Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-01

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Emitted to- his most intimate
,ensI that there was regret; FOR the
IT borne by him in the struggle for
e mastery. IIe accepted the situa-s
IN In which he found himself, and
tered without delay upon q career
Z Ind dustry. frugality and hopeful e.
3gy. that has. rescued the was
saces; and restored the vita1ities tn
'are suppressed for four long yeaf
We absorbing interest during ith
riod as diraetsd To "A singleLpoir
he achievement Of dependence 2
se Southern Con sdersIcy, and Wh
aat. had failed sntte terly and sirrsyot
~ &, the men: III Mbos had brayea all and
}fered ali, tKTIstfng aside the spirit
|reyenge SO natural insbuman disap-
3inSMents, went earnestly to work
9Th the purpose. OF retrieving the
sses incident to-a state of war. No
after that stroke Of the pen had
@stroyed millions upon millions OF
}operty, that the fields were barren
sd The store-kouse empty, that food
Id raiment were scarce: and high,
at the aged and infirm were tns
bepest despair and that almost every
busehold was wearing the. .emblemss
mourning, these menlwerei mot dis
Saye,d sor faint-hearted, but with
lender resourceseand lirited 1oppoca,
ENTITIES. they entered agafn-apon the
'5attle of life; with a. determination
hat augured yictorN from the outset,
Ind compelled the goddess OF fortune
3 smflei upon their. efforts How
Fell and truly this; has been realized
may be seen in the progress made,
Aespite the ahtoward surroundings:
And IND the facesof adverse Winds
until now it is an accepted saying
that the South IS the favored Held .of
the future. VINO was 1t madesthis a
possibility? j have no hesitation in
pointing to the Confederate soldiers
as the foundation stone OF whatever
development has come, .andy as; being
entitled to theScredit Eoepr reparing the
way for the iilimftable expansion OF
coming years. With smiling fields
End happy bomes, growing commerce
and teeming industries. enlarged edu-
.catienal facilities and increased
growth Of religious sentiment, the
South stands fairly to the front as
Including within its borders, all that
makes life desirable, which, to the
dimmed eyes of many who have acted
well. their part in this Drama far ex-
cells the possession of colossal for
tunes gained at the.expe pense Of toiiing
millions. q
Is mid the labors and sacrifices OF
all these years, the precious dust OF
our fallen heroes Is not forgotten.
The inspiration which came to- 9
Southern woman almost identical
WITH the close Of hostilities has beer
perpetuated every season with the
coming OF the flowers that tell O
their. resurrection. !, II is this whicf
has called us; togetherj sand as tide
graves are bedecked with the em
ble,ns OF. purity and innocence, ths
MUD goes back with unerring in
sfinct to the days when shot and shell
fell thick and fast among the youni
men Of the South, whose nbationl!
y we're freely offered imdefense of Wha
they believed to be right. Q, that
we're In my power to depict wha
death meant 10 those youthful heroe
at whose graves we iinger with fond
est memories. They rocked not tina
danger was nigh when duty called
1T was theirs to leave a heritage 0
sgalorand seeration far better thai
I'll Hering gold and more preciou
than diamonds.
Are these memories to be brushe
aside, and must the glory OF spiendf
! aehieTe Tement in q noble cause be fol
ever sttfed9 TO the South belong
the pafhos, the poetry, the romano
Of the great struggle. let who will er
ioj- the triumph. The distinction
material and everlasting. 1t is woI