Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-04-24

Gu6 4n6t4SdIOIS ouNl VIC AOuA PSA PN'
traitors of the murder Of the five
persons who fell victims to their
hate on the 29th day of April, A.
| D. 1877.-Amen !
The morning after my arrival at
Salona, l was invited down to the
family parlor. There l found all
assembled. The son, young Mr..
Sigmund, read a portion of the
Scripture appropriate to the circum-
stances, and all kneeling, lady
present raised her soft low voice in
| prayer. The prayer was not a bur
den of complaints that the Lord
had so neglected US, as we are prone
too often to make, but seemed
an earnest expression of thanks
for all His mercies. The
day proved bitter cold, with a
driving rain direct from the north,
and a heavy snow under foot, and
yet, when all repaired to the Meth
odist Church about 10 o'clock, the
large house was full. In the pulpit
were the pastor, the Rev. L. 6.
Heck, the Rev. r. II. Fletcher, the
Rev. M. Diven, and the Rev. L. L.
HaughaWaut. The Rev. NJ. Diyen
was the principal speaker. He re-
capitulated many of the facts, paid
a beautiful tribute to the patriotism
of the father, the flial devotion of
the son, and the wonderful love of
the daughter, which oYercame every
sense of natural timidity and made
her forget self and gladly die for
her father. [ remember he thanked
the man who made it possible they
could find a resting place in the
midst of their neighborhood /; and
in the name Of the community at
large babe both the dead and the
living members of my husband
family welcome in their midst; as
sured his hearers that there would
be monument erected, and babe
them note the moral it would point.
Twas said that Notwithstanding the
inclemency Of the day, people were
gathered in from ten or twelve miles,
and l heard it said afterward
that if the day had been fine
the cemetery itself would not have
held the number. The fine Salona
Band volunteered their attendance,
preceding the precious remains, |
playing a solemnIy sweet dirge. At
the grave were gathered a great !
number, and after the burial SER
vice once more did Mother Earth F.
take into her bosom those who are
dear to all who 1--we patriotism and
filial devotion. | can not love or
thank the people enough for their
kind sympathy, but [ can and will
honor them for their genuine loyal
devotion to their country's friends
which prompted all this. | did not
hope to remove my dear ones to |
sweeter spot for their last rest than
they had before, or that the wild |
birds song would triIl forth a
softer melody, or that the flowers
above them would shed a sWeeter
perfume. 1t was not that the place
where they were alfready resting was
not endeared by many ties. Others
dear to me sleep there near by is
the pleasant cottage to which my
husband took me as his young wife, |
where were born Cornelia and
Clay. All these sweet memories
rose to bid me let them sleep on
But no, [ could
not let them rest in the soil of the
State which for two years has failed
even to put the seal of her dis
on a crime which appalled, /
Satan himself, and caused his lesser
demons to cry out and hide them
selves in horror. They nov rest on
a beautiful hillside at whose foot .
ripples clear stream, and among
whose eyergreens the spring birds |
song will trlll above them. Gentle
hands will wreathe fresh flowers
above their breasts, and modest
violets and pure white lilies will |
perfume the air. The rocks on the |
mountains are fit symbols of the
strength Of the firm patriotism of
the treemen forming the community, !
and they will be the last people to |
surrender the battle flag under
which they viii be found, ever
ready to contend for their c0untry's |
rights.
Ny long letter has now closed.
If il conveys to you the information
so kindly asked, it is we'll; if not,
take for my apology the great diff
Guilty for me of all others on earth |
to write descriptive letter on this
subject, which is the one emotion of
my life.
Very respectfully your friend,
Mrs. w. w. CHISHOLM.
To Mrs. III. @. Inger5oll, Secretary |
Chisholm Monument Association. |
386 Years of AEe.
Captain John Hannah died on Sand |
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