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Mrs. Celia (Baxter) Brigham, of Evart, Michigan, contributes the following for the Baxter family :
EBER H. BAXTER AND FAMILY
came to Fayston in April, 1831, and lived there 20 years. They had 14 children ; one died in infancy. They removed to Michigan with 10 children-two remained in Fayston-in 1851. Albert Baxter, eldest son, had then lived in Mich. about 6 years. He has been for the last 20 years connected with the Grand Rapids Eagle ; is now ed- itor of Grand Rapids Daily Eagle. Albert, Celia-Mrs. C. B. Brigham ; Rosina-Mrs. R. B. Cadwell, now in California ; Edwin, lawyer in Grand Haven, Mich .; Uri J., lawyer in Washington, D. C .; Sabrina-
Mrs. S. B. Cooper, Evart, Mich. ; and Vi- enna I .- Mrs. V. I. B. Corman, Lowell, Mich., of the Baxter family, are more or less known as occasional authors in prose and poetry. Twelve children, the father now in his 80th year (1879) still survive. Ira C., sixth son, left his body on the field of Chickamauga, Sept. 20, 1863. E. H. Baxter was town clerk and justice of peace in Fayston for several years.
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has written many years for press, and for many newspapers and journals short poems. She has sent us for her representation in the dear old birthtown, a rather pretty col- lection, for which we can make room only for the following :
TO MY SLEEPING BABE.
Gently, Ilttle cherub, gently Droop those weary eyelids now ; Slumber's hand Is pressing lightly, Softly on thy cloudless brow.
Meekly, Ilttle slecper, meekly Folded on thy gullcless breast Dimpled hands of pearly whiteness- Lovely Is thy " rosy rest."
Calmly, Uttle dreamer. calmly Beats that tiny heart of thine-
As the pulses of the leaflet, . Rocked to rest at eventimc.
Softly, little darling, softly Dles away thy mother's song; And the augels come to guard thec, Through the night hours, lone and long.
Sweetly, blessed Infant, sweetly Fall thelr whispers on thine car;
Smiles are on thy lips of coral- Snowy plnlons hover near.
TO AN UNSEEN MINSTREL.
The lark may sing to the chickadee, From his lofty azure throne, Nor feel the thrill In the maple tree, Where his listener sits alone; Even thus, thy spirit sings to me -- EIcarest thou the answering tone ?
From thelr sunward flight, can thy tireless wings
Ever fold where the forest warbler sings ?
Thon callest the volces of long ago From level-trodden graves, As the wind may call an echolng note From out the dark sea caves -- As the burning stars of heaven may call To the restless, heaving waves- That, ever-changing beneath thelr gaze, Can answer only In broken rays!
THE NEGLECTED BIBLE.
Precious, but neglected Bible! Let me ope thy Ilds once more, And, with reverentlal feelings, Turn the sacred pages o'er.
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Source of joy and convolution. Valaly does thy fount supply Me with life's pure crystal waters- Lo: i languish, faint and die!
Not because is sealed the fountain That could soothe the keenest woe; Not because the strestu onfalling With one moment ceased to now : But because my thirely spirit, Seeking bitter draught passed by. Heedlessly. the living waters- 1.0! I languish, faint and die!
Descriptive of how many a Verinonter felt in 1851, is a little " sonnet " below. by ELISHA ALDIS BRIGHAM, Sent me by Mrs. Brigham, that her husband may, as well as herself, have a little niche in the history of their native town :
SONNET.
O, tell mono: of Liberty's bright land: Where wan by brother man Is bought and sold : To toll In sweat and tears, for others gold. Obedient to a tyrant's steru command ; Where elalldreu part upon the suctlou stand To meet no more, and weeping parents torn A super-siave-bound capilies long to moorn. Are scattered far and wide, a broken band. Where Justice on proud F'reedoni's altar sleeps, Where mercy's role le never heard to algh ; Where pity's hand ne'er wipes the tearful eye Of Afric's exlies, who In misery weep-
The millions three who wear oppression's brand; Oh! call It not sweet Freedotu's happy land! Fayeton. l'eb. 1551.
A whole budget from natives in the West : We will not give any one's long piece entire ; but not having the heart :o leave any son or daughter who knocks at the old Green Mountain door, out entirely. even if they are unfortunately a "poet." we shall give some one short extract, or sonnet for all who have sent home their places for Fayston, and let the dry old. only statisticians, growl as they may. Here comes the Fayston men and women of the pen for a page or two. First, a long pocm. almost a news-column, fine print. " written in my chamber at Washington, on the an- niversary eve of the assassination of Presi- dent Lincoln " We will have six or seven Verres from
THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE ASSASSINATION.
