PAGE TWO THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1913. II E LETTERS OF PICKETT ARE Missives Written Mid Roar Of Gannon in Bloody Civil War. GENERA L " FINE ROMANCE He Tells of Battles and of Valor and High Ideals of Warriors, UNDER the secrecy preserving cnptlon of "Tlio Lovo Letters a Confederate General" a re markable scries of communi cations sent by a soldier to Ills beloved, under the most dnngcrous and des perato circumstances letters written from tho thick of war, ringing of lovo and of valor has been running In the Pictorial Review. Tho letters have stirred up a controversy that has run with particular zest through the south ern states, and now that the last of them Is about to be printed the woman to whom they wore written has con sented that the anonymity bo destroy ed. They were written by General George Pickett to tho girl who was Drst Lasallc Corbell, nfterward Mrs. Pickett. 1 Mrs. Pickett Is now living In Wash ington and has been the lender of the southorn coterie there for many years. Tho "little general" to whom the let ters refer came In after years to be a major In tho United States army and died a year and a half ago, returning from service in the Philippines. Ills two little sons now live with their dis tinguished grandmother in Washing ton. Allegiance to the South. In tho first one of the series Gen eral Pickett tells why his allegiance went to the Confederacy. Ho writes: No, my child, I had no conception of the Intensity of feeling, the bitterness nnd hatred toward those who were bo lately our friends and nre now our ene mies. I, of course, have always strenu ously opposed disunion, not as doubting the right of secession, which was taught in our textbooks at West Point, but as Bravely questioning its expediency. I be lieved that tho revolutionary spirit which infected both north and south was but a passing phase of fanaticism which would perish under the rebuke of all good citi zens, who would surely unite In upholding the constitution, but when that great as sembly, composed of ministers, lawyers, Judges, chancellors, statesmen, mostly white haired men of thought, met In South Carolina, and when their districts were called crept noiselessly to the table In the center of tho room and afllxcd their sig natures to tho parchment on which tho ordinance of socesslon was Inscribed, and when in deathly silence, In spite of the gathered multitude, General Jamison arose nnd without preamble read, "The ordi nance of secession hns been signed nnd ratified; I proclaim the state of South Car olina an independent sovereignty," and, lastly when my old boyhood friend called for an invasion, It was evident that both the advocates and opponents of secession had read the portents aright. , Tou know, my little lady, some of those cross stitched mottoes on the cardboard samplers which used to hang on my nurs ery wall, such as "He who provides not for his own household is worso than an infidel," "Charity begins at home," etc., made lasting impression upon mo, and, while I love my neighbor that Is, my country I lovo my household that Is, my state more, and I could not be an Infidel and lift my sword against my own kith and kin even though I do believe, my most wise llttlo counselor and confidant, that tho measure of American greatness can be achieved only under ono flag, and I fear, alas, thero can never ngaln reign for either of us the true spirit of national unity, whether divided and under two flags or united under one. The subject is pursued in a later let ter, which runs: 1 Why, Chullta mla, all that wo ask is a separation from people of contending In terests, who love us as a nation as little as wo love them: tho dissolution of a un ion that hns lost Its holiness, to be let alone and permitted to sit under our own vine and fig tree and eat our figs peeled or dried or fresh or pickled, just as we choose. The enemy Is our enemy be cause he neither knows nor understands us and yet will not let us part In peace nnd be neighbors, but Insists on fighting us to make us one with him, forgetting that both slavery and secession were his own institutions. Tho north is fighting for the Union and wo for homo and fireside. All tho men I know and love In tho world comrades and friends, both north and south aro exposed to hardships and dan gers and are fighting on one side or the other and each for that which he knows to be right. Will you come, my darling, and have some cofTeo with your soldier? It is some we captured, and It is real coffee. Come! The tin cup Is clean and shining, but the corn bread Is greasy and smoked. And the bacon that Is greasy, too, but It Is good and tastes all right if it will only hold out till our stars and bars wave over our land of