Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-08-26

IN that portion OF the field OF our mem
,ries sacred to the coniederacy the most
,oly SPOT is devotion to the brave, true.
good and lovely confederate women,
md the highest page in the history OF
hat war will be given t. them, ans the
oroudest boasts OF future generations
Will be that they were descended from
Iuch women.
Major Edwards, in his history enti,l-
I'D
"sHELBY AND his MEN.
mentions the name OF yonug girl who.
seeing during the night force OF feder-
Al cavalry pussing her father, house TO
,urp lse u confederate, ,eneampment,
arose and went alone severat'imi'es
through the lore. I at hight to give her
warning, She arrived I"
good time, and witnessed the warm
ui the visitors VITO 9 eapproach
she had come to announce. aud saw
Ihrin driven back IN discontinue. Such
ACTS OF heroism were not inir'queut
among the southern Won II, but this
y,rl Is fortunate in having her name
recorded in history; and | will
ven, ure ,he prediction thatin 1OU year,
IRON now there will be more people In
Missouri claiming TO be descendants OF
Susan Mcclellan than there are In
Virginia claiming 70 be descendants OF
a,r.ssaFA SaselssssFr1
will lssx9slg4x9t esssar interest.
Ths sd So sisaaisA ea the stats
made il mi beGipnspg one ct tue
mos. i,1ipsSSpt places for military
s,ccnprstipn i9;3lle c'n ederacy, while at
the sanfe it9S the inclination "i the
peop:e was Sllch as wou ID have given it
easily Ieai5 i6e possession oi the con,si.
crate ftjrces Hut, anior' unately, our
people hesitated.sA AlA whilst They did s''
the other side Eeaspad. the situat,"n, and
belore The people Of the state realized
that there wxs to, be y wAr they were 10
the hands "f y federal garrison. 10
reclaim his own state then became the
patriotic passion oi the Missouri 80 der.
Whenever the f0rtune OF war sens him
til, Ough the c0alederAtes states the idea
that he was tO return saxain to assist 10
freeing his. own ssstel was ever upper
most in his mind and hesrt-aA other
thoughts were Subordinate to that-and
his faith in its accomplishment never
iorsnok him. HIS contemplation OF
that grent day whom, according To the
Sunday school hymn. they should all
.GATHER AT THE BEAUTIFUL RIVER"
presented to his mind no greater JOY
than his contemplation Of the day when
they should all water their horses in the
Missouri River. ,-l.--.,-.,
The object OF, that patriotic passion
was never attained. but history records
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csMenteu ~ sae Ta'.iss We .ougml:- a !
our interest ana AL Ieoiings oI patriot
Ism Center ~ tnlS country. IL We desire