The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-11-14

Gen Jno. b. Gordon reached Farm.
VILE ON the afternoon Of "Wednesday
was driven at once to the home of
Capt 5. w. Paulett where guest he
was curing his stay with us, and when
he entered the opera house at $50 10
deliver his famous lecture on the 81 ,ast
Days ofthe Confederacy," he was greet.
Ell by an audience which crowded the
building and from which he received a
welcome that must have done his loyal
heart good. The boys "who wore the
gray and who still wear H. were
grouped on the stage and gathered
about the battle scared hero as they
were won't to do in days Of battle
Capt. ). w. Paulett and Sergeant r
ID. Miller, dressed in the uniform Of
their camp and carrying unfurled Con.
'ederate flags, acted as guards Of honor
and escorted the General 10 the stand
After brief introduction by Coloue
r. Il. Berkeley. the manly man
still the soldier every inch Of him
stood in presence of that splendid /
audience, bowed his acknowledgements /
the cordial greeting, gracefully accent
ed the courtesies rendered him and he.
gan the delivery Of lecture which
mas been listened to in every section Of
the land and gladly by men and wo-
men ofall creeds and Of all parties.
The highest compliment we can nav
him is to say that for two hours he
held the breathless attention of all who
were privileged to hear him.
Gen. Gordon, in this lecture. does
not pretend to repeat history in detail
or to deal in dry statistics. knowing
well the demands Of a popular audi.
enee and how best to utilize the time
given to an evenings lecture, he deals
In graphic description Of battles. paws /
tribute to heroism, whether !
that Of man in ranks or officer i'm ,
and moves to tears or to
smiles by well told incidents which so f
much crowded the days of war. His C
covering form would assume loftIer Il
proportions, and his noble face would
How with new fire as ne told of Lee. 4
he immortal, Jackson fighting, pray L
ng, of the silent and strategic Johnson.
4 the intrepid Ewell and of the men r
ehind the guns who gave the glory to
be generals. The bloody salient at n
pottsylvania, the worlds tragedy at il
he Wilderness, the more than desper- d
te charge at Gettysburg, the sad re-
reat from Petersburg, the last shout Of b.
ictory even at Appomattox and then al
he furling Of the flags were graph.
ally, eloquently reviewed by one who II
id so much to write the imperishable r
istory and who, though bearing the Ii
'ars Of eight desperate wounds on his
ody, has been spared to teach us how
be brave as soldier and Drawer still as =,
tizen. -
Gen Gordon never before delivered pI
lis lecture on ground so historic or in OIL
essence Of a more sympathetic audi 81
ice.
The veterans from this and other
unties were out in full force to hear
e gallant leader, and as he would
IN to them to stir precious memories
inspire brighter hopes there was new at
DIV upon cheeks that once flushed %
th victory, and new CLEAN in eyes Es
at once flashed fire in the charge. th
Farmville will not soon forget the an
ening IN which it had the honor of col
e presence Of Gen. Jno. b. Gordon, lib
e patriotic citizen, the peerless orator,
e Christian gentleman, the friend of Dl
e, the fighter with Jackson, the pre-
ttle-scarred hero, the beloved COM tru
lnder Of all living COnfederates. ers