The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-22

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.- of q choice and new his
...~k. 1t is young Peoples
.e North Carolina" 1t is is
e... the publishing house of
.... and Barringer Company,
H.. .... north Carolina. 1t is neat
@ ....I with clear and good sized
j lIcly and beconingly illus
r.. .... In genuine North Carolina
.. being illustrative OF the peo-
events OF the State. 1t con-
..y pages, small octav size,
..ply coIored frOntispiece Of
.. carolina Flag and Coat Of
Iar paper is excellent and the
.ul particular get up" is in
r.. ...uItaIIy done. 1t is intended
.Hoi children. now SO num-
.. the state, for all young peo-
. seek to be better educated,
~. e.. learn much more than they
@ ..s Of the very entertaining and
-- mating story Of North Caro-
w.. ....l the beginning until the
ume. Older heads-even the
... ads ana the gray heads-may
.rF. Is With satisfaction and infor-
,. This old writer purposes
tr read every line Of it, although
has been studying the history OF
"r. carolina ever ince about 1915.
f. wishes to know more of his own
.r.. Of the great State in which
#a Dg4I III ISII GU liz mas I1NSu
+4r..-l ~ long life, and who have not
1.-. .~.rpassed in his opinion and
-..-u..t by any people yet known in
H.. history of the United States. My
aH.. 1H all is to read and read
orsta this new candidate for popular
~s7.-5ga4 and instruction. 1t has al
been adopted, as L am gratified
+. I..ru, as the textbook in the
<.t.. lrolina Public Schools. 1t is
tn. ... book for exclusive use in
then. and il IS right and roper for
+. is ND dOubt the very best book
- ID. all. Let North Carolina write
It's u.u histories, and avoid the errors,
antagontsms ignorance and aspersions
4fa# writer's beyond u state borders.
This new and really important
r-a.. work is by Daniel Harvey Hill,
Professor of English in the North
Carolina College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts at Raleigh. He shows
his competency, sympathy n loyalty
the preparation of such a work. He
tine son Of a Confederate soldier
sha ranks high with North Carolin-
aus. although born in South Caro-
lima. General Hill commanded
rFru.gh the war North Carolina SOL
equal 10 the best. Under his splen-
ai leadership and most courageous
example. upon scores of hard fought
an battle nelds," his command was
always cnhdedc in by himself and Cen
aral Lee, and they always displayed
lie best qualities Of the truest and
r.lIest Confederate soldiership. His
son was probably born in North Caro-
Iua. but where ever born. he shows
a.u-elt to be true, capable, devoted
60 what concerns North Carolina. On
page -tT, there is a picture of General
..L the first one [ remember to nav
seen. / used to hear a great deal
about him in the war times. l give
.Ho Incidents concerning his great re-
|gutat.on for bravery. An officer talk
ug with him said: General, l do not
believe that You were born with the
east sense of fear. and L think that
battle you nave no conception what
eyer Is to its meaning or sensation
General Hill replied: L would not
@ Tor an intimate friend to be close
me looking in my face as [ was
s5aJ to engage in a very dangerous
~1.ict." A Brigadier General at
#reagricksburg, Va, had this expert
sace as he gave it. and as l recall it
after 50 many intervening years: he
'aa. in the early morning General
Hill said to him: "Get your horse as
wish you to accompany me as /
rde to the left of the Federal army
and observe position, etc" General
Hill rode along a railroad track. His
friend said they were in full view of
hundreds of Yankee cannOn as they
#Lt4t dtOIIS, liz DS1l1S III liz ANSbA ~
General Hill. He confessed he felt
uncomfortable. but General Hill was
quiet. calm. ObserVant. At a point,
le stopped, and used his field glass
20 view the enemy [ felt glad when
% turned his horse and rode quietly
back. He seemed to be as u~ndisturb-
ri in the presence of q great, watch
.uI army on the opposite hill beyond
he river with the vast array of can
1on as if no enemy were in q
niles of aim. North Carolina was
indeed fortunate in having among
IF the type N esOurc Of General
IiIl. Prior to the war he was the
Professor of Mathematics in Davidson
College. He resigned and started his
Military Academy at Charlotte. After
he war he originated n edited q
monthly magazine of much utility
md interest called The Land We
Love- 1t was we'll circulated and
highly appreciated. Get the new his
DRY and know all about your State,
20 full of romance and
Some where about 1871. a volume
# poems from a North Carolina pen
lppeared bearing the title of The
Angel in the Cloud" 1t was by Ed
win w. Fuller, a young mar living at
1ouisburg, N. c., and it attracted at
.entiOn among many cultivated peo-
Die in our State. l remember to have
cad it. and to have written in some
appreciation of it. l do not recall
much of the poem nor what L said
d its behalf. [ know 1T appeared TO
ne as possessing some poetic quality
and was not without a certain charm.
have not read the volume since, and
.au not undertake here to discuss 1t.
MIR. Fuller was a young man or hlgh
'".igious character, a consecrated
christian of the then best prevailing
Methodist type, when piety ran high,
uI he died in his young manhood
1.fore his gifts had eliminated. His
Sadred loving h memory of their
1-red friend, ave had privately
l.uted but recently a very tasteful
sation of his poems. 1t is very nicely
lone throughout, and contains 155
sares, including the long poem men
."0ed above and all of his minor
1..r.r filing "a naees Some of them