The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-22

"Ward Angles and they were. They
never seemed to tire in ministering to
the suffering. I have seen delicate
ladies who would ordinarily shudder
at the sight of blood that dripped
from an accidentally cut finger, nerve
themselves to it and work for hours
trying to extract the poison from q
CHASTITY wound. They would smooth
the hard pillow beneath the aching
brow. They watched over him as long
as.there was a yestige. Of hope, and
when hope had died wit hin them, be-
fore closing the eyes in that sleep
that would know no waking, in acs
cents low, they would utter prayer:
committing his spirit back inbo the
keepingaof the God.who gave it. Oh !!
nay friends the good that these noble
women accomplished will never be
fully appreciated in this. world, b1t
when the book Of Heaven is opened,
their deeds will all be found written
fine will not permit me to speak at
length of the valor and heroism Of the
Confederate soldier, nor is it necessary,
his'deeds are part Of the country's
history, and as time passes, and the
passions, and prejudices engendered by
the var shall have. passed away his
deeds will shine. forth more ;resplend-
ent., tt s'true that when his numbers
were reduced to a comparative. hand
full, and, the resources of his country
were, exhausted he surrendered, and
in that. surrender lost all: save honor:
The .canse for which he fought had
fallen. God, who in his all wise pro-
violence sometimes pergaits might to
triumph over the right, still guides
the, affairs of, nations as well as lnd5S
yiduals, and we are willing to leave it
to- him and the future to determine
whether that cause is forever lost. The
fagt beneath which we fought has been
furied. and fnrled forever For four
long Years it was waved aloft, it was
carried from the city by the sea to.
thel rocky heights of Gettysburg5 its
folds were tanned by the ocean breath,
sometimes it waved amid the shouts,
of Victory, sometimes it was shrouded
in 1.-THE gloom Of defeat; tattered and
torn, smoke -begrimed, and battle-scaF-
red. but thank God, 1t was. never per-
mitted to trail in, the dust OF dishon-
or. Every community. IN this fair
Southland; furnished costly sacrifices
to the fallen cause, and 1T is the duty
of those of US who were old enough
to. participate in the war or to, remem-
bef the events connected with II, to
teach TO those who come after US the
names and the history Of: the heroes
that our respective communities gave;
otherwise the very names Of some Of
OUT Hero dead, "SaYe by some fond.
feWone Will 2be2 forgotten. True the
histey OF these Individual soldiers.
haVeabsenj written in blood across the.
hearts Of loving mothers and faithful
wives, across tie hearts of some who
we're ghen ffair / msidens, and who still
walk the earth alone, because no.living
man ) has, been oable to :eaaee from.
their. hearts, The aji;m!! image OF the dead
soldier boy. But these mothers and
wives are efaastt passing away, in fact even
now; most OFFS themD are wearing jewel
crewas,eia that land whose streets are
gold and whose gates. are pearlsl Do
the young people Of Your town know
sufficiently we'll Tie sacrifices you made
for the cause you loved so well? Has
the. stoyH been sufficiently told, that
when young Lenord White Bartlette
went down to his death in a baptism
Of fFe; ;oRe Of TIE p1fsst lives and
brightest minds, I'M alb, Carolina was.
sacEifeade. Is7it sufficiently known
that when Dozier Lee fell charging
in the van and encouraging his men
forWard, when his life Blood vas fast
ebsing ont, that no puref,, nobleE,
grander- sacrifice was. ever oferedrupi
On the altar Of States rights? Has it
been suf6ci ciently told, that when Josh
Moses fsllo fighting his guns to the
very muzz}e, and bidding defiance to
the foe that one OF the brayest beings
that ever lived went, down? Oh! bis
life was acostiy sacrifice. Is the story
sufficiently known that Alexander Nc
Queen, who some Of rs thong bit We
saw, shot to death on.one of sthe bloody
battle fields of Virginia, was nursed
back to life, and lived to die at the gates
of the town he loved so we'll; how he
said on geing--seee7s the enemy,
g They, naaysgetgto Sumter bat it; will
be oyer my dead body,i'1z and 9how he
made his. wosds good2 Oh, when Alex
Mcqueen fell,. hero died. ,..-...,
There are many others equally de-
serrings ofcwhom;I would like to speak,
but time only allows. mes to: mention
a few Of those who lived and had
their being among you, some of them
were my classmates, others were the
associates Of my yoIng. manhood.
When ths!aW was over and we re-
turned to our homes, how were we re-
ceived by: 1.-The daughters of the SOUTH
with open. arms, They told US they
were Just as proud of US as if we had
come wearing the victors laurei's, that
we had done all that mortal men could
do, to- walk the earth with head erect,
to work and build, up ear-shattered
homes, and lost fortunes. and they
would help US, and God Bless them,
they did it. And not satisfied, they
went to work and all over the south
land, they have erected monuments to
the memory Of their heroic dead And
every year with the. sweetest blossoms
Of the spring they deck the graves Of
the soldier dead. AS I witnessed these
girls today passing from