Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-09-19
MIR. GLENNAN,S REPLY TO COLONEL
LAMB.
which Includes q Sketch of two
Lives and a Reply to a Card. :.
Norfolk Virginian.1

au1uenCe, WIN al Inc duVauCdBos VI
wealth, social position and high station.
The other was the child of poor but hon
est parents, whose way through life has
been one of hard and unremltting tOll-a
struggle throughout.
These two men were thrown together
at period when one was entering upon
what promised to be career OF unusual
brilliancy and honor at time when he
was recognized to be the heir of fathers
political influence and power, an inf1u-
ence and power that had been in the
hands of his grandfather before him.
He was looked upon as the young Tri-
bune whose voice would soon be heard
in the legislative halls of the nation conn
manding the attention and attracting the
admiration of people and senators. He
was then the champion of great party
in the city of his birth, its acknowledged
leader, and many men were. proud OF
him.
The other at this time was crippled
boy OF eleven years, whose sister, MOTTO
ing an advertisement in the newspaper
that the man alluded to was part owner
and editor of, stating that boy was
wanted at the Office, led him there, and
the partner of the man whose career is
being noticed in this article, while be-
lieying that the pale and delicate and
crippled boy who stood before him was
unable to discharge the duties required,
vet took fancy to him and employed
him. This was in 1857, twenty-five years
ago.
In this way were two men in this COM
munity whose daily life and walk are
well known thrown together.
Now, as to the history OF those lives
since that period.
From 1857 to 1861 the boy remained in
the employ of the man, receiving as
wages four dollars week. The same at
| the close as at the commencement OF his
employment. During that period the
boy looked up to the man with all the
| love and confidence that ever youth paid
| to character. In his mind there was no
other man like him. He was his ideal
of true worth and manhood. He chung
to him in all his stormy career, running
through the exciting period proceeding
the war. He listened with rapture to his
speeches. He Indignantly defended him
from attacks that were made on him, and
on one memorable occasion, when diff.
culty occurred in discussion at Ashland
Hall between his hero and distin-
guished leader of the Union party, the
bow demonstrated his affections before
I the tumultuous assembly in his efforts to
protect the man from injury.
War came upon the land. The North
and the South entered upon the bloody
struggle of four years. Theyoung "Tri-
bune," who had more than any other
man in this section, on the rostrum and
in his paper, advocated war rather than
submission to Abolition rule, entered the
service of the South, as commander of a
company of his fellow-citizens. Soon he
sought to raise battalion, and the boy
who watched his every movements with
pride, endeavored to be enlisted as
member of one Of the companies, in order
that he might be with the man he was so
attached and devoted to. On account of
his lameness and age, he was refused en-
listment by the enrolling officer, Major
Bradford, and the boy limped from the
ranks with tears of regret. But this
"hero" of the boys soul, after the "bat-
talon" he had raised was snatched from
him by Gen. then coloneD William
Malone, secured the position of quarter
master at Wilmington, N. c., where
the boy followed him that he might be
with him-and afterwards, when the
man became colonel of regiment of
brave North Carolina troops, the boy
pressed his enlistment in one of the com.
panies of the regiment, that he might De
at his side From that time out, and in
every sKirmish with the enemy, in the
two great battles that were fought, the
youth was at the side of the man, and
when the man was desperately wounded
he helped him from the field; he was
the first to tenderly wash the wound,
and when a separation afterwards took
place, and the next day he found his
H. tlo t1h
out shelter or assistance, unnoticed and
uncared for, he secured, through the as
sistance of Surgeon General Bizzell, of
Gen. Terry's staff, detail of men from
the Federal army, a detail that was put
under his charge, and conveyed his
"hero" to the hospital, several miles
away, where for three days and nights.
without rest or relief, he watched by his
side, attending to his every want, until
| Mai Gen. Whiting, who was also lying
wounded in the room, commanded one
of his aids ''to give relief to the boy"
Thus was the mans life saved. Better
far that it was otherwise, for then he
would have gone to his death with honor
and credit, but now he will go to his
grave dishonored and disgraced.
But the sketch of the two lives is not
yet made up. ..
The youth stood by his commander
until parted on the ship that was to con-
vey them to separate prisons in the
/ North. The war shortly afterwards
| closed. "The Hero of Fort Fisher" was
carried to the home of his competitions at
the North. The youth, now on the verge
of manhood, returned to his home to com.
mence his battle with life. He was pen.
niless. He found family to whose sup
4 l. L,H to hoI and
lance. and he was cheered with y letter
he received from bis old commander
writing him in substance as follows: IF
[ can DO anything for you-if have in
NV old home any friends with whom 1
have aDy intiuence-I shall see that your
attachment to me is not forgotten. l
shall be home soon myself for the pur~
pose of entering upon business, and l
shall want you with me-" The youths
heart leaped with gladness when be
read these lines. In the meanwhile,
however, he had secured employment,
and singularIy enough. at the wages OF
four dollars week-the same amount
he had received for four years while in
the service of the man who wrote in
effect the lines above,
| The man returned to his home with
far more wealth, it was stated, than
| he was worth when he went away. lie
was going to commence business on a
large scale and build up the commerce
| of this ancient port When the youth,
to whom he had expressed himself in
debted for his attachment, called upon
him to welcome him back home, he
reiterated his a0ritten promise that he
wanted his services, stating definitely
when and where he proposed to COM
mence business, and making 1t point
that the youth should be certain to ar
range to be with him. All this in the
| sanctity of the mans home.
| The man commenced business at the
time he contemplated. The youth call.
ed at his place of business on the date
requested. He had no scQner entered
the office than he found this man's pro-
fession of gratitude was false. He was
asked to take seat, and for few min
utes he sat there, his face flushed with
the knowledge of the disappointment
that he was soon to hear from the lips of
the man whom he had almost worship
ped. And it came, for the man. after
attending to some business, informed
him ''how great his regrets were that
business at present would not admit Of
his giving him emniOymnnt hut he