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A TRUE HERO.
A TRUE HERO.
JAMES BRAIDWOOD: Died June 22, 1861.
OT at the battle front,—writ of in story; Not on the blazing wreck steering to glory;
Not while in martyr-pangs soul and flesh sever,
Died he—this Hero new; hero forever.
No pomp poetic crowned, no forms enchained him,
No friends applauding watched, no foes arraigned him:
No friends applauding watched, no foes arraigned him:
Death found him there, without grandeur or beauty,
Only an honest man doing his duty:
Only an honest man doing his duty:
Just a God-fearing man, simple and lowly,
Constant at kirk and hearth, kindly as holy:
Constant at kirk and hearth, kindly as holy:
Death found—and touched him with finger in flying:—
Lo! he rose up complete—hero undying.
Lo! he rose up complete—hero undying.
