The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-08

mehced Growing, aud then my case
seemed hopeless one. for | was set-
ing tired and sleepy. crossed sew.
eral streams OF some size and was al
ways glad 10 put all the streams l
could between me and the enemy.
passed house near sun-up and
saw man standing in the yard
aeA." HAM foi something 10 eat and
ne Irougnt ne romc OF corn bread
1Ld some meat took it, left th.
Io"d ala iooI. 20 the woous. wnere 1
az do"h Z" cut, thch 1 sIept SOM.
.hu "hch woke up mere was wilu
rtHti "hd inuutn KUN. ~, you see
WAS more si,cpiy thun nungry,
PaeStn on ii'o ,Iu MUVus uiu ivunI
"h.fc tu"y uuJ uvcn t,cu!ns NORGE,
thI n!t.ne t.snt Uut 50 tnougut
mat 600 pie," 10 spend the uly.
~ iIuu MOE s,itcn iut ulourLt away
20 70" tIc t"eu. slept IN tn- leaves
t'itn about cloeh, tncn sp,ut a
Mi...s le."Hine ny b.o.e. as :. vas
'''hHd! -to"ut suiuvtsn 1 ,.awied
r"t and neuroy iouna d Doctor
hotSc. Tie DOCTOR was yer! Kind
~" gave i;c nice supper aid Jocn
fut az, 10 DeU. aii,r Iunn,aniiiy me a
N"'hpittc hsHtrooc ANA orU-f4ns ali
h'"c NcNt ,norhing when go, w
, III! pnuti" ear was tueh N.nsheu,
ufieu .iiu iroicu. way nrIrSd on my
Va! aIiu AZ noon ] was C.nInr WIN
airs. i;oucrt#. MhlIc AT u..inur :,
YOUNG man opened tue door anu suid:
tihls was AionuayJ Tne lacy tnruw
up her h"nus ana, as Thought. came
n.af lalnnnS. Her reply Mas ~ u.,t
IN wti pec"ine ui U.S.: inat evening
Moshy's Ferry ON stanton River
.he same as Roanoke Itivcr-pusslng
through Roanoke county. passed
on through large river farms and IN
very Tine farm house When | en-
tered found two old RrIstocratic peU-
pie and expected to be sent to the
AZ bedtime begged for pallet.
but they declared there was not n
bed In The house too good for me.
lrnly they were a pair OF old Vrsinia
crossed the river again at Brook
neal; and then on to this noted city.
ioaNtns Lynchburg TO my right sas
oiers to make them swallow the iron
clad oath). on through Bedford and
INTO my native county--old Botctourt
Old Brother George Riley put me OIL
charged up Main Street In Amstcr-
dam to certain house where | sur
prised my black-eycd wife and all my
friends. l enlisted at Amsterdam and
AFTER four years returned to same
place..
a book as large as webster's UNI
anridged Dictionary could not tell all
that happened in those four years Of
hunger. marches, nghtins. who could
tell OF the many daring deeds OF the
private soldier? His bravery. his
lighting, his endurance. his leaving be-
mind all dear to him. How many, OH
how many brave privates went down
hghting. whose daring. whose fidelity,
whose zeal for their country will never
go to record.
How many arc under the sod on
nearly every battlefield, in nearly
every prison. from Florida to John
sons Island. whose deeds OF daring
and whose acts of bravery will never,
nevea' go to record: yet they were
true. tried veterans of an unjust and
cruel war.
Good-by. old beys. good-by. Your
deeds are recorded in heaven Soon
taps will be sounded and lights out
In our camp here. but to those who
have been faithful the light of tho
eternal vision. soon the long roll will
beat: then we will march over and
take another city, whose maker and
builder is God. Then, reveille, ard
oGr work is finished, the war is over
and we can lay down the armor and
lest under the shade of the trees
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