The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-02

from the battIefelds accessible. and
their names and rosters had been verb
ned to the furtherest possible limit.
Then she saw that headstone bearing
the facts, and hewn from native stone
was placed at the head of each, even
at the heads of those that had TO De.
classed unknown. 4es
To crown her work was reared the
imposing ahafts capped BY the adgnthed
statue of the private with q reversed
arms that marks the Rest. & The model
for this figure, he said, had been MS
handsome and universally loved friend
Gen. John H. Higley OF the 40th Ala
bama. Ee
Then. when the wearied woman's
long lifework was done and she laid
down for her last sleep. her wish was
needed by her family and she was
buried amid the boys she had wrought
for SO long and well, while they lived,
and after death. Her simple slab Is
central in the rows of little headstones
Of the known and unknown dead IN
the beautiful old cemeetry OF the CUR
City. After LIES ftful fever, they All
sleep well. ,1 saGxa
Another Mobile woman--one whom
he said he was proud to cali his long
time friend, and grateful to. still have
spared to those who love and honor her
had wrought well and wisely for the
sick and suffering Alabama soidiery,
and for all their brethren an grey
Augusta J. Evans was then slim
young girl, scarce out of her teens.
and with great masses of dark hair.
Her fathers home was near the camps
about Cottage HILL and her heart went
out TO them in their first trials and pri-
vatfons. she was even then devoted
10 literature, and had written one sue
cessful novel: but she put by her work
in the closet for that in the camp
kitchen and changed her pen for the
soup spoon. She became cook and
nuree. reader and amanuensis, and her
whole time was given to the men about
her. for whom she might replace moth
ar or sister far away. Numberless lit
tie stories are told of touching and
amusing episodes In those days. And
in these-with rich and costly and
much-prized souvenirs of her later
greatness filing her home, Augusta
Evans Wilson is prouder still Of the
trinkets ana rings, cut from bone but
tons. and the baskets hacked from
peach stones and soft pine, by the
hands Of her grateful convalescents.
And the boys knew and honored Miss
Evans, far away from her suburban
home; even as the world across the wa
ter today recognizes her work IN tar
d:fferent-iG, indeed no higher neld.
once. Mr. De Leon related Miss Evans
and her devoted mother went to Chick
aTnauRa TO visit her brother, Captain
Howard Evans. C. s. A
n was lust before the fight at Look
out Mountain, and the forces OF Rose
Grams were fiocking down for the hOlO-
caust. me army OF Bragg. oec1mAted
and exhausted, but fun Of nght, lay
stretched I'm tenuOus line along the up
uer ridges. Captain Evans had marched
away from the expeeted meeting place
and could not be OveFtAken by his
mother and sister, on the night OF their
arrival on the heights OF old Lookout
But they were recognized and the only
hut-e sorry shack e waS-tusne1 over
tn them. and a roaring ire buiAt- No the
ladies retired, confident and secure IN
tt e midst Of the grey-eIad host.
Near xmSduaGErt the neFwc1S mother
heard sseaiEhY steps ard Whispering
voices about their hast. The deuSatSr
waG awzkemed ard the advance WIS
ehaMeaEea from wsEihhA- EO@gas bat
lpyzI vOsees rez1Sare9 TnemA. Inc Nossn
we're Enxased Without standing h@Ts-
bonded Yhey had e0mae. their grazE1ed
wnoRxexmnsm said to ask Miss TNG@E TO
sing to them They had heard she Rad
a great voice ard they were hungry fer
aBm@H @G h@anA.
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