Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-11-15
Hon. John ". Dauiel, MT Atlanta.

Hon. John W. .rpaulsl, at Atlanta.
I o@ssN a dna s, cf ~ IS sar:
gent S.RMItissiH lia; tEX*:the
most Aa|fnsFar;rS Or, eIsthe Sbllflls
araskl ia:sasih sEsa t rs tellAiioil
1854 W.Nahhiies=@hb HifodSgth he
i tnrpmMt virginian, that picture
arose tefore my mental vision. its
4E,lHaa4eanlent-,,c5eRjlfi -iiis by 3Ile-laW
Of associated thought.
The physical similitnae of the
.n,au.. is tost.,strikiug~ I!la gre;L
viirginian'S noble presence his
'yriinl head tit Tor i crowd. hiS
feMriUns face 'tuif:us ,niiial,iil S&teFs
| ness, inte'ligence, AMI eharlcre' !,
Tie Splendid eyes fl'iSH!n,sgs. AMI
fMrifin& III, turn, Tile m&iGStfy Z, Of -his
mere tlian royal at.tl.i'2.:;; ~ til'S':.
s. S2nt ward %Ift $ If i,hp gods 6tl6llSed
e the .g'Tdt MisSissi!'r.i;!i i.;;,;;.;-,,
Dill Yum not:jt.e ll'n .YtsfIerfllar
wlher. after, Governor Gurllp.n';
mos magnificent intrIli!cIlon. liz.
moved slowly TO the front ian,l
'pan,ed! What ;tligni;x II lnien!
What grace. in. .rrno:e! What
$ranleny il. reserve! ii .-;.: u :.
AS he STOOD lheir. anil Looked
ont upon tie vast: SraDt fixed faces
'he:w ;,S.a picture of elcHue nee Itself.
and long letnre his. magical Voice
changed SILENCE into mNsi;q liza held
All hearts .iil l,ellrct.. t!rrlE 49,. !:
..Thnse Were, thousands who could
net .llcar: ), word +. whch., fell from
his. 1il,s,. hut. They could. see him:
and wrle. contents to luuk audi won.
der-,yl4A wien, ailerslAakialg dor
So.uc time he nate.a iupNen.tn::;is
biz. aio :seohcluds., and those Within
hearing begged him TO- 90. :eit.2sn
oll,. i .:lnarvtlled tnaalo;e that ihAn-
.lredS. " h0 We're Too far lu catch
ibis: mealsingr caught 'us,! tho TRY,
..Gosel.m .7:::;ss....i ::.,',"': ,e..i!il ~
: Surely:1t.o.. greater compliment
coultl:be:laid am oralor. :::;;...': :
|; / .waS.iurtulrate 'enougt:to get a
.f.i.lce-cn the srailtl. #;-A few PAGES
:lu my front We're several rows OF:
-clr:,irS. AN tilei otafor proceeded
tie: .eAflelMtsn III these ciI;fiiS. who
were Uneasy hearing tiiistintei;
.bent.inrwa,ila driving their Seats
aitpr;tlien,. :sr,.niilrsly"fcifrfiil'ath that
iii some ..uilaccolnt;ii,le way they.
supposedly Miss something. that
wis said. .'':'' - - -
..#w-hy this movements THEY
were simply drawn by the silkcn,'
unseen cords Of Il magnetism aS.unl
deiiratlt rs il is powerful. 4i''' -;
His word picture Of the coming
Of Gordon 10 the rescue eat. the bat.
tie Of the Wil,lei:lli$s waS.;ai j MASTER.
''l:ieee ii" which cyTn Cicero might
have been proud: -. -,
F Yoni could. hear the rattle, of
kerry. Inc, following OF. c;in.cn,
Ii,tcrles OF the wounded the grHanS
-cf tie dying, ;,s .lhe brave Con:
'cderates, fighting for every, incl
..oi ground, we're slowly heatcl4 BACK:
You. could. bear the Lolrse SHOUTS
ol The leaders as they sought. III
rally The lioken and bleeding
i;ne$, and through the. sniohe Of
battle YOU. COULD look; down Che
road and. see The. whHp-plnInedelc
10 auxalscng.at the he.ui ..of: ibis
valiant ltsinus-seein% .hintas;ris.
Ing in his SlllrnPS. he waved his
sword aud hears: his vnict, ringing
high ..abuye.. hhe.:idins OTIS tabtle:
"Georg!allS. follow mel" ::;;;::..:...:
- AL this observation-disclosures: went
WIG MILF. .ehtntie!t.t> ~. .t!''t:.tl az
several .Womenls before the orator
,coulel rroeens:l:-. :, j.. =: AL +.
]; ! looked. ;srt General Gors!oW as;le
sat there. Will bawed.. head.:wltile
lie pl;.p,lits ofbis people. rang out
upon. the .!Swe e.t4Octoher. air, AMI !.
/ bought. that L. saw-a tear. tlicl:lng
down bis.scal1ed cheek. y:
glanced at tile veterans at the
left OF the stand, and the dim eyes
told more cloQuently than words
that, as in the Wilderness. the
GeMeians were still following
Gordon. - .'.'
But tile eloqucncc of John w.
Daniel! Who can describe il?
With the touch Of u master. he
sweeps that harp OF ii thousand
strings, the human heart, waking
it 20 the strains of an evcr-varNing
melody.
Low and sweet.as the lullaby Of
the infant, soft and rich -as;th-e
MORNINGS of the ring-dove. wild
ard high. as the callof the bugle,
sad ard thrilling dis the wall oft he
night wind, those immortal strains
will go sounding down.the ages
butto elost when time shall he
no more amid liol!er harmonics
hynined on lotter harps, struck; by
Seraphim and Cheruhim, fol ever
fast by the throne of Gol.-Atlans
tn Constitution. :.
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