The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-13

IN ms ears that no so often neaIO upon
so many famous battle fields, when
victory perched upon the flag that
Eow is fnrlea forever. This world
famed soldier rode on quietly and nm
|interuptedly, until he reached his
peaceful home, passed in. unbuckled
his trustly sword, hung it against the
wall without u speck upon its shining
blade. He never was seen again, IN
his uniform Of gray.
What did the private soldier do who
once wore the gray jacket n his re-
turn from the war: Did ne sit down
and repine, and to build an imasi-
nary monument Of despair. No, he
pulled himself together. shook the
ashes Of poverty from his loins and
has builded greater than he knew.
Oh. sunny land, what still greater
possibilities are now within your
reach. lie. the decrepit man look
backward You young men OF Dixie
Land, look forward. hump your.
selves. reach ahead Of you, seize this
grand opportunity; In other WORDS.
make the fur fly.
The material progress OF this sec.
ton OF our reunited country. tfcr
am certain that am now resting Sc
cnrely under the folds OF the stars
and stripes. old glory: and no one dare
make me afraid.) Yes. the welfare OF
Dixie land depends almost entirely
upon diversified farming, which we
all should know to be stubborn
fact. There is no new South, it is a
nisno,uer. Dixie land or the South,
they are synonymous. Land OF the
sturdy oak, palmetto and the pine.
the orange and cotton bloom; favored
land, one that has no equal on this
rounded earth; with a climate sub
lime and soil that responds to every
effort Of man, with the soft and gen
erous rays OF the ascending sun, rip
ems and mellows the grain and fruit OF
our Southland. must say, that the
pine forest has been iivested OF its
beauty and grandeur; few trees
have been left US as land marks OF
our fathers, Of which We now and then
inhale the pleasant aroma. LET Us
not forget pcsterity) The swamps are
still here, where the coous and pos
sums prance. when the moon does
not shine. We miss old nanny Dinah
who lived in the ante-belluiu times,
who could cook the best dish OF pos.
sum and 'taters, and oh, that crack
ling bread that was brown TO turn.
''Oh me, oh my, oh honey hush,' as
old NANNY would say, il fattered too
mach. And there Was old daddy Ned,
with his fiddle and bow, who played
those good old melodies Of the long
ago. Those old darkies, OF the "befoe'
the wah." have passed away from
earth. and hope that they have gene
where the good niggers go. In the
long ago. before the first gun was fred
against Fort Sumter's walls, when
sweet. gentle peace rested on our
land. when was young, when the
merry days were on, when We. the
young fellows, used to hunt the pos
sum and coon. attend the candy pull
ings and dancing parties, when We
danced the hoe down sling, the high
land fling and cut the pigeon wing
and went home with the girls in the
morning.
In the autuwa Q; the year 1856.
General z. E. Lee was called to the
presidency OF Washington College,
Lexington, Va, now Washington and
Lee University. This great educator,
matchless soldier and Christian gen.
tleman had been offered pecuniarily
fne positions FOR the use OF his name
only. he modestiy declined to accept
them, by saying, that he could not
receive compensation in any way for
services not rendered. What an OBJ
ject lesson handed down TO posterity-
He accepted the position as president
of the college at Lexington with a
small salary, which was more prefer
able to him. Perhaps be thought OF
the PROSTATE South and its people,
who, no doubt, many were in penury
and want, and very iew. if any, living
in comfort and ease. This mysterious
man. we now find him, leading the
young men Of his country into the
paths Of peace and iueu!catinS into
their hearts and minds those fine at
tributes that make the true man.
After FIVE years OF service at the col
iese the end came. His useful and
eventful life passed into history. On
the 12th day OF the beautiful Month.
Of October. 1870. when the scar and
yellow leaf silently drops from its pa
rent tree to old mother earth; this
gzea. and good man died. Yes, he
~xs as good as he was great. and great
as he was good" He went to that
undiscovered country. The South
deeply mourned, the great Lee dead.
We will never see his like agaic.
Some years ago, read book OF
which the title was. 1.-The men that
saved the Union" written by Col.
Don Piatt OF the Federal Army. /
here quote u passage from that book.
Grant died under the shadow OF
Lees surrendered sword; and that
mighty shadow keeps his tomb green
with imnortells. It is strange what
magic, fingers around the mouldering
remains Of Virginia's rebel leader, his
very name confers renoun upon h!s
enemies. The pure white hands are
folded now over q heart once so grand
in its emotion that his life seemed
that OF saint" Yes, his fame will
endure with the granite hills, and will
90 ringing down the corridors OF time
forever. And il his very name confers
renown upon his enemies, his statue
in the pantheon OF fame would estab-
iish the fact that this renowned SOL
dier, has conferred renown upon his
enemies.
I was present, when the bronze
60 orest.;an statue OF Lee, was unveii-
ed at Richmond, Va, in che month OF
May, 1890. 1t was the grandest sight
that I have ever witnessed. When
the cords that suspended the canvas
that yelled the statue were seyered
and the canvas fell to the ground,
thousands Of eyes beheld Marse Rob
ert in bronze. And heard that rebel
yell, that ureaSthly sound that made
the boys that wore blue during the
war; shiver in their shoes.
met an old veteran few days
ago and he said to me that he thought
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