“Hearts are mourning in the North, While the sister rivers seek the main, Red with our life-blood flowing forth-- Who shall gather it up again? Though we march to the battle-plain Firmly as when the strife began, Shall all our offering be in vain?-- Abraham Lincoln, give us a MAN! “Is there never one in all the land, One on whose might the Cause may lean? Are all the common ones so grand, And all the titled ones so mean? What if your failure may have been In trying to make good bread from bran, From worthless metal a weapon keen?-- Abraham Lincoln, find us a MAN! “Oh, we will follow him to the death, Where the foeman’s fiercest columns are! Oh, we will use our latest breath, Cheering for every sacred star! His to marshal us high and far; Ours to battle, as patriots can When a hero leads the Holy War!-- Abraham Lincoln, give us a MAN!” [Illustration] [Illustration] OVERTURES FROM RICHMOND. A NEW LILLIBULERO. BY F. J. CHILD. “Well, Uncle Sam,” says Jefferson D., Lillibulero, old Uncle Sam, “You’ll have to join my Confed’racy,” Lillibulero, old Uncle Sam. “Lero, lero, that don’t appear O, that don’t appear,” Says old Uncle Sam, “Lero, lero, fillibustero, that don’t appear,” Says old Uncle Sam. “So, Uncle Sam, just lay down your arms,” Lillibulero, old Uncle Sam, “Then you shall hear my reas’nable terms,” Lillibulero, old Uncle Sam. “Lero, lero, I’d like to hear O, I’d like to hear,” Says old Uncle Sam, “Lero, lero, fillibustero, I’d like to hear,” Says old Uncle Sam. “First, you must own I’ve beat you in fight,” Lillibulero, old Uncle Sam, “Then, that I always have been in the right,” Lillibulero, old Uncle Sam. “Lero, lero, rather severe O, rather severe,” Says old Uncle Sam, “Lero, lero, fillibustero, rather severe,” Says old Uncle Sam. “Then you must pay my national debts,” Lillibulero, old Uncle Sam, “No questions asked about my assets,” Lillibulero, old Uncle Sam. “Lero, lero, that’s very dear O, that’s very dear,” Says old Uncle Sam, “Lero, lero, fillibustero, that’s very dear,” Says old Uncle Sam. “Also, some few I. O. U.’s and bets,” Lillibulero, old Uncle Sam, “Mine and Bob Toombs’s and Slidell’s and Rhett’s,” Lillibulero, old Uncle Sam. “Lero, lero, that leaves me zero, that leaves me zero,” Says old Uncle Sam, “Lero, lero, fillibustero, that leaves me zero,” Says old Uncle Sam.