Lexington Weekly Intelligencer

Col. Moore delivered his lecture on "the poetry of the war," at the opera house in this city, last Tuesday evening, to an appreciative audience. We regret exceedingly that neither time nor space will permit us to speak of this lecture at length, and as it deserves. Col. Moore during the days when the dark front of war lowered over the country was a gallant soldier in the confederate army. The combat over he returned to his avocation as journalist. Chivalrous, tender, brave and true his prose has breathed of poetry, and the soldier-writer drawing inspiration from the poetry of war, and from its stern realities, too, has won an enviable place in his profession. From the eloquent manner in which the lecturer was introduced to the audience by Col. M. V. L. McClelland they were led to expect much, and they were not disappointed. Rarely using his manuscript, Col. Moore without preamble, began to talk of poetry-the poetry of patriotism-the poetry of war-not only of this but of other countries-its wonderful influence in all ages. Coming down to our own epoch he quoted and commented in glowing words on the poetry of the north, and closed with many touching selections from the bouquet of verse which southern writers have gathered together in honor of their brave and fair ones. Chief among his recitations, for their intrinsic merit and for the manner in which they were delivered were "Little Giffen" and "The Confederate Banner," with the last of these he closed, with a unanimous verdict that he had won the heart of his audience, and afforded them a delightful evening's entertainment. There was, too, a general expression of regret, that the cultivated, aesthetic people of literary Lexington should not have turned out in greater numbers to hear something of poetry and song. Col. Moore left Wednesday evening, for Moberly, where he was to lecture. We wish for him in his new career the success which he so eminently deserves.