Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-07-27
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
some Things that Happened Last
Thursday, the 2Ist.

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Some Things that Happened Last
Thursday, the 21st.
During dedication day, on the
2lst, there were a few Incidents OF
note and interest worthy of men
ton.
South Carolina's Welcome to Texas.
During his Introductory remarks
Col. Jaynes noticed the presence OF
). Ben, G. W., VIM. II. and e. p.
Abbott In the audience. Pausing a
moment, he said: "South Carolina
welcomes Texas as represented in
the persons Of the four Abbott bro
thers, who have come all the way
from that great State to be present
at the dedication of this monument
to the heroes of the Confederacy.
The Abbott brothers are invited to
seats on the grand stand beside the
Governor Of South Carolina" They
arose and took seats beside Governor
Ansel amid hearty cheers.
JOY Ride by the Vets.
The JOY ride in the auto process
sion by the veterans was not only
novel and unique, but most delight
fNl. 1t was the first ride Of the kind
many of them had ever taken, and
their faces were wreathed with broad
smiles from start to finish. They
said II beat the rides in box cars, fiat
cars, or any other kind Of an old
car, on which they so often had to
ride, If they rode at all, in the cam
paigns through the Carolinas and the
Nirginias. This auto ride was a
happy thought, and to w. A. Stro-
ther IS due the credit for this fea-
ture Of the parade.
Tribute to the Swcethcarts of the
Sixties.
In concluding his remarks upon
the women of the Confederacy and
the trying ordeals through which
they passed during the four years of
that terrible war, Mr.. Jaynes re-
ferred to the sweethearts Of the six
ties IN manner not reported in his
published address as follows:
Gone to the war; 0, the sor-
row and anguish of heart wrapped
up In those four little words as they
so often fell from the lips of mother,
OF wife, OF daughter. Of sister. and
should l not also say Of another
not sister? For then, as now, we
know:
''Thcre's another-not sister; in
the happy days gone by,
You d know her by the merriment
that sparkled in her eye;
Too innocent for coquetry-too fond
for idle scorning.
o friend. l fear the lghtest heart
makes sometimes heaviest
mourning"
lie Had II Good Dinner.
The old Veterans in Walhalla
seemed to fare pretty well last
Thursday, and they took occasion to
comment quite freely on the manner
IN which they were "flled up at the
homes where they were fed.
One Of these old fellows, Jolly and
good natured, accosted citizen late
in the afternoon shortly before he
was ready TO take his departure from
town. Meeting this friend on the
street he said:
wheelbarrow at your house that |
can borrow unit! morrow"
'Y-yes," was the somewhat pmZ-
zled reply, the gentleman addressed
wondering what the old soldier want
ed with wheelbarrow.
"All right said the old Vet; "Ill
send it back tomorrow; just want
it to roll my belly home in. I've had
so much to eat that | don't believe
I'll be able to tote it,"
An II0noIrd Guest.
Among the honored guests in town
last week was Col. J. G.. Stribling, Of
Pcndleton, who rode as one Of the
marshalS Of tie day at the unveling.
Col. StriDling brought with him the
old Red Shirt" flag. which was
greatly admired by the old Veterans
and many others who saw it and
noted its Dcculiaritics as compared
with the other flags displayed. Col.
Stribling is always a welcome visitor
to Walhalla, but on this occasion he
was unusually so, and made himself
as Is his custom, quite as useful as
he was Ornamcntal---and than is say
ing no little, for he is one OF the best
riders this country affords, and as his
handsome chestnut Sorrcl Dranced
around the colonel gave mighty
good idea to the younger generation
OF the Confederate cavalryman OF
The sixties The marshals for the
day were all good and graceful rid
ers-Col. Stribling and Capt. S. *.
Dendy, OF the ''old boys" and w. NJ.
Brown and Wade G. .iughs, repre-
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