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REMINISCENCES OF TBI IAR.
Interesting Incidents Connected
With the Late War, Bringing Out
a Great Deal of Unwritten History,
in Which the Private and
Subordinate Officers are Given
Credit fustly Due Them. Some
of the Truest, Noblest and Bra v.
est Men That Ever Faced an
Enemy Were to be
FOUND AMONG THE PRIVATES.
BT J. L. STRAIN.
Chapter VI.
Speaking of the march of the 1
Southern armv I wish to nuota what
a Baltimore correspondent writing
to the London Index in 1862, said J
of it in connection with other things.
"Before I close, I must tell you of '
the beautiful humility and heroic <
piety which seemed to pervade
the hearts of all the Confederates I
saw. I have "never seen , a strong
religious sentiment so generally pre- valent
as 1 find is among them. Of j
twenty men with whom I conversed <
one afternoon, seventeen were professers
of religion and the eighteenth
said he was a man of prayer and
looked to God as bis protector." A
plain unlettered Georgia boy said:
*'10 all my intercourse with these
Yankees I have never heard them
allude once to what God can do. They
talk about what twenty millions of '
men can do, and what hundreds of <
millions of money can do, and what
their powerful navy can do, but they
leave God out of the calculation al- ,
together; but, sir, the Lord is our
trust and he will be our defence."
* The Rev. Bartlett was with me
during a part of my tour. He was
asked on one occasion to lead in
prayer, in a barn filled with wounded
near Sharpsburg. After a season of
most solemn and effecting devotion,
a youug man called the reverend
gentleman to his side and said: "I
am dying sir, but I am not afraid to
die, for 1 hope to go to heaven. 1 Nor <
am I sorry that I have been slain in
battle, for I would willingly sacrifice
a dozen lives, if I had them,' for such
a cause as we are fighting for."
Time and again I heard the one
hundred and twenty-fourth Psalm
quoted:
"Haif.nbt the Lord been on our side,
^0 May Israel now say;
Had not the Lord been on our side,
When men rose us to slay;" etc.
4,Tho Confederate soldiers are not
tf' - given to vaunting themselves; there
is nothing of the spirit of bravado
'' 1 about them, and so far from mani
feating a ferocious disposition, they
very frankly confess they are tired
of war, but at the same time they are
animated by a determined resolution
that Ood helping them they will
never be subjugated." When one of
them was asked if he did not fear
that-the prodigious armies now organizing
against them would utterly
overwhelm them, he replied that
"with God above and General Lee
at their head they feared nothing
rftJ that man could do." "History, sir,
furnishes no legendst more touching
and glorious than are exhibited in
tho sacrifices and endurance of the
Southern people. Such people merit
* the admiration of tho world, and deserve
to achieve their independence."
Major'E. P. McKissiok, of Asheville.,N.C.,
has the uniform ooat of
bis lather, Ool. I, G. McKissick,
* which he showed me while in Aeheviile
last summer.
The time honored garment tugI
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gested these lines:
uIt lies there alone; it is rusty and faded.
With a scar on the elbow, and a hole in
the side;
But we thought of the brave one who
wore it, and ever
Look on it with pleasure and touch it
with pride.
It has a history?shall I repeat it over
and over?
And 1*11 of the one who hurried on to
the frayV
With his frame like an oak and an eye
of an eagle,
How gallant he rode with the rank of
the Gray.
Though it be worn and moth-eaten in
places
I love it the more for the memory it
bears?
Of the story of courage?of the struggles
with sorrows?
Of the one who bore bravely his burden
of careS".
It's moth-eaten aud dusty but ouce it
was shining
in the gaudy colors it bore as it dashed
to the fiay,
And the wearers face was as bright as
the smile of the morning
When he rode in his place in the ranks
of the Gray.
A rip in the sleeve, with the collar all
tarnished,
And the Palmetto buttons that ouce
glittered as gold,
[s all that is left to softly remind us
3f the strong cme who wore it both gal
i
inuip auu uuiu.
A.S a relic of love, solemn, sweet and
unspoken,
We cherish the garment of the long vanished
day
And keep the old coat for the sake of
the loved one
Who rode in front of the boys in the
Gray.
