The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-11-25

President Roosevelt has issued o
proclamation that The 26th instant be
observed as Thanksgiving.
lie and Brown are glad that our
president has seen proper TO do such q
thing. We had almost concluded that
ne feared neither Gcd nor man and
was Of the opinion that America had
no obligations to consider or examples
TO set save sueh as pointed to the
largeness of himself and the benefits
derived from his having lived and
deigned to live and breathe in such aD
atmosphere and among such people ae
America and Americana.
I desire 20 compliment our president
on the spirit OF his proclamation, but
it makes Brown msa and ne mas just
j left me mutteEing:
with lavish hand, /
The great and grand.
Have honors thrust upon them;
You never seek
The low and meek
Unless it is to dun them.
The old man has been duHned COZ
siderably Of late and he is "ergin"
the government and ''ergin" the pres
ident especially aud hates like forty
that he should have done thing that
implies reverence il keening w;.h
our traditions or in acknowledgment
Of God.
Whenever my old friend gets in one
Of these sour moods let him pout it
out, and shall proceed to tell little
story 60 encourage the president On
lines Of Gods great pEovidenoes and
che strength Of Gods great power in
the affairs OF men.
To begin the story, as stories should
begin, ] must state that.it was during
Of the "war between the States" "-on
che 18th Of November, 1864, just
thirty-nine years ago, lacking few
days. ~. .5l
Tho occurrence was at Missionary
Ridge and all old folks can remember
it and the young should know it
from the learning that is now in che
land.
The lumber Of cannon and the rattle
Of musketry from the heights Of: Mis-
sionary Ridge proclaimed that battle
vss on. I don't know just how OF
why, but anyway, It became known
that the next day was the day set for
the Yaakees' thanksgiving. I think
that my memory serves me right when
I state that Grant was then in COM
msnd of the western army, and this
being 80, it was just like him to de-
! eide in his mind thns he =e::11aa bring
on ighs, capture Missionary Ridge
and telegraph it TO Washington that
the North might the more rejoice.
81 But my story 10 not OF the army or
OF that fight that was 80 disastrous to
the South, save to say that the line Of
'Rebels" broken by. the charge Of
Yankees which gave suoh fame as
Shefidan's charge: was no th;H chat chat
one Rebel" reaching ont with his
gun could tip the bayonet Of the COM
rade who reached out by his side-it
is fact that the Confederate iiDe was
30 stretched that one soldier could on.
ly tip the bayonat Of The ether.
But Cor the story.
Atthe foot Of Missionary Ridge, on
\ the other side, there remained what
was left Of . once prosperous home.
The owner Of this home was q Confed-
crate soldier aud was Id the tight.
AS the cannon roared and tie mus
! kets ratified q lonely woman with her
fonr3 little children heard and shna-
dered atj che battle rage and Weps5 in
fear OF the fate Of che father and hus-
! band. .fls5} ;; !. ,:a35
Nothing was left for this poor yo-
man but to listen Co the battle and
wiring her, hands and stay with the
children who clung to her. skirts,
which nons can nnd darstand but those
who have heard these Sbattls ragings.
&. T;ms and tiimo illl la;ai again this little FAM
lily had knelt by Che areside while The
mother praye
JIG twass i woman . prayer that Her
q husband would be saved 20 her and ITO
har' ). "a IS !. h.as1.