continued: Aye! Behold him! See him, Perry! In the self same ship they fought; Though his mess-mates fall around him Nothing can his sould afright. But behold, a ball has struck him See the crimson current flow! "Leave the deck!" Exclaimed brave Perry "no!" Cried Bird, "I will not go" "Here on deck I took my station Ne'er will Bird his colors fly; I'll stand by you, gallant captain, Till we conqueor or we die." Still he fought, though faint and bleeding, Till our Stars and Stripes arose, Victory having crowned our efforts, All triumphant o'er our foes And did Bird receive a pension? Was he to his friends restored? No, nor never to his bosm clapsed the maid his heart adored. But there came most dismal tidings From Lake Erie's distant shore; Better far if Bird had perished 'Midst the battle's awful roar. "Dearest parents," said the letter "This will bring sad news to you' Do not mourn your first beloved, Though this brings his last adieu. Continued BIRD POEM 3