Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-06-21
PHILOSOPHER ARP.
Georgian Takes In the Confederate
Hand-Shake.
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Worth Iss. .-s a-.p-~t
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n would AXE . week - time and .
whole regiment ~ writers o. tell
about the great confederate veteran
reunion At Louisville Nothing like b.
has been witnessed since tho close 81
the civil var. II pa~seth c~ompr-hen
sion This Ia Thursday. the second
day. and Their, are nov here twice a.
many veterans a. csrr gathered ans
where FOR many years We wers not
allowed - gather anywhere To jubi
late. but now 49, 20 where W. please
and say what ~ please and voice
our old confederate sentiments and
sing Dixie" and uufurl our amer
and even the boys in blue join In the
general hilariiy ! remember when
ten. George ~ Thomas was here In
isGs and ! have preserved a letter
from him ia which he said We Romans
must not exhibit a confederate Sag
any more in public nor even keep ons
in private. for IL was the emblem 81
treason and the punishment % trea
son was death our Roman young
men and maidcns had used an old tat
tered banner in a tahl-au exhibition
that was given in the city hall to raise
a little money 10 put back some pews
IN the city churches. for the federal.
had taken out the psws and used
them for horse troughs and used the
church for provender. That old war.
stained banner was the one our boys
Of the Eighth Georgia regiment
marched into the first battle % Ma
nassas with under Gen. Bar,ow. and
our Young people thought IL ~ harm
to place IL IN q dead soldiers hand in
n iableau scene 81 n field after the
battle. Then We were allowed to
think what We pleased. but now W
can say what We please and do wha,
W. please and there's no treason in "
What a good doctor old Father Time
- Why. he was a federal soldier who
opened the ball AZ Phenix hall last
night and ave a welcome to the vet
Grams. Capt. Pir,ie was one oi the
boys in blue. hut he paid tribute to
Us aud spoke Kind and loving words
and would put us On the pension rolls
II hc could lie is = great. big hearted
gentleman. he is
There are 1900 veterans here now
sure enough veterans Who wore the
gray. and ihey are the lives; men in y
dead cause the world ever saw Their
arr twice ~ many here a. were In
Charleston last year. Capt. Pirtle said
IN Dab, address 81 welcome; The city
is YOURS. and d; D. Such hospitality
WIS never witnessed anywhere just
Rad the papers and Il will amaze
YOU There are veterans here in bust.
ness who entertain every one who j..
i~r ~ their OLD regiments Here 4.
Capt Norton. who went out from
Rome with the light guards and ha.
accumulated a fortune here since the
war. lie wrote q letter 10 every sur
,iving member % the Eighth Georria
regiment. urging them % come and "a
b. his guests I am proud ;o he ous
~ them. and Col Towers j. here. too
giving orders from these h~sdguar
tsr~ \ wear arn We were lamentins
the rapid passing % the confederate
veterans and Ne really feared ",
would never more gather enough %
them to make il interesting. Blu
here they have doubled in number an,
tribhied in life ard IL cant he az
counted for unless the states have in
creased iacir pensions Money help
- proloug life. no doubt 81 IL. Georgi,
now gives half a million a wear to he.
old soldiers and they just keep liz
ing on and on
Time cut. down all.
Both great and small.
Except a pension~d soldier.
They do not die.
hut multiply
A. fast as they grow older.
II max he. however. that LouiSvill
has importuned and reached out he
generous hands 30 far and 80 wide an,
been - lavish in her preparations {
receive them iha; they dropped every
thing and came. II was worth a pi
grimace TO Mecca to hear DIR. Palmer
great address-great * the word
great and grand. | want every so
and daughter Of a confederate yetei
IN TO read IL and feel inspired wit
confederate pride. The truth Is. "
have whipped this fight and the vi,
tory is ours; after so long a time "
are slowly and surely killing of III
ISLANDERS. barbara Freitchie an
Sheridan's ride are dead and burie,
The fact has now been e~stablishe
that little Phil sheridan never rode
all-or. il he did. he rode the 9th.
way-Gen Manning has settled tina
and even the northern press admits /
He is the braggart who said he won
make our land 81 desolats the crow
would have to carry their rations wit
D them when they few over il.
But the crows didn't. The south
all right-no erows-no buzzards AT
no carpet haegers-thank the go,
Lord for His mercies.
As We journeyed hither the DO,
joined Us all along the line. They can
with a shout of hilarity: "Ali aboa.
for Louisville CG after car was a
tached at tn. country towns and ra
ID road functions. and before We reach
Chattanooga there were u coaches {,
ofunrepentant. unreconstructed rebe
Our Gainesville boys were quiet al
sober. but even old Father Allday W
as happy as IL he had been sitting in q
amen corner of the Methodist ehurC
He. too, had fought and bled with Z
- Texas Rangers. and the contedera
cause is part of his religion. for he
now n preacher. He sang a song. pa
Of which was Dixie and the 9th
part Onward. Christian Soldiers" a
IL had a refrain about Fight on. :
soul; Ne'er think the victory won. y
lay thine armor down"
At Tullahoma he spied some beau
ful Strawberries and bought a VIII,
crate Of 90 baskets, and his good. I
trioiic wife distributed them TO I
veterans in our car. There were "
= 30 81 Us, and We had a whole basket I
each. All along the line in Tenness
- pretty girls cams 10 the doors ~ th.