The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-08-14
THE REUNION.



ported them a. distant loved ones as an
Immortal solare fpr their loss. These
ministers ~. TUnllau awe part In this
reun.0n, lnd the one | have named h
only TYPO o. l., lr,Ii iu 10th armies,
Some Ut You guunmhcr the fatal
morning III IT, lll of July, lNli, ~
iiclrnH, Arkansas; /. was Gud's sab
bath Two armies Werr crouching IKE
beasts pf prey, ready Ia puunco upon
each Othori two hours before the east
was stroUkcl with dawn, We moved nom
our long trailing line at march into col
uinns for tho ASSAULT the skirmishors
were pressed well Ia the front aud the
solid cOlmns moved In silence close up
ON their heels; by the first llsht dawn wa
dehouched from the wood INTO the open
arena in front Of the Federal works, UNI
dor a sturm-a most pitiless storm of
\ shot. shell, grape, canister, and musket-
XIV; The path we passed over was litter
Itllv strewn with the slain, scores went
! down at every binding dash OF
. iron and leaden hail, Here a strange
sight appeared. Far 10 the front, and
! hardly dIscernablo In the carly gray of
4 the morning, we saw u thin, pale form
secuted ON horse, exposed 10 that tori
hlo rain of death. Aswe approached all
recognized the hallowcd and firm ylsago
of Enoch NJ. Marvin, minister of the
gospel, and afterwards one of the hi,h-
ops of the Methodist Episcopal church
south. As we swept by him, ! shouted,
scot 10 the rear" and hundred voices
repeated the urgent appeal, unmind-
lul of self, he raised his hands In holy
benedlction, aud said, In voice clear
aud distinct, "God Almighty bless you,
boys and then slowly and safely rode
10 tho rear. II WAS a grand picture
such aS artists paint, when Imagination
. takes It's boldcSt flights and brings -
canvass forms unseen before. | would
interpret that picture ere we part. 1t
VAS the spirit of our Divine Christian
itY, not encouraging war, but cOnsO-
Grating deeds of vnlor, wrought for
country and homo. The untouched by
sword or bullet, ever invoking on erring
humanity Gods mercy and mons char
ity.
In the ancient times, when Rome sat
mistress of the world, she built u temple
tn Neptune, god of the sen, so that ship
wrecked but rescued mariners might
have place wherein 10 deposit gilt
worthy 50 great u duliEcranCc. Til, Y
brought not gold, nor sweet perfume,
nor costly hecatomhs. No riit seemed
so acceptable a the sailors drOnchcd
aud briny clothes. These thcy hung in
the sacred fame, memorial of mighty
perils passed. Something of this sort
have We done at this great reunion. We
have brought the tattered memories,
.drenched by the roatus of allliCtion, and
hung them up in the national temple,
pleasing memorials of our appreciation
OF her ,egis of protection, and now il re-
mains only for me, in behalf Of the
managers, in behalf of the hosts of this
occasion. in behalf of each and all, To
say, God be with YOU. Goodbye.
PARSONS BRIGADE.
Tho following names Of. Parsons
Texas Cavalry brigade are r'"iS'crcd at
their headquarters on reunion gruunds:
Col. Nat NJ. Builor'l, Capt. ". q. Veal
r. w. Johnson, j. 4. Hcsser, W. W.
Wenderwick, j. G.. Moss, ii. ID. Ian
ham, \. HARDWOOD. Il. j. Kendall, A. H..
ila mes, Phil. y. Winn II. II. Rhndns,F.
y. Veal, S. NJ. Butcher, J. NJ. Merren, G..
NJ. Tucker, G.. Burgoin, John Waliord,
j. L. Gill, 4. J. Merriiield, \. Lindsey.
Il. l.. Merrill, S. A. QuaIte, w. G..
Campbell, Joe Campbell. sam. styles,
J. l.. Motley, j. C.. Frazier,
Lewis Frederick, II. G: Penn,
John w. Rose, J. b. Britton, W. NJ. G..