tho free and our homo of tho bravo and we have our own home. Nev ermore we'll hear of wars, but only love and life with its eternal joys. On the night before General Pickett was wounded at Gaines' Mills he wrote tho following note: This was never contemplated in earnest. I bellove that If cither the north or the south had expected that Its dif ferences would result in this obstinate, cruel war tho cold blooded Puritan and the cock hatted Huguenot nnd cavalier would have made a compromise. Poor old Virginia camo oftener than Noah's dove with her olive branch. Though she de sired to be loyal to the union of Btates, she did not believe in the right of coer cion, and when called upon to furnish troops to restrain her sister states she re fused and would not oven permit tho pas saga of an armed forco through her do main for that nurnose. With no thought of cost, no consideration of disparity of relative strength or condition, she rolled up her sleeves, ready to risk all In defense f a principle consecrated by the blood of her fathers. And now, alas. It is too latel We must carry through this Diner iasn unto the end. May the end be soon. Begged For Immediate Marriage. In April, 1803, Genoral Pickett, bo distraught with tho fear that death In battlo would overtake him beforo ho could make "Little Miss Ballio" his wife, wrote her to come to him at onco and bo married, If need be, by a road side. In this lettor ho says: This morning I awakened from a beau tiful dream, and, while Its glory still over shadows tho waking nnd fills my soul with radiance, I write to make an earnest request entreating, praying, that you will grant It. You know, my darling, we have no prophets In these days to tell us how near or how far la the end of this awful struggle. If the "battlo Is not to tho strong" then we may win, but when all our ports are closed and the world is against us, when for us a man killed is a man lost, while Grant may havo twenty-five of every nation to replace ono of his, It seems that the battlo Is to the strong. So often already has hope been dashed to tho winds. As you know, It Is Imperative that I re main at my post and absolutely impossi ble for me to go to you. So you will have to come to me. Will you, dear? Will you como? Can't your beautiful eyes see beyond the mist of my eagerness and anxiety that In tho bewilderment of my worship worshiping, as I do, ono bo divinely right and feeling that my love is returned how hard it is for mo to ask you to overlook old time customs, remem bering only that you aro to be a soldier's wife? A week, a day, an hour, as your husband would engulf In Its great Joy all my past woes and ameliorate all futuro fears! So, my Chullta, don't let'.s wait. Send mo a line by Jackerle Baying you will come. Como at once, my darling, into this valley of tho shadow of uncertainty and make certain the comfort that if I fall I shall fall as your husband; that you will bear my name, vl'.l havo been my wife and will have all the rights of a wlfo. You know that I l"vo you with a devo tion that envelops, absorbs all else a de votion so divine that when in dreams I seo you It Is as something too pure and sacred for mortal touch. And if you only knew tho heavenly llfo that thrills through mo when I make it real to myself that you lovo mo you would understand. Think, my dear little one, of tho uncertainty and dangers of oven a day of separation nnd don't let tho tlmo como when either of us will look back and say, "It might havo been." If I am spared all my life shall bo de voted to making you happy, to keeping all that would hurt you far from you, to making all thnt is good come near you. Heaven will help mo to be over helpful to you and will bless me to bless you. If you knew how every hour I kneel at your nltar, If you could hear tho prayers I of fer to you and to our Heavenly Father for you, If you knew the Incessant thought and longing and desire to make you blessed, you would know how much your answer will mean to mo and how, while I plead, I am held back by a rever ence and a sensitive adoration for you, for, Chullta mla, you are my goddess, and I am only your doroted, loving SOLDIER. On Hoad to Gettysburg. The following exquisitely lyrical and spiritual passage was written on the road to Gettysburg: Our wholo army Is now In Pennsylvania, north of the rlvor. There were rumors that Richmond was threatened from all Bides Dix from Old Point, Getty from Hanover, Koyes from Bottom's Ridge, and so on and that we might be recalled. It turned out to be a Munchausen, and we nre still to. march forward. Every tramp, tramp, tramp Is a thought, thought, thought of my darling, every halt a bless ing invoked, every command a loving ca ress, and the thought of you and