The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-24

! Who DIED For Us.-As one who
| wore the grey, and would be apt ID do
| So again in the same Cause, we I nice
| to witness preparations for pretty
| general observance Of Memorial Day
| in the sta G. Here aud there you may
meet man who sneers at this "wo-
| mans sen nimenta lism - but he is
eth L very thOughtlesS, or has some
personal motive IN pretending to sup
| press his southern feelings. That is,
unless he be one of those selfish fellows
who went wi h the S 1uth to save lis
''niggers," aud now 60 with the
North to git offis,' or sell ''sutler's
truck"
For our part. when we see the scores
of suffering crlpples about our str cts !;
when we sea scores of noble familie
reduce d to want and rags, because
their fathers aud brothers. their natu-
raj protectors, gave their lives to their
country and when we recall the hun
DIR DIS Of gallant spirits left to slowly
succumb to the agonies of death,
during the long rainy nights following
the great ba ties in Virginia: perchance
Williamsburg, or on the bleak rocks of
South Noun ain. or half buried in the
ooze of the swamps at Seven Piues,
with no comp anions save the dead and
the slimey reptiles creeping among
them, or on tie arid plains of Groves
ton, where happy was be who coald
obtain mouthful Of blood crimso ed
water to allay his fevered thlrs aye,
when we recall thesA. aud many far
sadder cases, aid fl ect that almost
the sole so'ac, Of these dying heroes
was the thought th,t their sacrifice
would never be forgotten, but would
be esteem~d legacy above price: that
their su viving kindred, neighboss and
people wou' d hold their memories as
and commt mOrat d, we have not a
bit of patience with the time server,
or thc money-getter, who to subserve
some selfish end. or t. put p'ifry
shilling in his greasy purse, would not
only refuse TO lend half a-day once
wear to this patriotic Duty, Cf it BE- not
d DU rY, let us never again ask our
sons to make any sacrifice for the gooi
Of the sta e. the common~weal, or our
common country y, but would actual y
try to b -little the efforts of our noble
women who thank God !. have not yet
made public admission that they ara
either ashamed, or forgntful of, the
Dead Rebel 1t is therefore, we say a
pleasure 10 see prepara ions going for
ward to make the annual votive testi-
monial OF flowers 10 the graves Of the
Boys in Grey who Di d for Us
The ladies Of Ne0b m have invited
Hon. 4 fred nj. Waddell to address
them. The aides of Greensb 70
have chosen Capt. Jno. A. Barringer
as the ir Orator: Col. j L. Moreheaf,
Marshal The ladies of Statesvllle
have selected Hon. w. NJ. Robbins as
their Oratrr; Col. w. E. Elliason,
Marshal in Raleigh, the
L-dies Memorial Association, of which
Mrs, Robert G. Lewis is President, and
Mss Sophia Partridge, Secretary, have
taken steps to insure proper celebra-
ton of the Day. Col. Edward Graham
Haywood will deliver ths Grafton.
The handsome Mill AIRY companies at
Charlotte, (rhe Hornets), at New bern,
at Hi;lsboro. at Durham, and at Colds
boro have be n invited to be present |
The three last named may come and, |
with our own Light Infantry, form an |
imp sing cortege. Moreover, to raise
fund for various purposes some twenty |
or more of the young people are en-
gagged in p. act cling the Pantomine,
ent tied 1.-The Mistletoe Bough' which
will be rendered at fuckers Hall. on
the 9th Of May. Let their efforts be
second by full house.
Mr.. w. III nton. of Wake co lnty,
was thrown from his wagon While i1
-,.s rroinu ,apidIy down hill and was