The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-20

cases, made OF genuine seal. They were
donated through Mr.. Il. Whtlock, and
have the inscription IN gold letters. "Con-
iederate Memorial Bazaar. April IL. 1893.
Richmond Va" They are sold at . cents
each a large box has also been sent
from Scotland Neck In memory OF Cen
e"al Junius Daniel.
The ladies OF North Carolina also sell
a number OF Confederate bonds and Con-
federate notes at ten cents each. beau
uful poem is attached TO each. composed
by a Confederate soldier, which was
found written on the back OF a Confed-
crate note. 1t reads as follows:
Representing nothing on Gods earth
now.
And naught in the water below IT;
AS a pledge OF a nation that's dead and
gone.
Keep IL. dear captain, and show 1t.
Show IL to those who will lend an ear,
To the tale this paper can tell.
or liberty born of the patriots dream,
or a storm-cradled nation that fell.
Too poor 10 possess the precious ore.
And too much stranger 10 borrow;
We issue to-day our promise TO pay,
And hope to redeem on the morrow.
Days rolled by and weeks became years,
But our Golfers were empty still;
Coin was so rare that the treasury
quaked
II a dollar should drop in the till.
But the faith that was in us was strong.
indeed.
And our poverty well we discerned.
And these little checks represented the
pay
That our suffering veterans earned.
! We knew II had hardly n value Of gold.
Yet as gold the soldiers received it;
/ II gazcd in our eyes with promise to
pay.
And each patriot soldier believed It,
But our boys thought little OF price or
pay,
Or of bills that were overdue,
| They knew it brought them their bread
J to-day,
Twas the best their poor country could
do.
| Then keep tit tells our history over.
From the birth Of the dream TO its last;
Glorious and born Of the angel Hope.
Like our hope Of success-it passed.
The ladies Of North Carolina also have
a picture of the Confederate ram, al
bemarle." with the following explanatory
| remarks: THE vessel was built near
! Scotland Neck, on Roanoke river by
| Gilbert Elliott and Peter r. Smith, In
| 1888: planned by I. /. Porter. commanded
| by Captain James w. Cooke. distinguish
! ed in the capture Of Plymouth, April
! 18th. 1854: engaged seven gun-boats at enc
time in Albemarle Sound. May 9Th. 1864
sunk at wharf In Plymouth, by torpedo
October 9th. 1854"
The ladies of the Georgia tent are
making a great success with the elegant
sword presented 10 them by Captain Il
T. Christian. president Of the Veteran
Association of the First Regiment. The
sword is the finest that could be gotten
and will be voted TO the most populai
artillery company in the city. on Geor
gia day. next Friday. any visitor who
purchases fifteen cents worth or more
articles at the Georgia tent will be giver
a Georgia lunch. What this lunch con
sists Of is at present a mystery, Tor the
ladies' decline to divulge their secrets.
A handsome hall chandelier was pre-
scented TO the Georgia ladies yesterday by
Captain William H. Curtis.
The ladies of the Solid South tent con
tinue IN he busy. Their numerous friends
never fail to call on them as soon as they
enter the hall, and numerous purchases
are made at that popular booth. TIT
second order of the souvenir pins arrived
Yesterday. but they are just about sum
Gent to supply those whose names ha'
been booked previously. The balance o
| the first thousand OF pms are eAP0O'N'
here next Monday.
The oil painting by the well-knowI
artist. Legare. Of Fort Sumters Las
Rattle Flag" framed In polished palmetto
and pine. donated by the Washington
Light Infantry, Of Charleston, TO TN
booth. is now on exhibition in Starke
Estes window, 907 east Main street,
there was not room enough at the ten
for II to be properly exhibited.
The picture is valued at Sl5O. ana ]
taken from the old flag itself. In the pos
session Of the Washington Light Infantry
II will be given TO the one OF the follow
inc-named organizations getting the hlgn
est number of votes. at 10 cents each
Howitzers. Virginia Historical Society
commonwealth Club, Westmoreland cur
Votes will be recorded at the South caro-
lima tent.
over five hundred books and pamphlet
have been contributed 10 this tent. Anon
them: Paul Haynes Poems (completel
"How They Kept the Faith" Miss Still
mani; Life and Times Of Memminger
(Col. II. d. Capers); 1.-THE Defense c
Charleston" (Rev. John Johnson); GOV
ernor Perry's Writings. volumes
"Wavside Flowers" Miss McNinch); Ne
norial Flowers" South Carolina ten
NJ B.: Fort Sumter" by Elise Rhei
Lewis; "a South Carolina Bourbon, p
Yates Snowden; "Our Women During tf
War" IF. W. Dawson); Little Marse
kate Lee Ferguson; "Hireling an
slave" (Grayson); "Reveries of a Bach'
| Ior" and others.