THE MAN WHO WATCHED AT OSLO'S GATES
Wis., Oscar N. Nelson, Beloit
The Man Who Watched at Oslo's Gates [By OSCAR N. NELSON, Beloit, Wis.]. UP from the sea came a Nazi fleet With not one fear of for to meet, Without one fear as it cleared the straits, For a...
...In the trophy case of a land disgraced A new tear moistened flag is placed, A ludas gift to « Nazi hand That is courting the hatred of ei cry land...
...For now when tlx world is murder mad No Nazi shall he khari clad, To spike our guns in the dead of night And surrender our freedom without a fight...
...Is another country soon to hear Thundering cannons drawing near, Then to find, as Norway found, too late, That a traitor was watching at the gate} It's sinful I know to e'er suggest That guardsmen stand an acid test, Before a country entrusts her fate To one who will watch at the nation's gate...
...But a treacherous son spiked her guns that day...
...So when the Norse aivakeited at dawn, They found their cherished freedom gone, Gone was the soul of a peaceful land, Sold for a price that a knare would demand...
...Into the fjord as the Norsemen slept, The war mad Nazi warriors swept, Without a glance at the tools of war, That the Norsemen had huilt on the craggy shore...
...UP from the sea came a Nazi fleet With not one fear of for to meet, Without one fear as it cleared the straits, For a traitor was watching at Oslo's gales...
...Built only to guard 'gainst war hen/ force The mounted guns of the peaceful Norse Were ample to hold a foe at bay...
Vol. 10 • May 1940 • No. 19