It's memory is sweetest with sorrow
when mingled;
ro us it is precious?more precious than
gold;
Ln the rent and the shot-hole a volume
is written,
rhestains on the lining have agony
told.
It was long years ago on a lovely May
morning
He rode with his comrades right into
the fray;
And this coat that he wore and the
sword that he wielded
Were always conspicuous in the ranks
of the Gray.
It's colore are faded, yet we will revere
it
For the rip in the elbow and hole in the
side,
Sure a braver heart never beat than the
one who has worn it
With manly devotion and soldiery pride.
Let us brush off the dust, tt e moth and
the tarnish
And fold it up nicely and lay it away,
It still will remind us of the brave one
who wore it
While fighting the Blue with the ranks
of the Gray.
(To be continued.)
Santuc Sittings.
"'Tie sweet to court, but4 oh! how bitter
To court a girl, and then not 'git' her."
t reckon so.
tkin ?
jiuoio ib uinuy a sup ueiween
the cup and the lip." And many a
slip between the lips. A slip of the
tongue.
Mr. L. W. Smith, of r' .ion, wa?
recently in this section boring wells,
and has given satisfaction.
Miss Neely Foster, of Spartanburg,
is on a visit of several weeke
to the family of her brother, Mr. E
C. Foster.
Married April 2nd, 1902, at the
residence of Rev. D. A. Swindler, ii
this place, Mr. Butler Railey, 01
Chester, and Miss Dora Worthy, 01
Carlisle. Rev. Mr. Swindler offici
ating.
I am glad to see my friend, Mr
J. M. Whitehead, is writing for Tni
Times from West Springs. I hope
he will continue to do so.
There have been several people t<
go to the Exposition from this place
from time to time, and ncne as ye
have been heard to express regrets
I notice the passenger trains ar<
crowded of iate, and often with extn
coaches, going to and from the Ex
position. I have noticed severa
special cars from several of the fcij
lines of roads from the Middle West
I join Annie Laurie in thankinj
"Pet" for her word of praise, as t<
helettera we write. I am glad tha
my productions in this line are belt
in demand, and I hope Pet and al
correspondents will write often. ]
have had several friends to toll m<
personally that they like my letters
all of whom I thank heartily. I trj
not to be vain and overestimate my
self, but I like to write, when I an
not too busy to put my mind on it
and can get something to write about
not to see just what I can do, but tc
improve myself and interest others
to some extent, and to help out
county paper. Someticties it is hare
to write.
Farmers have been hnsv nrenar.
J I?r~.
ing land for crops; some prepared it
well and some merely scratched it
The latter was mostly negro work,
but it reflects on the "boss" mar.
when he does not have it done better
But this is done mostly when the
men shifts the plowing on the small
beys. This is often the case witb
both white and black, don't care
how it is done, so they can get out ol
it themselves. And generally, they
lay the blame of poor cropping,
washed land, etc., to anything, ex
cept their own laziness, and a desire
to run about gadding, while the small
boy is trying to plow. And some
men plow as bad as the boys.
There has been a rush hauling
guanoandjl believe moro has been
hauled this year than last. I believe
in manuring, but I believe
farmers depend too much on commercial
fertilizers, sprinkling too little
over too much land. When there are
so many things to buy this year, on
time, a big guano bill will be heavy.
A big crop planted, much guano used
and a scarcity of hands will often
make one have big bills to pay for
11^1. -1
uttie goou, ior grass is as responsive
to liberal manuring as cotton, even
more so, for whtn it all comes to
gether, I have seen grass choke oul
cotton, but have never yet heard o:
. cotton destroying grass. I see peo
pie rushing ahead, but if many raint
come, mark my words, some cottor
will be thrown out, and that wit!
guano under it. There is going t(
be some dead losses again.
Editor N. G. Gonzales acted lik<
a nigger in the Jim Tillman ruling
affair m the State Senate. He senl
North, while everybody else wat
attending tbeir business, trying tc
catch Tillman in a He, just to pick
or keep up a fuss. Showing a fussj
disposition, just because he nevei
can become reconciled to anything
going against his wish.
