Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-11-01

found it dangerous to drive too fast.
especially in the night time
The Blue and the Gray.
| After spending several days pleas
antly at this place we boarded the
train for Memphis in time to be at
the reunion Of the Blue and Gray
This was a grand time. one never to
be forgotten. One was indeed re-
minded that the war was at an enc
The Blue and the Gray ate and drank
together and talked and told war
"reminiscences all day long. 1t was
grand time, and the forerunner Of
many more just like it.
The most important action taken
was the endorsement Of a peace jubi-
lee and general reunion OF all Civil
War veterans, to be held i'm Washing
ton in 1913. l hope | may live to be
| there.
Memphis was proud of her guests,
and the mayor, in making his speech
of welcome, told the veteran soldiers
to eat. drink and be merry and have
a good time and not be afraid, as the
policemen were all blind. (Be it said
to the honor of the Blue and the
Gray, never saw one that had drank
| too much.) Great arches spanned
the wide streets, which were decorat-
ed In red, white and blue as far as
one could see. north and south. east
and west. Flags were seen every
wherc-Union flags and Confederate
hags, big flags and little flags, old
flags and new flags. battle-scarred
flags, old and tattered. Bunting and
drapery bedecked the many sky
scrapers and every automobile. The
whole people seemed jubilant. After
the business meeting all repaired to
East Park, whore the grandeSt barbe-
| cue ! cNrt saw awaited them. There
they ate and drank until they could
eat no more, happy and contented
| Speech making was now the order OF
the day, and we'll did the Blue and
| Gray vie with each other in speaking
OF the war. no unkind word was
said that | could hcar-all was
peace and good cheer.
Side by Side They Marched.
That night the veterans Of the Blue
and Gray marched side by side
| through the streets OF Memphis to
the strains Of fife and drum, follow
ed by the Sons OF Veterans and the
Srand-sons OF veterans. You ought
| to have seen those kids. In them
and through them will the last ves-
| tige OF the war be wiped out and for
gotten. Other organizations and
mounted police followed in this grand
| parade. In honor OF these veteran
| men did not march, being too tired
and worn-Out from the days eXcr-
tions, but the main reason being
wanted to see this grand demonstra-
tlOn. so, in company with an old
tennessee veteran, we stationed our
| selves on Main street, where we could
sec it all. Spectators lined the wide
streets as far as one could see, and
chccrcd and hOllcrcd az this vast pa
radc was passing by. | counted twcn-
t. bands Of music in that grand pro-
ccssion that night, each trying to
drown the noise and fuss made by
| that thrOng OF people stationed all
| along. 1t was a grand time, and
Memphis did her part we'll. | am
| glad went; glad | saw that grand
city on the banks Of the mighty Mis-
SiSSlppi river. whose waters are a liv-
ing mart OF trade. Cotton upon cot
| ton lines its waters edge. | know
| | never saw as much cotton in all my
| life before.
Memphis is II Grand City,
, and to me the most pleasant one |
! ever was in. Right in the center Of
l!le tilE Is court square. Il DcaNlllNl
park, thick with magnolia and other
| beautiful trees, with its fountain and
| basin OF water stocked with all kinds
Of beautiful fish, with it's many drink
| ing stands. where one can slakc his
thirst at any time. There is a great
pavilion, where sweet music is rem
| dcrcd all the time, with its paved
walks aud comfortable seats, and
| plots OF evergreen grass. squirrels
everywhere. sleek and fat and not
afraid: the place beautifully lighted
| with electricity Here one can 80
and rest and wait for parted COM
pany and be not afraid some burly
policeman will say, You had better
| move on
Riverside Park is cloSc-in and we'll
kept abounding in flowers and ever
| greens. Overlooking the grand Pa
| thcr OF Waters, one can sit and enjoy
| the fresh and constant brcczcs waited
| inland and cooled by this mighty sea.
think there is more public com
fort shown in Memphis than any city
| was ever in; yet, in an article like
this, ii is impossible to even give n
RANT idea OF what one sees. 1t was
a big time; the Three States Fairwas
on and in full blast; the city was
| tccming with visitors, and the city
| ia raUc was almost pupol tn tbo ,nt n