ĐT U. J- RASTER
Ao moersfelly upen bloc str of mg (! Why valley forth the sims upon the alg t.
The moru shall ope With a dread Lale that tells of dark eclipse- Of a dark deed that throws Its black cellpie Ou all a nation's hope. And sniltes the Joy that Elled a nation's lips ? Stricken and low !
Aye, let us week-weep for the gult and crime- The Ingrate sense-the coward fullt and crime! Dissolve in tears and woe The darkling horror of this monstrons time !
It's name breathe not.
Hla thrice-accursed uame, whose brutal hand- Whose foul, polluted heart and brutal hand A demon's purpose wronght And whelmed in grief our glad, rejoicing land.
A nation's heart bowed with bito In the dust We turn ope hope In valn To seek a chieftain worthy of ble truet.
No marvel here !
Two lingilest come not liaply born and twinned- Fach age Its une great sopl, nor matched, nor twluned. Owning no mortal peer - So le his glory In our age porinned.
Ille ruanile fell-
Ou whom le not yet shown -- yet sare Its folds Are buried nol-1:s rich and loving folde Shall lay somo blessed spell On him who must his noble spielt holds.
Great chieftain! rest 1
Our hesris shall go as pilgrims to thy tomb; Our spielis mourn and bless thy martyr tomb; We deem thy lot Is blest : Our love shall rob our sorrow of lus gloom.
All coming tinie
Shall ne'er despon thy glory of Its crown- Fach yese sliall set lte Jewels In thy crown .. Each day bell's passing chliue Shall add a longue lo speak thy Just renown.
LITTLE BEN.
BY SAMLAIL NHIGHAM MANSFIELD.
In a lonely spot in a dlemal street Iltule Hen sal chadng his bare, coll frel, And so hungry, too, for nothing to eat. All the long day hal poor Hen. ills mother, alas, had long been deal- So long. he could Just remember, her and The sweet pale face as the knell by lite bed And prayed fiod to bless titule Hen.
The twilight deepened, how dark It grew. And how liearly fell the chill alghi dew. All the moonlug winds pierced through and through The form of poor little Bea.
"Oh! why am I left bere alone, " he cried.
" Dear mamnus told the before she died She was going to leavea: Oh, samme," he sighed. " Why don't you come for poor Ben!"
" Can you be happy. tho' In Heaven a saint. While I am so cold, so weary, so fsint? Dear mother, dont beat your por darilog's plalat? Os, come for your own iltue Real" The morales came with Its rory Highl
And Missed the wan checks and lide no while They were c -ced for sjef In the lone nigt t An angel bal como fer pour l'en
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THE FIRST FLOWER OF SPRING. BY ZIRA W. BOYCE, (deceased.)
The first Aprll violet beside the bare trec, Looking gayly up scenied to be saying to me, " I come with yon robin, sweet spring to recall, There caroling ahove me the glad news to all- How pleased all your feelings -- your eye and your ear; With gay exultatlou you welcome us here; But in the soon future, surrounded by flowers, And Summer bird's piumage, far gayer than ours, Forgotten the perlls we willlugiy bore- First messengers telling of wluter uo more." I thought of the bird, and the flower, aud then Confessed It Is thus with all ploneer men. Let them labor and suffer new truths to disclose, Their wants or thelr woes there's nobody knows. The world owus the work when the labor is done- They, the bird and the flower, forgotten and gone.
THE RAIN. BY MRS. D. T. SMITH.
When from winter's icy speli Burst the brooklets in the dell, With a song ; When the early robins call From the sunny garden wall, All day long; Wben the crocus shows its face, And the fern Its dainty grace, And the daffodil; And the dandellon bright Decks the field with golden light On the hill ; When the Spring has waked a world again, And the apple-blossoms wlilten, And tbe grasses gleam aud brighten, Then we Listen to the rythmic patter of the rain.
. When the Illles, snowy white, Gieam upon the lakelet bright, 'Mid thelr leaves; And the twittering swallows fly, Bullding nests for by and by, 'Neath the eaves; Roses blush l' the dewy morn,
Becs thelr honey . quest have gone All the day ; And the dalsles, starry, bright, Glisten lu the firefly's light As they may ;
When Summer decks the mountain and the plain, When she biuds her golden sheaves, Then she tilts her glossy leaves In the splashing and the dashing of the rain.
