THE DARLINGTON
11
VOL. III.
DAHL IN G TON, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1893.
NO. 48.
CURRENT TOPICS.
WHAT ¥0(1 KNOW AND WHAT ¥011
DON’T KNOW.
Personals and Short (teas of In
terest to the Local and General
Reader.
Mrs. G. E. Dargan is visiting
relatives in Camden.
Miss Pauline Dennis is visiting
her sister, Mrs. llearon.
Mrs. T. E.- Normcnt is visiting
her parents in Charleston.
Capt. J. 8. Fairley, of Charles
ton, was in town last week.
Miss Mary Lucas, of Society Hill,
is visiting Miss Emmie James.
Mr. Frank Ward law has returned
from a trip to 1’ittaOold, Mass.
Miss Koaie ^TiHiamson has gone
to Saluda to spend some weeks.
Mr. Laiirin Parrott, of Sumter,
spent part of last week in town.
Mrs. Zimmerman and Mr. Bunch
pre both living in their new houses.
Miss Bessie Williamson left on
Wednesday for a trip to the sea
coasti
Mn C. B. Edwards and family
left on Wednesday for Cleveland
Springs.
The pastor of the Baptist church
will return in time to hold services
on Sunday.
Mr. Harry Andrews left on Mon
day for a short sojourn at Cleve
land Springe.
Dr. HeGirt and family have gone
to Uallivan, Marion county, to spend
.everal weeks.
Miss Ella Davis, of Camden, who
has been visiting Mrs. G. E. Dargan,
returned to her home last week.
Miss Jennie Bast left yesterday
to spend several week* with friend*
in Charleston and Orangeburg.
The Mieses Lide, daughters of
Rev, T, P, Lide, of Harlin City, are
risiting their numerous relatives in
Arlington.
The Kev, J. E. Carlisle has been
planted a vacation by the Methodist
ihnrch, but has not decided when
'>e will leave.
Mr. 8. A. Woods returned home
hist week after spending some time
on the sea coast, with his sister, Mrs.
W. Me. Duck,
Miss Addle Dest'hamps, of Sum-
■er, who has been spending some
‘<eeka with Miss Josephine McCall,
ieft for home Monday.
Mr. J. J. Blacke, a member of the
I’ee Dee Artillery, came all the way
i rom New York, where he now u*
.-ides, bo attend the reunion.
Mr. N. L. Harrell and Dr. W. J.
Garner left Wednesday for Tate’s
spring, Tenn., from which place
1 hey will extend their trip over parts
>f Tennessee and Virginia.
Miss Saide Rhctt, of Charleston,
ivho has been s] mding several
Keeks with Miss Bessie Williamson,
left on Wednesday for Pendleton
s. C., where she will spend the bal
nice of the snmmer.
Misses Mamie and Lula Yass, who
have been visiting friends in the
county, returned to their home at
Greenwood on Monday. They were
accompanied by Mise Janie Howie,
, ho will spend some time with them
rvt their home.
‘ Mr. J. W. Blackwell returned
rom a visit lo his brother, Mr. J. A.
(lackwell, on Friday and brought
uith him an immense watermelon
mown on the farm of the latter,
it weighed sixty pounds, and was as
ine a specimen as we have ever
seen. Mr. Blr kwcll has a great
tuauy others net. as large.
Rev. J. Y. Law and family leit
on Tuesday for a two months’ stav
on Sullivan’s Island. While there
he will fill the pulpit of the first
Presbyterian church in Charleston.
There will bo no regular supply at
his church here, but arrangements
will be made to hold services occa
sionally during the absence of the
pastor.' The regular round of union
cervices, at night, will go on as usual.
We are indebted to Kev. J. G.
Law for a copy of the minutes of
the Pee Dee Presbytery, from which
w« extract the following figures:
Churches, So i Elders, 80; Deacons,
71; Communicants, 1,413: Minis
ters, 11; Candidates for the min
i stry, 3. The financial reports shows
that the Darlington church is the
•urougeit financially and that the
various assessments, placed upon
this church, have been paid in full.
The church here has 182 mem
bers.
