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Show 114 ROEBUCK. "Jlow i~ it, clor-t.or, that yon plnng-e lwflc11ong into 1he \\·:tr, while yon preach the poli<'v of p •ace ?" "The chance or 1-iliOUting :'tL :t p~ek of NorLhcrn "·olyes, captain, "·onl<1 tempt any n1an frotn his consii=! tcncy. BnL yon kno\\r I mn rc~1lly not incom:;i ·t(\nL.'' ' yon think the i o uLh is \vron g in i tH present :1ttitude ~" "Not wrong, '1u. . ut ra~ l l . " 1 capi.am. "You believe that 've sh~ll be bea.tcn." "A goo 1 renson for going into the war. Ilclp the ,,·cak-nl way, hc1p the 'veak. 'Vh0n 'vc arc conqncrccl it w11l b the n1jRfortnnc of the Sonth bnt the crime of the North. I~et me share the 1nisfortunc rather than the crirnc." "Your heart j~ ri rrht. <loetor bnt I t rn!'t von arc no b ' ' J proph t." And now c,·crybody mn,nifcstcd n. lively interest in the new company. County pride tho popnl:n- delight in n1ilitary paraclc , per onaJ rcganl for vo1nn1cers who 'vcre kin. men ' ncio·hbors or ii·i 111(1~ HIH1 the con- ~ ' tagious excitcn1cnt of the young Holdicn~, fanned the patriotic feeling into n ib1nc of en th nsi:nnn. Enthusiasm carrieR with it an ::tRsnrnnce oC victory. Tho general excitement beca1ne exultant, joyonH. Every one hnilcd his neighbor ns a brother. All 'vere sons of :1 State ·which nll loved 'v iLh filin l clc\'Otion. The eitir.ens rcg~rdccl the volunteers 'viLh a kincl of generous envy, n~ iortunate c11:1m pions of n sacr <1 soil a ncl a. glorious canso. Virgi11ia-the Sonth-Liberty-Iuc.lepen<1enec were ·words in every 1nonth, and they :sent every mn.n's blood bonllcling- ·:ilona- his vein:-;. vVomen, alwn.ys prone to sympathy, to social nfl'ection and to generous and patriotic mnoiions, bcca1ne even rnorc cnihusiasLio than the n1c1l --· R 0 E B U C I{. 115 It ~ns necc~s:try th:tt the co1npnny shonla be ready for nct1ve Rcrv1cc as oon as po.·Hible. To this enc1, not ollly the ofliccr and the volunteers but the citizens of both sexes applied themselves 'vith a1ncrity :1.1H1 jn<.lnstry. The 1nen \Yore to be cloLllcd, equipped a 11 <1 mounted. Tents and \Yagons 'verc to be supplie<1. It was .known that .t!1e government conld not insLaniJy fnrm h all the Jnihtary apparatus needed for the n tunerous anny 'vhich \vas sponta.neou. Iy sprino·ino- into . 1 1 ,::::, ,:, existence t u-oug 10nt the State. .1\Ioreovcr the ciLizens coveted the privilege of supplying their o'vn comp:tnies not only 'viih things nccdfnl but 'vith mticlcs of snperfluity-articlcs 'vhich n1usi be nbandonccl in the first active cnmpaign. Colonel I~"airf:tx preRcntcd to the company snflicicnt cloth of cadet o-rcy to 1nake nll tho unifonns, an l canvass enouo·h for their tents. OLher wealthy citizen cn1ulatcc1 hi. liberality, cilhcr to the same c01npn,ny or to others then in procc s of form: ttion. To Inake up the clothing of the volunteers all tho WOlncn, bln.ck and \vhite, brought their needles into play. For these various purposes the men formed themselves into con1n1ittees, ancl th~ 'VOinen n1ct in societies. As Julia l~airfax showed herself not le. s generous among her sex than her father n.mon o- 1ncn I~ b ' \.ocbuck bccmnc a groat work. hop, over ,vhi ·h she presided: l\fany young ladies n . OJnblccl there daily, nnc1 with the help of servants, p rfonnccl the 'vork of seamslrcsses or tailors. As tho li vcly spirits of the young lighten their labors, the tongues of these Jnai<len .kept time \vith plying needles, an<l the click of sewmg-1nachines Jnino-led 'vith the ln.ncrhter of o·irls 0 ' 0 b • The gnllaut defenders of their country could not n.eglect a patriotic c tabli ·hn1cnt engaged in their o.:'erVlce, and so the ladies ·were often f~lvored ·with tho |
