West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-02
CHADWICK CELEBRATION.
The speech Of The Gallant Captain
40 The Sword Presentation In
Morgan town.

, ed 10y YOU Is To express but badly the
thoughts which hu my mind and heart
! in being among the men and women,
aud seeing the hills which were the
| familiars Of my bovhood. thank Won
for the noble rift The sentiment OF
whjCh fultills all TO which I could ever
aspire, for there IS nothing in the lif,
OF man 30 which ono car reach hghar
than the honest, frank and spontau-
eous regard Of those who know us
This, know, Is tho limit OF my own
aspirations und will SAY, Tor theoom.
porativcly small society OF the Navy in
which have passed most OF my life,
| that it is but rare 90 find an officer
whose first thought 10 not that OF
standing we'll with his follow officers,
| Co have the good win, the esteem and
honor OF those who best know him.
| And let me say, too, that m our rro-
| fession the one in the world in which
men are thrown most intimately to-
| gethor-wc como TO know ono auothcr
| fairly we'll
| am rejoiced TO renew once more my
bonds with my native state, with my
! OH fricrds and l,iuSmcn OF my native
hills In this long reach OF years.
now well nigh forty, since left Nor
gantown 90 enter the Navy. l have
followed the fortunes OF my state and
| town with the koenost interest MY
| return 60 either have been much more
infrequeut than l could have wishedi
| h.. III ~
eAigcnoies OF duty, the inability To get
away from these, as IA rulo, for any
but few days and my lonves OF any
duration have been rarc-hayo stood
IN the way OF renewing often nay old
| associations. Perhaps though, this
fact has made the memory OF my early
years here the kcencr. and believe
remember every man. woman and
child, overY house, might almost say
| every older forest tree which stood in
the vicinity. J always loved the
woods. and II there is any one thing
which could End IL IN my heart TO
lay 20 Nour blame, IL is that we have
not heou careful enough OF our hcri-
taGe OF noble trees--the like OF which
do not know elsewhere. Our State
is one OF enchanting beauty. do not
know that those who live continually
among these hills appreciate how
| beautiful ~ the land in which their
lives arc cast. return TO IL always
with fresh admiration, and 7 say this
after having seen und known many
lands few Years ago, at an evening
party In Washington in talking with
the Swiss Minister, / said
II wish we had your Switzerland
hero"
Iie replied 81 have just been in a
country which / thought almost ah
beautiful as Switzerland-wc Vir-
glnin."
And his remarl, is true; though we
have not the Alps. we have The softer
mountain forms, Glad To the summit
with an uncqualod forest and with
beauty OF which loyer Of nature can
never tire
Though ! do not feel old, in fact
frequently feel as my old friend, Mr.
Lowell, even at seventy used 90 some
times say to me feel as III had
never grown up Yct, when / can
cast bncl, 10 the Mexican War ana stili
see the unhappy pig which the Umon-
town band wagon ran over in front Of
Our house when they came 60 celebrate
the return OF our Volunteers from
/ Mexico; when J can remember the
time when everything vas teamed
from Cumberland; ard tho time when
Henry a. Wise stumpc1 the thon un-
partitioncd state OF Virginia, ! know
am no longer young, but AS sec bc-
fore me men whom ! thought eldery
in those days tbut one does not have TO
oe very old 20 be thought go by boyJ.
when can know that the man hon.
ored u my youth as the most hopored
OF our region aud State, Waitmau u.
Wilioy. is get with us, / know il is Il
good thing 90 be born West VirQiniau
! II you want 60 live Go be old nnd f.si
young
entered The NavY in Tho stormy
period of 1861. was suddenly offered
the appointment 40 mid-sbipmap by
your then member Of Congress. VINO.
Brown, Of bonorod memory IN our
state. 1 well romcmber the going TO
| kingwood Co. discuss the subject OF his
offer hired horse from my old
friend. Mr. Hayes, for which he charg-
cd the sDm of one dollar for tine trip:
fear prices arc not go modest now-a.
days. stopped al house midway
between mere and Kiugwood, got "a
dinner and my Horse fed The proprIe.
tor charged me twenty cents, explain
ing that ho mad 60 raise mis- price,
lately, bis former prize being eigutocu
Couta ] visited Mr.. Brown that even
ing, and sitting on stool ~ tic piIo
81 the FIRE place was "a little fellow Of
fourteen whom Mr., Brown said he in-
! tended sending 60 tbo Naval Academy
did / not accept Two years later this
/ vOungTter also ortored as roidship.
/ man, graduated with uouors, saw ser.
| vice in many seas and won honor aud
distinction iu the stress ~ the great
samoan hurricane lie is fortunately
with US 90 day. my frioud and comrade,
! Commander Robert Mathew Gav
I BrOyvu An accident 40 C..I.z .,,.t ~