The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-09-11
OUR ClfICKASHA LETTER.
Remembers Many of the "OId
BOys' Who Wore the Gray.

MIR. Editor:-Time still deals
kindly with us, and we trust that we
are of the favored few. What a
revelation to us when reading TIE
TINES and seeing the names of the
dear old boys, and thinking of the
days gone by. The names Of those
dear brave boys who stood by and
shared the tolls. dangers and hard,
ships of the battlefelds. Wha, an
inspiration this good day that | hail
with reverence the names IF those
who never fatered or shitkcd a
single duty. And we hope they
have made as good and true Cit.
zens as they made soldiers.
Blessed be the country, and citizen
ship that is made of such proud
spirits. May they ever prosper.
Well, Mr.. Editor, l am going to
speak word to those old boys as if
tace to face. Hoping they may hear
of one of the boys who has not for
gotten them through all the long
years gone.by.
| r.. 7. Estes: Well, Tom, how are
you getting along? So5 is no.
enough for the harlship5 you hare
undergone in the days of the Six
ties Barney Glenn: God bless
you, Barney. l have known your
noble characteristics from my hoy
hood days when YOU hammered iron
at old Flint Hill" Henry Grady:
Il hope you do not swear as loud
and wickedly. as you did that night
at Knoxville pulling on those Yankee
pants when Bill Strange stepped up
behind you and fired his gun draw
ing such heavy fire to that partic
ular place" Lem Mcdaniel was a
hard fighter and good forager.
And if there was any man in the
Rebel army who could steal hor>
nets nest it was Lem Mcdaniel.
Drayton Smith: "Gcd bless YOU,
Drayton. loved you like q
brother. But you accused me of do,
ing wrong. You said l broke up an
artillery company by stealing all the
harness. But no one ever proved it
on me. May you live Il long and
happy life. ''Well, John Eison, |
reverence the namo of al good
people and as You are in that class I
shall claim kinship with you, but
please don't say anything about it."
"Eliphas Bearden, God bless YOUR
old soul. You could come as near
as any living man making beef steak
out of railroad spikes. Bat you
were always there to fight them,
steak or no steak" But | do think
that Lemaster was one Of the great.
est inventors of his day. He made
coffee out of meat skins. But the
trouble then was that he could not
get the skins to prove up his patent
Yes, boys we are glad to know that
80 many of those oil Confedcratcs
arc yet living and in prosperity.
When they are gone there will never
be another Confederate soldier. No,
Tom Bates, you know that the
world has never produced an army
that equalled the southern army.
Yes, Mon FAINT, Cousin Mon, you
know how the boys would throw
their cards away when going to a
fight. You know how you prayed
down there at Williamsburg for those
shells to pass high over your head.
Hello, Park Fincher, how are you,
old boy? | am first rate. Parker,
do you recollect how that woman
lashed you with her tongues down
there on Chuckey River for borrow
ing her water bucket and not taking
it back? was sorry for you, but l
was taking care of myself. l was
almost in the same boat. My. My!
Warren Barnett, are you never GO
ing to quit that faro bank business?
| will have to get our good old chap.
lain, Mcdowell after you again. |
saw him at Charleston three years
ago. Great mar, he is too.
Well, Davy Killion. | have had a
standing bet through all these long,
weary years that you could out dodge
any man from shell. So you will
please take the bet. Tom Hughes,
may heavens brightest smiles be on
you. Do you recollect that you told
that woman over there on Pigeon
River that you were DR.. Hughes
and would lance her daughters
thumb for bone felon. You know
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