The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-20


SCHOOL IS 8endsng gered he maj tEer
has been t.sS1n 1Py1yS GuuWIU;
besaired ats tfe ne xt sinec citing ot the
board dtof 5 sch sol Il trust tees. COnfedsfs
ate Yeterans and ssthe sDauk tera5 5of
the. .Q0nfede dera0Y have been aroused; !;
aud :alread the agi tat ion has resulted
In the posi- llity of opening the HIGHT
against 4 the teachi Ing or Owl war
history in the public schools becarse
OF the alleged nnfairness of the So
called popular fiat les. @
Ehe little rebel, !, Miss Laura Tall
bott Gait. Is the grand. daughter OF
Mrs. Laura Tai ott Ross, q member Of
the lDaugh hters OF the American Rey-
o, tion, and an ardent anil sunrecon-
i 3ted member of; the Albert Sydney.
Johnson chapter of the Daughters Of
the Conf deracy: =, sSg
- OF the incide ii n Niles Calf is quoted
as follows by the above correponde
i am too loyal to rny, parents and
my ancestors to permit the South or
the cause for which heE sons fought
to be slandered or miBrepresented and
will not sing, nor will Il \. listen to
the singing Of such songs as Maroh-
Ing Through Georgia, which hold
are unfair to the South, and are re-
sented by all true Southerners. AS
to my defense OF Admiral SemmeS, i
had a perfect right to do SO, and was
backed by other histories every bit as
good as Barnes. He was q good ad-
miral, a loyal Confederate, and Is en-
titled to all that can be said ii his
behalf. I hope will be promoted to
the high school. My record has been
good In all my studies and surely all
my good marks cannot be taken away
just because I refused to hear q song
which is an insult to my ears"
NOT SPOILED A BIT.
Another detailed account of the in
cident is the following, clipped from
the Lost Cause, Confederate maga-
zine published at Louisville:
1.-THE father and the grandfather Of
little Laura Calf were Confederate
soldiers. Both of them are dead.
Her grandfather, DR.. Calf, was the
first surgeon of the First Kentucky
calvary, which regiment was com
L4dauCo ny p2lS 1tiGO OGA I1dIulll Ill.
There are those. who remember DR..
Gait when he wore q Confederate uni
form and defended the cause of the
South. There are others who remem-
Der DR.. Gait when he was an honored
citizen Of Davies county, Kentucky,
and both as citizen and soldier we all
respect his memory.
''His granddaughter, little Laura
Gait, who declined to sing Marching
Through Georgia. is u pupil in the
public school Of the city Of Louisville,
where she lives. She is obedient and
respectful to all those who are set in
authority over her. But when her
teacher requested her to sing that
song she declined to do SO, because its
sentiments are reflection on the
honor and integrity of her dead an
ceStors.''
Little Miss Gait is gracious little
maiden who seems not to have been
spoiled by all the attention and noto-
riety given her.
THOUGHT 1T A SHAME.
A reporter asked her a few uues-
tions and her responses, put together,
make the following explanation of her
school girl conducts:
I have received many letters from
old soldiers from all over the country.
When l think Of what those dear old
Confederates suffered for the cause
they loved SO dearly, I feel how unde-
served Is all the praise they give me
for the little act Of duty of mine. I
always keep these letters among my
treasures. I had read other histories
OF the war. and knew the truth about
the battle between the Kearsarge and
the Alabama. For this reason I
would not say, as my teacher tried to
force the class to say, that 1t was q
breach Of honor In Admiral Semmes
to escape on the Deerhound instead of
giving his sword to Captain Winslow
when the Kearsage had fired broad
side after broadside into the Confed-
crate cruiser after the white flag was
raised. AS for putting my fingers
in my ears, did that because 1
would not listen to a song that de-
clares such a tyrant and coward as
Sherman and his disgraceful and hor-
rible march through Georgia and the
Carolinas to be glorious. 1 did not
think at the time that my teacher
would think 1t very bad. felt that
forcing the Southern girls who were
in the room to sing or listen to such
song was an insult that I could not
stand"
Can't Stop Boil Weeyfl.