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 AUG 18 1904 
 
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 from a tirstt aotrflowmti tuitn » sw^rt sntl 
 sacx'«tl stntimtttt 
 
 thiii HtiTr aatm h deditatrtf 
 
are^ular lifNearrny 
 Dressed in blue and grey 
 
 mped in dear old Canton 
 Nor many milej away 
 
 They are ready/)rfheirmLyjiorv 
 
 Wherever i I m^ be 
 In dear old America 
 
 Orfiir across Ihe jea.- 
 
hey tell Iheir own jwee\ s\ory 
 'As you see them jide by jide 
 dvir\^ won for their leader 
 Honor Love. and Pride. 
 
 The leaden a Jweet/rail woman) 
 Loved by all who know 
 
 The story of the conflict 
 Tl\e/atel cruel b\^ 
 
Kij drmy \s 5 jtraa(5e oj\€ 
 And T\ot of mea con\po5ed 
 tdaiaty kaiU'ed jlipperj 
 3t5i\diT\(p 5id et^3 ideii\rowj) 
 
 Every orve seemed brui3ed and bleeding 
 
 Irv tKe picture tKat 1 35w 
 {for jKe kepi: thij hfNe army 
 
 TKoje 9^ duty, \w a drawer.) 
 

 
 Kea ihijr/rall liU'le womarv. 
 Wi^KcrujKed at\d bleed ia^Keart 
 Told the tde of tke jlipperj 
 \M\ tKe teardropj jtarh 
 
 /^i\d oK! l\ow my Keart acked 
 jbr tKe or\e wKo j"u/5fered jo 
 ^Lit l^^pt orv krvitha^ jlipperj 
 Irxamea-jurejo Quervca Ker woe. 
 
i\KerKai\3lMI^ 
 Goiag slowly totfe ^ ^,^^ 
 deemed liKey&irq/^drafelv^^.. 
 Arvd fKe army marchiRg^^! 
 
 Thij 3ick and weary joldier 
 Like the sailor ir\ the^torm 
 Keep5 up by prayer arvd tru jUng 
 There will be abrigkter morr\: 
 
Kef\dgaii\[f\et)ark seemf JirvKm(j 
 JtK [he p\\\\e55 merciless roar 
 O/ \he wave5 that are passirvg over 
 3endin^ li/elejj remam5 totjie jKore. 
 
 U\s image \s be/ore Ker v 
 When tKe 5torm i5 at itj wor3 
 
 TKerv KiJ lovirvg 5pirij^509\o aer 
 Jayiag"Ida.you tausWu Jt." 
 
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 veorvly loojed tKe hand clasp 
 To ^oaiittle way 
 1fourpreciou/wili receive you 
 Wi ttx opea arnrij someday.- 
 
 So beabravelitHe soldier 
 As you were wKea I w&s here 
 
 I'm alwayj wakKir\^ over 
 3oaever Kavea/ean 
 
'd5 Qcxi wKd cal led me. dear one. 
 
 Mb will, r\ot ours. be dowe. 
 J oixly ai\5wered tKe ^uminoFvs 
 Ai\d am \4^itif\Q/bryou to comer 
 
 a 5cre#ft^love could be woverv 
 TosKtifodi \K\5 5ad bitter 5ce^e 
 
 How s\j0^[ would be tKe mi^^loK 
 jucKabeautyul tkia^. 
 
ut ageiiawe mu5l take up tlieslipperj, 
 TKe tkreaidj are r\ot all woverv ia , 
 <§eem5 I carit get away//rom tKLsj^my. 
 It5 boXWe il5 strife aadits dia 
 
 ^o she 3 i t3 i a Ker cKai r by t Ke table, 
 TKi5 little wonrvaa iablacli. 
 "fakiag 3titcl\a/ter 5titcl\ 
 Aad over tke past lookirv^ back. 
 
w^weet q/'Ker irv KeriddixeiJ, 
 c5ittiR^ there all Oilorve. 
 [ajKiorvinQ the sVipperj, 
 fbr \\\e many wKgJiQK aad moaa. 
 
 Cverv the tiEwejl tob are/ittedout 
 With numb'^b one and two. 
 
 Aad rurvirvarvdout witK ribboi\5,.\ 
 Of thedairvtie^t kir\d o/a blu' 
 
u\t\\e tearj di\d tKe sk^Ks iaierwovea 
 la tKe ili pperj of blue aad grey 
 Oaly Cd.uje you to be rememberedj 
 Irv \\\e \er\deres\K\wd of e. way. 
 
 he Kaj knitted them bytKe tKousaadj 
 Tl\eie clippers warmaad 3 tout 
 WKicKybrmed \\\\s little airmy 
 TK5.t I Kave beerv talkirv^ a.bout: 
 
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 hey jfvould be called \We sacred jlippen 
 Vor IKat rvame li none too jweet 
 TKirvk c/wearla^ Kearl-dcKe5 
 With e55e uporv Ike/eei. 
 
 So. o/ all we Kave Keard 0/ l"Ke bl ue and iKe gre 
 T{\ere'5 beervoixelUfle Jtory uatold 
 
 'BuNtKiixk ib due Mrj: Mci^jrvley 
 To be kr\own all over IKe wdf Id; 
 
ad the veaver 0/ \he clipper j> 
 _ To be knowrv in history 
 Will or\e day /ir\d e^ll /irvbhed 
 
 Arvd ^Ke AompeJ^et /ree 
 
" 'Tis better to have loved and lost ; 
 Than never to have loved at all!" 
 
 

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