Recently I was in Union and visited
the new Peoples Bank. The
genial President, Mr. B, F. Arthur,
took me in charge and showed mc
around. It is certainly finely built
and arranged. The safe is something
safe and certainly fine. President
Arthur explained all of the
workings ot it ana i could not see
where there is any hope of a burglai
i ever getting in there. Then then
are rooms where men can meet and
1 privately transact business among
themselves, and places where the)
can deposit private papers, free oi
charge, for as long as they wish and
more secure places they can keej
them by paying some rent. It is
' certainly a pleasant place to visit
and the President is never too bus}
i to notice you and cheerfully converse
i I onioyed my short stay there.
> IIey Denver.
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i Our Texas Letter.
Editor Union Times: Las
. week in the district court in Bonhan
i a woman was convicted of a crim<
. which women in Texas are seldon
guilty of. She was convicted o
> murder in the second degree. 8h
i being charged as an accomplice ii
f the murder of her husband last May
f Mr. Martin while lying asleep at hi
. home near II nry Grove on a co
one May night last year was sho
. twico by parties unknown, but Mn
r Martin fl fathnr n Mr Ilnrlcnn u/tt
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3 charged with the crime, and wa
tried for it at the August term c
) the district court of Fannin count;
, and was given a life sensence as th
t penalty. The old gentleman who i
i, 74 years old got anew trial on som
9 technicality and he is being retrie
9 >
i at this term of the district court.
The evidence, as brought out in
I Mrs. Martin's trial as published in a
y local paper here, point* to the fact
that she was involved in the murder.
y The jury who sat upon her case
> thought so because they decided she
t was guilty of murder in the second
1 degree and assessed the punishment
1 at hard labor for a period of eleven
[ vears in the State prison. This is
3 he first instance in the history of
, Fannin county of a white woman
j being sentenced to the penitentiary.
Gen. John B. Gordon, of Georgia,
l was in Bonhatn last Saturday and
, Saturday night. I called to pay my
; respects to the General in the aftcr>
n<>on at the hotel Alexander where
, he stopped. Quite a number of the
r old soldiers were sitting chatting
1 pleasantly with him. lie had a call
n t tho Inner rliofonnn to)a>.l>/\nA ! ??
-~"6 JUOl
. when I called, so I saw but
; very little of the distinguished gen.
tleman. He lectured here in the
, opera house Saturday night, his
l subject being the "First Days of the
. Confederacy," and while I was not
> able to go to hear the lecture myself I
[ understand that General Gordon eni
tertained the audience who were out
5 to hear him very much and delight*
fully. General Gordon begins to
r look somewhat aged but withal he
, looked hale and hearty and I think
he is good for many years yet.
! Not much has been heard of the
1 Confederate Reunion until of late.
i You hear people talkintr about it and
you see much in the newspapers
; about it. No doubt one of the.largest
crowds will assemble at Dallas that
has ever gone to any reunion for
i these reasons: First, the regular
ouota of renresentatives of the dif
i ferent camps throughout the entire
i country will go as usual. Secondly,
i a great number of our people will go
there in order to make a trip to Texas
thus taking advantage of the low
l railroad rates, and thirdly, Dallas
being located in the midst of the
most populous section of the State
i great numbers of the Texans will at
tend the reunion. The crowd at
t Memphis w&9 dense and immense but
f look out for the Dallas assetnblage,
it will be the biggest one yet.
j Mr. Editor, anent the Tillmant
McLaurin episode in the United
i States Senate sometime ago, allow
> me to remark that all South Carolinians,
regardless of their individual
3 opinions, should be grataful to the
; junior senator of Texas for the de;
cided stand he took for Carolina's
i rights, and having her represeniation
> restored to an equality with the other
States. You understand that I
' freely admit that Senator Bailey's
grounds in the premises were well
; taken, but why did it remain for him,
young in years and young in the
service of the Senate, to take the ini
itiative in the matter? I answer because
he is a statesman of marked
i ability and fearless and aggressive
t in the cause of right.
I would judge from what I read
about the Charleston Exposition that
it is not only a success as an exposition
but must be a cause of gratulation
on the part of writers throughout
the United States. I have noticed
I two very complimentary editorials in
; the New York World, one or two
r in the Dallas News and others about
F it, while it is the subject of more
L magazine articles than any other
> one of the late expositions. I am
i pleased to be cognizant of these
t facts.
