06 Dec 1856
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Newspaper
Baraboo Republic
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1856
Page
1
The text presents a fragmented, archaic style poem-like narrative focusing on war drums, bugles, battle lines, and national banners. It conjures imagery of Northern hills, lakes, and a steadfast flag as soldiers brace for conflict, with lament and resolve threaded through intermittent recollections.
Fragmentary verse laments life and Death with archaic cadence. The speaker pleads for gentle Death as life wanes, while shifting images of twilight, end of strife, and murmured praises drift through jagged lines and scrambled phrases. The piece blends disrupted lines, referencing tides, balance, and final rest.
A miscellany of stories and anecdotes on fear imagination and misperception. Tales include a fear-driven execution prank a Dutch farmer Sweighoffer and his son Peter with a hayfield snake scare a rescue by Jake the farmer’s assistant a leg injury joke a Franklin language quip and social quips about marriages cigars and a cow floating down the Mississippi.
During the American Revolution a minor commander orders his men to haul a log for a work project. A passing officer questions the duties and a chain of dramatic dialogue unfolds about courage, faith, and endurance, ending with reflections on eternity and virtue. The piece blends military anecdote with philosophical musing and a vivid outburst in a tavern tale.
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