranching toil Begat presentiment. _Did the Fathers feel mistrust? Can no final good be wrought? Over and over, again and again Must the fight for the Right be fought?_ They lead a Gray-back to the crag: “Your earth-works yonder--tell us, man” “A prisoner--no deserter, I, Nor one of the tell-tale clan” His rags they mark: “True-blue like you Should wear the color--your Country’s, man” He grinds his 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.  BALL BOUNDING SCENT THEY COULD HAVE JOINED THEM IN THEIR SPORT BUT FOR THE VEIL'S DEEP RENT AND OTHERS TURNED THE REDDISH SOIL LIKE DIGGERS OF GRAVES THEY BENT THE REDDISH SOIL ENTRENCHING TOIL BEGAT PRESENTIMENT DID THE FATHERS FEEL MISTRUST CAN NO FINAL GOOD BE WROUGHT OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND AGAIN MUST THE FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT BE FOUGHT THEY LEAD A GRAY BACK TO THE CRAG YOUR EARTHWORKS YONDER TELL US MAN A PRISONER NO DESERTER I NOR ONE OF THE TELL TALE CLAN HIS RAGS THEY MARK TRUE BLUE LIKE 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 
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