_L'Empire et
moi et le prince Imperial. En avant marche!_
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A District that ought to be subject to Earthquakes.
Rockland County.
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[Illustration: THE CELESTIAL SCARECROW IN MASSACHUSETTS.
IT CONSISTS OF A CHINESE GONG AND A LOT OF PUPPETS WORKED BY THE HANDS OF
CAPITAL; AND SOME PERSONS THINK IT A GOOD JOKE.]
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THE VULTURE'S CALL.
Come--sisters--come!
The din of arms is rising from the vale,
Bright arms are glittering in the morning sun
And trumpet tones are ringing in the gale!
Hurrah-hurrah!
As fast and far
We hurry to behold the blithesome game of War!
Haste--sisters--haste!
The drums are booming, shrill fifes whistling clear,
The scent of human blood is in the blast,
And the load cannon stuns the startled ear.
Away--away!
To view the fray,
For us a feast is spread when Man goes forth to slay.
Rest--sisters--rest!
Here on these blasted pines; and mark beneath
How war's red whirlwind shakes earth's crazy breast
And cumbers it with agony and death.
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