The leader., 1902-04-16
Rest, Beauvoir, Thy Warfare


Ger.
The hsllowed light of Gods great
kindness shines round Beauvoir to-
day, and there are many glad hearts
in Mississippi, for all doubts are at
rest and the struggle is ended. Beau
voir is at last upon pedestal from
which it cannot be dislodged, rever-
emily and tenderly guarded by our
mothers strongest children, her gal
liant sons who will defend it with
their lives, and this is as God intended,
the strong and brave protecting the
weak. They have taken voluntarily
upon their brave young shoulders this
treasured burden, and may God crown
their noble efforts with success. He
will. OF this there is no fear. Beau
voir, pinnacle, in the bright light of
Gods glorious sunshine, where no cruel
hands can ever reach it, being estab-
lished there by the free will offering of
all Mississippi. Can this be true? 1t
seems too good that indeed the weary
struggle is over and all is we'll.
When the seal of Mississippi is set
upon Beauvoir, the keys turned over
and our house put in order, and when
we have gathered from all the poor
houses in our fair State fair when
this is accomplished, not before), our
mothers helpless children, our coun-
try's noble defenders, then we will
send our mother an invitation to visit
all her children in their home, "Beau-
voir," and there we will gather about
her knee united family. And what
gala day this will be in all Missis-
sippi, when our mother comes home
to her united children! What flying
of flags, booming of cannon, shouts
of children, for it would not be
happy home coming if she missed the
music of their glad voices. "For they
are living poems, when all the rest
are dead" And, included. they must
be, if the cause for which the South
bled, suffered and died is to live on
forever. Now, while a mother loves
all her children, she seems by instinct,
| God given, to turn more tenderly to
those who are afflicted or in want; so,
for long years, this devoted mother
has chung to Beauvoir, holding it at
the greatest financial loss to herself,
hoping, praying that in Gods good
time it would be made, love offering
to her afflicted children, the old vet
Grams of Mississippi, by her more for
tunate children who could stand up
and be strong.
So, Gods good time has come and
our mothers patient waiting almost
ended, her years of self denial, that
they might have the pleasure and
comfort of this protecting shelter re-
warded. Thanks to her noble Sons of
United Confederate Veterans
Our mother wants this purchase a
free-will Offering, for a gift given
grudgingly loses all the beauty and
defeats its own end. Therefore, let
no contribution be given that is not
from the heart, and not mar the beauty
of this love-offering. Let it be like
fine gold, with all the dross burned
away, and henceforth let prayer rest
in our hearts that God will spare her
for this home coming and that her in
firm children may cluster around her,
thanking her for her ever watchful
love, and her other children asking
pardon for past neglect. When l pic
ture the scene on that never to be for
gotten day, our mother with her chill
dren gathered home, safe in their love
forevermore, my heart beats to suffo-
cation, and my eyes fill with tears.
SUSIE SoUTHwoRTH YERGER.
Greenwood, Miss.