When the maple forests redden, And the sweet ferns brown and deaden On the lea, Straightly furrowed lie the acres, And we hear the roar of breakers Out at sea ; When the birds thelr columns muster,
And the goldeu pipins cluster Ou the bough, And the autumn breeze Is sighing. Springtime past and Summer dylng, Here and now;
And autumn winds are filled with sounds of paln When the katydids are calling; Then the crimson leaves are falling Through the weeping and the moaning of th' raln. Dubugne, Iowa.
THE MOSS-COVERED TROUGH.' RY S. MINERVA BOYCE. That moss-covered trough, decaying there yonder, I remember It well when but a child;
Though years have flown by, I still love to wander Along the old road by the woodland wild.
Ah! yes, I remember when full and o'erflowlug, With the clear, sparkling nectar, so cool;
The old farmer came with hls bucket from mowing, And we drank from his cup, then trudged on to school.
And then 'neath the low-spreadlug maple close by It, Were gathered the wildliugs of May;
There hiossomed the hat of a lad who drew nigh It, And blue-bird and robin sang sweeter that day.
Though now thrown aside, to give room for another, All neglected, and moss-grown, and old,
I still find a charm to be found in none other, Were it carved e'er so lovely, or plated with gold.
Long ago the old farmer finished his mowlug, Filled his last bucket, " reaped his last grain;"
Then went just beyond where secd-time and sowing Will never recall him to labor again.
And here we give, if we may nip at will, the buds, for which we only have room, a pretty extract from SABRINA BAX- TER, born in Fayston :
BUDS AND BLOSSOMS. We walked withiu my garden On a dewy, balmy moru-
We paused beslde a rose-bush, The swelling buds to note- To drink the gushing fragrance Which round us seemed to float ;
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One bnd we'd viewed but yesternight, When very fair it grew- We'd waited for the morrow's light To see It washed in dew, A worm had found the curling leaf, ·
Had marred the bursting budlet, Had withered stem and flower.
Alas1 for earthly happiness, In bitterness I cried, Nanght beautiful, naught lovely, May on this earth ablde!
A blight Is on the floweret, A blight is on the grove,
A doubly blighting power upon Those objects that we lovel
"Mortal!" the volce seemed near, And musical the tone,
Are there no buds, whose brightness Outslunes the garden rose? What worm had nipped the blossom ? Who answereth for those?
" Within the human garden How many a floweret lies, Despolled by reckless gardener- · And In the whispered lays we heard, And from the flowers there smlled, A plea for human rose-huds-
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Taking a skipping extract from EMIOGENE M. BOYCE :
I paused once more, care a few lingering looks A! the dear olden place, the remembered nooks : The orchard, the garden, the dark, allen! will, The little red cos at the foot of the hill.
Where the little trout brook, !!!! murmured along; The old lofty pines sang the sabic mournful song. When with father and mother, we children four. Hal gathered at cre 'round the old collage door.
SOLDIERS OF FAYSTON.
LY DONNIC S STODDAND.
The notes of war that rang through the land in the winter and spring of 61 were not without their effect upon the town of Fayston. Her hardy sons willingly re- sponded to their country's call. The fol- lowing is the record of services rendered and lives given, who served for their own town in the order of enlistment :
THOMAS MAXWELL., the first resident o Fayston to respond to the call for volun- teers. He enlisted May 7, 1861, at the age of 20 years, in Co. F. 2d V't. Reg. ; was discharged, by reason of sickness, Feb 21, 1863; re-enlisted Mar. 20, '64, in Co. F. 17th Vt. Reg .; severely wounded in the Wilderness May 6, '64. The ball entered the neck, passed through the roots of the tongue, and lodged in the base of the head, where it still remains ; discharged June 17. '65.
MARK AND LUTHER CHASE, brothers. enlisted Aug. 14. 61. in Co. H. 6th Vi. ; aged 26 and 18 years. Mark was dis- charged May 29, '62 ; reenlisted Nov. 27. '63; taken prisoner, and died at Ander- sonville, Ga., July 3. 'Gs. Luther died in hospital Jan. 31, '62.
GEO. SOMERVILLE, age 23, enlisted in Co C. 6th Vt, Aug. 29. '61 ; discharged June 23, '62.
