The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-04-05

them. With many the old, sweet say
Ing that Absence makes the heart
grow fonder" finds verification, and
in distant lands the men and women
whose childhood was spent in slipping
the thousand sweets with which kind
nature has lowered the dear old
State-children whose bright natures
generously shared the warmth of
sunny skies, the sweetness Of singing
birds and the tender grace Of Southern
fiowers-turn back In loving memory
to the days of Auld Lang Syne which
they spent Eat home" From n Of
these children" we have just had a
letter, between the lines Of which we
read a tender love song for the old
life in Mississippi; nor could we fail
to note the minor chords that would
creep in, despite the bright story Of
her life In the FAR North and her cor
dial praise Of her new home and
friends. The thing most neal the heart
of this Holly Springs girl today is the
hop that her loyal hands may bear
from the Minnesota captors the flags
of the T%hirty-ifth and ~Thirty-ninth
Mississippi Regiments, and at Dallas
place them in the hands once more Of
some of the veterans who fought and
bled and almost died to save them
In the days of our glorious struggle.
This lady is working hard to have the
Governor of Minnesota order their re-
turn, and IL he does we feel assured
that one very happy oma will take
a long journey to meet the regiments
survivors at Dallas. Another thing of
which we have assurance Is that there
will then be tears Of joy mingled
with the tears that fall for memory's
sake down the bearded cheeks Of the
gallant boys" Of the Thirty-ifth and
of the ~Thirty-ninth. God bless them!
The Veterans, the Sons Of Veterans
and the Confedsracy's Daughters are
all just as busy As bees ever are, In
their pleasant preparations for the ap-
preaching reunion at Dallas. And
Just here there IL a little matter of
WHICH lttl COAoll dlhCo again "
speak. With all my heart l wish that
all the old soldiers, their wives and
their children, who love the cause"
and its precious memories, might go to
the reunion and enjoy every hour Of
the happy time and all of Dallas gra-
ooious hospitality. But it is a most
unusual thing for all of these to be
able to attend. Some n must stay
at home, and too often 1t is the vet
-ern who learned, forty years ago, all
the bitter lessons Of sacrifice, and
who, with the brave wife has had too
many chances to practice this hard
earned knowledge. This is not right.
Nor would 1t so often occur II our
young people would only give a mo-
ment to thought.
To their hopelighted eyes life looks
smiling down a long, long road, all
covered with laurel and roses, and
their hearts are full of Joy to be alive
and young. But the veterans-the
men who earned a deathless fame
have so short a road, and its flowers
are hard for their dim eyes to find
and harder still for the trembling
hands to grasp.
So 1t behooves us to stand close be
side them, strengthening their arms
aiding their vision and gathering thu
roses for them. This We may begir
to de by finding some old man WHIT
isn't going to Dallas and help t.
send him on rejoicing! He will go
They will all go If they possibly can
and when one is found whose reason
are purely financial, the Sons ant
Daughters who are worthy Of thei
proud inheritance should proceed a
once to overcome these reasons
There is nothing sweeter in lif
to these old men than a gathering O
1.-THE boys round a CHEEKY CAM
fire" and the interchange of experienc
of incidents and stories such as n
other men can tell, since in all the hi
tory of the world no other men hav
seer or done such glorious deeds. BIZ
It. is q sad truth that each year tn
gap in the ranks grows wider, and tn
list Of missing lengthens all too fas
At each reunion o "the boys" see
in vain for loved, familiar faces, an
have learned long since how Crievol
a thing it Is to wait for 1.-The touch
a vanished hand, the sound Of a volt
that is still"
Close on the greeting of many an o.
comrade come tears at the though
that taps has sounded for some
those who stood with them last yea
and that its mournful notes may e.
another meeting sound for his ov
going to sleep"
Our boys and girls are not selfis
Many Of them can easily afford to
to these reunions, and they ought
60. They should do everything to ke'
sweet and strong and true the fan
of love and reverence for the Come
crate veterans. But they should
more. 1t should be their privilege
we'll as the duty Of every maid, spo
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