prayer for you maXo me strong, make me better, givo mo courage, give mo faith. Now, my Carlsstma, let my soul speak to yours. Listen listen listen! You hear I am an swered ! Tills was written the night before tho chnrge of Gettysburg: Well, my sweetheart, at 1 o'clock the awful silence was broken by a cannon shot and then another, and then more than 100 guns shook the hills from crest to base, answered by more than anothor 100 tho whole world a blazing volcano, tho ) whole of heaven a thunderbolt, then dark ness and absolute silence, then the grim and grewsome, low spoken commands, then tho forming of the attacking col umns, the hurrying of the men to the po sition assigned to them. My brave Vir ginians are to attack In front. Oh, may God in mercy help me as he never helped mo before! I havo ridden up to report to old Peter. I shall give him this letter to mail to you nnd a package to glvo you If Oh, ray darling, do you feel the love of my heart, tho prayer, as I wrlto that fatal word "if?" Now, my darling, I go, but remember nlways that I love you with all my heart and soul, with every fiber of my being; that now and forever I am yours yours, my beloved. It Is almost 3 o'clock. My soul reaches out to yours my prayers. The following Is part of tho dramatic narrative of the battle of Gettysburg: Ah, if I had only had my other two bri gades a different story would have been flashed to the world! Poor old Dick Gar nett did not dismount, as did the others of us, and he was killed instantly, falling from his horse. Kemper was desperato ly wounded, was brought from the field and subsequently taken prisoner. Poor old Lewis Armlstead God bless htm! was mortally wounded at the head of his com mand after planting the flag of Virginia within the enemy's lines. Seven of my colonels were killed, and one was mortal ly wounded. Nine of my lieutenant colo nels were wounded, nnd threo lieutenant colonels wero killed. Only ono field officer of my wholo command, Colonel Cabol, was unhurt, and tho loss of my company offi cers was In proportion. I wonder, my dear, if in the light of tho great eternity we shall any of us foel this was for tho best and shall have learned to say, "Thy will be done?" No castles today, sweotheart. No; the bricks of hap piness and the mortar of love must He un touched in this lowering gloom. Pray, dear, for the sorrowing ones. Writes on Birth of Son. This letter was written upon tho pews to General Pickett of the birth of Us son, "tho Llttlo General," as ho was known In tho whole Confederate army: God bless you, little mother of jjir boy bless and keep youl Heaven in all its glory shine upon youl Eden's flowers bloom eternal for youl Almost with ev ery breath since the message came rellev Ing my anxiety and telling me that my darling lived and that a little baby had beon born to us I have been a baby my self. Though I have known all these months that from across love's enchanted land this little child was on its way to our twin souls, now that God's promise la fulfilled and it has come f cant believe It As I think of It I foci tho stir of para dise in my senses, and my spirit goes up in thankfulness to God for this, his high est and boat, the one perfect flower in the garden of llfo love. Blinding tears rolled down my checks, my sweethoart, as I road tho glad tid ings, and a feeling so new, so strango, camo over mo that I asked of tho angels What it could be and whence came tho strains of celestial music which filled my soul, and what were the great, grand, stirring hoeannas and the soft, tender, sweet adagios that clrclo around and nround, warmed my every vein, boat my every pulse. And, O little mother of my boy, the echoing answer camo, "A little baby has boon born to you, and ho and tho new made mother live." Following tho failure of the peace conference which preceded Genoral Lee's surrender General Pickett wrote: On every side gloom, dissatisfaction and disappointment seem to have settled over all, men and officers alike, because of the unsuccessful termination of tho peace con ference on board tho River Queen on the fatal 3d. The anxious, deyiairlng faces I see everywhere bespeak heavy hearts, uur commissioners knew that wo were gasping our last gasp and that tho peaco conference was a forlorn hope. Bccauso of the Informality of the conference and my knowledge of Mr. Lincoln, his human ity, his broad nature, his warm heart, I did believe he would take advantage of this very Informality and spring some wise, superhuman surprise which would somehow restore peace and In time lnsuro unity. Now, heaven help us, it will bo war to the knife with a knife no longer keen, tho thrust of an arm no longer strong, the certainty that when peace comes it will follow tho