Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-10-05

grasps his muskct with & fru asua
and reso YES TO couCaR- Il srr'c>
them back u. home sud ual-vc ud
and spcsk> al The sweet isc,> 'lai
l~aukett>o sad when hc >zt3 goodbye :,
Of tie Neicc that gave rw Good >pcN0
and hade him aej well lis Nsri iu "e-
fcEse Of ht country. u >gCSA> 10 ban
ut sweet heart, Wits, sister. niv'acr. 81
SPOKE 10 al oitbc -r~uac>i iNpc otWo-
manhood ia au History Tho noble WO-
manhood u.ihu>suih Nauy otj.O>c
nae i've TODAY Co t,. HAT wlcucv,r
they fll,Cvcl amid rhc iCrror ot bat
Tie they Thought ot >NCC;hCar,s. wives,
mothers, >i>lcr>~u3 friends. ana 81 ar--
ell brsvcly TO tie very trenches Of the
cucWv.
The soldier bows Of the Second Reg
mcnt carry in their hearts the same
vCucra;ion. the same tenderness aud
devotion tor the noble Homsuhood OF
Mis>is>ippi, which animated the hearts
at our bows in gray UNan q hundred
battle fields. aui Ourhoar,> respond To
the sweet tcucdic,iou Of which Ills
flag !, presented We hail each and
every Que Of YOU - daughters OF the
regiment. Il j true that Up TO jii>
good hour the Second Regiment has
known only the service at The camp,
but we do not tcri that the finger OF
r;dirulc should be pointed Al Us be-
cause we cannot speak OF ieais that
pertain to broii and battle aud most
disastrous chances, Of f|airhreSih
'scqpcs in the imminent deadly breach;
OF the canuibal> that each other eat,
the aulhropuphagi and mon whose
heads do grow beneath their shout
dcrs.
Such idle bolsiings we must leave TO
tho.e rcdouhiable veterans who never
mis- d a nical nor saw a Yankee from
The fall OF Sumpter 10 the surrender Il
Appomattux. But TO The batile-sCar-
red veterans hereto day, TO tie no less
gallant old soldiers who escaped the
dangers OF battle. 10 all of YOU who
feel an abiding interest in the good or.
der and prosperity of your STATE, !
may say. without hesitation. that our
organization is a constant menace 10
iawncssucss III every form and affords
nj least a temporary solution OF the
much talked of race problem and in
the encouragement which they gave
to the Mississippi National Guard we
should place al lca-t Il credit TO the
act Of the lamcDtcd Legislature,
As | stand before YOU to-day. ladies
of Macon. | am reminded OF another
flag which once foaicd in glory be.
meath 4 Southern SKY. | am remind
ed of the days OF Shiloh and Chi,ka-
manga, where the bows who wore tie
gray followed that flag ever to the
jaws OF death. as though bid to the
banqueiing hall Of beauty and OF ch:y-
alrv. am reminded Of Manassas and
OF Gettysburg, w%hereupoD every rag.
ged gray cap the Lord God Almighty
laid the sword of his impcrishable
knighthood. Sadly and tendcrly that
flag was laid upon the bier of a Young
nations hope and wen the memory ot
It's close and design are now buried III
oblivion.
Sleep in thine own historic night
And be Thy blazoned scroll
A warrior banner, take it, flight,
To greet 4 warrior soul.
luu ladies' Of Macon have been the
first of YOUR sex TO honor our orgHni-
by n flatlpring testimonial Of
your approval aud | pledge YOU to-day
that rs o were the first to smile OH
Is Won shall ever be first in The hearts
Of the soldier boys of the Second Rcgi-
mcnt, We teel that we are indebted
TO Won, not only for this standard
your hands have fashioned so
beautifully, not only for YOU, interest
in our organization so dclicately eXcm-
but because il has pleased you
upon this occasion TO emphasize the
fact that the spirit winch animated the
women of Sparta and the days when
history vas Young lives to-day in the
hearts of the women of Mississippi.
hail your banner rs the bright
morning star in the carly dawn of our
existence. And if In Gods provi-
dcncc the day should roime when the
wild note OF war shall be sounded in
our sunny southland, This banncr will
be seen where the battle wakes warm
'sL, The memories Of this occasion shall
around each silkcn thread in
Is texture and it shall never be furlcl
i'll above and around il hover the en-.
glcs of victory.
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