His Last Words: (W. G. S.)
“Come let us cross the river and rest beneath the trees,
And list the merry leaflets at sport with every breeze;”—
Holly and Cypress: By Mrs. Fanny Downing. (Amaranth.)
“Merry old Christmas has come again,
With plenty of pleasure,—naught of pain;”—
Home: Dedicated to a Young Woman of Petersburg, Va. Composed by a Confederate Soldier, July 26, 1864. (C. C.)
“What is the sound of sweetness that thrills the wondrous breast
And brings with magic fleetness fond thoughts of peace and rest?”—
Home—After the War: By M. E. H. Baltimore. (E. V. M.)