Where the gauntlet and the gage are caught up ’neath burning skies,”—
The Texan Marseillaise: By James Haines, of Texas. (W. G. S. from the Southern Confederacy.)
“Sons of the South, arouse for battle!
Gird on your armor for the fight!”—
Texas and Virginia: Air, “Annie Laurie.” By Capt. P. M. Salor. (Alsb.)
“The Texas boys are valiant, their courage none deny,
And for their country’s freedom they lay them down and die.”—
Texas Land! Air, “My Maryland.” By John Shearn, Esq., of Houston. (Alsb.)
“When first war’s clarions sounded loud,
Texas land, Texas land,”—