The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-21
CONFEDERATES MEET
STORY OF GENERAL FOREST
GIVEN BY REV. \. q. SMITH
-CHlLD's PRAYER

The meeting held 10y tho Conrcd
crate veterans Yesterday afternoon at
the Christian church. while different
I'm some respects from what had been
planned was one of great interest.
General Gult who had promircd to
read a rkctch of General Morgan.
had not yet completed 60. and begged
that he micht bc excused and a'.
lowed to present 6, az some latcr
date. Rev IT. II smith bv request of
the veterans read some selections
from life of General Nathan Bod.
ford Forrest This biography VIZ,
written by that famous physician, Or
Alan Wycih. president of the New
York. College Of Surgeons president
OF Tho New York Polytechnic Hospital
and tltlo of which Doc is proudcs'
president of the New Yorl, Southern
Society Dr Wloth was corporal
~ the regiment commanded hv Mr.
Smiths father until he was wounded
at the battle OF shiloh. and thus was
under Forest and knew much OF him
MS man and general Tho selections
read by Mr. Smith included sketch
of the birthplace Of General Forest
n rude log cabin i'm the unsettled
frontier counties Of Tennessee Tho
sno' was IN Bedford county Tho
father of General Forrest was
blacksmith an upright aar,clous.
hard-working man, the third OF n limo
or hardy honest. God fearing pioneers
who loved liberty and tho quiet OF
the forest primeval above all things.
The mother was a woman Of uu-
daunted courage, abounding energy
impcrious. determined full of re-
source ruling her family and her
neighborhood, but ruling them FOR.
good. From her, II is likely. General
Forest inherited his dominant traits.
Following this chapter came some
anecdotes Of Forests childhood the
story OF his killing the angry rattle
snake from which his young com.
nanions fled in terror. and the tale
of the greatest fright the young hero
ever had, when his pony SHE'D at a
group on barking dogs, which had
frightened pony and rider alike. AS
the horse swerved, It threw the lad
from its back, and he was hurled like
n ball from a catapult into the group
of madly barking dogs He expected
to be torn in pieces in an instant,
I but the dogs, while used TO sticks
/ and rocks, had never had such a
missile as a live boy thrown at
them. and they fled in wild alarm.
leaving young Forrest master OF the
field From this experience, he said,
he learned the value OF a bold front
and strong attack.
Following Mr.. Smiths reading
came a piano solo by Miss Mamie
Gross. entitled "Old Blind Joe II
was beautiful variation and Miss
Gross gave II with sweet touch and
much feeling. Miss Boone's render.
ing of My Old Kentucky Home
can only be appreciated by those who
heard It with The smile on the lips
and the tear in the eye" man OF
woman as far from the home that
sheltered their infancy as most Of
those in Oklahoma, who could heS'
that song unmoved is queer speci-
men of humanity. The clear, perfect
~ articulated words, the ring of the
sweet tones, the touching music of
the simple air, moved every fibre OF
the Kcntuckians especially. Miss
Boone's solo was followed by Mrs.
S. +. Watsons sketch, How | Prayed
for John Morgan" story of the
baby girl who prayed that Morgan
might mot die, like father did"
Miss Maud Hunter then recited The
Majors story" a beautiful tale OF