The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-23

srm oG clear and clean above IN, e.
bow. : comraic caught him. and tie
poor fellow saiJ Il will So lack BOW:
but l would rather loose ny arm tAa@
to be called coward.
Two weeks ago tA~re vas death II
the Dcor hous:. Tie bed VS.: h&cI
tie wills bare. The van face: cola
and still. while across the breast was
p:nred tee arEal. ssl"eTe CT apanper' :
coat. The heroic soul OF Henry Mil
! Ter lad winged its flight to God, :sr
beyond th= reach q want and ingEat!-
:llde.
Oh, nv friends, Why honor the
! dead, Why build monuments of brass
and marble? It il but hollow MOCK
cry when heroes like this die (ishon-
cred and in want.
I want to say 4 few. words tolaE
about these ''Frivute John Allaus.
The CoIonels and the Generals nLo snr-
virel the WAY have been we'll taken care
os. aui; I an glad ofit, FOR it is al homer
to Our people that they have taken care
Q: these old leaders. Somebody must
nov take care Ct the PooE OLn PE-
vArc. Ard il this connection, ut sao
mention another f:privetc whom !
have the honor to Euow. Soon alter
the var there lanieGin The streets OF
Ne7: York {. poorly c?a;i DC: from
Virginia, VINO had fought as private,
from Bull Run t. Appo;nattpX. He
was foctsore, hungry SD without
money. He tried place after PLACE
for work, and went Into e BIG a:or5
where something in his accent CT dress
tod the merchant that he W;:& i ''2eael
| boy" IL an insulting meucer he was
ordered from the store. The proud
Southern blood leape1 to lis check,
AID with kidding eye ard angry voice
he buried the Insult back, and :aic 70
the merchant: Sir, the time will come
when will buy your Old store ont
from under you.' That p-cud beast
has been verified. AMI that Virgin
ia boy OWES the vc-y store. heard
/ Of this incident, and went, few gears
ago, iuto grand cigAt story bai!>ias
on Broadway, saw and SHOCK hands
with this noble specimen o. Southern
menhoo9 Who has ncS heard OF
Charles Broadway Rouss, the million
| eire, who, the ether duy, draw his
check for one hundred Thousand dollars
to assist "Confederate Survivors.
Misfortune has oruTt&k"n him; he a&s
lost his eveSight, but in his hlindneSss
the love and sympathy OF thousands of
his comrades sustain ana comfort him.
Tie poor Confederate soldier, dis
abled b7 wounds and disease. is ar
object that would move to pity the
hardest heart. Hc is witho:!t coua
try. Tie cause that he fought for Is
called rebellion. No strong treasury
aids him. The Federal soldier is pen
stoned literally: soldiers' homes pro-
y;Led to comfort his declining years,
while the Confederate N the sa:na,s sit
uatioa must die in the poor house or
aabsist upon scanty charity. More
than this ont o. bis -slender -n.eans he
has oontribntod to the rension of hif'
former antagonist. and assisted IN
building his ''hone.;' his you say is
the fate Of war: yes, but al enlightened
and generous people are rapidly bnild-
ing up a sentiment for his relief.
OILY the other dny, q proposition was
made to admit lin to the G. \. r.
Posts. The next step will be 70 place
all survivors on the same footing. Ny
seat during the last Congress WIS with
General Newton NJ. Curtis, Of New
York, on MY LETT and James +. lzlar.
of South Carolins, Oh my right. Lach
is grand type OF their respective sec
tiors. General Cuctie, with gencr-
Gus heart and strong practical mind,
the tallest man IN Congress, six feet
five inches IL height, and erect n per
son, is the very embodiment cf the
martial spirit Of the North. Judge
Izl&r you all know as soldier, iurist.
gentleman, courteous and learned, a
splendid type Of tie old school, whom
| to know is to love. Beth arc patriots,
! brave in var, gentle il peace.
It 50 .haLced TINT during the wal
General Gurus led the assault upon
! Fort Fisher, aid that General Izlar
was in command when the Fort was
capturedafter desperate hand to hand
conflict. 7 have often heard these
two cid heroes fight over again their
battles: Lave seen tle,n exchange
the silent grasp Of friendship, and wit
messed the courtesy and tender co0sia-
Grafton with which they treated each
other. 1t las warmed my heart with
love for ny country made nc proud
that am an American. ! have seen
SO often Gen. Curtis favor any meas
ure locking towards the help ct ali cX-
! Confederate soldier, or liz widow;
! heard him say that they ought to be
placed IN the pension rolls inst as tic
Union soldier was, and freely a1-
mitted to all privileges and benefits.
The tine IS not far distant when this
will be done, and the last ycstigc ot
bitterness wiped cut by al act OF
generosity. IL the words CT another
! Soldier, The tlav will come when
this great country will recognize tie
vondcrous glory Of the late war, when
the names of our dead Will be- inscribed
upon the common roll ri illustrious
sons, not as traitors worthy Of de<:th,
but sors worthy of love and reverence. >
Hampden and Cromwell arc deae 70
every English heart. anI II from
English history every English traitor
was stricken. .lc glory OF the past
would be lo>.. Our Lee will be mere
after what Cromwell is. but orc: for to
him no crimes will be imputed, 10 IN
measured ambition charged. Our
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