In troubles who wish to be gay,”—

The Drummer Boy: By James R. Brewer. Annapolis, July 28, 1862. (E. V. M.)

“All pallid upon his couch he lay,

As death fast dimmed his eye,”—

The Drummer Boy of Shiloh: (Alsb.)

“On Shiloh’s dark and bloody ground the dead and wounded lay,

Amongst them was a drummer boy that beat the drum that day,”—

During a Snow Storm: By Kentucky. (S. O. S.)

“Mists of beauty fill the air,

With splendor rare:”—