Jonx 11. HUNTER, age 41 ; enlisted Sept 2. '61, Co H. 6th V't. ; chosen cor- poral , discharged ; reenlisted Dec. 15. '63; lost an arm in the service ; finally dis charged Mar. 10, '65.
Gro L. Manner. age go, enlisted in Co G- 6th Vt. Sept 10, '01 ; reenlisted Feb 8. '(f; taken prisoner Oct 19. 's; supposed to have died in lately Prison.
Ws M Stanna, age 19, enlisted in Co. C (th VL. Sept. 23. 61, served 3 years, museered out Of al, 's
ALLEN E. MEHUREN, enlisted in Co. G. 6th Vt., Sept. 27, '61, age 23; discharged by reason of sickness, Feb. 4. '63.
CORNELIUS MCMULLEN, age 29, enlisted in Co. B. 6th Vt., Oct. 3, '61, re-enlisted Dec. 15, '63, transferred to Co. H. Oct. 16, '64, served till the close of the war. mustered out June 26, '65.
HENRY C. BACKUS, age 24. enlisted in Co. G. 6th Reg't., Oct. 7, '61, promoted sergeant, mustered out Oct. 28, '64.
WARREN C. PORTER, age 37, enlisted Oct. 15, '61, in Co. G. 6th V't., served 3 years, mustered out Oct. 28, '64.
CHESTER S. DANA, age 33, enlisted in Co. 13. 10th V't., July 18, '62, chosen 5th sergeant, promoted to ist ser'gt., sick in general hospital much of the latter part of his service, discharged May 22, '65.
LAFAYETTE MOORE, enlisted in Co. F. ad Vt. as a recruit, July 30. '62, age 26, died in the service Feb. 29, '64.
HEMAN A. MOORE, age 21, enlisted in Co. F. 2d Vt., Aug. 2, '62, mustered out June 19, '65.
ELI GIBSON, recruit in Co. G. 6th Vt .. enlisted Aug. 13, '62, age 22, died in the service April 7, '64.
LEWIS BETTIS, a resident of Warren. enlisted for this town in Co. G. 6th V't .. Aug. 13. '62, age 37 ; transferred to the Invalid Corps, Jan. 15, '64.
Jous Cuasr, age 23, enlisted in Co. C. 6th Vt., Aug. 13, '62 ; mustered out June 19. '65.
NATHAN THAYER, age 23; enlisted in Co. H1. 6th V't., Aug. 13, '62; discharged June 3, '63.
NELSON J. BOYCE, age 32; enlisted in Co. G. 6th Vt., Aug. 16, '62 ; transferred to the Invalid Corps July 1, '63.
1.ESTER HI. HARRIS, age 25; enlisted Aug: 18. '62, in Co. F. 2d \'t. ; died May 18, '63.
The following 17 soldiers all members of Co. H. 13th V't., (9 months), enlisted Aug. 25. '62; mustered in Oct. 10, '62, at Brattleboro ; mustered out at the same place July 21, '63; the battle of Gettys- burg being the only one in which they participated ;
(roner O_ Hover, ad serg't., age 28;
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with others of his company taken prisoner by rebel guerrillas while going from Camp Carusi to Fairfax station with supply teams, May 14, '63. They were paroled the next day, and returned to the regiment.
Dorric S. Stoddard, 3d corporal, age 28 ; William E. Backus, age 22, detailed scout ; John Baird, age 20, died of fever soon after returning home ; Matthew Blair. age 27, afterwards re-enlisted in 56 Mass., killed in the Wilderness; Charles D. Bil- lings, age 19, died at Camp Carusi May 19, '63; Chauncey Carpenter, age 39, re- enlisted Dec. 31, '63, in Co. C. 17th Vt., discharged May 13, '65 ; Samuel J. Dana, age 29, wounded at Gettysburg ; Royal S. Haskins, age 21 ; Charles C. Ingalls, age 18, re-enlisted Sept. 1, '64, in Co. G. 6th Vt., mustered out June 19, '65 ; Stephen Johnson, age 21, re-enlisted Aug. 26, '64, in Co. G. 6th Vt., mustered out June 19, '65 ; Ziba H. McAllister, age 21, re-enlist- ed in Cavalry Co. C. Nov. 30, '63, trans- ferred to Co. A. June 19, '65, mustered out June 26, '65; Levi Nelson, age 20; William Nelson, age 26, Daniel Posnett, age 47, Winfield S. Rich, age 24, Reuben Richardson, age 45, transferred to Co. H., re-enlisted Nov. 30, '63, in Co. H. 6th Regt., discharged May 12, '65.
