French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-15

At last they came to a large cage
where a number Of people were wan
,derIng around IN perfect comfort and
luxury, but they could not get out. III
great surprise the man asked, "Who
are these?' and ST. Peter answered
ooh they are North Carolina noun
ia neers, turn those fools out and
they'd go straight back to the North
Carolina mountains"
The U. D. G. are making every effort
10 Derpetuate the glorious memory Of
the mel whose courage and chlvalry it
IS our high privilege to cherish.
Beautiful and costly monuments have
been erected all over the south, and
We T trying to place simple head
stones over the graves where lie so
many OF u brave and noble dead.
Until the work IS finished we say
" til cur poet, Timrod.
sleep sweetly in your humble graves.
Sleep martyrs OF a fallen cause:
Though yet no~marble column Graves
The pilgrim here to pause.
StOOp angels htther from the skies,
There is no hOlier spot of ground
Than where defeated valOr les
BY mourning beauty crowned"
It IS amazing that the people who
suffered defeat, financial ruin, broken
homes and the terrible days of the
Reconstruction period should exhibit
so little bitterness or animOsity toward
their former foes.
J Surely it shows wonderful nobil ty
Of character, and marvellous fortitudC
under the seVerest strain.
Occas Onally we have heard a burst
Of grim humOr from some n who has
been gOaded beyond endurance, as for
Instance a certain gentleman. a near
relative of some of our chapter
members, was quite SICK a few
yaaIs ago. A devoted sister daily
read to HIN the news of ii
day. One morning the papers an
nounced the death Of a noted northern
general. l need not tell his name, L
Iaerely mention that we s~Outherners
cons. Qeced him very careless III the
handI ng Of ire, especially about the
cities aOf Atlanta. Ca, Il Columbia,
5. G. Upon hearing the news the gen.
tIeman Immediately said,
Lead and gone to hell"
10 Jhis his s. ster answered, "Oh, 10.
/ nope not"
IHpat. entity the gentleman replied,
Wen, II he hasn't gone there L think
II IS d useless expense to malntai Il 1t"
Does anyone say how shocking, ter
TiDle? Remember this man had seen
the burning homes, the rlOLOus p1llage,
the awful crueIt eS, the sickness and
death that had come through the or
deTs OF TINS n general.
AS organizations the Confederate
Veterans. and the u. D. &. stand second
to none.
They are capable efficient and pow
erful, not only socially, but lnteIlec=
tuaIly and pol tically.
In union there Is strength" was
never more clearly proven than in the
solidarity of the two intelligent
bodies OF southern men and women.
1hls IS so universally adm tied to be
true, that frequently in our state leg
islature a measure is approved be-
cause it has the recommendation Of
lese powerful organizations, or it fails
because the Confederate Veterans and
the u. d. @. advise against it.
! We realize the tremendous force Of
proper organizat, on eve MIN the low
est forms of life as may be illustrated
ny the following story:
A friend Of M ne was once being
driven over a country road by. a color
ed driver, VINO frequently tapped his
whip at a bumble-bee, a~horse-hy or
some other insect. After a time they
came 70 a hornets nest near the road
side. Cautiously and carefully the
dr YER drove rapidly past, without
nose or motion.
why didn't you tap that hornets
nest, Joe?' my friend asked. He re-
celved this sensible reply, Hit a hor-
nets, Boss, no sir. l amt gwen to
fool With them, they're organized"
And so with the Confederate Veter-
ans and Daughters of the Confederacy,
they are so we'll organized that frequent
appeals are made for our influence
and direct assistance in affairs appar-
emily irrelevant to our cause. There
is n matter in which, am sure we
are all interested and that is our own
h story. l have never yet seen the
Confederate Veteran or the Daughter
of the C~onfederacy who was satisfied
with the history taught in our public
schools, concerning the momentouS
pOAAOu vi 1OOU " .dDOUL 1851. Inc
garbled. ~untruthful statements that
are frequently made are ~disgraceful
to the mind of a person who loves
truth and fairness.
We s~outherners would scorn flat
terry, wo do not eve ask for praise,
much as we may deoerVe it, but we de-
mand common justice and honesty in
the text books placed in the hands Of
4h@~I
son l earnestly ask the united coop
erat on of Confederate Veterans, and
Daughters of the C~onfederacy in this
important work, not only for its value
to the South, but for its true worth to
our National history and to the world
at large. In conclusion let me say
that l esteem It a rare privilege to
have spoken to you this morning.
The Margarat Davis HovoS Hhanfor.