J Since writing the first paragraph
. in this letter the jury in the Hudson
case mentioned above returned a
verdict of murder in the second degree
and named the penalty 20 years in
the penitentiary.
J. S. C.
t
1 Letter From a Union Boy.
8
i West Palm Beacii, Fla.
f Dear Mr. Editor:
e Guess you will be surprised to
a bear from me, but as I promised to
write you as soon as I took charge
s of the furniture department, I hereby
t fulfill my promise,
t I have had entire charge of the
' furniture and crockery department
8 of M. E. Oruber since January
8 1st and find that I can hold the
>f place down in good shape.
J This is an ideal winter resort
a and also a good place in summer, as
8 there is a constant breexe. Our
a principal street runs parallel with
d the lake. On one side of the street
Wm. A. NICHC
BANK
SOLICIT YOU:
And promise courteous treatn
tion consis
OOOD
Write all kinds of Insurant
MONEY ORDERS Issue.
Office and Express Company.
is the business houses, and just across 1
the street is wat*r. It is a beautiful
plaoe, everything in fine shape.
The shrubbery and flowers stay
green and bloom the year round.
The pa*t winter has been the best
ever seen here. I
The largest hotol iu the world is 1
just ncross the lake from us, at Palm
Reach, and the two places arc con- s
nected by a bridge and also ferry 1
boats. Lots of sport here.
Will send y<?u soir.c photographs a f
little later of different scenes, such as
the big hotel,| Flagler's mansion, etc. r
Will also send you a copy of the
T _ 1 fir ? "
uaKe nonn news, our piper here r
Regards to the boys in the office, a
and wishing you a good year in your
new quarters. Don't let my paper f
stop, am always glad to get it. c
Come down next winter will show
you the prettiest spot on the globe.
Yours very truly,
Ciias. T. Hart.
The above shows that the Union
boys get there. Mr. Hart is an up- 8
right, honest and straightforward t
young business man an I is deserving f
of his promotion to the honorable
and responsible position he nowjholds. t
We wish him much success in his c
position.?Ed t
Pacolet Dots. j
Pacolbt, Apiil 6.?Easter lias come
and gone bright and clear and (lie church \
parade was as usual a brilliant spectacle,
the numerous flowers worn by the fair .
daughters of the south rivaling tha*. of 1
the past years. Lillies of the valley and
violets were the favorits, while the pot- t
plants told of the return of spring to the [
passeib and with spring comes renewed
activity in to social world. Among the
most prominent enteitainiuents on the ?
Social calender last week was ja gerrnan at i
Mr. and Mrs. Mackitrs and for the little
ones an Easter egg hunt given by Mr. aud
Mrs. Heuwovid, Mr. Cozzie Black was 1
the tiader of the golden egg. Mrs. John <
Campbell and Miss Bsssi i Black took a <
trip to Spartanburg last Tuesday.
Mess. G. B. Amos, J. A. Vernon, Joe
Ritcb. and Mr. and Mis. Herring have
gone to for Savannah Ga., where they will 1
stay untill Spring. We were sorry to I
see these popular young people go, but t
I the very best of friends have to part,
when duty calls vou. you must bid crood.
bye to sweet hearts and friends.
Mr. Jim Scroggie'a little girl Lily, 8
while in school last week, was taknen ill
and had to be carried home, and she
has not been able to leave her bad. We
hope she will bi well soon. c
Mess. Hower and fillis left recently a
for Lockhart, where they will make your
photos for you as they did good work I
here.
C. W. Stanton has hasasinging school
in progress with a large list of memton
?
8oon one of our popular young men c
and an attractive young lady will be t
made one. The gentleman is Mr. Emison
Wood, of Kelton, and the young
lady's name is not to appear in pub- r
lie yet, as the marriage is to b* a quiet ?
affair and only a few of their fiiends are t
invited to attend. Mr. Wood is the .
book keeper of the quarry. J
Mr. and Mrs Will Davis and two chil- :
dren, Misses (Jenolieand Alma have gone <
to their home in Mt. Airy. N. C.
They have been stopping with M.Warren 8
on Spring Btreet. They made many .
frinnHa whiln hnr* mlm poi?r?OoH (a
.. fiaSiiv M\sw nuv tvf^iuwvu WV OCT
them go. We hope they will reach t
home safe.
