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"And do you think it? that way tend, sir" Asked the lean Cooperhead, with a look Of splenetic pity. AND DO YOU THINK IT THAT WAIT TENSE SIR ASKED THE LEAN COPPERHEAD WITH A LOOK OF SPLENETIC PITY
aside on the warm march here-- We looked not then for changeful cheer; Tents, coats, and blankets too much care. No fires; a fire a mark presents; Near by, the trees show bullet-dents. Rations were eaten cold and raw. The men well soaked, come snow; and more-- A midnight sally. Small sleeping done-- But such is war; No matter, we’ll have Fort Donelson._ “Ugh! ugh! ’Twill drag along--drag along” Growled a cross patriot in the throng, His battered umbrella like an ambulance-cover Riddled with bullet-holes, spattered all over. “Hurrah for Grant!” cried a stripling shrill; Three urchins joined him with a will, And some of taller stature cheered. Meantime a Copperhead passed; he sneered. “Win or lose,” he pausing said, “Caps fly the same; all boys, mere boys; Any thing to make a noise. Like to see the list of the dead; These ‘_craven Southerners_’ hold out; Ay, ay, they’ll give you many a bout” “We’ll beat in the end, sir” Firmly said one in staid rebuke, A solid merchant, square and stout. C PAINS AND LONGING FOR A COT NO BLANKETS OVERCOATS OR TENTS COATS THROWN ASIDE ON THE WARM MARCH HERE WE LOOK NOT THEN FOR CHANGEFUL CHEER TENTS COATS AND BLANKETS TOO MUCH CARE NO FIRES A FIRE MARK PRESENTS NEAR BY THE TREES SHOW BULLET DENTS RATIONS WERE EATEN COLD AND RAW THE MEN WELL SOAKED COME SNOW AND MORE A MIDNIGHT SALLY SMALL SLEEPING DUN BUT SUCH IS WAR NO MATTER WE'LL HAVE FORT DONSON UG UG TWILL DRAG ALONG DRAG ALONG GROWLED ACROSS PATRIOT IN THE THRONG HIS BATTERED UMBRELLA LIKE AN AMBULANCE COVER RIDDLED WITH BULLET HOLES SPATTERED ALL OVER HURRAH FOR GRAN CRIED A STRIPLING SHRILL THREE URCHINS JOINED HIM WITH A WILL AND SOME OF TALLER STATURE CHEERED MEANTIME A COPPERHEAD PASSED HE SNEERED WINNER LOOSE HE PAUSING SAID CAPS FLY THE SAME ALL BOYS MERE BOYS ANYTHING TO MAKE A NOISE LIKE TO SEE THE LIST OF THE DEAD THESE CRAVEN SOUTHERNERS HOLD OUT AY AY THEY'LL GIVE YOU MANY A BOUT WE'LL BEAT IN THE END SIR FIRMLY SAID ONE IN STATE REBUKE A SOLID MERCHANT SQUARE AND STOUT
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