Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-03
EieniOral,sc scene iii Virginia.
From the .uuEy South.

To-day there was u memorable gathering n
tho Amelia Springs Vi Virgins, sketch "l
which may interest your inuEy readers These
springs are situated on Flat creek, III Ameils
county, and before the war WAS great place Of
resolt with many laadanmc buildings ard &c
COMMUNICATIONS fer lisc or xix hunr"l people
hu! now luin and decay slicw !he lac!. Of money
here. rs w"t Is everywhere else III thD H"hny
South, ai.d
'Gitlt weeds passage scarce AlitW
TO halls deserted, portals gaping wtdn,
Fresh lessons, To tho thinking bc=on, h"%
Vain .re tho pleasures By this ear!n suppietl,
swept I'M" wrecks an"A, y ii:nos uhgeht'c
tale.
EuL on to ,:,lI beautiful gtoun,l. = rrowi -;
four or i've hundred people mcru gathered ~
day.
i lr,,,;. has brar lst"iy o::aa,:.rI, calling
themselves u" il. cnrcr Guards, their uniform
tn. beautiful yeiuw and giny 81 t"n!"Jrrat'
| ln4.noty their head ul,icer, Capl Mali. ur l..
| .! CuI.itctatc Iucnury Also. Tuday !h- lr"'?
w.s l., music: ictu ..ni IN tbs altcc:,ua tAc
| vuub. In"lllhr.= mrlc = lave y t1urith'll Aid
General ti.lEiiAi. Les i.:.l ''c'n n.lttd u Nj
| drrs- lc:,i NJ; -. Item drI!i 4! IL ">!orH
the l. lp pes ;'tl.ri. with l'rmt Miii": 4: Their
| Lrsti, sad wi;i tue -.arr,d baliin h,S ii the
AnriiA L!""i Heating - the bfc'Z, H!arc4c'! III
! -i,lriii array a. til, depot. irt"rsNltr, ai "
gard IL ,'ria inr th"r &a!tai.t ii 81 al lrn'=r
tying tl,ur-. ! lac battle l!.s hs h:.n pre-, nj.
| I'd to The Au:riip troop rs lEo air. 81 t!:c
ruu;.t. IN M"E, o.! n actr=, r.=trit'c: upon
| it, lrro..f r,.i.!rrt;:u. lis, iat rirc:, "ith tAt
noble soldiers -. laa=e lays The VOID:
"to.a. licu .rtc ringing, through ths 4.r.aG
! wu,nla with sudden truInlc. l'n"t..
| We risouG All uur hits. Concl"r : !. thy
cout.rs's gathering h,nff'
| Peace hal for eleven c!.igc'u Yeas m,
| this banner, b,t: it 'ntri HOW t. asset the Illus
triuus chc:tan who, Though no ".'lI'na a'li TO
pillar cu:lll.lc!iur..i:.: his creatures, can ST
| tt,l,t To peoples heart i"r u nnntIunnt md Ia
! Traditions L.uyhii!g >l-fy !"r truthful rccnF'i.
! The crowd Ciarc;sr,i themselves :nL' pi,,u
r'slun groups. talking 'r:..:'::iy an'! ssI.s ;
lovers tus stiiio:.cic! OILS az shaded nr''l'l-
G,it.s .t: II. sight. however. ii the spit wic;"
Ur'lcr:,' l.,n ,,a= L. appear Eye; .urac! '::I-
patti, My - tho rra! 81 anpf":t h; Al last The
ruriIrrs :2pynr the gallant locking tram Is /!
sight It r. trs the :c:.h Eat tio hero Is there
riding stately .:tI erect, .ni thc h.Aart ''a!a
| above himl lii .licnrc, msn, woman ana child
:.ru&e L. receive tho !:nlro:cI 81 - y: Il i%.cd
him u: Il; rode it,, t"Hf= i .;aihS ~ many eyes
IiclI rosa I. t:,air.li., shuLt t!i:tt "ag l!!' Il ~
the as!cS ~! TIE a:cI.iit trees, a'i Il! ndinS his
noble heal, the marr.": III I!cil'r *ch h""!rd&ti
thi: tribute IT %1a;c:H! rrncn b:"I'c hi.d proud
| respect.