With a bow to all the readers. 1
I'ET. |
Sedalia News Notes. <
Miss Noely Sartor lias returned f
from the Charleston Exposition and 1
reports a fine time. While she was '
absent from her school Miss Bertha
Humphries taught for her. *
Miss Nannie Wilburn has gone to
Uuion to attend the Graded School. 1
Misses Mattie Prince and Mattie
Graham are spending awhile in your
city.
Mr. Coleman Wilburn will leave !
Friday or Saturday for Earl, N. C. ,
Mr. Jimmie Murphy is spending
awhile at Spartanburg.
Miss Ethel Walker's school closed
the 4th inst. She had an entertaini
ment that night which was enjoyed
' by all present.
Mr. Lester Davis, a sporting young
man of Sedalia, has gone to Union
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)LSON & SON,
ERS,
R BUSINESS
icnt and every accomnodt*
tent with
LNK.INO.
:e except life.
d at the same rate as Potm
but we hope he will Boon return.
Mr Frank Lawson's little child
wa? buried at Padgett's Creek chnroh
the 4th inst. lie and his finaily
have our sympathy.
Mr. Itav Humphries has been lick
but we are glad to cay he is roach
better.
Mr. Calvin Murphy who has been
itaying at Spartanburg has returned
lome.
Mr Charlie Graham has returned
'rom Spaitanbu g.
The farmers are very hnsy getting
eadv to plant their crops.
M ha Maggie Walker and her
nother attended the entertainment
it the Cross Keys school house.
As news is scarce and this is onr
irst piece for Thk Timrs we will
dose.
Much success for Tiik Timbs.
Rbx and Rkuina.
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Dots From Mt. Tabor.
Miss Harriett Farr who has been
ick for some time is critically ill nt
his writing. Iler many friends hope
or her a speedy recovery.
Rev. W. H. White was to have
>ecn pounded Friday night bnt be:ause
of a miauderstanding there was
tot a sufficient number to give him a
>ropcr pounding, 8i we hope te give
tim a proper pounding later.
Mrs. John Harris, of Lockhart,
vas buried at Mt. Tabor the 5th.
Mr. J. T. Baldwin, of Lockhart,
tas a very sick child.
Miss Gwin, the popular teacher of
his place, is circulating among her
riends.
Miss Edna Baldwin has closed her
ichool at Mt. Joy and is now at home
with her mother.
I hope to be able to report te yeu
it my next writing tbe particulars
concerning a manufacturing industry
which is being put in operation on
Mrs. Sallie Murphy's place. Mr.
Will Murphy, who is now at home
with his mother, is superintending
;his work. Come down Mr. Editor
ind we will visit this establishment
ind see into its operation.
Wishing - success to Tub Times
ind its m?ny readers.
8cribo.
[Thanks, we will be glad to come
lown sometime and hope to have yon
^3 our guide.?Ed.]
.ockhart Junction News Notee.
It has been cool and windy ever
ince April Bet in with some frost,
tut if nothing happens from now on
here will be plenty of frnit.
Farm work has been moving at a
apid rate. Farmers are getting
ilong very well and using the beauti*
ul weather in getting their lands
irepared for another crop. No ootou
seed planted in this section yet
>ut some will plant this week.
The wheat crop in this section is
imall compared to this time last year,
)ut it is to be hoped it will make a
$ood crop.
Mr. G. M. Fowler has returned
from Charleston where he took in
die exposition. Mr. Fowler tells
)f many interesting things he saw.
Among one thing I will mention, hs
)&w a large potato weighing 150
pounds. Others are talking of going
loon.
Mrs. A. C. White has been on
ihe sick list this week with lagrippe.
Mr. J. C. Crap is our agent at
this place. Moxy.
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Clifton Flour Customer*.
The customers we want are those who
require the highest possible quality.
Some of our best customer* a-e of this
class. They have come to stay. There
is not much satisfaction in gaining for a
customer a man for whom anything is
good enough. We like the critical kind.
They appreciate "Clifton" flour. We
invite the most careful investigation.
We want you to compare "ClifUni"
flour with the best of otherbtands. People
who do this choose "Clifton" and stick
to it. "Clifton" flour customers am
satisfied customers. ,
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