Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-02

But just then I remembered that earth
and sea must give up their dead" and
until we are called to go hence, we can
find consolation in these words:
Asleep in Jesus. time nor space,
Affects this precious hiding place,
On Indian camps, or Lapland SHOWS,
Believers find the same repose.'
We South Carolinians are all familiar
with the name Of Wade Hampton, but 1
was surprised when I was reading of
him TO find that he had such a brave
son. He was very young and once, VIII en-
his father was going into battle, he
asked him to hold his coat for him, and
the youth said to his father: Il never
came here to hold coats: 1 came to
fight" I began to wonder why we had
not heard more Of that brave boy, but
before the chapter was finished. learn
ed that he was struck by a bullet that
proved fatal and his father kissed him,
spoke some words Of comfort to his dy-
ing boy, and rode on where duty called
him.
Wade Hampton was surely a blessing
to South Carolina. There are other
states that have produced great men
long gone to their reward. and I want to
ask the Household members IL they nave
forgotten them. So few have respond
ed to the call for favorite characters.
II we fail to talk and write about
those that have left their footprints
on the sands Of time" how can we ex-
pect even our loved ones to think of us
only as dead, and remember anything
we have done?
I was sorry to not be able to answer
Agnes Ford's questions. I want TO read
an English history just as soon as pos
sible. / am familiar with all the ques-
tions that were asked on American his
tory, but I want you that have not Ia
ken any interest in this subject to look
them Va for us.
So many nice letters have been writ
ten by our school teachers, yet they
seem to forget that some Of us vert
looking for them to tell use about their
favorite characters.
Georgia veteran. where are those that
stood by your side during those days
OF 1855? Some of their names may not
appear on the pages OF history, but we
would be glad to know about them. Some
of you may say, II never did like his
tory when I was a child" But you ought
to remember that the time comes when
we must put away childish things, and
IL you ever meet we'll known people
and want to be interesting to them, you
must know something of others. for
how could you expect to interest them
for even a short while. If you know
nothing to talk about, but me and my
wife, my son John and his wife, us four
and no more?" I once thought l couldn't
learn history. had to stay in on that
study, a thing I never had to do on any
other. We had a teacher that am sorry
to say knew nothing but to ask the ques-
tions-just couldn't teach history. The
next teacher told me i must like his
tory. I shall never forget when he call
ed me up to his side and held to one
side of the book while I read, and he
explained the lesson. At first l could
hardly sit near him, because his breath
was so strong Of tobacco. but l soon
forgot about that, because 1 was learn
ing TO like history, and If I could see
him now 1 would thank him. and tell
him that the rs years that have passed
since then have not changed me, only
want to learn more about II.
PENELOPE.