The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-01
Richmond, Va, 6-20-15
Editor Lee County Journal,
Dear Sir:

Dear Sir:
It has been some time since !
wrote you. / have been sick for
the past three weeks from a severe
cold contracted during the re-union
and from the treatment that had
to take again. Have been confined
to the hospital all the time, but am
now able to be up and walking.
| thought | would tell you Of the
reunion and the sights / saw. To
start with Tuesday and Wednesday,
the first two days, it rained all day.
Thursday was parade day and while
it was cloudy it did not rain, and
the parade was pulled off on sche-
dule time. IL was beautiful sight
to see the parade which was four
miles long. Some on foot, some on
horses and a good many old soldiers
too feeble to walk were carried in
autos. Some of the finest brass
bands that ! ever saw and fine
music also. It was said that the
soldiers band from Ga. excelled
them all. OF course each state had
its on band with them and they
marched in sections, and occasion
ally they would play Dixie and
then such yelling you never heard
in your life. / might have been
partial to Ga. but / tell you when
the Texas, N. c., S. G. and Ala.
boys, came along they fell in for
their share of cheering. They look
ed fine. The Ga. crowd brought
an old time negro with them and
he marched right behind them with
a big fat chicken in each hand, and
had printed in large letters, this
is the way ! got my start" 1t
would have done you good to hear
them yelling.
With all the bad weather | con-
sidered it a success. AT 8 p. m.
Thursday evening the floral parade
took place. Now Col. / have trav-
eled great deal, been to great
many fairs and expositions, but
that was the grandest sight ever
saw. There were 40 decorated cars
aud they were made into every con-
ceivable shape, from steamboats,
down to the shape Of baby car
riages. This car was little Ford
car that looked like baby car
riage. It must have had at least
one thousand little electric globes
on it about the size of your thumb,
and it was the most beautiful de-
coration / ever saw. There was
one car decorated with fruit u every
kind and looked as natural as it it
had grown OH the car. This be-
longed to the Soures Extract Co.
here and won the first prize $780,
90.
Well to say the least of it Rich
mond reminded me Of old Judge
Stokes negro preacher. Tne negro
got his young master to preach the
dedication sermon of his church.
After the young preacher had closed
his sermon the old darkie arose and
said. Brethren and sisters, ! wish
to tell you that / nursed that boy
while old Master was in the war and
i love him as dear IS myself. |
have not got the language to express
myself and my old heart is to full
to say much, butt want to tell you
all this fine sermon this boy has
preached for me today has certain
ly clothed him with stignity. "
Now to use the old darkie's Ian
guage Richmond did the same thing
for the old soldiers.
The city of Richmond is built on
what is known as seven hills.
Church Hill, Libby Hill, Smiths
Hill, Gamble Hill, Oregon Hill,
Hollywood Hill and Capitol Hill.
Some of the hills are SO high that
they have stone steps up them with
iron banisters to hold on too. /
went up the highest one and when
| got to the top / was ready to sit
down and rest. You can see all
over the city from this hill. Rich