The Canton times., 1902-09-05

4 HiIn Somc more Drandy. When The
clock struck eight Mr.. Webster
reused up and pointed to it and whis-
pered: IL still live more brandy"
The last two words are left out of
the biography and may not have
been said. Nevertheless this version
has paralyzed much of my sentiment,
and all ] can do is to leave it in
doubt. remember that it was said
OF Mr.. Webster that he was overfond
OF his brandy toddies. Brandy was
gentleman's drink, whisky was for
the common people and rum was for
egg-nog and for the Yankees to ship
to Africa to buy niggers with. Even
in my young days the gentlemen
drank brandy-peach, or apple, or
cognac. was kept on the side
boards and was always offered to vis-
ltors. When | was about IA years old
John Mcpherson Berrien came to our
little town of Lawrenceville to at
tend court. He was considered a
very great man. He was our United
States senator, and had been. attor-
ney general of the United States un-
der jackson. After L had swept out
the store l walked down to the hotel
to get glimpse of him. He had
just gotten up and came out on the
piazza in his shirt sleeves to take a
wash. After that the landlord brought
him out a bottle of brandy and some
sugar and the great man took lib
eral toddy. 1t was a revelation to
me to see how suddenly a great man
could come down to the level of COM
mon people. But then it must be
remembered that Mr.. Berrien was
from Savannah.
Now here is another letter in which
L take particular interest, and COM
mend o the veterans of Georgia. For
years | have lamented that we have
no record roll of our confederate sol
diers. l alluded to this not long ago
in one of my letters, and it has pro-
voked an old friend to write to me
upon he subject and give me en-
The letter is from Hon.
Walter Clark, associate justice of the
supreme court of North Carolina, and
who was recently nominated to be
chief justice. He had recently finished
the history of the North Carolina
regiments, in five volumes, having
been chosen for this work by the Con-
federate Veterans association. These
volumes are not roster, but his
tory of the acts and deeds of every
regiment ga in number). Twenty
years ago that grand old state pub
lished a roster, in four volumes,
is recorded the name of
every officer and private, and what
became of them. North Carolina was
The banner state of the confederacy,
and continues to be. With voting
population of 115,00O, it sent about
$4,000 troops to the front, and Al, 900
Of these were killed or died in serv-
ce. Judge Clark has promised to
send ine the five volumes just pub
ished, and also to procure copy of
he roster, so that we may see how
t is done, and if the few veterans
Who are members of the next legisla-
ure will get together in concert and
make a demand for recognition, we
an still do a great deal in preserv-
ng the names of those who are en-
tiled TO place in the hall of fame
nd in the memory of generations to
ONE. l see that Capt. Krouss has
# his own motion undertaken to
make roster of the First regiment
f Georgia volunteers. That is right
Setter late than never. Young man,
yhoever you are, was your father q
older in the confederate army? If
o, how can you prove it? Where is
he record? If | were to die to-day,
OF a child of mine could prove my
ervice. What is the matter with
eorgia? Is there no Walter Clark
mong our people? Is Tip Harrison
cad? Let us begin this work be-
ore the year closes, for every year
iminishes the sources of informa-
on. Unpensioned soldiers are pass
lg away. Time cuts down all-both
reat and small-except a pensioned
,ldier. They do not die, but multi
" as fast as they grow older.-Bill
rp. in Atlanta Constitution.