The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-03

Swiftly the fields, towns. farms and cities of AlaSama gIided by in a pano. rama of rejuvenation and prosperity, and the brown waters of the old Chat tahooche. with its immortal Song" roled beneath the speeding train--and the Red Old Hills of Georgia" began to spread out their treasures of field and forest and stream to mako glad tho hearts of those veterans of the greatest War the world has eyerseen
 Knowing that 1t was "a good long pulf' to Atlanta, the travellers began to amuse themselves with other interests besides the landscape. From unexpect- ed sources there was produced boun- tiful supply of the feathers of the Yellow Hammer. Is it necessary to explain what Yellow Hammer is? Well, for the sake of few, the Yel- lcw Hammer is a most beautiful swamp bird. whose feathers are wonderful
 mixture of grey and greepish- grey, while its breast and under tail and wing feathers are a rich canary color. For some reason-not yet to be arrived at---the Alabama troops during the war were known as the Yellow Ham, mers. The veterans were trimming
 their gray service hats with the yell low feathers! They were very generous. They insisted on sharing their feather badges with the sponsors maids of
 
 the patriotic people who were making
 the pilgrimage to Richmond.
 Soon the delft fingers of the women were tying cords and adjusting fea- thers to the greatest advantage Those gray haired mon jolked and talked fool,
 ishness like boys. An! The terrible days of privation and bloodshed were so far back in the past! They had lived somehow. only God knows how through the days os reconstruction and had brought their country to the pres- ent state of prosperity.
 Then the long train went thunder ing into the station at Atlanta. and there was hurryinR to greet friends, a readJusting of parties and a rush up the stairs to lunch. A littlo boy was
 shouting, Battle of Atlantai Here's your soovn'r postal cards! Battle of Atlantap' What thriving trade he piled! There werc Georgians on the train who had left their native state to mako a home in faraway Texas or New Mexico. One of these bought a card very doubtfully. "it's hardly likely that it's correct. But. anyhow,
 we'll take look at 1t, Will" said one of the Georgians to fricnd. Then there was a delighted cry. Just look ' a-here,. Bill. It's as sure as shooting. Why, there's the durned Tanks that
 was pushin' us so tight at the Brick HouseP Then followed an excited re- cital of the memorable fight where Lo- gan charged the Brick House. "All Aboard" and the train rolled away through the foothills of the Blue Ridge and the miles began to unwind behind
 like ribbon from its bolt. Climb Climbl Climb: The mountains of North
 Georgia spread panorama of sun kissed hills and fruitful valleys that nearly set every one to chanting My NArtw akvAxrf AoN. t.n AA w.lA at "Bo-peep" ovcr the hills as long as he could, the train slowed down
 at quaint little hamlet in the South Carolina hills. While 1t stood panting like tired animal, the weary passen- gers regaled themselves with tea, or
 supper. just as you choose to call it, and cool mountain breezes and cultivat- ed palms. The lamps were beginning
 to twinkle. the birds were singing themselves to sleep in the trees over hanging the train. A litle while and the black monster was writhing through the mountain passes of "The Land of the Sky" AlasI It was too dark to cast even the shadowy out lines of those grand masses and shin ing rivers. On, on, through the night, while the veterans slept as peaceful ly,a they had often done on the field,
 on the eve of some great battle. When eyes were opened next morning, the sun was shining on Virginia hills. Soon through the window came the
 wheedling voices of Virginia black mammies" who offered to the break fastless passengers fried chicken n hot biskits. sah in Ferginny." From the smiling faces on all sides. both parties to the trade were satisfied Then the majestic James River came into view-and-there was Richmond
 on it's hills. "on to Richmondw shout ed the veterans. Shut upw said fa- cetious one. You must think you swapped sides in your sleep last night
 That was the Tanks cry" And didn't it take 'em long time to mak c good?" Well, I, for one. hope there'll | be a heap of them down here to this meeting. want to see how they've progressed since the war and compare notes with them like we used to swap l tobacco and coffee on the picket line." Into the heart of Richmond plunged | the train: into crowd of smiling vet erans, wearing committee badges. and women with red and white ribbons | fiuttering from all sorts of badges everything proclaiming that Richmond welcomed the returning veterans even
 more warmly than she had in the days
 when they came in to defend her from the invader,
 Express men, baggage men and rail- l fOhO OLuCldtS TubnSQ ana tNlIn-
 CT like lot of lunatics; the great
 crowd surged good humoredly, until
 1t got its bearings and began to dis | solve. Friends bore friends away to
 welcoming homes; committees march,
 ed attachments of veterans to their
 respective headquarters; women talk . | ed, talked, until the crowd could stand | no more-so it wandered away to take
 care of itself. Were they not in the | Heart of the Confederacy? Would not | had only to ask and receive of those
 warm hearted. open handed people and | little troubles, like just a place to lay
 their heads at night, would be smooth l ed away. The trust and confidence
 must have been fully met. for by half | past three that sunny. glorious after
 noon of May 30, 1907, that seethinR
 multitude of forty thousand visitors swept out into the thoroughfares of | Richmond, clothed (and fed) and fin
 their right minds" Such greetings as were exchangedl Yalerhammer-Ala- | bama. How's the cotton crap? Hello | Piney Topl Where you live in North l Caliny? Wonders old Secesh How's
 Fort Sumter?" "Boomin,' how'd you ex- | pect her to be. hey?"
 The greetings between old comrades
 some of whom had not met since they
 had wept on 'cMarse Roberts" hand
 when he had bidden them adieu at Ap- | pomattox. Tears rolled down the fur | rowed cheeks of those veteran com | rades as they clasped hands after Q
 lifetime's separation.
 orderlies began to gallop back and | forth, stopping to direct the bewilder-