The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-02-04
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| (Third COluu,n)
Let the stranger
Who may In future times
| Read this inscription
Recognize that these w eie men
Whom poYer could not corrupt,
| Whom death could not terrify,
Whom defeat could not dishonor;
And let their virtues plead for just
judgment
OF the causc In which they perished
Let the South CaIolinian
| or another generation
Rememnef
| That the State taught them
How to live and how to die;
And that from her broken fortunes
She has preserved for her children
The priceless treasure OF their memo
| ries,
Teaching all
Who may claim the same birthright
That truth. courage and patriotism
Endure forever.
The badge of the U. D. c. is q repre-
sent alton Of the Confederate flag [stars
q barsl in white, blue and scarlet
enamel, surrrunded by laurel wreath
with the monogram ~. d. c." under
the flag and the dates "6l-65" on loops
of the bow tying the wreath.
The seal Of the society is the repro
duction Of the great seal OF the Con-
federacy with the addition OF the In
scription United Daughters Of the Con-
federacy on the outer rim. One branch
Of the work of our order Ii the bestowal
of the Southern Cross Of Honor.
The idea Of giving this cross origi.
mated with Mrs. Mary Ann Cobb En-
win Of Athens, Ga.
About $500 Of these crosses have.been
bestowed.
In the Davis burial lot in Richmond
Ia o beautiful monument erected to
Winnie Davis by the u. ID. G,
We know OF no more beautiful
words with which to conclude these
remarks than the little gem Of poem
by Father Ryan entitled IA land
without ruins.h At the head Of this
poem are the words
"A land without ruins Is q land
without memories-a land without
memories Is q land without history .
land thst wears q laurel crown may be
fair to see, but twine few sad cypress
leaves around the brow of any land,
and be that land barren, beautiless and
bleak. 1t becomes lovely in its conse-
Grated coronet OF sorrow, and II wins
the sympathy Of the heart, and Of his
tory-crowns Of roses fade-crowns Of
roses fade-crowns OF thorns endure.
"Calyaries and crucifxiOns take
deepest hold Of humanity-the tri-
umps Of might are trapsient-tby pass
and are f0rgottsn-the sufferings Of
right are craven deepest on the chron.
icles of nations"
Then follow the words:
eyes give me the land where ruins are
spread
And the living tread light on the
hearts Of the dead,
Yes give me q land that is blest by
the dust,
And bright with the deeds OF the down
trodden just,
Yes give me the land where the bat
ties red blast
Has flashed to the future the fame Of
the past
Yes, give me the land that hath le-
gends and lays
That tell of the memories Of long van
ished days:
Yes give me- a land that hath story
and song,
Enshrine the strife of the right with
the wrong!
Yes, give me land with the grave
in each spot,
And names In the graves that shall
not be forgot,
Yes, give me the land ofthe wreck and
the tomb.
There is grandeur In graves, there
glory In the gloom.
For out Of the gloom future brightness
Is born
As after the night comes the sunrise
Of morn.
And the graves OF the dead, with the
| names overgr0wn
May yet form the footstool OF liberty's
throne,
And each single wreck in the war path
OF might
Shall yet be q rock in the temple ol
right"