The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-05-25
In Menorlam.

employs my pen when l write OF the
death Of Little Charlie Wallace" as
he was famillarly called. For more
than fifty years, excepting only the
time he was absent during the civil
war, he has been our constant asso-
ciate, having with that exception. lived
in Lexington and its immediate
vicinity since 1874.
Others will tell the usual particulars
of parentage, and sirth, and death,
with their dates 10 due order, prefer
to write more particularly Of the man
as he was In character, and of this |
must only speak in very small part.
He was short in statue and slight in
build, but within his small body there
was a great soul; not discovering itself
in great achievements as they are COM
morly estimated, not in ambitious
schemes, not in grandIy expressed SEN
timents nor lofty pretensions, but In a
steadfast, immovable, patient perse-
Verance in the path Of duty.
Alb! it is easy to do grand things
when opportunity offers and the world
rs looking on and spplauding. Under
such 8 stimulus life itself becomes
cheap, and is freely gwen; but 1t is the
little things Of life thst try men most,
the constant girding Of the loins in q
struggle that has no promise Of an end
the standing with cheerful front TOWARD
q sea Of dithculties whose innumerabl,
waves keep rushing on with eterna
continuance. To stand thus undaunted
unshaken and accomplishing calls fol
more than the courage Of the charging
knight, or the adventurous hero seek
lug after fame.
And in this patient endurance ant
cheerful facing Of every duty, Charl,
Wallace lived his life. Not that hll
troubles or trials were greater thai
yours or mine or mrny others perhaps
but that whatever they we're, he me
them so patiently, so bravely, so cheer
fully. To such a man there neve
comes defeat. Death itself is swallow
ed up in victory, and Charlie met deaf
as he had met all other things tina
came in his way, without fear o
shrinking. with brave and steadfas
front. And IN his abiding Christia
faith he made this conqueror of us a
his servant to bear him away to th
better land. But it must not be sur
posed that because he was possessed q
such patient courage in meeting th
, tedious trials Of struggling life, tbs
be was lacking iu those qualities whic
make man hero in the commo
opinion of men. For more than fou
. years he was q soldier. He enlisted /
the Confederate army in June, 1861
having been in the State Guard fc
/, over month before that time, an
I served faithfully as q gun-sergeant i
. Hy Bledsoe's battery until its surrer
der sometime in July, 1865. In sll {
that time he missed but one ba
, tie (Lexington). At that time he was
Springfield waiting upon his brothe
who was sick nigh unto death wit
r camp fever. The record of the otht
D battles is Carthage, Wilson Greek, Pc
3 Ridge, Iuka, Corinth, Port Hudson
/ Raymond, jackson, Chlckamaug.
Missionary Ridge, Resacca, La
, Mountain, Kennesaw Mountain, Peac
, Tree Creek, the hundred days figl
I around Atlanta, where he was undt
fire every day for one hundred day,
| Jonesboro, Eranklln, Nashville and Il
| terrible retreat therefrom, and mar
Q other engagements too small to
1 called battles, but where shot and she
/ W ere just as destructive to those Ell
y gagged. In all of these Charlie Wa
1 lace took no unimportant part an
Q bore himself there just as bravcly, an
' faithfully, and cheerfully, and col
scientiously as he did about his civ
and domestic duties here at hom
There was none braver nor more trt
9 than be, none more reliable, always
u his post, always ready, always hopef
q and full of enthusiasm. "Little Griffit
q of Tennessee" himself with all
II | Loro;a dau1,;oo JsJ ro1 -.