Alter ra ring awhile :, rec, III aid -nta!: 70 8
| favored lev, VIII, had k'."w. hI!n Intimately IN
| war times tho Gru"rnl agaIi appeared, escorted
! by Major Irving, Capt Oils DR.. Joe 81 ,t.ualI,
| Judge Farr4r &;li mary o.hr.s. He adrnnccd
10 the pore. - tho large li"-c. thc hemper
l,u .rds sp!"nuilly mrll ttrd, were Drawn up IL
front -! Ibis ,orrh JiISr farrar then, Iii y
| few introductory remarks, cGluS!Hol the fearless
leader, tiiI touched rcvtrtniy upon the uncle,
| now gone lr,in earth raIks u the silent multi
!udc but Sill living IL each heart " a %tlHrdAn
power and guiding light u hoH"r General irc
ihcn stepped .":waId. srnil dr:.:cr:irg cheers,
Ana! s:!drass,d !hc tr"np. Ne told tnrM they
were the r,iy -; s,niz"i troop III n" entire
South, snd ru!!i ncnirL ti.t;sa upon tbs their
| Leadership He sail that :. c:rr:aGa had been
sen. to the depot inst day ~; hii;, bat %lrn ho
SAW the gray" hu nlnunLcd iIUi Sc A!i,. 1r the
i!fs: time FIR long yoa!s lu Fit like soldier.
He gave y brief n. count o. hi: war Career, nnd
81 Ike icelingIy Of the indomitabn courage and
| laitE!ulne=s OF his old troops. Hu told how,
eleven years agC, he spent night ut these same
springs before tho surrender--a night Of vigil
and sorrow, for coming events had cast their
shadows before. On the morrow the roar of
hostile guns would call 10 i!ulls-not to be gain
3D. but 10 be luug mt and lost He babe them
remember the honorod dead only the oil
GERS but tho brave, ail-cndurlng private soldier,
who had mutry watched nltll the signal should
be given to die He babe them tcnderly gather
up these dcaut these nal1c!css but glur gus mar
tyr>. No lrutii @tr;n need mark tiie.r narrow
couch OF rest he s"ii, h /! c"mrsle, put slah
there and ma. Oh il, ".>o:,icb pdy's darling
sleeps hero
MANY must Sleep il, :,,ccr., but their sol,
Unknown Of n!a!i, IS marked Of God
He then pre- ,cnlcI the r.:np4ny with the flag
Ct the First Virginia. Cavalry -inown, too, rs
"rho Bloody firs..' Tine II x hal history.
1t had lalion -:o'i! i"#A--aad bJnn LET. upon
tho God ut a lppnl,.:t"t tul'L u"I,,n. Now
Orleans man i.r! t,rn seen u, tpDi 1t up, wrap
ped it around hi, body anl ,'.rriul II hole with
him. Last Fourth al ia y This citizen dared, in
Ia. gal eff ia; IA, uuitlrl II WAS
seen by mrnhcr / tbs al" 'B!oody First
ana rscogniH ii Iii, heart warmed over it. HI
~ruta to General lsn narrated the circu;n
stunccs. ani Genera: ler rrnvrrcl The dag so
tho flag r""~r".l i" IT. rrghttul owners |
where il l. aca-t"na'! ,iusGrit! & .Aa,e The |
soil o! Oh Virginia.
I.I..ri.l I.nc then t"IcEnl lty htiy upon the |
politics Of the day, nfd spoke II tho duties Of u
lnan to hI: country lc Iii. ibid. sd tEc impre=-
Sivc seem r.,Srl.
While the Hcarc. ~: speaking, gray
h%iceI veteran, wh had !uu..!.t tho entire war
THROUGH s1ll .?lro lad ALE. been ali did Mexican
soldier. Capt Bttno:, >: IL" f1whsttsU troop
stood Dt,dhc= i-I |, IRE LIE General, leaning
upon lis cane, :ntcniiy listening and drinking
IN every tone 81 that voice. w'Ilcl t''r four long
years hsc been lis lallying cry The btgbearer
of the Amelia troop during III: war harry WI
les, bore the i ~ today. E'ey"n yenr: ago.
when 10 last s.w General Les, the bat.ia WAS
raging -iaiesied and discouraged, the men we're
Less horse bore h,.n up steep, al
most perpendicular emhankment, this 1agbear-
er by bis side, and then the wild tide OF bsttle
separated them, and this x bearer and Lee
met 40 more until to-day. lee relnen' bored the
incident and grasp-d Wieys hand the flag
and the two IL on were again together
Alter = bsnqlet, gcncrou: as the hearts OF the
Virginia ponpl.', There came the cniVarIc cntcr4
sinneut [ the tournament. The victor bore
II tho priz,, the queen Of love ana beauty re-
,evtd her crown ana w.th sp!eniri music Sud
dance for the gay siid young, lhn memorial t
L. caIn4 t. Close Lucy HEskT WOOD.
The f. liosiup is good th'ns, even If a radl
al d,l get it e., On falsely a>su ned charge
against our people Ia speaking Of the rebel
var claims Mr. Bemis said. AT Il mass mectiGg
n Steuben, n. Y, They wict Us to paG for
he use al hattie ii Ids on Which we llcscd them,
I'd their impdeucr goes go lar as TO demand
ept Tor baltic eruuods 90 Which the licked US. ,