. Bull run to Bull run; or, Four years in the army of northern Virginia. Containing a detailed account of the career and adventures of the Baylor Light Horse, Company B., Twelfth Virginia Cavalry, C. S. A., with leaves from my scrap-book . andrenown are the fruits of study and perseverance. Those greatdiscoveries which have mapped out worlds and unveiled thehidden riches of the earth; those great inventions whichstartle the eye of the beholder and make him pause in wonderand astonishment; those beautiful fabrics of legal jurispru-dence which seem as if reared by some divine architect andmoulde
. Bull run to Bull run; or, Four years in the army of northern Virginia. Containing a detailed account of the career and adventures of the Baylor Light Horse, Company B., Twelfth Virginia Cavalry, C. S. A., with leaves from my scrap-book . andrenown are the fruits of study and perseverance. Those greatdiscoveries which have mapped out worlds and unveiled thehidden riches of the earth; those great inventions whichstartle the eye of the beholder and make him pause in wonderand astonishment; those beautiful fabrics of legal jurispru-dence which seem as if reared by some divine architect andmoulded in the lap of eternal justice, are the results of pro-found research and deep application. They are the gatheredflowers which gem the vase which all appreciate and admire,but if we would find the great moving cause which producedthese sublime results, we must go to the garden from whichthey were culled and pry beneath the soil wherein they grew,to find the root that gave them life and nourishment. Thisroot is labor and study. The past warns us from listeningwith too much credulity to the whispers of fancy and of pur-suing with too much eagerness the phantoms of hope; itwarns us at once to nerve our hearts for the great battle and. Bushrod C. Washing-ton. j6o Leaves From My Scrap-Book. bravely face the stern dangers which must be encountered—for trials, labors, and hardships are the essential ingredientsof the cup of success; they must be endured, and he whowishes to rise triumphant over them all and pluck the wreathof glory must not shirk their responsibility or escape theirburden. Nor must we let our political horizon, which seemsso fearful and inauspicious, deter us from the path of dutyor rob us of the fruits of peace. Let us forget the past except-ing its glories, its noble heroes and the noble lessons theyhave taught us. Let us cull from its garden the roses worthyof memory and consign the rest to the charnel-house of thedead. Let us cultivate amity and good feeling. L
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