Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-10-27

public worship, rain or shine, for
the sake of personal and sacred
associations. Perhaps as much as
thirty or more years previously
that house of worship had been
mainly reared by his efforts and
here had worsbiped for so many
years. While his aged eyes scan
ned the familiar walls that morn.
ling in August, 1852, a full tide
of pathetic memories flowed in and
he seemed lost in revere while a
retinue of dear departed ones
seemed to pass before him in start
ling yet pleasing realty. Then
too he seemed to realize with more
than ordinary power that the time
Of his departure was at hand, nearer
than eyer before, and his thoughts
would be about the joyful feuDion
in the place that his absent Re-
deemer had gone to prepare. and
was coming again in his own best
time and way.
While not mere than eight per-
sons were assembled, it was thought
best not to delay services as all
were probably present that would
be there that day. An alarm that
the SWAMP. Dragons were moving
in the direction If Upper Pendle-
ton and might raid Crabbottom,
had been given, and so about all
the men and boys had gone off on
scout And so about twenty
minutes after the hour appointed
services were opened and continued
something more than all hour.
The text was, Then were the dis
ciples glad when they saw the
Lord"
The thought mainly insisted up.
on was that our Lord often APP
peared when least expected, as APP
pearauces all seemed to discourage
hope Of his helpful appearance.
Services we're announced for the
day following with an intermission
and dinner OH the ground. | then
walked back with my aged friend.
The "little daughter" at her faith
er's suggestion, buried home to
help "Cousin Betsy" which was
the pet name for his wife and Sal
ly's mother.
We walked very leisurely. ]
found him to be one of the most
talkative persons / had ever met.
Be could talk more and say more
than is usually the case with gar.
ulous persons. Upon reaching
home | found that dinner was a.
bout ready to put on the table.
Notwithstanding unpleasant anti
cipations liable to be raised by
what "Cousin Betsy" had told ME
about the Yankees taking the last
ear of corn, quite a nice, varied
and plentiful dinner was spread in
due time by cousin Betsy" and
the "little daughter" Sally.
This was explained by limiting
that there were hooks and cor
ners that escaped the Union Paul
Prys, so much in evidence quite
recently, wherein divers eatablel
might be stored away and by tHt
means she had a little something
left yet to give friend whenger
it was known that friend ~s a.
bout. | will mention here that
my hostess was Miss Eliabeth |
Wallace member of the Iotable
Wallace relationship in te Will.
Evansville vicinity. and w$ closely
related to the Millpoin(Wailaces
of Pocahontas, representa- by the
late DR.. Matthew WaAce, of re-
vered and honorable Gemory with
so many of our peopI.
Having dined and taken a cat
nap on his rockingham Of ample
proportions, Mr.. Bitlington be-
came verv reminisent and had a
great deal to ST about General
MiIroy's people, ho had paid him
occasional visitduring their stay
Monterey and Mcdowell. He
seemed to feeSery deeply for his
neighbor Fo's family, consisting
of seven ebhan girls, for the
Unionistsaad captured their only
horse an{carted away nearly ali
their grail, thus leaving them in
state ofhlmost complete destitu-