Hill, J. n, Cooley, Lieut.. X. II. Beall,
Capt. John Wilson, j. w. Eel, II. f..
Orr, j. n. Orr, II, G. Orr, Samuel Uhl, j..
S. w. Beeman, Elisha McCommas, G. ID.
Kennedy, Crawford Trees, Il. III. Cox, j..
J. Alexander, Lieut.. John w. Wright, =.
V. Elliott, w. ID. Webb, j. p. Laughlin,
T.. w. Cannon, w. {. Rodgers, Samuel
Hunnicutt, w. b. Elan, James II. Wells,
i, I. p. Holland, Il. W. Calhoun, IL. c.
Noskins, j. r. Smith J. H. Board, Lieut..
yMnjamin Barnes, b. 4. Ball, II. j. Golfers,
w. w. Winn, DR.. ]. p. Parson, j. ".
I.oter, William Strait, Press Harris, G..
II. Wright, o. ). Heath, X. j. Oliphant,
j. G. George, l.. Strait, j. 2. Apporson,
:. Il. Kiliough, a. II. Ruckcr, j. II.
Moss, q. w. Moon, d. NJ. Brittom, $. +.
Houstead, H.. McNill, Lieut.. Getz-
IL
+. NJ. Mouser, DR.. Il. p. S'wei~e, W. Il.
Horne, Il. II Wilson,J. Il. Pruitt, j. ).
Marrow, GeOl se II. Hogan.
This old PH'son BRIGADE had n grand,
good time shtn ng hands and telling
anecdotes. etc. They hold their annual
reunion at IIillsboro on the 18th and
l4th "Wednesday and Thursday OF
next week, to which everybody is in
vitei.
RESOI UTIONS OF THANKS.
The old soldiers warmly and unani-
mously passed resolutions OF thank To
the following gentlemen for the eminent
success Of the reunion: Colonel c. :.
Mitchell. President of the association
DR.. NJ. M. &UwsJm, " no fed, drank and
privileged the people; Colonel Thomas
IL. Murray, chairman of the committee
of arrangements; Captain G. II. SWinl;,
in charge of the grounds, and whose OF
flee it was to locate all the headquarters
Colonel \. NJ. Wheless, vino attended to
the water and ice; Colonel j. IL.
Britton, in charge of railroad
transportation; Colonel }. II. Bet
terton and A. j. Porter, of tho
finance committees; Prof. Wylie George
who presided over the barbecue; DE-.
"A. A. Johnson, chairman of the com
mittee on decorations; Col. ID. A. Will
liams, Grand Marshal, whose enthus-
astic interest and eXertions in further
ance of the cause have put him on II
bed of sickness, and last, but by no
means least, to Conductors Jackson and
Buckley, who transported 5000 people
to and from the grounds on crowded
trains, carrying as many as 800 at one
trip, and without an accident. Thanks
were also voted Sanger Brothers for Il
handsome flag; Capt. A. j. Houston for
the artillery; Col. b. +. Smith, OF the
Fourth regiment, for valuable services
in the details of the reunion; Sheriff w.
II. w. Smith, for his mounted police.
ToTHE VARIOUS COMMITTEES.
DALLAS, Aug. 9.-The various commit
tees OF the reunion will please meet at
the office of Williams IL Turney at 4
o'clock, p. M, Monday, the llth, and the
subcommittee on finance will please
collect balance OF uncollected subscrip-
tons, and have subscription books AZ
the meeting. All claims of every char
acter must be presenle ! to { 10 auditing
committee at the time and place above
mentioned. &. s. MI oHEI.L,
ID. A. WILLIAMS, President.
Secretary.
At EvENTIDE.
The grand reunion eliminated in
tribute to Terpsichore, and regally
land Loyalty did the devotees of
the goddess attest their devotion. The
music was superb and the flooring of the
dancing stand admirable. Nimble feet.
to the strains of most xcellent music,
sped the hours to JOYOUS measures.
Dewey bowers were there, and fragrant
thoughts, too, the reporter opines.