tread of the con queror. Again In the same strain ho writes: Ah, Chullta mla, the triumphs of might are transient, but the Bufferings and cru cifixions for tho right can never be for gotten. The sorrow and song of rny glo ry crowned divisions nears Its doxology. May Qod pity those who wait at home for tho eoldlcr who has reported to the Great Commander. God pity them as the days go by and tho sad nights follow. The sol dier Is done with tears and time, and to him a thousand years are as one. The End In Sight. The final letter of the series was written a few hours before tho surren der of General Leo at Appomattox. It follows In part: Tomorrow, my darling, may see our flag furled forever. Jackerle, our faithful old mall carrier, sobs behind me as I write. Ho bears tonight this hlB last message ,from mo as "Our Cupid." First he Is commissioned with three orders, which I know you will obey as fearlessly as tho bravest of your brother soldiers. Keep up a stout heart. Believe that I shall come back to you and know thnt God reigns. After tonight you will be my whole com mand staff, field officers, men all. Tne second commission Is only given as a pre caution lest I should not return or lest for some time I should not be with you. Leo's surrender is imminent. It is finished. Through the suggestion of their command ing officers as many of tho men as desire aro permitted to cut through and Join Johnston's army. It Is finished! Ah. my beloved division! Thousands of men have gone to their eternal home, having given up their lives for the cause which they knew to be Just. The others, alas, heartbroken, crushed in spirit, are left to mourn Its loss! Well, it is practically all over now. We have pour ed our our blood and suffered untold hard ships and privations, all in vnln. And now well, I must not forget either that God reigns. Life Is given us for the per formance of duty, and duty performed Is happiness. It Is finished the Buffering, the horrors, tho anguish of these last hours of strug gle, of these men, baptized In battle at Bull Run, In tho lines at Yorktown, at Williamsburg, where they, with tho Ala bama brlgado of Wilcox, withstood the advance of the whole of McClellan's army, driving them back at Seven Pines, at Gaines' Mill, Frazler's Farm, Second Ma nassas, Boonsboro, Sharpsburg, Gettys burg, and the engagements In front of Bermuda Hundred, Fort Garrison, Five Forks and Sailors' Creek. The glorious gift of your love will help me to bear the memory of these days. In this midnight hour I feel the caressing blessing of your pure spirit as it mingles with mine. Peace Is born. HODGES IS REAL GENIUSOF CANAL Colonel 6. W. Goethals Tells . of Assistant. HE MADE PROJECT POSSIBLE CHICHESTER S PILLS THE DIAMOND BRAND. Amnion abb year iff yhl-chc-trfl Ultra o j'liia la icca ana botes, sealed wiOi Take no tthr. I Drnfffflftt. Atkforenil DIAMOND J WAND IMI.I.H. veart known at Desk Safest. Alwiv Ritihi SOLD BV DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE Hold memilcwy Blue Klbbon. M.nfrira JppnMt The now year has Ijcgun and you Should subscrlbo at onco for Tho Citizen. Only ?1.G0 per year. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION, ESTATE OP OAKLEY B. MEGARGEL, Late of Sterling, deceased. All persons Indebted to said estate are notllled to make Immediate pay ment to tho undersigned; and thoi having claims against said estata aro notllled to present thsm, duly attest ed, for settlement. H. It. MEGARGEL, Admr. Storllng, Pa., Jan. 14, 1913. BwG The Battle of Seven Pines. There follows part of a vivid and stirring description of the battle of Seven Pines: A violent storm was raging, flooding tho level ground, as I wrote you last, followed the next day by one of lira and blood the battle of Seven Pines. I pray that you accepted the invitation of your mountain lassie chum and that your beautiful eyes and loving, tender heart havo been spared the horrors of war which this battle must havo poured Into sad Richmond, Three hundred and fifty of your soldier's brigade, 1,700 strong, were killed or wounded, and all fought as Vir ginians should, fighting as they did for the right, for love, honor, homo and state. principles which they had been taught from the mothers' knees, the schoolroom and the pulpit. Under orders from Old Peter (General Longstreet) we marched at daylight and reported to D. B. Hill, near Beven Pines. Hill directed me to ride over and commu nicate with Hood. I started at once with Charlie and Archer of my staff to obey this order, but had gone only a short dis tance when we met a part of the Louisi ana zouaves in panic. I managed to seize and detain ono fellow mounted on a mule that seemed to have imbibed his rider's fear and haste. The man dropped