Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-07-22

all this, and more, called for the
exercise Of the highest type of pa
triotism and uncomplaining devo-
ton. Says Gen. Gold don: ''i have
; seen those patriotic women Of or
Southland sending their husband:
and their fathers, their brothers and
their sons to the front, cheering
them in the hour of disaster and
tempering their joys in the hour Of
triumph. l have witnessed the
Southern mothers anguish as, with
breaking heart and streaming eyes,
she gave to her beloved boy her
parting blessing: Go, my son; go
to the front; l, perhaps, will never
see you again, but ! freely commit
YOU to God and to the defense of
your people, l have seen those
Southern women with the sir'., the
wounded and the dying; and In the
late stages of that war ] have been
made to marvel at their sanity
spirit Of martyrdom, standing. as it
were, almost neck deep in the desc
lation around them, and yet brayely
facing their fate, while the light of
heaven itself played around their
divinely beautiful faces" He also
speaks Of an incident that occurred
at Wrightsville. Pennsylvania dur
ing the invasion Of the North by
Lees Army, in 1863, only few days
before the battle Of Gettysburg. 1t
appears that the retreating Federals
had fired a bridge across the Sus-
quehanna river. The town of
Wrightsville would have been. con-
sumeG by fire had not Gen. Gordon
thrown his command around the
burning district and checked the
flames. In this way the home Of a
modest and refined woman was
saved The next day Gen. Gordon
and his staff were invited to dine at
her home. He speaks OF her as be-
Ing kind, calm and dignified, and so
refined in her bearing that he i'm
agined he had found Il Southern
sympathizer in the heart OF Pennsyl-
vania; and he ventured to make
some remark to indicate to her the
thought that was in his mind. In
an instant her eyes were flaming
with patriotic fire. and she turned
to him and said: Gen. Gordon.
cannot afford, sir, to have you mis-
understand me, nor misinterprct
this courtesy. You and your SOL
diers last night saved my home from
burning, and | desired to give you
this evidence Of my appreciation
but my own honor and loyalty to
my soldier husband demand that ]
tell YOU plainly that am Union
woman; that my husband and son
are both in the Union Army with
my approval, and that my daily
prayer to heaven is that the Union
cause may triumph and our country
be saved Then Gen. Gordon de-
n ln r1S \ r1l1.
every gallant man. North, South,
East and West, will echo the senti-
ment am about TO utter That wo-
man, with such courage Of her con-
riclions Of duty to her country, and
IN the presence Of hostile army
deserves 4 lofty niche in the temple
OF patriotism. in this "iIeroine Of
the Sus4u"hanna' he declares he
bad found the counterpart OF South
Ctn WomanhOOd: and he speaks Of
Ter as representative OF tens Of
thousands OF american women, both
.forth and South. OF whose costly
sacrifice for country the world will
never know. "TO my comrades,
therefore" he says, 81 submit this
proposition, which know their
brave hearts to man will! echo.
1hat proposition is that the suffer-
lnSS ana sacrifices and devotion of
tNc American women during that
iltanlc conflict must remain through
all the ages as cherished a memorial
as the rich libations Of blood poured
out by their brave brothers in bat
tle."
Fold up the banners, Smelt the
N
a mighty mother tulns in tears
The pages Of her battle years.
Lamcnting all her fallen sons.
And no finally, on behalf of the
surviving Grams Of OcOncc coun-
ty, woulo Xpress their high ap-
probation of the efforts Of the ladies
Of the Oconee Monument Associa
ton in raising the funds FOR the
erection Of that handsome monu-
ment which stands at the intcrsec-
tlon OF College and Main streets,
this day dedicated to the memory of
"OuR CONFEDERATE DEAD" For
several years ii has been the cher
lShed object of the ladies to erect
lhiS monument Al last their la
Dors nave been crowned with sue
cess. 1t will stand as a token OF
abiding love and patient devotion to
a worthy cause, reminding genera
tions yet unborn OF the ht roigm. for
iitudc and faithful DISCHARGE of
duty by the Confederate Soldier.
The success attending this enter
prise, however, has struck a rcspon-
Sl\r chord in the hearts of the Sur
IlNlng Veterans and their sons, who
are present and participating in this
anSpiciouS event, thereby cngcndcr-
lhS desire that cannot be aDpcascd
until ii finds its fruition in the cree
lloh or companion monument.