The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-10-08
LIEUT.. LOT D. YOUNG'S ADDRESS
TO ORPHAN BRIGADE"


Lieut.. Lot D. Young. of Paris
VINO was one of the most gallant
followers of the daring Confederat %
entertain, General John Hunt Nor
gan, in the many memorable engage
ments during the Civil War. in which
the Orphan Brigade participated. de-
lvered notable address to the
members of the organization at
Xalapa Farm. ON Friday during the
reunion. Lieut.. Young's address was
an eloquent effort, delivered with
the impressiveness due to the occa-
sion. The address is published
herewith in full:
"Old Comrades, Ladies' and Cen
tlemen:
Thanking my friend. Mr.. Will
mans Tor mis- very f1attering and
complimentary introduction to ths
members of my own household and
my own people.
And while not accustomed to
| talking in public, vet by reason Of
the sacred name of old Orphan and
the privileges sometimes accorded
that name 1 have nc apologies to
offer for attempting to talk before
this audience, nor do l believe any
are required. Especially since we
see that material for speech-making,
Or anything else for that matter,
from the ranks of these old Or
phans' has at last become very limit
ed And looking over this assem-
blage of old veterans we look 10
vain for many familiar faces whose
presence forty or fifty years ago fur.
nished such good cheer, ,comradeship
and inspiration upon occasions of
this kind and whose absence to-
day tells of the mutability of time
and the uncertainties CT life. But
thank God there are still few of US
left to renew recollections OF COM
radeship and recount some of the
thrilling and exciting experiences OF
the past. These few familiar faces
and the memory of those who fell in
the bloody conflict, whose voices
echo from the shores of eternity, are
suggestive of the associations of al
most so years ago. and stirs within
the memory and heart, recollections
of the most perilOus and exciting
times in our cOuntry's history. We
were then making history. we are
to, and in a sense as it were. re-
viewing that history. But what
shall l say upon this occasion rela-
tive to that history and to these pei
ilOus and exciting times, and to what
shall 1 refer? Shall / attempt TO re-
fer in detail to the many interesting
and exciting incidents, terrible
scenes, hardships and dangers,
which makes The history OF this I'M
mortal little band The Orphan Brig
ade?' fear to attempt this would
mean failure for want of time and
ability and to refer 70 any particu-
lar incident would doubtless be un-
interesting to this audience as we'll
as unsatisfactory to myself There
fore, l shall indulge for a few mo-
ments only, in a rambling and dis
connected way a few Thoughts and
,recollections illustrative of these
perilous and exciting times. And by
reason of my inexperience in mat
tiers of this kind, I shall appeal to
the charity of of my audience to ex-
cuse or overlook. whatever of failure
may rake to interest or entertain
them.
THE history of this little band
of Kentuckians has been so often re-
ferred to and so ably and eloquent |
ly described, by soldiers, historians |
anG statesmen, that it would be pre- |
in me to even attempt q |
repetition of it's history OF add t. !
it's renown. But somehow. in some |
and inexplicable way,
the subject and the occasion appeals
to my feelings and pride and I cam
not refrain from making the at
tempt, ludicrous as it appear to my
self. Ard it is to the more sonber
and pathetic phase of The subject
rather than the tragic and historic,
that l shall devote the few moments
of time that propriety would seem
TO suggest.
who. but the old, the very old.
Of this audience, composed largely
as it is of the sons and daughters
Of those who lived in the days OF
the rebellion, as some would say, can
remember the anguish of the parting
scenes of those dreadful times, the
last goodbye spoken, the last affec-
tionate kiss, upon the cheek of the
dear boy by the loving mother Or
devoted sister, and the turning
away in sorrow with misgivings of
The old father, as the last farewells
we're being spoken? Who, but the
Did, can remember with what anx. h
ety, fear and dread, every item Of
news from the theater of war, from
The front, as we old soldiers would
:ay, was awaited and how anxious
these old mothers and fathers were
the fate OF their boys:
from whom at any mo-
merit, might bring the sad. the
dreadful news, that the dear one had
fallen? But, who could comfort and
the bleeding heart of the
lear old mother, when she received
he sad, the dreadful message that
her dear boy was numbered among
he slain, and upon whose manly
form her eyes would never again