The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-22
Good Work for Sunday.

luUU NUik lUi CuHuut'
o. Young, Adjutant General Texas
sion.
keston. Texas, April 17.-Dear sir
fomrade. note that Comrade Fan
huston has written an admirable ar
lar tho veterans column on the duty
kterans owe TO joining and sustain
amps, and fully indorse all he SAID.
lcng since / saw an article from the
\ comrade who had served in the
kry branch, that which we all Know
HVsys TO bear the brunt of battle. He
describing a charge and said that as
advanced, the shot and shell tearing
gaps in the ranks, the only order
hrd was. CLOSE up the ranks! Close
( aagw
nag is furled and no longer needs
protection, but the grim reaper is
| making gaps in our ranks, ana
! b not be as well for us to adopt
ID battle cry, Close up the ranks"
our line grows thinner and thinner
Ee US come closer together. We are
bDly the rear guard of all that vast
host that has passed over the river.
Re Only holding our ground until we,
shall be called over, so let us get
together as We near the crossing,
when the final roll call comes none
be accounted for as straggler.
fmsnber when Camp Magruder. our
camp. changed its meeting day TO
~ some comrades declared they
not attend Sunday meeting, yet
would ecubtless attend a missionary
|ng for the betterment of the heather
lndsy, and | ask IL the old Confed-
are not as good as heathens2
be Of the greatest battles were fought
sabbath, II was on Sunday july
bl, lust AS the first rays OF the morn
nn we're peeping over Bull Run
'aln to light the historic plains OF
ssas that the two armies met in the
great death grapple OF the war. The
ragged all that day, with varying
10 either side, victory lowering
me bloody field as il in doubt on
banner 10 perch, till Jackson came,
slahilng like stone wall" turnG
ae Of battle in favor of the South,
ns aeleat and CONSERVATION Unto the
o. the foe. it was here on this
sabbath day,he won the immortal
Nonjwall," and laid the founda-
'or career as Christian soldier
world
member another fight of Jackson on
Y, It was IN November. 1862. after
suufg' Lee had fallen back to the
q winchester to rest and reor-
heVlellan held the line of the
su, suddenly Lee and Longstreet
,ea'ed I'VE OF the rank and file knaw
ney had goneJ, leaving Jackson
y guard the valley. SUNDAY came,
sen q day as can be seen in few
outside the beautiful valley of Vir.
y orders read at dress parade this
seiore the men had been urgently
ea 70 attend divine services al
Tue town or at places pre-
groves surrounding the camps
hso brushed up their best gray
ana Win The aid of a niece o'
y, : brush and SCOT and grease from
o Kettles for backing had pu
iaay shine" on their old bro
ss.. haa gone TO church. the CANT
aassa,ly deserted. The churches wer,
- ineir full capacity and tn,
s.,sssre In full blast wher the cav,
I'm s came galloping In from tn,
,sT.. me Potomac With the start
srS The enemy have crossed tn,
a,n ale advancing In heavy force"
Nh ss OF the infantry sounded tn
ku y,.,om every camp, while the artil
ErS Az sounded alternately The assem-
m. nIch up" hitch up" "hitcI
t,ee,, s s,,nes were soon deserted an
ann, nned with soldiers running 10
bleas ,' snd with women and chiidrel
d VIII faces hurrylng 10 thei
In va. e mounted staff officers an
~ rushing at full speed carryin
q h,,,, ioon mounted and presently I
y spns.r ana none too soon, for tn
tsa th H. sdyancing along the pike
rsr ny paille began. In the yafd q
VA hioh the surgeons establishe
fake, S'ial and there the Tounde
nssss,soc n the bandages gave on
" mora es was sent into the tow
rbsr Goth, but none could b
esh sns came the noble women fror
hsS sra surrounding the farms. do
ldntAiss liable linen and their ow
y Ncunae s ne used TO dress and car
Ms, ~ y snown OF greater patrlotisl
!, the NJ Guy day too sacred 70 pei
sloh w. asnories Of such desdg
2 aud ", Shrssfian. and a man
y sosa ne never hesitated 10 a
As r.s NE cause. even on Sur
sad and believed that