Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-10

its almost inefable charm. Cultured and
accomplished possessing rare tact anu
ready sympathy: too clear OF head 10 De
spoiled by the adulation Of which she was
the recipient: ministering with tender de-
votion to mother and loved ones; honor
ing God, and striving TO bring IN his
kingdom, her life was redoeut OF good
deeds and helpful inspiration. When the
end came it was as the untimely falling
of a fower-the ceasing Of some gentle
strain of song:
albeit softly i'm our ears her silver song
was ringing,
The footballs OF her parting soul were
softer than her singing
The erection Of this monumental free
will Offering to the memory Of a woman
IS a significant event I'm the history OF our
people. II Is at once memorial and
sign Of the day so long looked for by seer
and sage. when the genius and spirit OF
woman, the Eternal Feminine, shall more
and more influence and ennoble the heart
and life of humanity In years 70 come
men will turn from the monuments here
erected TO commemorate the fame OF the
great actors Of the forum and field 10
stand by this memorial. which bodies
forth the woman heart and life.
everywhere
7 see I'm the world the intellect Of man.
That sword, the energy his subtle spear,
The knowledge which defends him like a
shield
Everywhere; but they make not up, /
think,
The marvel of soul like thine. earth's
flower,
She holds up to the softened gaze OF Cod"
SYMPATHY FOR HER FATHER.
But not alone does this monument bear
tribute 70 the life and memory Of Winnie
Davis. but it expresses our sympathy for
her ilustrious father and the cause Of
which he was the heroic head.
In THIS tf0Q'S acre sleep father and
daughter, with others Of their sainted
dead. 1t is a pathetic incident that to-
day, when the men and the women Of
our land have gathered to dedicate this
monument 10 the memory OF the daugh-
ter the widowed mother erects two me-
mOrials-One 70 Jefferson Davis her IL
lustrious husband. who fell on sleep
full of years and honOrs; the other to
Jefferson Davis, the younger, the hope
and pride Of the mothers heart, who. in
the very dawn Of life met death in an
act Of heroism while ministering to loved
ones in a plague-stricken city.
May We not my countrymen, offer q
word Of reverent sympathy 10 this loyal
soul who, mourning the loss OF husband
and children, must find in the love Of
devoted people balm 10 nghten sofroWs
they cannot assuage?
MAY all love,
His love, unseen but felt. oershadOw thee,
The love of all thy sons encompass thee;
The love OF all thy daughters cherish thee;
The love of all thy people comfort thee,
Till Gods love set thee at their side
again.
TRIBUTE TO SOUTHERN WOMEN.
In honOring the memory OF Winnie
Davis we render tribute to the women OF
the South. a type Of womanhood which
gives 10 our people their supreme claim
to be accounted worthy or "earths hrst
blood"
We may challenge the scroll Of history
for examples OF heroism and devotion
comparable to those exhibited by the wO-
men of the South during the terrible or
deal OF the civil war. No sacrifice was
too great 10 daunt their loyalty; no life
too precious to be rendered up al the
call OF country and Of duty. In hunger
and i'm wretchedness, amid the ashes OF
their desolati0n, they elung with woman
like devotion to the cause they had es-
poused. -.
When the remnants Of our armies turn
ed to the task OF upbuildng the waste
places of the South, our women. ere the
smoke of battle had cleared, singly and IN
association began the pious work or
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