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Literary
May 20, 1864
The Portland Daily Press
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
A humorous poem recounting Parson Brownlow's daughter in Tennessee boldly defending the U.S. flag from two approaching Confederate soldiers with pistols, scaring them away. Found among a deceased Confederate's effects and shared by a Michigan soldier.
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POETRY.
Brownlow's Daughter.
A Michigan soldier furnishes the Cincinnati Times the following remarkable stanzas, lately found among the literary effects of a deceased confederate at Blue Springs, East Tennessee:
A lady on the portal stood,
A pistol waving in each hand—
The "Stars and Stripes" about her;
'Twas Parson Brownlow's daughter.
Two rebels marched toward the house
With hearts full bent on slaughter;
They call aloud "Pull down that flag,
To Parson Brownlow's daughter."
But she was not so easy scared.
Nor timid as they thought her;
"Your skulls I'll empty of your brains,"
Said Parson Brownlow's daughter.
"I swear," quoth one, "I like her grit,
She is a perfect Bruiser,
And we had better 'git up and git,'
From Parson Brownlow's daughter."
The flag still waves above the house
As chaste as stars in water:
It long has waved, and long may wave
O'er Parson Brownlow's daughter.
If ever I conclude to be
A matrimonial squatter,
I'll go to Knoxville, Tennessee,
And marry Parson Brownlow's daughter.
Brownlow's Daughter.
A Michigan soldier furnishes the Cincinnati Times the following remarkable stanzas, lately found among the literary effects of a deceased confederate at Blue Springs, East Tennessee:
A lady on the portal stood,
A pistol waving in each hand—
The "Stars and Stripes" about her;
'Twas Parson Brownlow's daughter.
Two rebels marched toward the house
With hearts full bent on slaughter;
They call aloud "Pull down that flag,
To Parson Brownlow's daughter."
But she was not so easy scared.
Nor timid as they thought her;
"Your skulls I'll empty of your brains,"
Said Parson Brownlow's daughter.
"I swear," quoth one, "I like her grit,
She is a perfect Bruiser,
And we had better 'git up and git,'
From Parson Brownlow's daughter."
The flag still waves above the house
As chaste as stars in water:
It long has waved, and long may wave
O'er Parson Brownlow's daughter.
If ever I conclude to be
A matrimonial squatter,
I'll go to Knoxville, Tennessee,
And marry Parson Brownlow's daughter.
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Patriotism
War Peace
Liberty Freedom
What keywords are associated?
Brownlows Daughter
Union Flag
Confederate Rebels
Civil War Poetry
Patriotism
Knoxville Tennessee
Literary Details
Title
Brownlow's Daughter
Subject
Defense Of The Union Flag Against Confederate Rebels
Key Lines
A Lady On The Portal Stood,
A Pistol Waving In Each Hand—
The "Stars And Stripes" About Her;
'Twas Parson Brownlow's Daughter.
Your Skulls I'll Empty Of Your Brains,
Said Parson Brownlow's Daughter.