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Of Roddy Sneed toe Great.:
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Of How He wrote and Hang about
This good old Cotton State.
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To teach the Rebel generals
The vra.v in which to bunt.
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Of liow lie "puffed/' oid deff-
The greatest Rob of all—
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In hope that Jeff might "raise" him.
And, to Richmond, Roddy call \
Of how at niglit he'd sit and write.
And blow about 'The cause,"
And tell the Rebs to fight it out,
And (|note to them Lie laws.
Of liow to ME ledge viiio he went.
To get gay Gil a place— ^
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Of how old Joe did at him blow,
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And treat him with such scorn :
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place had Joe that lie could give—
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No chair Gil could adorn,
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Of how Jeems Roddy raged and swore,
And damned old Mr. Brown,
And wrote about him in his sheet.
And called his Governor "clown."'
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Of how-he then to Richmond wrote,
To Stephens and to Hill,
To get that berth for Gilbert
A. far- place Gil might fill:
Of how he did not get it.
And Gif took up his gun.
To light for base rebellion
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Just as the war begun.
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Of how he got the Custom Horn:
: man Boston died
Through Ben Hill's wire-pulling,
And other tricks beside.
Of how lie urged the people
To rally and enlist,
While he retrained In sanciwtn
To light with pen and fist.
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Of how he'd swear the soldier
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But "die like gallant southron,
And not give UP the ghost."
Of how he'd fight the battles
Of a great Confederation—
By drdtoing.plans on paper
For Ben HilBs consideration.
You Yanks have heard these facts 1 tell,
And other items too ;
But now I'll give you something else—
A storv rich and true:
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When Sherman, from Atlanta came,
And marched toward the coast,
James Roddy all at once "dried up
No more was heard to boast.
No time had Roddy now to write
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A secesh, windy vapor—
His mind was too uracil occupied
To think about his paper.
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Is Yanks will soon be here,
Poor Roddy oft was heard to say ;
"And I must go to packing up,
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RODDY SNEED
"All, me A though ; , >
What shall I do,,
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Uli,"cruel Yanks, t
You're wicked la X
To jeopardize the c, XX thus,
And cut ok Jam- j> ^nced \
V'mcurcokl Beam v wil] not
' Lut 'i'1"' : u;Hl C etermine.
I'o wisely give the <:
To (l.-ncrai Billy :;lK.;.;!lan,
And now it seems tb e llatlt Jeem»
st something d . * , t.
His precious lime w g U'Q short;
I he .Lie would soo
So ott'he went, and milly bel(tj
Our nero was mac, ^ 1
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To make old Hardee
To save gm
lv Sneed !
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The General knew n, j t tQ {lo
The ease was
Arid as he had to sa^
Hc could not help poor SneedJ
"This is too bad—it unites me sad
To think how I an treated ;
What shall I da? W dm-" shall Lgn ?"
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R o o r R o d d v o ft r e |. e a. I e d.
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0!i ! what a fate 1 an i no mistake,
For a Custom lion, ? Collector ;
To think that he had "> ulfed Hardee,
And thought him 1j is jirotcctcr.
"T ne'er will pause, h u toMcLaws,
This instant I will <. ;o
I've wrote him up—he knows U too
And he'll not treat aie so.
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.And so, indeed, afrm .ning speed,
To find AIcLaws he unrted ;
But learned no' in ore 1 sow he'd get off.
Than wheip from ho uc he started.
Now wliat to do in stu h a stew,
Poor Roddy sat and pondered ;
All chance was gone— rJI hope had fled ;
How he'd jet 0-/K he fondered,
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"Now here. I'm left, ai J all bereft,
In trouble deep I'm vuck ;
No friend to lend a hel ving hand,
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Naught left me save bad luck."
And thus confused, po-v Roddy mused.
troubled in his-m.ind,
wondering who card go to next,-
Sonic better luck to hid.
'When all at once a1 lav - nude dunce
'Tis true, as here rck-.ed—
Came in to tell great F/Tdy Sneed
The town was most ■ mated.
Ancl Roddy's friend beg;i;i to mend
His spirits broke and blighted.
And set him on a trail nice,
Where sure he'd not C slighted.
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lie sent him off to Bca'n-egard, -
To find out his int.eiui n?
To learn the route that -t would take
"A plot of rare invert on."
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He told him there he'd better fare
Than with McLaws and Hardee—
For Bea.ury was "chief cook" of all.
And would do much for Roddy.
On Dillon's "boss" our printer boss
Went off iiLJieaicli. of_Ih»Hrey
as Roddy hadn't rode of late,
Old Davy's nag got fury.
"Ye Gods ! be thanked—J have him
There's Beaury in the distance?
Bull up, old boss !—His life or death
I much need your assistance,"
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And now indeed at lightning b
Our hero dashes onward !
The people stand amazed, and look,
To see old Beaun- cornerd.
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To Beaury meet, he turhs the street
And comes up face to face!
Arid fall's aboard the Rebel chiei,
For leave to ''change his base."
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"I've spoke you well, but need'nt tell.
What all I've done for you—
I wish to slip old Sherman's grip,
And hope you'll see me through.''
With face all pale, and woeful tale,
Jeems Roddy told his story,
And Beaury promised to lend a hand,
Ami snow him "The road to glory,"
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That very night he'd end the fight
Great men had oft "retreated"—
He'd but to march the Robs across
The pontoon was completed !
He told the shoddy, great James Iloddy,
He'd been promised troops from Lee--
But as they'd failed to come to time"
! must liee.
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Now get you gone, and dont be Ion
But meet me on the Bay
A steamer there you'll find, dear
To bear us far awav
Off Roddy went, with full intent.
To pack up public plunder
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But what to do with private goods,
Was now poor Roddy's wonder.
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With private stuff, down to the bluff
Poor Roddy jogged his way—
His dwelling goods all nicely paeked-
The customs bound to stag ! ■
With cautious step duLRodd)
Aboard old Beaury's steamer
So soon to bear him from the town.
And rid us of this schemer.
In quite a gale the boat set sail,
Now bound for Screven's Ferry,
Willi Roddy and his "folks" aboard.
A party gay and merry.
Ironi what I learn, he'll ne'er return
Let's hope such is the
For we can do without old Jeems
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Right glad he's "changed his base.
But little time I've left for rhyme.
And here must end my story,
And cease my song, that's now full loner-
Leave Roddy in his glory.
Before I close I'd sav to those
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Who were old Roddy's readers
lhat JOHN E, IIAYES, in future dai s.
Will write you abler "leaders
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