The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-16

taken ionsousy that once pointed to it
as the nucleus Of an nristocracy. Sons
OF the Revolution" and Sons Of the
American Revolution" were created on
broad principles and maintained a
friendly rivalry. Daughters Of the
Revolution" and daughters Of the
American Revolution" were formed al
most simultaneously. and these. with
the numerous other organizations with
more or less kindred objects, have
brought such aids to historic research
and patriotic endeavor that every ele-
ncnt Of politics and society has become
charged with the new spirit while the
seeds Of their Influences have spread
even into distant lands. where the soil
is good and the fruit abundant.
AS have endeavored to show. genoa.
loGy and tradition enter largely into
these movements. and it Is here tina t
Is made manifest the wonderful faculty
"Divlnaton seems heightened to its
e" highest power"
The aged aunt or the failing grand
mother is found to be a storehouse Of
family tradition and genealogical
chains. 1t seems In them that
"Old experience shall attain
To something like prophetic strain"
What interest surrounds their recitals
Of the times and the figures Of old :?
Their stories, nurturcd by the instinct Of
motherhood. bear upon them the very
stamp Of truth. In the labor Of erect
ing family tree. which extended
through several years. l found that
nine-tcnths Of all the accumulated ma
terial had come from women-from
their seemingly ineXhaustible stores OF
anecdote. tradition and buried records
From such sources we learn that the
grandfather Of one who might he here
tonight was n prisoner at New York
in 1875, and that being insulted by
British officer he promptly knocked him
down and escaped in the petticoatS OF
friendly humb0a woman.
The GRANDPA Their Of another was the
largest man In the American army and
a Valley Forge his services to Wash
nGton were Indispensable. Another
grandfather was widower at eighteen,
and he found consolation in marching
TO Boston upon the raws OF Lexington
And stu another assisted in the ca pture
of a British boat in the Delaware laden
with vinegar, which article Of diet add
ed so much TO the rations Of the patriot
troops that q descendant In recounting
the exploit says. so you see 7 have in
my veins not only some OF the blood
Of the revolution. but also some Of the
vinegar" One more story relates to the
privat.ons Of the officers Of the army
Those OF a Maryland regiment sent one
Of their number TO Baltimore to pur-
chase cloth for their uniforms. Fifteen
hundred pounds We're paid for fifteen
yards. This fifteen yards was design
ed TO make ten coats, and ten coats it
did make" Now putting the vinegar
diet and scant coat story together their
striking agreement is sufficient to vim
dictate the truthfulness Of both
History" says Carlisle, lis the es-
sencc Of innumcrable biographies. II
So then the women of America have
furnished material for the volume
Blood Is thicker than water" said
the American admiral. and without 9TH
CT warrant he joined the English and
trained his guns upon the barbarians Of
the Orient.
Flood VIII tell" and when the sons
and daughters Of the American revolu-
ton fail in their mission heredIty will
have lost It's germ and independence her
genius. Instead OF thy fathers. thou
shalt have children. whom they mayest
make princes In all lands"
'But II the salt have lost his SAVIOUR,
wherewith shall 1t be seasoned 2"
Patriotism Is a thing OF inspira ton.
IN every age there have been Jeanne
D'Arcs. and our own revolution fur
niShed many notable examples. But ma
triOiism Is also a thing Of cultivation.
we may cultivate upwards or we may
cultivate downwards. and then mind
and tastes will be found plant enough.
We may quicken ourselves with great
thoughts. or abandon ourselves to the
commonplace. There Is no middle sta.
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