Show prom from the national era bra V the kansas E emigrants I 1 I 1 BY J G we cross the prairie 11 as ol of old the pilgrims crossed the sea to maie make we the west as they the east the homestead of ibe the free I 1 we go to rear mar a wall of men on freedoms southern liney line and plant beside the botton tree trea the rugged northern bluel were flowing from our native hlll hills As 04 our free rivers now flow the blessing of our mother land lei Is on us as we go we go to plant her common schools on dist distant ailt prairie swells and give the sabbath of the wild I 1 the music of her bells I 1 I 1 Up tro bearing like the ark of old the bible in our van we go to test the truth of god against tue fraud aud of man no pause nor rest save where the streams that teed feed the kansas run save where ow our pilgrim gonfalon gon falon shall flout the setting sun well sweep the prairies as of old our father swept the sea and make the west ap they the essig bast the homestead of the tree free |