The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-06-10
THE "0LD REBS" DAY.
HAD THE KEYS OF FARMvmLE
Splendid Speech Of Soldier. Spirit
ed Airs by the Band. and Daugh-
ters Ns HOstesses.

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of Farmville. The sun shone bright
ly, the air was crisp and cool, the
Confederate worthless were in ful
force, all of them wearing of the
gray" some of them bending un-
der the weight of years.
The ranks have thinned since last
they gathered here. but with hearts
throbbing and thrilling with undy-
ing love for a dead yet ever dear
past.
At 1870 a. m. the procession
formed in front OF the Opera House
and with the Farmville Silver band
in front and Capt S. w. Paulett and
his Chief of Staff, the unconquered
and unconquerable Bob" Miller in
command. moved to the monument,
saluted the silent sentinel with un-
covered heads, listened to tender,
touching airs, had their souls stirred
afr with the strains of "Dixie, "
and then turned away leaving the
sacred spot all abloom with fair
flowers, safe in memory's charge.
The heroes Of one war, but Of
scores of bloody battles. returned to
the Opera House, were seated i'm
mediately in front of the stage while
behind them sat the Daughters"
the rest of the building being Civ
en- up to a large, sympathetic and
appreciative audience. Rev. Dudley
Boogher, of the Episcopal Church,
opened the proceedings with pray
er and Mayor Blanton then present
ed in words well chosen and well
spoken. the orator of the day, Col.
R. T. Hubbard, of Buckingham, who
was greeted by his comrades with
cordiality and cheers.
The Coolonel acknowledged the
courtesies of the occasion with his
wonted grace and dignity, and then
touching upon the rising of the cur
tain on the worlds greatest and
bloodiest drama, giving but a glance
at the history of the first three year
of the mighty struggle, concentrated
his fire on the fiery trials Of 1864.
We haven't the space at our COM
mand to follow him in the details
of the maneuvers of that critical and
crucial period of the war, and must
content ourselves with what he told
us of the "stonewall" stand of the
Third Virginia Cavalry, which was
composed of companies which went
to the front from Prince Edward.
Cumberland, Amelia. Halifax, MOTTO
way and other counties Of this inn
mediate section of Virginia.
Southern and Northern armies
alike we're marching for Spottsylva-
MIA Courthouse as the one s,raseJic
point to be held, and to check the
advance of the Federal forces Fitz
Lees troopers, some 2,1OO in num-
ber. stood across the line of march
of $500 cavalrymen and $4,000 in
fantrvmen. held them in check until
Stuart. leading Longstreet's com
mand. Longstreet himself having
been wounded the evening before)
reached the coveted and all impor-
tant point. The legions of Caesar
England's hollow squares. nor Ma
poleon's "Old Guard" never made
more heroic or determined stand,
and if Col. Hubbard had told us no
more of the war of the ages. this
one incident I'm which we were re-
minded of the unsurpassed and un-
swervine courage of our own boys
was enough to stir our hearts with
new love for them and to thrill our
sous with renewed admiration, and
TO kindle within them something
Ak 10 reverence 4oi tA'"~ "--N
and those who live. But the gifted
speaker and gallant soldier did tell
us of other things of the days wher
the souls of men were sorely tried
of dauntIess courage on the field OF
battle of endurance on the march
Of patience when the pangs OF nun
ger we're felt, of the sunshine o.
souls when clouds gathered heavy
and dark. and of an immortality o'
fame in the hour when the flag they
followed so Loyalty, so lovingly So
fear,essly was furled. The high
est compliment we can make to th'
orator of the occasion, is to repea
the words Of school girl, who a
the close of the speech with enthusi
asm expressed in her every feature
. and Joy dancing in her dark Dlu
.o- eoid. GLOW nv heart did thrill