Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-07-13

day. / told him ! would be with
him and would staz nth him as long
as | could hold out. About this time
another gensleman PASSED by, and
seeing our banner he said that as
the best friend evsr had (referring
to Col. HerberD and also will fol-
low his banner today. Our new
friend was named pock, and he called
himself Peck 5 bad boy" We cleo
ted him comssandqr Of our squad,
which he accepsad until we both
had 10 fall out. bich was after
marching iour or tse miles. and il
ls very iIUs1ay.
The parade was large and fine
display. Many old vets were dres-
sed in grey; many were on horse
back, as were all Of the sons of vet
Grams. Many carriages were in line,
some carrying the lame and those
who could not march and others car
rying different State g sponsors, sc.
Some of the novelties of the parade
were eight or ten Indians and about
that many colored men who had been
in the war as cooks for their mas
ters. They were well decorated
with badges, &c, and enjoyed eve
rything as much as anybody. There
were forty or fifty bands, probably
some colored, and the largest crowd
| ever saw looking on. Dixie will
stir up quicker the marching and
dancing qualities than any other old
song and the old Kentucky Home
appeared to come next.
The ending of the parade wound
ap the proceedings and a short time
thereafter were seen hundreds wend-
ing their way to the different depots
for home. Everything had passed
off well and all were pleased. Moth
ing pleases an old veteran better
than to talk over war times and fight
over the battles again. Each one
will stand UP manfully for his CON-
manding general and think he was
the best of all.
| think a majority of the best
thinkers concede n. B. Forrest to
have been the greatest natural ge-
MUS of the war--a man almost with
out any education and wholly with
out any military training surprised
all. John G. Breckenridge, of Ken
tucky, easily carries Off the palm for
good looks. 1t is universally de-
clared by all who ever saw him that
he was the best looking man the
world ever saw. They say there is
a stretch of country within circuit
of hundred miles around Lexing
ton where most of the great men of
the country were born, and that the
finest lookingmen, women and horses
and mules are to be found there.
An ex-Union officer now Postmas-
ter of the Senate from the State of
Ohio entertained US for half an hour
with his estimate of different Con-
federate generals, which seemed very
fair and truthful. He also spoke of
a speech that Champ Clark, of Mis-
souri,, made in Lexington not many
years back, in which he said Davis,
Lincoln, breckenridge, Crittenden,
Corwin, the Marshalls, Clay (though
not born there, lived there from
quite a young man, and many others
that escaped me lived in this circuit.
He said Clark also added in the end
that he himself was born there.
l spent six days in Louisville en-
joying the company of two devoted
daughters, and also two days at
Nazareth, my daughters accompany
ing me, where we met Sister Mary
Catharine, long Superior of St. Ma
rvs Academy.
Nazareth is most beautiful place
and is the mother house of the order.
A large building is now being erect
ed in place of part OF one torn down.
With thanks and gratitude for kind
ness received from the Sisters and
people of Louisville, with Mr.. Hay
den and daughter, Miss Rose, we
left Louisville at $40 A. M. Monday
and arrived in Baltimore at 8 A. NJ.
Tuesday without incident.
SECOND MARYLAND INFANTRY.