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We brimmed her tiny apron o'er; you should have heard her laugh,

As each man from his scanty store, shook out a generous half.

To kiss the little mouth, stooped down a score of grimy men,

Until the sergeant's husky voice said, “Tention, squad!"-and then,

We gave her escort, till good-night the pretty waif we bid,

And watched her toddle out of sight-or else 'twas tears that hid

Her tiny form-nor turned about a man, nor spoke a word

Till after a while, afar, hoarse shout upon the wind we heard!

We sent it back, and cast sad eyes upon the scene around;

A baby's hand had touched the ties that brothers once had bound.

That's all- save when the dawn awoke again, the work of hell,

And through the sullen clouds of smoke the screaming missiles fell;

Our general often rubbed his glass, and marveled much to see

Not a single shell that whole day fell in the camp

of Battery B.

F. H. GASSAWAY.

Spell and pronounce:— grimy, tiny, sullen, hoarse, scanty, apron, gunners, salute, lisped, prancing, and brimmed.

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