Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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THE BOMB jTircsiOc Ucticrirs I am sitting in the armchair by the firelight ' s ruddy glow. Lost in dreamy recollections of the days of long ' ago. From iiiy pipe the smoke is curling in an azure-tinted cloud, Soothing nut the care and worry under which my head is bowed. l)u the pane the frost has gathered, and the night is dark and cold: From the caves the snow is whirling, and the winter wind is bold. As the pages of the past unfold the years at V. M. I„ My eyes grow dim with longing, from my heart there wells a sigh. Though the snapping logs blaze cheerful, and the cozy room glows wa While within my homely shelter here I can not feel the storm. Yet my heart is sore within me, as the pictures fade and rise, For tlie passing of the friendships and the breaking of the ties. From afar T hear the sighing of a bugle through the gloom, And I see a sentry pacing like a shadow through a tomb, Like a lonely shadow pacing on his cold and weary post. Keeping guard throughout the nighttime for all the sleeping host. I can see once more the camp-fire, with the boys all gathered round. I ' can see their tirelit faces, hear the banjo ' s haunting sound. Mow before me springs a vision of the gleam of many guns; Down the road in steady column come Virginia ' s sturdy sons, With the colors proudly waving in the balmy Southern air — Tis a sight to be remembered, when you once have seen it there. In the mountains of Virginia, where the sunny hills are blue. There ' s a place of fame and valor whose very name rings true. ( )b. the magic of the prideful words — a V. M. I. Cadet! How glad I am I ' ve been one — how I long to be one yet! C. C. C,

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THE BOMB Bronze Guns The two large guns by the Washington Statue, L ' Envee and Le Severe, are 24 pounders, and were cast in Duaci. France, in 1693 and 1678, respectively, during the reign of Louis XIV. These great bronze guns weigh 5.500 pounds each, and are each eleven feet seven inches in length. i ) - % In -HB ft uiii m m m mil mail ii |H , nil huh mj? 1 Cadet Hospital

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