The water pipes will be extended
pn Curium to OuV street, and from
there to the residence of Capt. Coker
at the endjof the street. This wotili
he a good time for the residents on
Cashua street to have the pipes ex-
teuedd as far as Ervin street
would be well also for the Broad and
Pearl street residents to do the same
nnd thereby have plenty of water in
ruse of fire, to say nothing of the
convenience of having it lor other
purposes. Neither the town council
or the Water Company can afford to
’av the pipes unless the people will
nse the water, the cost of which is
1 reMOUttbJt,
THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
The
of
Editors Take Possession
the Capital City.
The meeting of the State Press
Association, in Columbia last week
was a very pleasant and successful
one, and all the editors seemed to en
joy the brief relaxation from their
labors. The attendance was very
large and the Association was
strengthened by the addition of a
good many new members. The repre
sentatives hall was courteously placed
at the disposal of the Association and
the meetings were held in this large
and beautiful room. Whatever may
have been the opinion of the public
ns to the amount of wisdom pos
sessed by the members of the As
sociation, us compared with that of
tlie legislature and of other bodies
that have met in this historic place,
it was beyond dispute the most good-
natured and quiet assemblage that
has ever assembled in the capital,
and all its proceedings were marked
by the utmost decorum and dignity.
However much the editors may pitch
into cacli other through their re
spective papers, they always bury
the hatchet at these annual meetings
and nothing is said or done that could
in the slightest way wound the feel
ings of the most sensitive.
The Mayor extended a cordial wel
come to the city to which President
Wallace responded with' his usual
dignity and grace. The members all
took a lively interest in the proceed
ings and we are sure that they were
all, especially the young ones, very
much piofifed by what they heard
in regard to the work of man
aging a newspaper. The essays
were all practical and instructive,
written us they were by practical
newspaper men who do not write un
less they hsvc something good to
say, and that, too. in as few words
as possible. It was a matter of pro
found regret when President Wal
lace announced that his retirement
from the field of journalism would
force him to decline a re-election to
the position that he had held for a
number of years. Hugh Wilson, of
the Abbeville Press and Banner
THE REUNION
OF THE StlltmOKS OK PEE DEE
ARTILLERY.
Klrctiou
Address
A Royal Repast—The
Officers—Eloquent
Major .Armstrong.
The thirteenth auniml reunion
the Pee Dee Artillery took place
the Mineral spring on Friday of lust
week, and was well attended by the
old veterans of that famous com
mand. The day was pleasantly
spent in reviving recollections of
war times, and in idliii
different members of ih
Advancing years have-not*
away the appetites,
scarred warriors; ai
justice to the ample
provided for the occasion, and such
a dinner that the sight of, thirty
years ago, would have made them
think that they were in Fairy Land.
Muj. James Armstrong, the orator of
the day, and Capt. J. S. Fairley,
both of Charleston, were the special
guests of the day.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President,
James Lawhon; first vice president,
J. J. Blake; second vice president,
J. W. Brunson ; executive commit
tee, R. McLendon, J. E. Pettigrew,
J. R. Colo.
This command has the honor of
having inaugurated the movement in
favor of paying pensions to the needy
old soldier*, and steps were taken
with a view of having these pensions
increased. The secretary was instruc
ted to scud copies of these resolutions
to the senators and representatives
of Florence and Darlington coun
ties.
Muj. Armstrong delivered the fol
lowing address to a vast concourse of
patriotic citizens:
Lawes, Fkieniw, CojIhaw
. It was nothing unusual for the
Pec Dee Artillery to surprise the
enemy, and now the survivors of
that 'pirited and splendid company
have surprised one of their most
When my dear old
comrade, Elihu Muldrow, apprised
me of the fact that the survivors of
the battery wished me to be present
at their reunion and address them,
l - IU ' i he did not mention that I would have
a battal
ion of beauty j probably he had
heard of my lamentable failure in
the lists of love, and concluded
that I might not attend if informed
that the gentler sex were to be pres
ent. A letter written by “Elihu”
from Ebenezer,” had an evangelic
sound, and this enchanting scene has
an Eve-Angelic siguificencc. The
gallant gentleman who lias compli-
i mented me so handsomely omitted
' to mention that I was one of the
| few officers of Maxcy Gregg's old
men with whom it was mv privilege
to serve >n the grand old army of
Northern Virginia; to whom 1 am
attached by ties as strong as they
arc sacred, by memories sad and
sublime, by associations as loving
and inspiring, as ever pulsed the
heart and stirred the depths of its
devotion.
