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Show CAMPFJJiE SKETCHES. SOME SHORT STORIES FOR THE VETERANS. intimates of the Navy for the Fiscal Tear Ending June 30, 1903, Show the Need of J8,91 0,084 Navy's Increased In-creased Cost. HYMN OF THE WAGONER. O sailor bold! when o'er the deep The brave ship beats through stormy weather, Tis sun and stars thy course must keep; 'Tis trusting binds all hearts to gether. . Then, landsman, hail! . For us the sun Marks out a path which never varies Until within the west is won A rest beyond the rolling prairies! Let hungry danger haunt our way, There's yet a time for mirth and sighing! We've sworn our leader we'll obey And seek the hills where gold is lying! ly-ing! Then come away! Across the plains Good fortune yet shall smile above us, . And some glad morn the love that reins Shall lead us back to those who love us! Has not the hunter here his wish. Where roads are smooth and streams are shallow? Each prairie pool's agleam with fish; The shy deer feeds along the fallow! In hollow trees bees hide their sweets; W.ild fowl to every wood are winging; wing-ing; And nature's joy the heart repeats When through the silence song is singing! What though in marshes serpents nest? . What though in thicket lurks the savage? These are the perils of the west, And there's no spot death will not ravage! Then westward ho! We venture where The bright day dies in a golden glory. And all our hopes lies over there In lands unknown to song or story! Then lift the song! Let valleys ring! We lead the way, and more shall follow, Who to a slumb'rous life will cling When hearts but ache and truth is hollow." Sing as we bound o'er hill and dale, Like ships that ride above the billows, bil-lows, Our wagons mark the outward trail And God keeps watch where valor pillows. |