William G. Wilkins, age 18, enlisted in Co. F. 2d Vt., June 16, '63, discharged Jan. 21, '64.
Robert Hoffman. age 21, enlisted in the 3d Battery, Oct. 19, '64, discharged June 15, '65.
John W. Palmer, enlisted in Cavalry, Co. C. Nov. 28, '63, age 23, transferred to Co. A. June 21, '65, mustered out Aug. 9, '65.
Judson W. Richardson, age 29, enlisted in Co. H. 6th Vt., promoted corporal June 19, '65, and mustered out June 26, '65.
Charles O. Dyke, age 18, enlisted Nov. 30, '63, in Co. H. 6th Vt .; mustered out June 26, '65.
Myron Mansfield, age 18, enlisted Dec. 2, '63, in Co. H. 2d U. S. Sharp-shooters ; transferred to Co. H. 4th Vt., Feb. 25, '65 ; supposed to have died at Andersonville.
Benj. B. Johnson, age 20, enlisted Dec. 3, '63, in Co. G. 6th Vt. ; transferred to
Vet. Res. Corps, Dec. 4; '64; mustered out July 15, '65.
Wm. H. Johnson, age 18, enlisted Dec. 3, '63, in Co. G. 6th Vt. ; pro. corp. Sept. 23, '64; serg't. June 20, '65; mustered June 26, '65.
Charles B. Corliss, age 18, enlisted Dec. 3, '63, in Co. G. 6th Vt. ; discharged June 28, '65.
Anson O. Brigham, age 21, enlisted Dec. 5, '63, in Co. H. 6th Vt .; trans. to invalid corps, and discharged June 28, '65. Calvin B. Marble, age 18, enlisted Dec. 9, '63, in Co. G. 6th Vt. ; mustered out June 26, '65.
Edwin E. Chaffee, age 18, enlisted Dec. 9, '63 in Co. H. 6th Vt. ; pro. corp. June 19, '63; must. out June 26, '65.
Asa E. Corliss, age 20, enlisted Sept. 7, '64, in Co. G. 6th Vt. ; must. out July 19, '65.
John W. Ingalls, age 28, enlisted Sept. 16, '64, but did not enter service.
This town also furnished 14 non-resident soldiers, of whom I can give but a meagre report, as follows :
Geo. Arnold, Francis E. Buck, Thomas Bradley, Ist army corps; Sidney Dolby, 54 Mass. (colored) ; Wm. W. Green, Philip Gross, Ist A. C. ; Wm. J. Hopkins, cav. ; John J. Hern, Ist A. C .; Randall Hibbard, Ist A. C .; Frederic Kleinke, Ist A. C .; Nelson Parry, Co. B. 7th Vt., Nicholas Schmidt, Ist A. C .; John S. Templeton ; James Williamstown, Ist A. C.
The following persons were furnished under draft, five of whom paid commuta- tion : Hiram E. Boyce, Eli Bruce, Jr., Nehemiah Colby, Charles M. Fisher, Julius T. Palmer, and one, Natlian Boyce, procured a substitute.
This town probably furnished from her own residents as many, if not more, sol- diers for other towns than were credited to her from non-residents, the record of some of which is given as follows :
· Andrew J. Butler, Co. H. 6th Vt. ; Hi- land G. Campbell, 3d Vt. Battery ; Alba B. Durkee, Co. I. 9th Vt. ; Timothy Don- ivan, Co. H. 6th Vt.
In Co. G. 6th Vt. : Edward Dillon, G. W. Fisher, James N. Ingalls, Robert Max-
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- well and Samuel Maxwell. In 3d Va: : W'm. W. McAllister. In Co. G. 6th Vt. : James H. Somerville, Ichabod Thomas. . Dexter Marble lost a leg in the service, in a Wisconsin regiment.
Thus I have given as best I can from memory, and fromi data at command, aa imperfect record of Fatyston and Fayston men during the rebellion Undoubtedly the foregoing record is not perfect, yet I think it is substantially correct.
Probably no town in the state suffered more financially than this. During the latter part of the war when large bounties were demanded by volunteers, and paid by wealthy towns. Fayston, to save herself froin draft was obliged in one year ( 1864) to raise for bounties and town expenses the almost unheard of sum of $12.50 cents upon every dollar of her grand list, thus subjecting the owner of a simple poll list to the payment of a tax of $25. Yet this enormous sum was paid immediately, with scarce a murmur of complaint, and not a dollar left to be a drag.weiglit upon tax- payers in after years.
