The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-07
STANDING III THE sTr-rp
:" omen OF the Confeierary should
Have Equal Honor With the sol
diers-aeeortiing to David. Iau

Have Equal Honor With the sol
diess-aeeortiing TO David. Lac.
The heading OF this article ia taken
from the Law Of David. Before b.
was king, David vas not only a swe~t
singer and brave soldiers, bat 4 ia.
law-giver. David With select soldier.
left their homes and COUNTRY 10 Join
the army OF PhiIig;ines. Finding
their mistake. they returned TO their
own Southland. On reaching home.
instead Of meeting loved ones. devas-
tatlon and gloom on every hand
greeted them. In their absence. the
Amaiekites had invaded their land.
had burned their city and had taken
all their property, together With their
wives and children.
So David and his six hundred sol
diers. with their focks. herds and
supplies-as was the custom OF arm
les in that day-gtarted in pursuit OF
the enemy. In the rush. at the brook
Besor. two hundred men broke down
and could go no farther. Leaving,
them with their iocks. herds. etc >.
David and the other four hundred
. crossed over the brook and soen came
up with their invaders. After a bat
tie continuing from one evening
until the next, they succeeded in kill
ing all the Amalekites, save four
hundred young men who fed, riding
camels. They not only recovered their
property and wives and children, but
captured all that the enemy had. 1t
was a glorious victory, one rich in
spoils.
! On their way back the soldiers be-
gan TO discuss the honors, the spoils.
They reasoned that as they had won
them in battle, all the spoils rightly
! belonged to them. They were will
ing that those who did not go to bat
tie should have their own wives and
children, but said: I'VE will not give
them ought of the spoils that we have
recovered" But David said: "Ye
shall not do So" David then issued
the following law which has been in
force in every righteous code since,
viz: "As his part is that goeth down
to battle, so shall his part be that tar
rieth by the stuff"
Now, in this connection, the writer
desires to contribute a few lines in
honor of the wives and mothers of
the Confederacy. He was not in the
war, but had two brothers and faith
er there. And one brother never re-
turned home alive. 1t is true he does
not know from experience the many
hardships the soldiers, in camp, in the
march and in battle had to endure.
!, But, being the oldest Of a large fam
lily of children, he knows, not only
what struggles his mother had, but
how hard other mothers in like con-
dition, had to battle day and night,
7 and often single-handed against the
, greatest of all enemies-want, anx-
: iety, sickness and often death in the
J home and father gone.
= The writer loves the memory OF
| his father and brothers and would
not withhold a single honor due them
= or any other soldier for all they did
} and injured, yet he feels that ii
3 would be ingratitude in him to sit
l idly by and not say a word in behalf
t of the wives and mothers of the Con
Y federacy, and divide the honors, Sc
worthily won, equally with them. Fol
without what they did, We would have
very little of which to boast. While
the men stood brayely behind the
: musket and cannon, the women more
I bravely stood by and protected thu
$ home which was the inspiration ant
q power behind the men. But for tn
l.: work, influence and encouragement
q of the women, the war would hav'
y ended two years sooner, and to on
q everlasting disgrace.
- Now, let US give brief summar
, of some of the noble deeds they did
= They furnished the men-the bus
bands and sons. They cheerful
took care of the homes. They labor
ed and not only fed and clothed thei
children, bat sent clothing and "a
tions to the men. Many of theI
had to go to the field and plow, or t
= the woods and chop all day, and the
= card, spin and weave until a lat
:. hour at night. Above all the anxiou