Show, through its portals, the path of the Free.”
“Our Lost Leader,” written on the death of Charles Sumner, is one of Mr. Smith’s best productions. “The Boston Daily Traveller” says: “This is a beautiful poem written by Elijah W. Smith, who is a true poet, and who has produced some of the best poetry called forth by the death of Mr. Sumner.”
We can only give the last verse:
“Give us the faith to kneel around
Our Country’s shrine, and swear
To keep alive the sacred flame
That Sumner kindled there!”
The “Song of The Liberators” has in it the snap and fire that shows the author’s sound appreciation of the workers for liberty. We give a few of those spirited verses, and regret that want of space prevents our placing the entire poem before the reader:
“The battle-cry is sounding