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Show 82 ROEBUCK. I'd jine the cn.lvary. I ain't got only one boss, nncl that's n. mule. Ef any gentlema·n would swap a. hoss for that mule"-- " You shall have a. horse," s3.ill a. voice from the crowd. "Then count me in. Doctor ]'\tirf~LX: sa.yR the Yankees "·ill whip us. "\Yell, the c1octor ain't a prophet, nor the son of a. prophet. Lcn.stwn.ys I ain't seed his nmne tlmr nmong the prophets. But one thing I kin t<;ll yon, and I have Seriptur' for it, the Yankees, even if they hn.ve Gog and l\fagog to hack 'em, can't prevail agin the Lord of Hosts. Let us have Him on onr siLle and we're safe, my brethren, in pen.ce or war, in this world n.nd the world to come. Ef we want him on our side now, we must go to war with pure hearts and in lnunble reliance Oil llim. vVe must ask His blessing. Let us pray." lie knelt do\vn, n.na stretched out his h~nc.1s. Ilis sndc1en a.nd unexpected lnovc-tnent. n.nd call to prayer, took the people by Sllrprise. Altno. t jnvolnntarily they rose up au\.1 stoo<l in reverential n.tLitu<le, ,vhilc r,Ia.rlin poured fonrth a brief invocati n, so fervent that his grotes~1ue language could not prevent it from touching th~ heart of u1en, a1Hl \vhen he ceased a solemn "Amen" \VUS Intumtu·c<l ia all parts of the house. Wh~n the meeting \vas over it 'vas found that a snffi~ient ntunher of volunteers had enrolled themselves to constitute a company of cavalry, according to the laws of the State, and a ti1ne \vas appointe<l for the election of otlicers. As it \vas ncar t;uusct, the 1Jcop1e began to mount their horses and start horne- 1 'varcl. When Ilngh Fitzhugh was about to pa ·s ont of the green for tho ·arne purpose, a number of yonng 1nen surrounded hitn, a.nd shouting his nmne, demanded a speech. The clamor dre'v others abont him, an<.l lUCll \VhO h~d mounte<l their horses ~topped Ho:gnucK. 83 or turned back in the s treet '\VJ I top of a stile he saw a brrre. and' lCn le re~che~ tho pe ·tat ion nn<l l f' h . . tence stan<1Ing In ex-r ' lO Oll!Hl J L necc\~S:ll' to •· \\ or<l~. Tic thus :tt1clre.'sed tho peol>l~:- ' ,ty a few " "lvT IJW lXIANS :-By th a t tit le ·on . thoughts Ull(l lleroie deetls 1'1 ) . me lwntlll to noble Discussion is ended '\V .. Je tunc demands them n ow. pressed tllC South io til ar IB l>cgrm. 'rile NorLit ha: liberty arms iu l 1 c \Yall. \ Yc 111 ll !:!L de fc•JHl our enslave' d. If therwe .uc. ' or be fo t.c . vcr. ch. shonorecl atul IS a man ·~m o no-surrender liberty or 1 . . . b you w ho would blood of Viro·inh runs ~onlo~ u~ exch ange for life, no n' ti c. The ebu em• is In ltS Vc lll ·s · The war may be te r-y · . . . y powerful ancl mn1i o·nn.nt 'fl . u g~nm may l>c crimson with tllC bl o • le soli of her ioes. But her sons will bleed f~l~c\ ~f her so ns aucl mother. Invaders may g· t lc honor of their b • tve y our <.lwellinrr t ut your children will · 1. •• bs 0 the flames · I IlluCitt freedom "VI ' s lall be most dre::tdfl I . . ' wn t he wn.r L • l' remember th e alL . . .. ook to til c en c1 · -me1 c pcnllencc II 0'1 1 e t nn.tt1 v e-boncb·;o::;·, e· t~rly and slavery-choos b . or am shame- lib- 1 e etwccn them A c ~oose, wear your fetters or r • • s yon s hall VIrgiuin.ns-I know yo . h ~our. sworcl s. Pardon me solved to li vo ancl d' i ur c OlCe IS mallo. You are rc' te reemcn ! ' ' - |