It is beyond the power of human
speech fittingly to express the
thoughts that crowd upon my mind,
as 1 look into you i' faces, listen to
your familiar- adfcces—faces which
have been atirfHnd in my memory—
voioea that hart-fallen upon the ear
of fancy em rtMc the fearful field
of fkppnmattnNfrifas the sceneyif the
surrender of the heroic remnant of
the army, of .vi#h you were a part
from its fortn&ilffti, and to the un-
snrpuased, mint passable, fame of
which yon ‘' contributed services as
splendid, fidelity as uucliangeable,
courage as unflinching, fortitude as
ennobling, a self sucrilice as sublime,
as that of any other command whicli
fought beneath the Southern Cross.
Not even the desolation of defeat,
or the wearied years whieh divide us
from the scenes through which we
pass along the perilous path of duty,
have lessened the light which il-
luiitiues the noble and heroic deeds
done in defence of principles enfibred
in every Southern breast
This day marks a memorable
event in the chronicles of the South.
The daring deeds it commemorates
are inscribed in the Pantheon of fame,
in characters as eternal as the sun
light which beam upon yonder mon
ument to Darlington’s martyr dead,
us uncxtlugniBhable as the stars that
gem the dome of night, shedding
their soft, silvery light upon the
scattered graves, in which shroudless
and coffluless so many of cur Con
federate comrades rest in untroubled
sleep. Thirty-two years ago to-day
that fine and splendid company, the
the survivors of which it is my
pride to address, Was enrolled for the
war, then being waged against the
South, and from that time {until the
close Of the struggle the Pee Dee
Artillery was in the field lighting I
for Southern liberty.
,, , M a ! j devoted friends,
elected President m the place of
Mr. Wallace, and in a few appropri
ate words thanked the'Association
for the honor it had conferred upon
him. Mr. C. H. Prince, the effl-j
cient secretary, and to whose uutir-j t(J f, c , c a battei . y or rather
mg energy is due the credit of| - -
arranging all the detcila of the trip:
to the World’e Fair, also declined -v-
election, but the Association just
simply would not listen at him and
elected him to the place unanimously.
The members of the Association were
shown evury courtesy by the officials
and citizens of Columbia, and were
so favirably impressed that it was
decide 1 to meet there again next year.
On TI ui sday afternoon the {members
were <aken in carriages and driven
over the city and all its sights pointed i ^gi.^iitUiaUemainwl trim to his
out to tnem, after which they "ere | (j aro jj ua chai'me', and did not flirt
given a ride in the electric cars. At with the lovel VJ iuia gifi3 . Cap .
night they were entertained by a hue tain Keith Dargan*s reason for l£-
banquet, at which there was some ^ , silcnt Qn th ^ t 3ubject is highly
good speaking which was very much ^ lueudabl h(J wi J 8hed to * / e
was heur.l iinioiig llic death dealing
artillery, vvlii.-li did so miirli In dis
lodge Model Ian's great army. Your
captain complimented you on the
coolness and courage you displayed,
and the infantry acknowledged the
invaluable aid you rendered them.
At Warrenton Springs the skillful
til ing of the Pee Dee Artillery elicited
the commendation of the lion-hearted
General A. P. Hill. “Approbations
from Sir Hubert Stanley is praise
indeed.”
You will remember
captured the supplies
Junction, our Federal
iii£ left hurriedly.
the day we
at Manassas
friends hav-
The sutlers'
stores were packed with choice com
forts—caldrons of “real coffee,” bar
rels of leinoimde, hams, cigars,
canned goods, crackers, Rhine Wine
and cheese. We had badly been in
need of food. We had received
rations of fresh beef, but there was
no salt. A member of the regiment
emptied part of a cartridge into his
flonr, and after mixing the mess
with water, and kneading it, placed
it on embers to bake. He had heard
there was ault-petre in gun powder.
