The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-17
MONTGOMERY. ALABAMA NOVEMBER IT, 1907


 in honor of the woman he knew. rnas she had been called up higher many years ago. Then there was a nehrot years ago. Then there was another woman to whom I owed my feet--a Mrs. William Bell; where Is sheg' An. how the tears started as that golden honor roll was called of Montgomery's noble women! He gave the beaut- full salute for the dead while his tears freely flowed down his fur rowed cheecks With trembling voice the list was ,contiued. and d Mrs. Herron-oh. how good and saintIy she was--and a Miss Whiting Goo, ne remembered her. But to go back 10 Mrs. Bibb and Mrs. Bell; he had been wounded in North Alabama-he belong ed to the Tennessee troops-he had no recollection of anything after his rect were shattered until he awoke in the hospital in Montgomery. to nnd those two devoted women standing between his cot and a group of surgeons, ana Mrs. Bibb was saying "No. Doctor you must not cut of this mans feet! l aon not. I will not believe that and d'even II 1t were so, 1t would be better were ne
 dead than so n1utilated! But Mrs. Bell and I know we can save his rect anu you are going away and let us try!
 Well, they did try and succeeoeo! oh, the patience and heavenly goodness or those women! How could they, so re fined, bear to handle those oisgusl,ns wounds! Mrs. Bell named me FOCUS ' and when she would appear at very early hour in the morning. with pa sin of cool water to bathe my poor re- yer burned face, she always chaser .he shadows of the night away witn her cheerful question. And how Is foo.s this morning? It wasn't so bad nish. as we have had, we'll De wei ., pelo.e those stupid doctors can ind It out :. Then what a growing there would pc over those big doctors! There was balo
 rin--and Holt-and Taylor and-l oen remember any more namesr All gone to their reward, was told him and again there was a tear for their wortn:
 Too far away to hear the worus oi the many speakers, but Tn the risn nlace to see and hear the heart-peat oI the. old dear days. The scraping or q fiddle was heard and the quaverine oL an old negro's voice raised In the oio wartime melodies, the crowd went III saa rch of if. On an elevated seat WAS an old bald-headed Confederate with only one arm: strapped to the pach oA hia chair was the bow of his ndoiei Ins fiddle grasped in his one hand anu shus ly tucked under his chin, he :. yg.ii6ed that usually stationary part rf tba instrument and the DOW never ns,ased a note! "Richmond's nara roaA to travel" was received Wltn tus- ~ cheers. "Jim Crack Corn, Oid Joe tiooler wont you Come outer De VII asrness" shouted the old darkey Who had followed his young ma.s.sr though that trying campaign, ana mno ,,,ss now a. beloved member or Canp Goraon as many of his kind had been Sn the original camps. He was rue hatred hut hale and fat; tni %ueh hs naased around his hat, not one 'n Aie' yast crowI but gladly gave hisn some thIrv in make him comfortaoie' his comments on "dein fan<seS Wha' 'sa1 run so when me n young Ma,rss son,vt .em" captured the crowd anI not l.'a osstbe sneakers of the occasion onersd ~reater success than he!
 pnt he was soon called on to snare .honors v,tth another darkey veteran ,yho had marched in the line m @ ssSsd old uniform, with Ion E. -taile1 chicken under his armi Such an inno rant expression as his tAce W. Ws' stolen that chicken? How eouiu rro- si,s,ttes believe it? He had bse1 greet ed with cheers, exclamation and oo's' sccordine to the bias of that part q ths multitude he happened to De en- tartaIrfng Some one shouted, wnelSl s,o,, rit that oh.ekea?" ?" The reply was very prompt, 'I ain't gwin ter 'e'i' vo,,'d be goin' dar ternight sho!
 Then the grand salute boomeo tor'n, and ths eyes of that great army or snectators were turned toward the shrouded figure. Slowly, najesucally, the envcloping folds fell earthward ana inc south stood face to face with its nast if was a moment too frausht Svith deep feeling for noisy demonstra- lion: A hush lay upon that vast assem- hlage as if the bronze lips couio open and bring a message or comIort oo ..no tJnv, inc neople pressed forward to read the inscriptions, to view that animated face of bronze and to inspect the noral trIhutes laid at It's feet by each or the Confederate States. Virginia: witn Il modesty that had characterized her avery effort during the reunion' hau niaoed her tribute In the background- giving precedence to Mississippi anu 4Iohama. the latter's floral onerlnS taLing inc form of life sized cradle. If had been modelled on that in which Iofferson Davis himself had been rock- od to sIeep by hts dear old black maih- mv 1t was made of white immotteleS ,,,ith rockers of red. the snowy cover Ict and pillow were of the white now crs The flag of Alabama--pure whiIe ground with a Southern cross or ISu
 was stuck at the pilIo", m" Sot r. federats Flag ornamenteu the ioos. .,.h ,,Sas verv unioue and attracted much attentior. Richmond had placed sever al of her biggest and handsomest pc iicemen here to guard the perishanle flowers from the enthusiasm or the crowd; they, (the pOlice). were o6- scuring the view. so a group or U. U. q entreated them to move few paces to one side-just so the flowers coulu he seen--but they failed to see the toloe s'l.|s
 S tho argument until one woman from I1absrna. who was determined to see that cradle, asked in softest tones which they considered the must os, at, tractive, themselves or the ho"erS' 1COutInued Next Sunday)