The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-17
DARKEY WITH VETS
OLD FRED PoUNCY MARCHED
 WITH PROCESSION.
He Was a Picturesque Figure on Thursday with His Confederate Badges and His Batter
 ed Old Sword

One oS the most unique characters at the Confederate Veterans barbecue 1nurs- day was Frederick Pouncy, an aged he- gro. ,. .,o..,,, ~, the sro,lnds He Is an old time Confederate
 s'nigger'' and says he is proud Of hls IT. tie. ,so He brouTbt up the rear ranks" He marched with bold tread and erect heau. Closely hugged to his side was an olo battered sword. Frederick was the cyno-
 sure of many eyes as he proudIy rd Irou 'nt nt his side. Frederick was right In the push He was typical 'reb. He attracted great attention at the lake Everybody made much of him ana ms sword. lie was tagged with badges ot different Confederate camps. badge ol one of the Daughters of the Contederacy Chapters was also pinned on his coat ahq Confederate flags adorned his breast Frederick was happy. Happy, because | he was in the midst of those he ioVeu' He says as soon as he heard the soloieTs | were coming-here he became happy. lie
 wanted to march again to the tune ol | Dixie" and he commenced to save hlS money to come to the reunion.
 He lives in Montgomery County near
 Banner. He was. born March 6, 1923, hence Is 76 years of age. He belonged 10 Mrs. | Martha Cone before the war and when the bugle called in '61 he says he went with ''missus' sons to de front The Cone boys were Tn captain mart SoIi mand, the 22nd Alabama regiment. tred- erick was cook. He says he learned to ] love the soldiers in those days and loves them yet.
 Frederick says he found his sword near Dog River below Mobile, during the war He has carefully preserved it since.
 Some time I cuts hog meat wid 1t, saIo Frederick, and he assumed an attlluue
 of a butcher about to slaughter a a3 Hallap
 Fastened to the handle of the battered
 old sword is an old time fork which Freo-
 erick says he used during the campaigns
 of '61-'65 .,,,
 he 'and I have nut new ones on myself.
 Just then the band commenced to play
 "Di&ie' and Frederick's 8 face was wreath
 ed in smiles. He could not keep stlll ana
 the inclination to dance ana to smut manifested itself.
 Frederick loves to sing and he enter
 taincd many of the visitors yesterday
 with his songs of the war, some one ask-
 ed him if he had many sweethearts m ms
 early days and he repliedi
 No sir boss. I had only one and she
 is here in my heart with me now' ana
 the grey head bent with reyerencee as ne tne old darkey thought of his wife Sne mas been dead these fifteen years put she lives in my heart yet" said he.
 Frederick says a man offered him nye dollars yesterday for his sword. lie toIo the man he knew that the swords were not worth five dollars, but poor as ne
 was he would not take ten dollars Tor It. When I die" said Uncle Frederick, ''Tse gwine to gib my old sword to the | society at de capitol"
 The old darkey said he loved 'de white | folks" He loved to talk with them T never try to use big words" said | he, "'cause when I do. I get things wrong and don't like to make mistakes,
 so l jes talks plain talk"
 The whistle of the approaching train
 was heard and old Frederick hobbled off
 towards the railroad track, He called | back: If tho good Lord spares me l am 1 gwinc to be at the next meeting. sure.