He came near goiug to St. Peter.
We were so mncli confused in the
sutler shop that we did not know
what to take. 1 came out with a
box of cigars and two bottles of
wine. In mentioning the circum
stance to a lovely lady after the war
(she was the wife of a gallant gen
eral whom we knew and loved)
she remarked that I could not have
been very much confused, to judge
from the articles I came off with.
How heartily Gen. Gregg praised
the I’ee Dec Artilhiry for their
splendid services at second Manassas,
in supporting his brigade, and scat
tering column after column of Fed
eral infantry. You will recall the
fact that for hours we had to bear
the brunt of the battle) for rein
forcements did not arrive until late
in the afternoon. It was a time of
trial, of terror—-the firing was con
tinuous, the Federal forces outnum
bering ours three to one. The sheets
of flame from their rifles lighted up
6 ' the line. You were hidden from our
enjoyed by all who were present If
there is a place where the people are
more courteous and hospitable than
those of Columbia we would like for
some one to name it. We regret
that owing to the pressure on our
columns we are nimble to give a
more detailed account of the pro
ceedings of the Association.
During the banquet on Thursday
night, Mr. C. H. Prince, the secre
tary, was surprised and. as the sin -
ing goes, almost taken off hi- feet by i a proof
being made the recipient of a line! woman s
gold watch us a testimonial
the Association in recognition of hi
arduous work in arranging for :
trip to the World’s Fair.
spare
my feelings, which wrs more than
she did, for she married a handsomer
man.
This beautiful scene recalls the
ancient sentence of Simonides that,
“A picture is a silent poem, and
a poem a speaking picture.” This
favored spot! The memorial in
marble, mute as are the lips of the
silent sleepers w hose virtue and valor
it commemorates; yet how eloquent
of woman’s work and
worth -the noble
I remember the Jay vou arrived in l iew ^
Virginia, and it was not lone until ,? 1 .‘ Vour .^ U ? S) ,
we became warm friends'. We; '^ch vou stood as determinedly and
passed a delightful time, enjoying, ( ^ t J lc ‘ at the pass
Virginia hospitality of the kiudli-! 0 ^ H‘‘ r l ,er8 * t D'. v
est strain. Owens was mail carrier, i J®”' , ® l ! a . 8 un * 01 t lc
How lonmgly you looked for letters' “^tack, fortunately the enemy sur-
frum home and when one of those ten
der, treasured missives was received
the happy individual would hurry
to some sheltered, secluded nook, to
commune in spirit with the charm
ing maiden to whom he had pledged
his troth, whom, when the cruel war
was over, he hoped to wed and enjoy
the bliss of married life. Some were
disappointed at not hearing from
their sweetheart and sought solace
in the society of the Suffolk ladies,
and forgot blighted hopes in innocent
flirtat ious. Nothing serious, for you
were lively as you listened to the
sparkling and sportive sayings of the one
curling smoke rising
along aside of
rendered. You received two cannon
— a NaiKilcon, taken with French
leave—a rille, rifled from the enemy.
At Shurpsburg and Shepherdstown
you did effective service.
The famous field of Fredericks
burg rises before the recollection,
and we again see our old antagonists,
with whom we had been grappling
since June who had twice changed
commanders, whom disappointments
did not discourage, or defeat dis-
hearteu. That December day pre
sented .ns splendid a spectacle us
war’s dread drama ever introduced ;
which we to-dav recall with
village belles, who favored “Camp; feelings of pride, mingled with emo
Huger” almost daily with their win- lions of sorrow. It was a great, but
some presence, to witnees dress pa- a.costly triumph, for the snow-clad
rade, and watch the regiment as it slopes were crimsoned with the rich,
double quicked to the familiar air of
the “Prarie Flower.” Elihu Mul-
red life tide that ebbed from the
best and bravest of soldiers. Stafi
captain attested how highly join
M-nices were appreciated.
We follow in jour fancy ovei
the fields of fame, where your
steadfast courage, nnclnllcd fidelity,
patient endurance, shone conspicu
ously-lighting up some of the
proudest pages of Carolina’s martial
history, adding to the renown of
more than one leader, nobly aiding
the cause y m were first to espouse,
and in in defense of which many of
your valued comrades willingly en
countered death.
