The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-08-18

and I .feef that I did did sas 3 much for my
country as Jackson Or Lee did. I, The
,, Scripttfs says d sfgonnan must nOt speak
III spublic. p, but clien Discussing the
E..Noihatss Monument q 4 fett ke say.
ing bnihla 0auments vtO our fiilleus
braves. B0ih thetr fOllhdatfons wile,,.
Their pinnne eies sif possiblS, ~ Slltxl1 ~
til9 SKY md make them rs eildurtn9 as,
th6 pyfaqif sfsf xgyIx .asld if yon liHyal
morr money tO Sr1re put ..it lil u pedsi0n
fNtSt aud lie desir odd Soidiers be-
Heir old dsage, 4 deceptiy
l'b,ittd, aud twe, 1hs women, who aided
l;ya,t I'M the strdggl viii lie satisfied. Z -
= = I.,terti0 the evening" came the intro.
ductiun Uf u Q sponsors ami their maids
OF honor. This was II lovely scene. The
opera house was adorned with potraits
of Lee. ,Jacksol and Beauregard. The
dear old Palmetto fig, the Confederate
H,s, th" battle flag ;Aesike National
cJiurs dccked the walls. Me rOStrum
WIS filled with ihe beautiful sponsors,
attirGd in lovely dresses and their sweet
faces aglow with nIemories Of gallant
deeds performed by their fathers and
br0:h1s. Many Of them held i'll their
hands the flags of the camps they repre-
sented, and thought the flag of Camp
| Giles the prettcst OF them all us it Wa,
borne SO gracefully by Miss Walker, our
sponsor. We gnzed upon them with
| pride. l turned my eyes toward the
audience ard gaz u with rev ;rencc and
love upon our gray-ileaded veterans,
some with empty sleeves, some on
crutehes and put it down that my
r., to,,,,,. .tIht -rIIe -I1unIeurr'rrc vT''So'
T,,cr in the evening it WIS discoVeiow
,l,t General Butler was III 'l0 no" ~
.nh .'"i IVA " wu, cu,lel upon t".speaK, ana a,
hn c,n,e forth he war loudly C,ieeieu guy ~
nv. h,nd struck up Dixie. Inc So'.aI'
crate veil was once more he"iu, "" ,,,[
nHndeycI if it was 30 or II time in"
rnllrd backward in its h'ght anu W."
living again in the sixties.
, Thusdoy was raining but we hau !,
,aonn.s NV dear loved Batter anu ID ni
\ Man, which nv pen cannot do Ju'i,'' :"
mmr ears were still delighted WIN u.
songs Of long ago, "Bonnie llue rE's
"a ..Oi:ic.n There was much Gis,i
i ointment that tie rain preVehCeI u,
potar,ns from marching. suIHG'uo'
II ,.,H.cnc was served amid the iallil
~ vol u";n Thanks to the people or Cnes't
te Gov ttc abundance of their liberail.y
III % ,Tn iine meats provided. 1t was not Iiie
~ % ..u,t that we dill not have IN en)oy"o
II. dinner. os c;v,
ca @ Thnrsday niIht a reception was S.s'
." ,to snnnsors and maids and dpughn'
fe. nf the Confederacy, anu IL was Hu',, ,
,rt ,ro,t for me to get among the yo"
vi 10, for am on the shady side vi
,nt WI coo THAR sweet smiles, pretty u'e"'
vilI am,,,n,ish wavs aud To gtt s""e
.;r ,i ,,,i,r d,.,irinus cake and ice cream.
an. q, Friday night grand ball was Wv
L, 10 snnns,rS The decorations "
,,.,. ,n,n,ifu, and elaborate, the music ~
,hs ",;', .nd classic. The only lh'hS l
,rs ,ra,t.d WAS that the veterans a."
c;.; lave a more proniinent place o; .'o
,me ture for.I speak the voice oN NV" 'I
and 'v,,nn SAY that they ought 10 h'fo :
''" a,,r osnrted We in a b,dH to the pubic
vcu nunwed thc auiience To have sane'
,nsn ,,'' nolle hand. How We Wo'liu
a,n,,, .Mn aT'o.r.I If we coull nave seen thehl
g. g., .i'oi,. cars and missing limbs toSe
WV" VIZ s,,~n,, ,hr hands that had OaItie'
that the right. ., ,ooo,
wh;c in attendance ut the receI
ling. '', e., ,hn Women of the 20
tAtl- tr;ipS, - ! met N''' 49, 49,, r,,,n
inner I.r 10 Victor B,uc Of Santiago law,
VS. OF a non,e looking girl she was. ,,, !. y,
=, the "t,or nV nt much regret thst the t:
lion lion of the old tatterea y 'Ss oii ~" M
,eting mL,ce ON account Of the ram ! "''
idrcss @ ,h,u my pleasant visit to 'hes.ea
Il 1t ,''",, , rcmrmlmrcd. was sorry
wei did not meet NoX, Tor Ic'''' '''
't'"'' the city. ~,
e nfN. | am Glad to welcome MI :,
lil: ~ n,ri tn the editorial stan , in ="
;. bnI- his work '!ur.to.datr;" l kl"a sss
l. mere n.,.n,, ., n.rsn,dedr thai | posst
'a.' y. 'm gift of continuance.
=, A The Young people wish me 10 d., =
".i 9th ;, ,hncc there will I've picnic IN tr III,
was hc nj Rogers GhuicE en- the l',", .;n
,,',,.r W." y iic are invited to come and Dr'n
ID long, filed ihlShe.n , ~ = c,rdi,llv pxte
ro i've m EDITORIAL staff and CORE Spon,,
aa III III a"d ~" W" have given yon y hasly sSeto
iilS, m ",' ,r,n which wna indeed u pleas
,,r E'"f", W. ., : M rav never meet with these
", IMAM o of # and reoplc again. The appr"prla
o.'i1r Tndoa When the roll is called np yo'
~ "n1;rr DI he there" closed the exercises
i~p,.ny ~pnn..n, III ner, mt roll call mp yonicr.
: a. n"'I ~ 80 s,c:yc the "we!l done th"u
''', f,ithfn, scrvan. " an'. '&t'r |"