The Two Southern Mothers a machine-readable transcription R. J. Weir Elizabeth Lorang Kristen Treen transcription and encoding Kristen Treen R. J. Weir Elizabeth Lorang aa.18631107.1 cwnewspaperpoetry Scholarly Editing: The Annual of the Association for Documentary Editing
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 Scholarly Editing: The Annual of the Association for Documentary Editing editor Amanda Gailey editor Andrew Jewell 34 2167-1257 [Unsigned] The Two Southern Mothers The Anglo-African 7 November 1863 [1] The microfilm copy used for transcription was loaned by Indiana University-Bloomington. <imprint> <date sameAs="#issue_date"/> </imprint> </monogr> </biblStruct> </sourceDesc> </fileDesc> <encodingDesc> <p>This electronic text is a semi-diplomatic transcription of the source text. Hyphenation, punctuation, variant spellings, and errors present in the source text have been retained. The transcription does not attempt to capture all aspects of the original formatting or layout.</p> </encodingDesc> <profileDesc> <creation> <persName xml:id="im">Macfarlane, Isabella</persName> <persName xml:id="rh">Hamilton, Robert</persName> <persName xml:id="th">Hamilton, Thomas</persName> <date when="1863">1863</date> </creation> <langUsage> <language ident="en-US">modern American English</language> </langUsage> <textClass> <classCode scheme="http://authorities.loc.gov"> <term>African American families--History--19th century</term> <term>African American women</term> <term>Confederate States of America</term> <term>Confederate States of America--Social conditions</term> <term>Slavery--United States--History--19th century</term> <term>United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women</term> <term>Women --Confederate States of America --History</term> </classCode> </textClass> </profileDesc> <revisionDesc> <change when="2013-03-02" who="#el">made copyediting changes</change> <change when="2013-01" who="#el">revised transcription and encoding to address errors and inconsistencies; updated editorial notes</change> <change when="2012-11" who="#awj">added Scholarly Editing info to TEI header</change> <change when="2012-11-01" who="#el">added and encoded editorial notes</change> <change when="2012-09-29" who="#el">checked transcription and encoding</change> <change when="2012-09-25" who="#kt">encoded</change> <change when="2012-06" who="#bw">checked</change> <change when="2012-05" who="#kt">transcribed</change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <facsimile corresp="#issue"> <surface xml:id="pp1"> <graphic url="aa.18631107.pp1.jpg"/> <zone xml:id="pp1_cropped" corresp="#poem"> <graphic url="aa.18631107.pp1_cropped.jpg"/> </zone> </surface> <surface xml:id="pp2"> <graphic url="aa.18631107.pp2.jpg"/> </surface> <surface xml:id="pp3"> <graphic url="aa.18631107.pp3.jpg"/> </surface> <surface xml:id="pp4"> <graphic url="aa.18631107.pp4.jpg"/> </surface> </facsimile> <text corresp="#poem #pp1_cropped"> <body> <lg type="poem"> <head type="main" subtype="authorial" rend="center">THE TWO SOUTHERN MOTHERS.<note type="editorial" resp="#bw #el">"The Two Southern Mothers" appeared in the <title level="j">Continental Monthly of November 1863. The poem was unsigned in its Continental Monthly printing, but the cumulative index to volume 4 of the journal (July–December 1863) identifies Isabella Macfarlane as the poem's author. Heard you not the din of battle, Cannon's roar and musket's rattle, Clash of sword and shriek of shell, Victor's shot and vanquished's yell? Saw you not yon scene of slaughter, Human blood poured out like water; Northern valor, Southern pride, Stern resolve on either side? Cheering on his flagging men, Rallying to the charge again, Comes a bullet charged with grief, Strikes the brave Confederate chief. Down he falls, amid the strife, Horses trampling out his life; Scarce can his retreating force Find and save his mangled corsecorpse. Home they bore him to his mother— He was all she had—none other: WofulWoeful mother! who can borrow Words to paint her frantic sorrow? As she mourned her slaughtered brave, Came and spake her aged slave— Came and spake with solemn brow: "Misses, we is even, now. "I had ten, and you had one; Now we're even—all are gone; Not one left to bury either— Slave and mistress mourn together. "Every one of mine you sold— Now your own lies stark and cold: To the just Avenger bow— MissisMistress! I forgive you now." Thus she spoke, that sable mother; Shuddering, quailed and crouched the other. Yea! although it tarry long, Payment shall be made for wrong!The final two lines of the poem are possibly a biblical allusion or an allusion to other religious literature; however, the source or reference of the allusion is unknown.