The readiness with which you re
sponded to every order, no matter
how difficult or dangerous, the duty
you were expected to discharge, is
affectionately recalled by those who
are familiar with the touching
story of your patriotism and valor,
who, when they turn their thoughts
to tbc proud and pictured past, are
reminded that the soldiers from the
I’ee Dee on many a historical hill
top repeated the words of the Athe
nian, on the field of Plataea, “Place
us where you will.”
Your ardor and faith remained
firm through the spring and sum
mer of 1803. With diminished
ranks, but as resolute and defiant as
ever you shared in the glories of
(Jhaticcllorsville, and from the
opening to the close of the fearful
struggle at Gettysdueg j’ou occupied
an advanced posstion, and were sub
jected to the severest artillery fire of
the war, yet the enemy failed to si
lence your guns. You aided in
checking the tide of Grant’s tri
umph iu 1804, and the Wilderness,
Spott8ylvania,Jericho Ford, Hanover,
second Cold Harbor, added new stars
to the firmameu) of your funic. Af
ter the close of that campaign, yon
did not have men enough to handle
the guns, and returned to Carolina
to recruit your ranks. You did not
go back to Virginia, your services i
being required in the Carolinas !
where you did your duty a; faith- j
fully and commcndablv as wlien vou - - -
belonged tn the Army of Northern j ni “"y othcrs ' vholu
Virginia. I shall not speak of the
closing scenes of the war—scenes as
sad as they are sacred.
1 miss from your ranks many a
manly fellow, with whom it was my
delignt to converse around the camp
fires, in the ruddy glow of which we
seemed to see reflected the happy j aud>
homes and cherished hearthstones,
which we had left in bright boy
hood, or in the morning of manhood
—the sweet, fair faces of the house
hold deities, in whom our heart's
fondest affections were centered,
whose invocations were wafted Hea
venward on the pinions of prayer,
as they knelt before the fam
ily altar, in behalf of sons, brothers,
fathers, husbands, divided from
them by distance—doing duty along
the perilous picket posts, beneath the
silent watches of the sentinel stars
—stars whose mild, mellow light we
likened to angels eyes, watching over
the destiny of the sleeping soldiers
in the bleak winter bivouac. Alas!
those stars looked down in pity on
the pale, upturned faces, and nerve
less breasts of many of the bravo
men who had cheered us in the fu
rious charge, and shielded us from
Another Fire.
The residence of Mr. Charlie
Williams, on Broad street, was con
sumed by fire about half-past eleven
o’clock on Tuesday night. The fire
originated in the kitchen and had
gained considerable headwaj’ before
being discovered. The family had
to get out very hurriedly ami only
saved a few articles. Mr. Williams
estiniases his loss at about |1,100.
He is not certain, owing to tlie ab
sence of the insurance agent, as to 1 ^
the amount of his insurance, and I j be
fears that it is verv light. The'
loss is a severe one to Mr. Williams,
women
from!of tlie South represented here to
day - . The survivors of the Confed
erate army, who illustrated the
highest order of courage and
patriotism. Thefair young maidens,
daughters—the gallant young men,
sons—of heroes. These, my friends,
conjoin to make a poem that is
matchless in its melody, sublime in
ite simplicity; a picture grand in
its grouping, revealing the lights and
shadows which encircled the cause
of the Confederacy. This is the
home of the Darlington Guards, one
of the finest companies of our citi
zen soldiery that nobly upheld the
fair fame of Carolina throughout
the stirring past. Captain Thomp-
sou, your corps recalls the dawn of
days nnd deeds that are no
more: The beautiful sky of that
April morn in Charleston harbor—
the lovd living, tin* lamented dead.
