The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-16

from his POCKET a small parcel
which he slowly opened with the
accompanying remark: : AS was
abou, stepping on this platform a
fair daughter OF Carolina handed
me this lholding up beautiful pal
mctto tree at ached to a blue rib
bon) and requested me to PIN it as
near General Halnpton's heart as
possible: and now, if he will step to
the front (as is his custom) will
obey the young lady's command to
the hest of my ability Hampton
advanced bIushingly to the edge Of
the platform 1 receive the token.
and after it was pi"ned on the llp-
pei o! his coav he turned to the
reverend gentleman and laying his
hand over the souvenir said: Tell
her will defend it with nv life
After the ceremonies the soldiers
were invited - barbecue. where
the tables were presided over By
the principa! ladies OF the city.
Battles. except with knife and fork.
were for the nonce forgotten. and
the men who manfully stood by
their flag were quickly engaged in
paying tribnte to the pretty girls,
who we're only too happy thus to
show their appreciation Of the gal
lant fellows who represented the
women OF Tn" slanl Poor hoys!
Scores Of them !exchanged their
palmetto buttons hat day for little
keepsakes. WHO never r.turned to
redeem them. Conspicuous among
the throng was Colonel Marin ".
Gary, who subsequently became
commander OF the Legion and was
made hriga iier anil major gener-
a.. He was oneaof the most fear
l~ss and dashing officers Of the
Confederate army, and up to the
day Of his death was known as the
objectionable rebel During the
four years OF the war he had passed
through some forty engagements
without receiving a wound, and died
in the prime Of life only i few years
ago, at his home in Edgetield.
TIE HAMPTON BATTLE-FLAG.
The flag Of the Hampton Legion
was made from a portion Of the
wedding dress of Mrs. Hampton,
and was presented by her in per-
son to the command. The few
shreds of it which remain show how
faithfully it was borne in the thick
est of the fray. More 'han twenty
men have gone to their soldiers
rest while bearing it aloft amid the
din and horror Of battle. At the
beginning Of the war Gen. Hamp-
ton was a wealthy man. He sup
piled his soldiers and CHARTERED
them on his own grounds. The
Legion comprised some Of the best
men in the State, and there were
scores of young planters and pro-
fessionnl men who, volunteering
as mere privates, with little hope of
promotion. represented millions of
dollars. The esprit dU corps was
something remarkable.
INCIDENTS RELATING TO THE LEGION.
An incident that occurred with
in the observation Of the writer IL
lustrates her meaning. 1t is that
of Dr.. Hyder D. Bedon, now of
Mississippi, who served in the
ranks during the entire war, from
the tocsin that called him to Bull
Run to the tap Of the last drum at
Appomattox. Being demonstrated
with by friends who depicted the
hardships Of camp life in his capa-
city as private, his reply was:
ANY man will except the position
of an officer. but every man will
not fight as a private. I'll take my
chances and endeavor to do my
duty" He fought gallantly and
came out of the war unscathed. A
humorous incident is related Of an
other private in the Legion who
left sumptuous home. The reg
iment was encamped near the Po-
tomac, and the young warrior hav-
ing been taught that "cleanliness
was akin to godliness' decided not
only to take a bath himself, but to
wash his clothing. He did so and
hung the latter on the neighboring
limbs to dry while he went to sleep.
On awakening he fourd that every
yestige ofhis attire had been stolen,
probably by some luckless indiv-
idual whose morals had not been
improved by war and whose wants
were worse. This was a predica.
ment for soldier ofthe Legion who
might expect marching orders at
any moment. He arose to the stu
alton, however, and stating the Gaze
to his friends, they called the COM
pany together to consider the ques-
ton of repairs" They voted him
an outfit in very short order, but for
uniqueness 1t has doubtless seldom
been equaled. A coat was con-
tributed by one, apair Of trousers
by another, sock and shoe by a
third. etc. Not an article was of
the proper dimensions, but it served
as temporary covering: for which
he was grateful, and when the en-
tire get up was complete. the boys
christened him, The Child Of the
Regiment
AQUIET QUAKER.
While the Legion were encamped
on the banks of the OpeQuan, in Fir-
ginia, an old Quaker rode into camp.
He was mounted on the back Of a