The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-06-06

pressible Johnnie cries out, Hunting
for u quarter-mnstcr )" then to the righ
and TO the left into line, and with
short, inaudiblo whisper to the Chic
Captain, you are into the rattle ant
the racket, anXously watching for tn,
going down Of the sun.
What splendid experience to hav,
seen the incompatible Lee; to hav,
joined in the shout as Jackson passed
pressing the rOwe to the socket tt
escape the neverfailing acclamatorN
salutation to have ridden hard ant
long with Stuart; to have shared tn,
march and the canteen with CleburnC
South Carolinian, like Washing ton
great in peace as well rs in war
Wade Hampton.
Right here in tho home of many OF
his brave command. if had to mention
q superb Carolina soldier, whose name
is not sufficiently recalled in this State
it would he that splendid young hero,
Gen. Micha Jenkins.
| recall that Greenville boy,
mortally wounded, with the advanced
line driving Burnside into Knoxville,
called Col. Mart. Gary, and saying,
My mother lives in Greenville Dis
trlct; promise me, COL, to send my
body home to her" and with these
words expired in the arms of a com
radc. 1t is of this Carolina mother,
whose home was from sea to mountain
cljtf, that a Carolina matron so tear
fully sings:
His fond mother blessed him, and
looked up above,
Commending to heaven the child of her
love;
What anguish was hers mortal tongue
cannot say,
When he passed from her sight in the
jacket Of gray.
"But her country had called and she
would not repinc,
Though costly the sacrifice placed on
its shrine,
Her hearts dearest hopes on it's altar
she lay,
When she sent out her boy in the jackt
OF gray"
This youth was corporal of the
Hampton Legion, and pet of Gary's.
All OF Gary's pets were heroes one of
them was color sergeant Of Co. r. -
the Davis Guards, II Grccnville com
pany OF the Hampton Legion as he
may be alive, | will not name him
here. There are heroes amid lcgions
of heroes.
At tho siege of Suffolk the order
was very stringent against the dis
charge Of arms in rear Of the rifle pits
A jolly Grcenvill2 boy came to head
quarters; and asked to go down on the
lines and empty his gan, that he
might give it IL thorough cleaning
Leave was given, and on the line be
took occasion to engage in a friendly
duel with ankee esharp-shootcr, some
four hundred yards distant. Presently
he returned pale as q ghost, streaming
in blood ; twittcd by the Adjntant for
his sad predicament and disobedicncc
OF orders, came the reply, "Well, Adju-
tant, but I've got Il furlough." =" He lives
to-day, q sample Of the thousands who
have created ana are the glory OF the
New South that we know to-day.
Tho feats of a Jasper are immortal
in South Carolina story; but let me
say every old soldier of the Lost Cause
can recall hundred that minimize for
daring and ready resource the recorded
exploits of this brave Irish boy, or the
stoiciSm of q Coolies.
At cambridge in front of Knoxville
the Legion was sent to diSlOdYc Il BODY
of the enemy from a lofty hill the Job
was neatly done, but the right of the
regiment suffered severely, being fore
ed back momentarily: a father and aon
fell dead lying close enough to en-
brace. In this fight Private Dcveaux
was captured, the men Of his company
having seen him surrender: reporting
the casualties, the sergeant said that
lie would he in camp by morning, that
he would certainly escape. Now, this
was the sequel. Being escorted by Il
cavalry guard through the mountains
en- route To Northern prison, he
felEneu lamencss, and two cavalrymcn
dropped behind aS a guard to bring
him up. One dism0unting, in an in
stantDeveuuX seized his gun, struck the
mounted man from his horse, dubbed
both To death, gave no alarm. sprang
like the roc into the laurel, and passing
mountains and icy streams in the mid
die of December, reported to his colo
mel in five days. With a broad grin upon
his honest bronzed face, told his heroic
story and was there to verify it. This
man, like AbsalOm, was perfect phys-
cally from the sole Of his foot even unto
the crown Of his head.
There were thousands of these ld-
ventures, characteristic OF the South
ern soldier, whose mother in song and
story will emulate the Spartan and
Roman matrOn. VicL0rs on Il hundred
fields YOu place the laurel on their
brows this day.
But it is u twice told tale There
are the everlasting hills that ovcrtop
and shadow ynur lovely city the
daughters Of Grecnvillc and South
Carolina will keep the glory Of the
hero Of tho Lost Cause It's fresh and
green as the dew-bespanklcd blades
that crown their crcsts.
In conclusion, do proudly declare
that whatever the South is to-day, the
Southern soldier and his sons have
made her. Much OF whrt is great and
good in this Grand government is due
to the lefty inspiration and cons1rva-
tioD of Southern survivors, the Cor
dons, the Hnmptons and thcir com
rldrs.
We may not be able TO nnrol the
scroll of the near or the distant time to
come; men may como and men may
go; there may be happy family with
no North. no South, East or West;
" Erin go bragh"; eye banks and braes
and streams around the castle Of Mont
gomery"; This Is my own, my native
land "; the grand old city by the sea-;
1.-The grand old State OF South Caroli-
ma" may lose thoir significance, and
patriotism be a lost sentiment, but God
grant that the sweep Of time may new
er usher in the day when tshail bo tru-