The lingers that pcmied uiniiy of
those signalu'e.s have long since
crumbled into kindred dust. It was
on just such paper as this that the
letters we received from home
were written. The most elegant
and expensive note paper ever made,
never had inscribed on its creamy
surface, sweeter or more endearing
sentences, or periods of loftier patri
otism, than the dingy sheets on
which were traced by th« hand of
affection, the outjioiiring of hearts
as noble, as gentle, and as true as
ever throbbed w ithin the tender and
trusting breast of woman ; words of
courage, hojieor cheer. It was on
paper the color of this that sorrow
ing and sympathizing comrades con
tained the nielahcholy tidings of the
death of the brothers, James and
I’inckney Harrison, Janies McLen
don, William Brown, and Julius
Jordan, the live daring defenders of
Southern liberty, who laid their un
blemished lives upon the hallowed
altar of their country at Fredericks
burg, The brothers Harrison were
not natives of the Fee Dee section;
they came from old liberty loving
Laurens District. They were buried
in the same grave, over which Hea
ven's sunlight makes a hale. Death
did not divide them, for they were
conducted by the Angel of Hope to
the home on High. It was on paper
like this, that bold, brave Andrew
J. Rugg, while he lay mortally
wounded, his leg having been taken
off by a cannon ball, with an indom
itable spirit that has never been ex
celled, wrote to his darling wife
that you tenderly and tearfully com-
mumeuted to the mother of S. W,
Gcc, that he died a death sublime,
and that the last words which camo
from his lips were, “Tell mother I
die in defence of my country.”
Washington Waddell is not with us;
trusty, valorous comrade! He per
ished at the post of duty, between
vour guns at Gettysburg. There are
wc miss, whose
absence we niob'ii; who, though
• dead, live in our love, and their
j names are among our brightest,
j fonde-t. dearest memories. There
was no officer in the army who was
dearer to me than the warm-hearted,
handsome and brave Ervin B. Brun-
Hehas gone to the Spirit
Peace to his ashes—the
homage of a comrade's heart to his
memory. If men were faithful to
freedom, it men fearlessly fought
for principles ingrained in their na
ture, if ever nitn went grandly down
to deat It strengthened with the panop-
oplyof patriotism, sustained by the
knowledge of the righteoushess of
their cause—the last utterance of
their dying lips breathing a prayer
for tlie liberty of their loved Jaud;
their parting sou! true to the highest,
holiest sentiments that ever inspired
the noblest of martyrs, they were the
heroes who marched with firm foot
steps, with undaunted hearts under
Confederate colors, nnd died in the
front of battle. Oh, dear, dead
comrades, resting in dreamless sleep
on the memorable fields where you so
heroically made the last human sac
rifice, above which the blue sky
bends like a benediction, upon which
drew, in his letter reminded me of: ford's heights trembled beneath the
those dreamy and deliglitf til days j shock of Burnside’s Artillery pro-
when our hearts were as light as our] tecting the advance of his divisions,
purses. His letter conveyed the J«hietC marched steadily to death,
honor yon con feared upon me and it: They charged up the slippery slope
caused my blood to throb in every jin the face of a withering lire of
pulse, and to tingle in every vein, as, artillery and infantry. \ aliantly,
he formerly mentioned that he and but vainly, they tried to reach the
his brother survivors still remember line held by Ixmgstreet's veteran
their comrade of tlie “Irish Yolim- corps, before the well directed tire of
teers,” whom he was pleased to term j which tiny ft 11 as lust as dead, dried
“the smooth faced, boy Adjutant.’’! leaves beneath the blasts of autumn.
No more a boy, for time and its sad The men of McLaw’s Division could
mutations have long since re-] see the green sprigs in the caps of
:\ Meagher’s I trig tide, who, when the
brilliant charge was checked, and
with decimated ranks tney had to
retreat were not far from the Con
federate eolu jius. You w ere posted
to the left of Hamilton's Crossing,
! where \. P. Hill’s Light Division
j had its desperate and deadly struggle
tbc foe; where we were
sur-
ing the scarcity of men he (Baxter
Rollings) planted his colors between
the guns and lent a helping hand as
and one that he can ill afford. The: t be ear ly sunbeams sparkling upon
fire was out of reach of the water g*. Michael’s spire, the flashing
pipes and the engine could not he]from St Finbar’s Gross; burnish-
used. The fire had made cousid-j i n g lV8 with gold, the undulating
•rable progress when discovered. ‘
Tuesday afternoon,
a great* help to cot-
The town was visited with a very-
fine rain on
which will be
ton and peas. There was a great
deal of electricity in the clouds,
more than there 1ms been at any
other time during this summer, and
nervous folks were pretty ha’dly
frightened by. the vivid flushes
of lightning. Some of the electric
lights on the west side of the square
went out. but there was no damage
done eitner to the wires or at tli
works, as they are perfectly
sulaled.
