The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-09-16
To The Women of the South.

the women OF the south was paid
by General Roberts in his address
at the Ashevile reunion last week:
If woman's superiority to man
needs any proof, it is afforded by the
fact that she was created last. He
was the work OF an untaught artisan;
she of finished master. In creating
her, Nature prohted by experience,
and, carefully avoided the mistakes
OF her prior handiwork, she delivered
a boon and a blessing, that realized
the sublimest ideal Of highest per-
lection. and this creative power was
wisely content with it's triumph. and
has never been rashly inprudent
enough to hazard it's fame and glory
BY attempting any improvements or
innovations.
But the superior OF all superiors is
. the woman of the south. Her char
acter is so grand that no eulogy can
be extravagant Indeed, the linlta::
1ions of human thought and human
language make It impossible to do
Justice to her worth. Without her
our country would be a dreary will
derness. To the service Of her God
and her country she is ever willing
and ever ready to dedicate the pray
ers of her soul, the energies OF her
mind and the strength of her hands.
Everything that she loves, everything
that she possesses, everything that
she expects to hope ior, she delights
to immediate upon their altars; and
this with the enthusiasm of the mar
tyr and the constancy of the patriot.
Hers is a courage which, being born
OF devotion to duty, counts not num-
bers, knows not fear, contemplates
no culpable means, and thinks Of no
reward. Her judgment knows moth
ing but honor, justice, truth and char
itv. Her constancy is the same IN
sunshine and in shade, and her soul
is refined and strengthened by the
CLEAN of adversely. Her natural tim
idity is in the hour of trial and dam
ger, supplanted by courage, whose
deeds have astonished and delighted
the world. She knows no comprom-
ise with oppression, no apology tor
cowardice, and to her martyrdom is
better than dishonor. Her words in
spired the southern soldier to mighty
deeds of chivalrous valor; restrained
him from excess n the hour OF VIC
tory, and sustained and cheered him
in the darkness OF defeat. She had
the same sublime faith in the justice
OF our cause as the Musselman teels
when he turns to the Mecca, OF the
devout Christian when he looks from
Calvary to Christ She was the an
gel OF his hospital, gliding along on
noiseless feet, ninisterlng to the
needs of the sick and wounded, wlp-
ing the death damp from the brow OF
the dying, and closing the eyellds OF
the dead. Her fidelity to the Con-
federacv grew with its declining for
tunes, and. like the sunfower, she
turned the same face to its setting
as she turned to its rising sun, and,
when the star-lit banner Of our ILL
fated cause went down never to rise
again. wiping the tears from her eyes
but indulging in no bitter regrets, no
idle repinings. hugging no vain IL
lusions, opposing dignity and tortl-
+ude to misfortune, and sustained by
her faith in the triumph OF right,
she resolutely set her face to the tu-
ture. In all the long, weary days OF
our distress and travail she prayed on,
believed on, worked on, hoped on.
And if the grand and glorious destiny,
which we confidently expect from our
southland is realized-if Our brilliant
hopes are ever fulfilled, she, who has
been the inspiration of it's achieve
ment, must receive the honor. Truly
it may be said she was the last at
the cross and the first at the sepul-
<hre of our beloved south.