his plunder and, seizing his carbine, threat ened to kill me unless I released him at once, saying that the Yankees were upon his heels. HE PASSES WINTER IN BED. Railroad Man of Danbury, Conn., I Like Groundhog. John Hart of Danbury, Conn., a rail road man, has gone to bed to hibernate for tho remainder of tho winter. I.lUe somo animals, he believes the winter should bo devoted to continu ous rest. He will not leave his bed until spring comes, and then whether he gets up will bo guided by tho ground' hog's eznmple. Hart has followed the practlco for live winters. Ho says It does him a lot of good. When he arises In tho iprlng he Is weak, but after a short ime his strength returns. "Would Be No Canal but For Harry F. Hodges," Says Chief Engineer He Invented New Design of Locks) Con' ceived Idea of Arches In Approach Walls May Get Promotion. "Colonel Harry P. Hodges is tho man who designed the canal. He Is Its genius. Without him there would have been no canal." That Is what Colonel George W. Goetiials, engineer in chief at tho Panama canal, has to say of the technical expert in charge of tho construction of the great water way. The engineer in chief spoke his praise in a recent Interview at Wash ington. Colonel Goethals snys further: "Colonel Hodges Is a man of detnil. When he designed the canal he worked out the designs In detail, never over looking any small thing which made for tho success of the canal. As the work nears competition criticism of tho project, technically or otherwise, Is being refuted by tho project itself. "It Is not generally known why the approach walls of tho locks are arched. The impression is that the arches were put Into the walls to save concrete. That question never was considered by Colonel Hodges. The reason he de signed the walls with arches was be cause of the danger of the waters of the lako washing up nnd Into tho locks. "There is a mean wind which blows down across Lake Gatun from the northwest. Had the approach walls been of solid concrete the wnters of the lake, whipped by tho wind, would have washed into the locks. As It is, the wind may whip the waters of Lake Gatun into a foam, but instead of pil ing up on tho dam and Into the locks tho waters will be driven through the arches to the opposite side of the lake. To Come Jp For Promotion. "The foregoing is but one of tho many details which Colonel Hodges considered when he designed tho canal. The mechanism for hinging tho great gates was designed by Colonel nodges. The typo of gate is of his design. "Too much praise cannot be given Colonel Hodges for his part in the building of the canal. I reiterate that but for Colonel Hodges there would not have been a canal." W. Because of his work and the credit given him by Colonel Goethals, Colo nel Hodges will come to President Elect Wilson as tho leader among army officers for promotion. Colonel Hodges Is the one most to bo credited for the present stage of com pletion of the cnnal, a feat declared Im possible by tho foremost engineers of the world. He does the actual work from the engineering standpoint- Dur ing Colonel Goethals' absence he as sumes charge of tho canal zone. Is Unassuming and Direct. Since granduatlng nmong the first Ave of tho class of 1881 of the Military academy ho has won the distinction of being called one of tho greatest engi neers of the day. For five years he di rected tho work of river and harbor fortifications, and In 1901 ho was made chief engineer of the department of Cuba. His work and repuatlon gained by skillful handling of all sorts of navi gation and engineering problems led to his being selected as Colonel Goethals' assistant As a man ho is unassuming, quiet and direct. Ho has tho respect of ev ery man under his-supervision, and on tho isthmus he Is considered a marvel. After It had been decided to build the Gatun dam it was necessary to deter mine tho nmount of water it would take to flU it to. tho spillway, the amount of water required to raise ships of a certain size, and then how best to utilize each gallon of water. In solving this problem he invented a style of lock which has now become the standard of tho world. He designed locks so that ships of different lengths may bo raised by using Just water enough to lift it By a unique arrange ment of culverts he so arranged the double set of locks that tho water used for lowering a ship in one set of locks will be used for raising a ship in tho other set. The first largo ship will bo sent through on Jan. 1, 1015, and will be the historic battleship Oregon, -with its commander during tho Spanish-Ameri can war, Rear Admiral Clark, on the-bridge. The Ideal Guardian ! of the estates of your minor chil dren. 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