I
hreast of our beauteous hay, and
kissing the folds of our flags' that
so proudly floated in the balmy
breeze; the sound of the war canon- -
the faces and forms of our men.
whose breasts glowed with patriotic
ardor, and whose hearts thrilled
with valor and devotion.
1 havq been asked to address my
old comrades of the Fee Dee Artil
lery, and I comply with their gra
cious request as cheerfully, ns they
promptly rallied to the standard of
the State
moved the freshness and bouyancj
of youth. He Was a smooth faced
boy when yon first met him, and his
temerity in trying to entertain this
sfleet audience, will induce many
present to say that he is bare faced
still.
I rmntioncd that the Fe Dee Ar
tillery shared in the earliest triumph i with tuv *wv, , -v- -i - in
of the Army of Northern Virginia. I prised, and the intrepid and beloved, number four at a Napoleon. \\ hen
The flr»t star that shone in the sky. General Maxcy Gregg was slain be-1 in the act of pulling the lauyaid a
of its fame was nt Gaines’ Mill, anil, fore we fired a shot. We were under large fragment of shell struck him
the first sheet of flame r )iich red- the impression that our front was
dened the front of that fight, flushed! protected, but such was not the case,
forth from your guns; its reverbera- There was a gap between Gregg’s
tion intoning your manly voices os j Brigade and the brigade on our
you responded to the glowing appeal right; through this the enemy
of Capt. David G. McIntosh, when,! stealthily came, and our rear rank
with glittering blade he pointed to: had to face to the rear and lire, while
the flag presented to you by the pa-j the front rank had to keep off the
triotic ladies of Darlington, and j Federal forces in our front The
told you to defend its sacred folds, causultics iu the Light Division out-
and die ather than let it be lowered uumbtjed those c? all the other
In (ii.uUi. That Hag is here to- divi ions combined. How superbly,
day, blood-stained ami battle-torn. | how sublimely, the Pee Dee Artil-
danger, ere they fell, and drooped j God’s bright sunshine beams, and
and died. I leak in vain for gal- the violets, the dear daisies and the
lant James McLendon; he is not!beautiful for-get-me-nots bloom
here. Through the world like mist, | above your sacred dust.
rising from the Chickahominy, en-1
veloped in wreaths of battle smoke,; Raving a Rad Effect
we see him pass from earth to the'
home above the sky. Courageous j,
Charles Lloyd answers not to hipj
name; befell in the front at the:
second battle af Manassas. A my s-:
tic voice whispers, “lie died on the
field of honor.” Where is that no-1
hie youth, Baxter Rollings, who af
ter the passage of the Fotou.ac in,, Wa j enough for a
September, acted as guidon and | 1 - - 6 -
gunner at the same time. The flag
is here, hut where is its fearless - li( uor it sells, but if the incident
young cu-todian. Orderly Sergeant j , , , ;
Brunson grandly answers. “Whenj
the battery was being charged, see-|
l! i> said by tho.M' who profess to
L km w. that different kinds of whis-
ki v produce different effects, and
; I hat w hile one one special brand
.'may induce a man to want to com-
I mit murder, another may put him
f ; m a good humor, both with himself
I and every one else. The dispensary
I definite opinion to be formed in re-
ird to getting drunk on the kind
w hich we relate is any indication of
what it will do, then it is a pretty
dangerous kind and folks who don’t
want to get into trouble had better
not taste too much of it. On Mon
day night three colored citizens were
arraigned before the Mayor for wife
beating, ail of which occurred on
. . „ Sniurdav night,and each one found
m the side wounding bim mortally. j . ^ to a liuc or to
balling his weight fired the j; ork ‘ t i u . streets, which, by the way
winch, recoiling, the wheel passed; ui . c u(W doi It n v l108si .
