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T<hi poor to possess the precious ores. And too much of a stranger to borrow. We issued today our promises to pay, And hoped to redeem on the morrow. I he day> rolled on, and weeks became years, But our coffers were empty still: < oin was so rare that our treasury quaked II a dollat should drop in the till. B t our taith that was in us was strong indeed, And our poverty well discerned And these little checks represented the pay That our suffering volunteers earned. We knew it had hardly a value in gold; ^ et as gold our soldiers received it. Jt gazed on our eyes with a promise to pay. And our patriot soldier's believed it. But our boys thought little of price or pay, Or the bills that were overdue. We knew that ft it brought bread today, 'Twas the best our poor country could do. Keep it, it tells our history over, From the birth of its dream to the last: Modest and born of the Angel Hope, Like the hope of success it passed.
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