Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-10-20
WAIIIiAIiIA, s. g.
THE PITCHFi>itD "REUNION.
Recent Gathering Of Old Walhalla
Family was Pleasant OccnSino.

Life is but a journey. When we
reach the hill country where the
shadows OF evening first fall across
our pathway, we are wont, more and
more, to view in retrospect the happy
scenes Of childhood. The old home
stead with its family circle; merry
rumblcs over the hills. favOrite paths
and hooks in the woodland, glceful
hours on the meadow and barefoot
in The brook--all come to us with
fOndcr and yet tcndcrcr memories as
we feel age drawing near upon us.
TO few families is it given, after
maturity, to revisit the scenes OF
those dear dead days, with no link
missing from the family circle.
Remarkable in its rarity, unique
in it's personnel. and happy in its
cOnSummation was the Pitchford re-
union, held several weeks since. Af-
ter forty years Of separation, ten
Ghildrcn--fvc boys and five girls
gathered under the same roof. The
whole family, with never face miss
ing, nor ever a voice Stiiied! 1t is
more than remarkable.
The whole town felt personal in-
terest in this event, for the name
Pitchford has been so long and hon
Drably identified with the social and
business life Of Walhalla that what
ever is theirs seems also to be the
towns. We feel more than a fleet
ing pride in this family because not
only those who remained with us
have done honor to an honorable
name, but each of those who have
taken up their abode elsewhere has
assumed a position Of prominence in
: the community in which they live.
Mrs. J. c. Mickler, Saluda, S. c.,
Judge and Mrs. J. Henry Pitch
FORD, Oklahoma City.
Mrs. James A. Gulley, Meridian,
Hiss,
Mrs. r. A. Cobler, Atlanta, Ga,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. p. Pitchford,
Monroe. n. c.,
Mrs. Rosa NJ. Lewis, Montgomery,
Ala,
w. D. Pitchford, Fort Worth, Ark.
all gathered in the elegant homes OF
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Pitchford and
Mr.. and Mrs. S. N. Pitchford for this
happy reunion. Old-time dinners, re-
calling OF scenes long since forgot
Ten, and relating pleasant and Oft
times amusing incidents Of other
days, furnished entertainment for
family and the host Of friends who
called to see the "boys and girls
they had known years ago. The old
black nanny, Aunt Cely Williams,
who "nussed all desc chillun." was
fhere. to the delight OF the "chillun''
as we'll as to her own heart.
On the last night Of the reunion.
before they parted on the morrow
they were all gathered at the home
OF MIR. and Mrs. S. NJ Pitchford. 1t
was a pleasure to sit in the gloam-
ing and look upon their happiness.
or course they told again the tales
OF yesterday and sang the songs Of
long ago-"Swanee River" "My Old
Kentucky Home" Garry Me Back
to Ole Virginny," and that dear old
song, when You and | Were
Young
II wandered to-day to the hills, Mag
gle,
TO watch the scene below
The creek and the creaking old mill,
Maggie,
AS we used to long ago"
The plaintive notes noated out on
She Southern breeze. the voices Of the
passing generation mingling with
those OF the ncw--the older dream
ing Of yesterday when they were
Tnnng; the younger thinking Of to-
1t+tvrnw when, they should be old.
>Aha so the evening passed. till at
last "God BE With You Till We Meet
Again. Having drunk from this
rare cnp OF happiness that few may
see ana fewer yet may sip. each went
mis- way. And TO meet again? Per-
harS and yet perhaps for
lyon rising moon that looks for us
again.
How of hereafter will she wax and
W3no:
iiow oft hereafter rising look for
Through this same Garden. and for
one in vain?"
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