The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-27

thing in reason. What is it," Colonel" he
answered his face lighting with marital ar
dor. I want 70 ak you thefavOr of making me
tech hole techeF." There was in him the
spirit to stand by his gun and pull the Ian
yard whom the bayonets OF the enemy were az
the muzzle; the pluck OF John Haskell who
When the yawninG crater had swallowed in
the awful abySm OF fame aud smoke Caro-
hna.s test and bragest, sat the criti, al and APP
pallng moment eefore the infantry could
gather, under a concentrated storm OF mimic
pals, and shot and she'll, gallOped his guns
almost TO the very brink and Numbered
back defiance. The gallant Col Bill De-
loney told an incident 20 stir the blood OF
every Georgia 10y. While at home recruiting
MS command N men and horses, an old
farmer friend came TO him and said Bill,
my roy here, haS got the war fever. His
mother and have tried TO get it out Of him,
but its no use. He swearS he'll run away II
don let him go, so i We mounted him on the
best racing colt had, and here he Isl Take
him with you, but I've this much 10 say: If
he ever shows the dOminicker, kill aim right
there and there, don I let him come hOme."
! The old father raised game chickens and
fought them too He had contempt for
dominicker roosters because he didn't think
they would hight and that was his blunt way
OF describing coward. Deloney turned and
saw fair haired country lad of Il, standing
perfectly erect, his lips compressed. but
vivid fire flashing from his steel blue eyes.
Inc boy never said word; parted tenderly
from the old man and went to Virginia to join
the cavalry
Deloney watched with pride the rapid i'm
provement OF the young recruit, but had for
gotten the incident until the great cavalry
! light at Brandy Station. When sQuadrons
were charging and counter-charginR with the
intrepid elan and dash of the Light Brigade.
Pierce Young suddenly ordered HIM to attack
a federal brigade that was forming on the
flank.
Get right among them, Bill and break
them up with cold steel" was the order,
"doa't give them time to form
The words were hardly spoken when his
command, Deloney far in advance, was
sweeping down upon the foe, but before he
was1n hundred feet of the enemy, some
thing swept by him like cyclones breath;
the Georgia boy was standing on tip-tOe in
| his stlrrupS, bare headed, his golden hair
streaming, with saDer hiah in air, and as he
passed, with the light of battle on his face
and eyes flashing defiance, he turned in his
saddle and shouted:
Colonel, here's your dominicker!"
moment more, and he struck the enc
my's line like a cannon shot (another VIII
| kenrled making way for liberty his sabre
| flashing on every hand, until he was literally
| backed down by the startled foeman. When
the fight was over DelOney looked for him,
and there he lay in the calm of death; his
| boyish face glorihed with the dying thought
'Ihey II tell pa l never showed the domi-
| nicker.
Come from the four winds, oh breath. and
breathe upon those slain that they may liver
Blow, bugle, blowl
Set the wild echoes flying!
Blow, bugle Answer echoesl
Dying DYING! Dying.N
Judge Falligant's noble sentiments
were frequently applauded, and there
was loud and prolonged applause at the
conclusion. Col. C. II. Olmstead then
! thanked the speaker for the able address
| he had delivered to the veterans, and ten
| dered also the thanks Of the veterans to
| the Savannah Volunteer Guards for their
| escort to the monument. The exercises
were concluded as stated by the placing
of the wreaths around the monument, af-
| ter which taps were sounded by Prof X.
| E. Cobb.
AT LAUREL GROVE.
| During the day large crowds visited
| the cemetery to decorate the graves of
| friends or relatives. In the afternoon
| hundreds of people were at Laurel Grove
to see the decorations which had been
! placed upon the soldiers graves Many
of the veterans went to the cemetery
after the exercises at the monument.
The soldiers lot had, by no means, been
forgotten. 1t presented beautiful sight.
Delicate hands have busted themselves
| for two days making 1000 wreaths, and
each headstOne had it's laurel and it's
| flowers. There was delicate memorial
tribute for each of the dead soldiers. The
! central monument was surrounded from
| summit to base by garland of laurel,
and around its base were numerous and
| beautiful flowers of all kinds. Flowers
! have been scarce this year, but the ladies'
and their friends exerted themselves to
obtain enough for the occasion, and they
did not fail.
+ Many of the graves at Laurel Grove
were beautifully and deliberately decor
ated. The Branch lot was one of the
prettiest to be seen.
The beautiful marble shaft a broken
column, to Col. c. A. L. Lamar, was
draped in flowers, covering the marble
drapery and the sheathed sword of the
dead soldier hung amid the roses.
The tomb of Col. Francis S. Barton, col
onel of the 6th Georgia, was covered
with flowers, and at the head was rep
resentation of the confederate flag, made
of vioiets and white and red roses.
The grave of Gen. Anderson at Bona
venture was handsomely decorated with
numerous and beautiful floral designs sent
out by the members of the police force in
memory of their dead chief. The other
graves at Bonaventure and the Cathedral
cemetery were not forgotten, and many
graves were decked in honor of the day.