The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, October 21, 1909, Page 4, Image 4
The Passing of a Monarch.
Red Russell's brow is clouded
Red Russell's face is sad;
His walk no longer stately
And his smile no longer glad.
His form is bent with sorrow
And his shoulddrs stoop with
shame.
His eyes have lost their lustre
Tho' his head be still a-flame.
Once his voice was full of gladness,
Like the warblings of a bird;
But since the coming of this sadness
His song is never heard.
Red Russell's rule is ended,
Red Russell's power is gone;
For into Russell's kingdom
A greater king is born.
A greater man is ruling
And a taller man is seen,
A man whose stride more kingly is
Than ever Red's has been.
But, the cause for all this sorrow,
And the reason for this grief?
Why has Russell's power ended?
Why is Red no longer chief ?
This is the cause they give us;
This is the reason we ee;
That Wilson's height is six feet four
While Red's is six feet three.
R. M. T.
Address of Gen. "Dilly."
Special to The Gamecock.
King's Mountain, Oct. 8.-Stand
ing on the historic battle field of
King's Mountain within a stone's
throw of the new monument and
near the grave of the brave Fergu
soil, General C. K. "Dilly" delivered
the address of the occasion, in which
the general recounted the valor in
the clays of old. The general was
dressed very appropriately in an old
Continental uniform, which showed
clearly that it had seen active service
in the old storly days. He wore at
his side his sword presented to him
for gallantry in the battle of San
Juan Hill, and oil his noble breast
gleamed the medals and honors re
cently conferred upon him by con
gress.
To hear the general tell in his in
imical, thrilling style the story of the
battle made one almost wish that the
lay of Revolutions were here once
more and that we could partake of
the hardships and dangers that our
forefathers bore. From the eyes of
the Civil war veterans tears could be
seen to flow slowly down their battle
scarred checks as they thought of
the clays when they were in the army
of Northern Virginia with Lee and
Jackson.
Yes, it was a great oration. It was
inlspiring. General "Dilly" p)aid a
b)eautiful and touching tribute to the
memory of tihe slainl. IHe said, "My
friends, we live ill a progressive
wvorlcd and our life rulshes on like a
flaming meteor through the air, b)ut
we never forget to pay tribute of re
spect, hlonor anld esteem to thlose
brave forefathlers of ours who gave
up1 thleir lives thlat we mlighlt live inl
an age of peace aind quiet. 'lThus I
stand today on hallowed grondc,
ground that is soaked withl tile life
b)loocd of our forefathers, and pay
tribute to their glory and greatness.
"Tile pathl of glory leads but to,the
In conclusion, the general paid a
tribute to the. work of the Daughters
of the Revolution who have toiled so
hard and earnestly to perpetuate.the
history of our forefathers' battles in
bronze and marble. He ended with
a peroration on "the liberty of the
South."
The general stood on the stone that
marks Col. Ferguson's grave and
watched the sham battle. As the
soldiers would pass him on the way
to the battle line their cheers would
almost shake theground and the
general would acknowledge their
greetings by lifting his hat and bow
ing as bowed Lord Wellington or
Napol'on. After the sham battle
was over General "Dilly" returned
to take the train to Columbia, but his
steps were slow, showing that he
was visibly affected by the memories
of the past glorious days.
-From the King's Mountain Aston
isher.
The C. F. W. Girl.
(With apologies.)
In
(lays
10 n g
ago (in
the eigh
ties. y o u
know), when
C. F. W. girls
w e i t walking
t h e y h e ld
their skirts so.
\V h a t
would they
say, if they
saw the C. F. W.
girls today, with
their skirts
clutched
so tightly
they all
1ook
th i s
way?
In Memoriam.
A sorrow shivers in the air,
And chills the heart of me
At the passing of the Boneyard
And the death of Silver Tea.
The merry A-spots and K-boys
Desport not as of yore
Across the glittering festive board
The Boneyard is no more.
And no more Carwile Specials stir
The spleen of votive youths;
And no more fives top fours and
cause
The utterance of bare truths.
The members of the P. D. A.
Are scattered far and wvide,
But fewv of those belovedl ones
Among us still (10 hide.
No more the slug horn rallies them
To meet in Numb)er Two.
No more ring out the b)attle cries
Of that sweet rollicking crew.
So heed the sorrow in the air,
And join now with the Bard
Who sings the death of Silver Tea,
The p)assing of Boneyard.
Bunco.
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