Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-05-11
Friday, May IL, 1906.

you will have II thus, we will invoke
the God Of our fathers, who delivered
them from the power of the lion, TO
protect US from the ravages OF the
bear; and thus, putting our trust In
God and in our firm hearts and strong
arms, we will vindicate the right ss
best we may"
To the glory of the south and the
southern statesman, be IL said, his
guiding star was the principle of truth
and right and justice, and just as his
glory shines forth In the realms Of
stateSma nship just so the south gave
to the world I'm the great conflict that
followed. the highest type of soldier
of which the poets OF the nations have
ever sung.
Fighting as he was for principle,
home and country, no mean nor mer-
cenary thoughts could enter into his
conduct; although raised, as he was,
in the lap Of luxury and ease, willingly
and gladly did he give himself to toll
and hardship.
In the hour Of triumph and rejoicing,
he always had a tear for the wounded
and fallen enemy; in the hour Of defeat
and disappointment, his courage was
unshaken and his trust secure. Wheth-
er on the march or bivouac his thoughts
ever turned to home and loved ones,
and his heart became as tender as a
woman's.
In the face of danger he knew not
fear, and in the hour Of death he wen.
forth into that great unknown with
the same clear consciousness Of the
righteousness of his cause as witness
ed his eagerness to take up arms for
his beloved country.
How our hearts sadden as we con-
template how many brave young lives
went down In that fierce struggle to an
untimely grave, but as we cherish in
our hearts and memories that gallant
band of our departed heroes who have
crossed over the river, and rest under
the shade of the trees" and as we feel
around us and about US on this SOL
emn occasion the spirit of Lee and Of
Jackson. and Of Stuart, and OF Beaure-
gard, and of Wheeler, and of our own
Jenkins and Hampton, how our hearts
swell with pride at the priceless heri-
tage that has been left to us by their
noble lives and heroic deaths. How
dear to us, then, should the remaining
members Of that once valiant band be
ever held and cherished. They have
fought a good fight they have sustain
ed us of the younger generation, they
have guided US they have almost fin
ished their course, and We confidently
look to the day when they shall receive
the crown in store for them. Great
shall be the day, and great the rejoic-
ing when those valiant bands passing
In review before the great white throne
shall receive from the lips Of the God
Of battles the well done good and
faithful servant"
Ny young friends, theirs has II been
to exemplify in their lives the great
principles for which they fought, ours
n is to learn of them and be worthy OF
them.
But my friends, the soldiers of the
Confederacy were not alone the heroes
Of that great strife. We often hear Of
the power of "the man behind the gum
and feel that he II Is who makes or
mars the success of the arms Of
country. but five would look for the
real inspiration, the heart and soul and
strength OF the IMAM behind the gum"
give you the woman behind the man
behind the gun"
Delicately nurtured tenderly cared
for, and loved and adored as no other
woman has ever been, the southern
woman with delicate fingers and a
brave but breaking heart buckled on
the sword OF husband and son and
sweetheart, and with a smile on her
lips bade him go forth and acquit him
self as true son of the south. What
she suffered during those times that
tried mems souls no one knows nor can
know save her alone, who with smile
on her lips and with death In her heart,
utterly forgetful of self, gave her whole
life in encouragement to those at the
front. and in soothing the last sad
hours of him who, perhaps, too soon
answered his last roll call.
The wounds on these grizZled veter-
ans have long since become smoothed
over with a halo Of glory, but the
wounded hearts of the women OF Dixie
are yet tender and bleeding for the
sufferlngs OF love ones.
Ask these mothers in Israel for
tale OF those times and the story Is
soon lost in the moistening eye and the
choking sob.
She It is who with loving hands on
this day as we visit the resting places
Of our beloved dead and who with tears
Of the purity Of an angels breath will
Cover them over with beautiful fiow'rs,
Deck them with garlands, those broth
ers of ours,
Lying so silent by night and by day,
Sleeping the years Of their manhood
away,
Years they had markd for the joys Of
the brave,
Years they must waste In the sloth of
the grave;
Cover them over, yes, cover them over,
Parents and brother and husband and
lover,
Shrine In your hearts these dead he
roes of ours,
And cover them over with beautiful
fiow'rs!
Cover the faces that motionless lie.
Shut from the blue Of the glorious
sky;
Lips that are silent and bosoms all
= cold,
Hearts tried and true resting now In
Give them the chaplets they won in
the strife,
Give them the garIands they lost with
their life;
Cover them over, yes cover them over.
Parents and brother and husband and
lover, --.-s,,---- =. - = s'..-,.s.'..
Shrine in your hearts these dead he
roes Of ours,
And cover them over with beautiful
flow'rs."
Ask me, IL you will, who kept the al
tars of our patriotism burning bright
ly in the dark hour Of disaster and de-
feat and answer, "the girl who wore
the homespun dress" In Dixie.
ASK IIl6 WHO lS Keeping tie iilcuiOTJ
Of our hero dead, alive and green,
and who II Is that teaches our children
to reverence the history Of our beauti-
full land. and / have only to point you
to the mothers and daughters Of Dixie.
Would you know to whom we OF the
New South should pledge "our lives.
our fortunes, and our sacred honor?"
answer, the women Of Dixie.
Col. Lewis was listened to with the
closest attention throughout his ad-
dress, and at its close the audience
gave expression to Its pleasure In lib
eral applause. and the choir rendered
"Tenting on the Old Camp Ground"
DR.. Stokes read the list Of soldiers
dead I'm the Yorkville cemeteries as
published elsewhere In this issue and
after closing prayer by Rev. w. c.
Ewart, Capt. Willis formed a process
sion with the Jasper Light Infantry
command of Capt. Hart at the head
and marched to the cemeteries where
wreaths were placed over the graves Of
each OF the soldier dead, and after this
tribute had been completed salutes
were fired by the military over both
cemeteries.
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