Fayston can look back upon her finan- cial record as a town, and the military rec- ord of her soldiers with no feelings but those of honor, satisfaction and pride ; knowing that the privations and valor of her sons in the field, and the liberality of her citizens at home all contributed their mite to keep the grand old flag still float- ing over a free and undivided nation.
GRAND ARMY REPUBLIC'S RESPONSE TO SUMINER'S MILL. FOR ERASING OUR HATTI.F RECORDS
MY U. A. STODDARD.
luol out nar ba!lle records. boys. Charles Som er's bill doth say : Forget that you were sold to ouce. And turn your thoug LI away.
Yes, for your shot's away. my buya & noble, brate and true: Forget you lugged a laspeack once. Amt wore the army blue
Flaunt not that starty Gag. By boys With Lee's Ville, on Its tid. Tull make some febel's heart ache, lvyı, To see If there so boll.
Asi blot ou! Savage Stallon, tou,
Fort llenry, too, and Douelson. Where Grant "Surrender " spake.
In such decided tones 1: wade The rebel Pillow shake.
And Slifloh, too, and Vicksburg, where Que Fourth of July day. Brave l'eauberton lus well-trled sword A : the feet of Grant dil Iny.
And Cedar Creek, and Winelicater. And Sherklan's famous ride : Forget It, boys, forget It all. It hurts the rebels' pride.
Amd Frederleksburg, and Autietatu. Where caunon rang and roared ; And Gettysburg, where three loug data Grape shot and shell were poured.
Where thousands freely pare their lives. And drenched will binod the sand. To stay the Cow of Treason's Ulu In Freedom's happy land.
Aud Richmond, too, and l'etersburg. And the Wilderness, forget: And comrades dear who fought so well. Whose auu of life : here set
Forget, my boys, you ever marrlied With Sherman to the sea! Deuy you ever fought agains! The rebels under Leel
And Appomattox Court House, too, Where Lee dissolved ble camp; And gave lils long a nul well-irled sword To General U. S Graut.
Those names, we're lored then long, my boys. And oft & glow of pride
Ilas thrilled through every veln, to think We fought there alde by alde.
And oftentlinea, my comrades dear. There comes a sadder thought-
The price, the price : by which our land These cherished record's bought.
And now shall we erase those uauses, And make our battle-fag1. Which c'er have been the soldier's pride. Nothing but worthless rage?
No more shall read those glorious banca While swinging in the breeze ? No more our hearts al all awell with pride To tilni of bygone deeds ?
And must wo suder all thle shame To pleme that rebel borde. Who brought the war upon themselves Ry drawing frit the sword ?
Then we must ask their panion, too. For what we're done and aald; Tramp down the ETarea of comrades Jear. A tal honor rebel Jead
Asl I suppose tbe acit Lind thing That Bemper'll want is this, That we get down upon our inces. And rebel coat-talls kles;
Now, commaich, when all this apprate. Tull be when we are deadl When every man who fou ri! this role
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For while there's one of us allve, Though kleked, or cuffed, or spurned ! Our battle-flags shall bear those names That we so richly earned!
And when we swing them In the breeze, Those names shall gilsten there, As long as they enfold a stripe Or bear a single star.
Rebels may sigh for what they lost, And mourn for what we won ;-
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Thelr moans and sighs ean ne'er atone For half the mischief douc.
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And comrades, when we older grow, And gray halrs fill our head, And some of us lle sleeping there Amid the qulet dead;
Our children then will catch the theme Those battle-flags Inspire, And oftentlines their hearts be filled With patrlotle fire!
And should it be In future years That Treason rears its head, And threatens to destroy the land For which we fought aud bled;
. Our sons will holst those war-worn flags, And wave them tow'rd the sky, Whlle rebels learn agalu, my boys, That Treason then must dle.
Those records fair shall never be Expunged from human sight! Before we'll suffer that, my boys, We'll go again, and fight.
Fayston, Vt., Jan. 8, IS73.
Mrs. L. B. Boyce continues and thus closes the record of Fayston :
SAMUEL DANA
has been a resident of Fayston for many years, and raised a large famlly here. Six of his sons and one son-in-law were in the army in the great rebellion. Several of them were seriously wounded while in ser- vice, yet all are now living and the father and mother also.
I have been able to gather but little con- cerning our military record previous to our late war.
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