Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1908-07-16
M onument to ''Unele Remus."
Charlotte News.)

puDilc cndrdcCer III years ii d
there been such universal mani
of grief as over the Ia
king off Of "Uncle Remus " The
press of the entire nation has
contained hundreds of express
sions OF regret, and tributes to
the memory OF Joel Chandler
Harris and his writings have
been almost countless. From
President down to the most hum
BILE, sorrow over the death of
this great man has been written
and spoken. But after all the
sense OF bereavement to the chill
dren of the land is greatest, Doz-
ems of little tots have written OF
their sorrow, and here we quote
a sample communication which
appeared in the Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
editor Constitution: What in
the world are we going to do
without Uncle Remus? We are
heartbroken because he died and
Br'er Fox and Br, or Rabbit and
Sis Cow won't never seem t b 9
same way any more. We don't
know what the children will do
now. On, MIR. Editor, isn't it too
bad? We loved Uncle Remus bet
ter than anybody in the whole
world next to our mama, and
now he's dead and won't ever
write US any more stories. ALI
the children will cry about it, be-
cause Uncle Remus was their best
friend. We are two little children
and we know,
Geo. and Jessie Stevens,
"Cave Springs, July 4"
The children OF Georgia have
started q movemlnt to erect q
monument to the memory OF
"Uncle Remus. This is commend
able, and side by side with the
little children OF Mr.. Harris ma
tive state will labor, and we
know the project will meet with
an early consummation. This
external manifestation of child
ish love for the tender fashioner
of fancy stories is well and good
but whether in the form OF CHS.
eled marble the love OF children
takes expression there is in the
heart of every little tot a monu'
ment more lasting, for 'Uncle
Remus" wrote his way into the
heart of childhood, and those
who have read his stories will
never forget the man who put 6
soul and a heart in Bre'r Fox
and Bre'r Rabbit and Sis Cow.
If the mantle of the Great Be
yond could be parted for a briel
space and the spirit OF him who
has entered within could hark
back to listen for a moment tC
the plaintive note OF grief wellint
,up from countless child-hearts
: surely the tender soul OF t b.
good old man would thrill witt
an ineffable pride.
, "The friend OF little children
: so he was known. The same wat
said of the Nazarene, who bad,
little children come unto Him.
The pages of history relate TIN
: deeds OF many great men. w
/ listen to the narration of tliei
conquests and victories and thel
heroic achievements stir pride
But the world has been far to-
) poorly stocked with those grea
: hearts whom the people loved
: rather than admired, becaus
!. they were loved in return. To
: many OF our heroeslwere selfish
: We have had very few Uncle RI
: muses.. There was another-peac
: to his ashes-who told the worl
/ OF Little Boy Blue" and eac
parent heart that has ever bee
: called upon to bear the loss OF
b little one, loves Eugene Field.
e What a world would this b
s if in each community there wei
e many men like Eugene Field an
t Uncle Remus-great men with tf
l. heart OF a child--the child
dreams and fancyings and syn