O gracious God! not gainless is the loss: A glorious sunbeam gilds thy sternest frown; And while his country staggers with the Cross, He rises with the Crown.
[Southern.]
UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES.
By MARGARET J. PRESTON.
[The last words of Stonewall Jackson were: “Let us cross the river and rest under the shade of the trees.”—Editor.]
