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Poem
June 26, 1872
Knoxville Weekly Chronicle
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
A poignant narrative poem depicting an orphan child's grief over her mother's grave, mistaking death for sleep, as they huddle with a doll in the snow, perishing together. Titled 'Those Whom Battle Slays at Home,' implying war's toll on families.
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Knoxville Weekly Chronicle, Wednesday, June 26, 1872.
Those Whom Battle Slays at Home.
A Sad Case.
The Dolls will.
"Dolly, I'm tired, so tired of play,
Your cheeks with many tears are wet:
No one will look for us, though it is late,
For mother is slumbering yet;
Slumbering yet, though she loves us so,
But, Dolly, we'll go and see.
And if she can hear us, I know she will wake
My Dolly, for you and me.
"Dolly, our mother's asleep by this tree,
They covered the place with grass
For fear of the cold, and lest she should hear
The footsteps of people that pass.
Home I must go when it gets quite dark,
But, Dolly, I'll leave you here;
If mother should waken, and see you, she'll
know
We too have been wandering near.
"Oh, Dolly, it's snowing, there's no one to care,
And oh, it is damp and chill:
Poor mother may waken, so, Dolly, we'll stay
And lovingly watch by her still."
Both mother and orphan were sleeping soon,
They heard not the wind's sad tone,
While drifting the snow o'er their resting place,
Where Dolly was watching alone.
Those Whom Battle Slays at Home.
A Sad Case.
The Dolls will.
"Dolly, I'm tired, so tired of play,
Your cheeks with many tears are wet:
No one will look for us, though it is late,
For mother is slumbering yet;
Slumbering yet, though she loves us so,
But, Dolly, we'll go and see.
And if she can hear us, I know she will wake
My Dolly, for you and me.
"Dolly, our mother's asleep by this tree,
They covered the place with grass
For fear of the cold, and lest she should hear
The footsteps of people that pass.
Home I must go when it gets quite dark,
But, Dolly, I'll leave you here;
If mother should waken, and see you, she'll
know
We too have been wandering near.
"Oh, Dolly, it's snowing, there's no one to care,
And oh, it is damp and chill:
Poor mother may waken, so, Dolly, we'll stay
And lovingly watch by her still."
Both mother and orphan were sleeping soon,
They heard not the wind's sad tone,
While drifting the snow o'er their resting place,
Where Dolly was watching alone.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ballad
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
War Military
What keywords are associated?
Orphan Grief
Mother Grave
War Victims
Doll Companion
Snowy Death
Poem Details
Title
Those Whom Battle Slays At Home.
Subject
A Sad Case
Key Lines
"Dolly, I'm Tired, So Tired Of Play,
"Dolly, Our Mother's Asleep By This Tree,
"Oh, Dolly, It's Snowing, There's No One To Care,
Both Mother And Orphan Were Sleeping Soon,
Where Dolly Was Watching Alone.