over and crushed one of his f®® • | b p/ havc bccn tiger whiskey,
Even in this mangled comlltian h.s; ^ ^ tldnk thijJ „ niat " tcr of gra ; p
spirit disdained to yield, and ' u ‘** i mid are inclined to lay their
must his con.rudes remember, as ten- d . 8ordt;rl condut . t to the of
derly bore him away, his tearful en- h(; di / . ^liskcy, w hich, if
treaty: “Don’t carry me to the rear, I wJmt J we told bp tru J e> niHy havc
boys; I know I ve got to die. , I been too strong and too pure for
" ie t Jj® fl 0 ? 1 1 must die by jh®. them, and this perhaps is what mat
flag. There is no event tn Grecian |
story to eclipse tlie valor lie
throughout warp and woof, witli j
every silken strand, arc interwoven j
•he trophies of many a battle, thej
tr. ils and terrors through which you |
passed. It was furled iu defeat, but !
has ne.cr been touched by a hostile
hand, and i- as stainless of disgrace,
as it was when committed to Keith
Dai 'ran by Gen. Maxey Gregg. Over
th recious, priceless relic, which
revc.ently touch, ns sacredly as u
mot tier’s kiss upon
If any of our citizens would like
to teke a very cheap trip to Mount
Airy, N. C., thty will please cull atlin tny breast at meeting
biirtltoefor iufomutivih , l ‘' 1 —
in 1881, leaving their
IH® I peaceful and pleasant homes, the I her dear, dead, darling boy. many
iu-. ,w'eet society of the loving and! tears of sorrow have been shed, but,
I loved ones, to face danger and lo defy 1 thank God, and 1 say it with deep
icry fought their guns. The. accu
rate aim of the Federal artillery,
the rapid discharge of rifles from
column after column of infantry
failed ta force you from the exposed
position you so heroically held, from
H o’clock iu the morning until tw i
light Truthfully has your eloquent
historiafi, Sergeant Brunson, stated
in his admirable sketch of the com
pany that "Well and truly did the
the cold cheek of pee Dee Buttery sustain the repma-
! tion of South Carolina soldiery on
.. 1 have induced tliem to behave in such
. , j an unseemly manner. Be it as it
piuyeu—no scene n, uuu.tm “'^°L V , miiv , V e suggestion as a precaution,
that surpasses the fortitude he «* u b(d ( be vu,men who have drinking
hibited. I wish that some famous bllgbftndg wo uld do well to keep a
painter were commissioned by th'8! ^ brwm m rt , ich) j UBt to gUard
f<*r no man.
urainst aei'i-'ei’
played—no scene iu Roman history
I wish that some famous j
,vere commissioned by this 1
dear old commonwealth of ours to!
paint a battle piece, to adorn onr Sen-1, . .i ■
ite chamber, and the „p H
Sharpsburg would be selected. I he 1
central figures to be Baxter Rollings, j
his side torn by a shell, although w ith j
the agony of death pressing him to
the earth, firing his gun, and with all
but the final articulation of his part
Weilded I'j tlie
mint woman.
• . ..er, can stand
a ft. midable weapon
bands of an iudig-
R ath, i shall not attempt to de- and due reverence—with these tears of
scribe the emotions which swell up I sorrow, there have been no tears of
af- cr mi I shame. From Meadow Kidgc to
that bloody day.” Your skillful and 1 ing breath, pleading to be carried to
effective firing, your fearlessness and | the flag he had so dauutlessly borne
fortitude throughout the fight, I in battle.
merited and received u full meed of I hold iu my hand—I press to ray
praise. The stars which replaced the heart—this roll of the Fee Dec At
aiwueit <jf twenty-eight year., the | M»lvem HiU the je« o( yvur guns Ur» w» the wwt uf pvt JevuteJ ulkry. H uvuuiuj Mie MMBI* J
Pee Dee Artillery Reunion.
In anolher eoluinn wc publish the
address of Maj. James Armstrong,
of Charleston, delivered before this
command, and those who were not
fortunate enough to hear jt will en.
joy reading what in ii» reality A
gem.