. Lest we forget. spent here, was an occasion long to beremembered. The .Sunday school preceded the sermon, andwhile the assemblage from the country-side awaited the hour ofservice, thev were grouped under the shade of the trees, seatedupon the gnarled roots of the oaks, or on slab benches, or stoodl)v turns, or were stretched ujjon the g^reen sward. They werediscussing the condition of the crops ; the contemporaneous eventsof ])olitical. social, religious, and educational life until time forservice to begin. Afternoon service was ])rece(led In- lunch. Well-filled basketswere open to all who c
. Lest we forget. spent here, was an occasion long to beremembered. The .Sunday school preceded the sermon, andwhile the assemblage from the country-side awaited the hour ofservice, thev were grouped under the shade of the trees, seatedupon the gnarled roots of the oaks, or on slab benches, or stoodl)v turns, or were stretched ujjon the g^reen sward. They werediscussing the condition of the crops ; the contemporaneous eventsof ])olitical. social, religious, and educational life until time forservice to begin. Afternoon service was ])rece(led In- lunch. Well-filled basketswere open to all who came. Prake-wagon and barouche wereappropriated bv young women who queened over the rustic beaux. Stamping feet and swishing tails of neighing horse and whinny-ing mare that were tethered to saplings, hitching-jiosts. andbridle-racks, and acccnitred witli saddle or harness, together withthe carpet-bag. that hung from the oiif-horn of the side-saddlewitii its essentials of toilet, were features of this rural SILVER LAKE, DAYTON, HILL IN THE BACKGROUND \Vi. Vorckt THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES On April 17, 1861, \iro-iniu. after vainly protesting; a.^ainstthe armed invasion of the South : Flunj;- down with rage tlie gauntlet of defiance,To the gathering clans of Yankee Xorthnien,Refusing longer unfair alliance, i Struck her shield a mighty blow,—and whenIt rung from hill to hill,—she struck again,hrom crest of peak to ocean beach, a hcxstAwoke.—each lowland man and mountain clan,—-To see the fiery cross—the\- drank the toast:To win or lie with slain of battlefield. their boast. Lest Wr Forget THE VILLAGE SCHOOL AND AFTERMATH Forth from the village school came the teacher arrayed inglittering- uniform, to lead to battle and to death, those whom hehad only sought to teach. In but a little while the entire mili-tary population of the State was under arms. The wheels ofindustry choked for want of tending. Young boys with womenand girls were left to driv
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