The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-03-06

iprsise. One day The aid.de.camp hsrde
Z him q doeumen, in which he read hi
Congress had approved the sentence Of III
eour,-ma usl in his case. He had conf
identity relied upon support hom that bod
IN the shape of modification or reversal @
'hs, decisionj and when he learned ,ha, h
-, was quietly permitted 10 rus,ics,e inactive
+. lya year, he started up in passion, rushe'
10 his fsvori,e specimen OF the canine race
and embraced ig
Sir. beg pardon s,ammered The aston
ished aide, 'bu, surely your mind is no. o.
ver'hrown or embi,,ered by This newsr
j Disappo:n,ed and outraged. sir!' exclaim
led Lee. oh, tina, were this dog, ,ha,
nigh. no, call man my bro.her'
From tho. moment the censured officer
became moro caprecious and dsagreeable
lin his wild freaks than ever. Two days
after, he was aroused from his moody spa.
thy by the arrival. a, his house, Of WASH.
lngton. Generals Dickinson, Wayne, Maxs
well and CadwaIader and Cot. Morgan,
with other officers of distinction.
'Welcomer said Lee. ss The suite 6lledl
his apartment, and the horses Of me partyl
were taken eltome to nv humble
habita,ion.'
'Of course, said Washington. ,Hably.
you can give us dinner'
'Ay, dinner!' cried N.yne--'a qnis,,
domestic dinner. such 40 We. who know
"ha, i, is to 5s ~i,hou, one frequently, can
thoroughly appreciate
Here Lee was all that constitutes the
gentleman. No, crippled in his private re
ourc:s. possessing economy, prudence end
tact. and understanding ,1e precise
manner ol procuring The comforts Of life to
he best possible advantage, he soon caused
substantial and elegant repas, 10 be spread
'eiore MS oro'HsI psuio's.
'rheie,' said he, when al was announc-
d to be in readiness, we have fospht aLdl
lied ,og,lher--le, US now ca, and drink in
armony, and may the only Hnid SIZED be-
ween rs he a bumper Of good Madeira
There was a jnvial reunion in tina, liue
oun,ry house oa .hs' day in 1888. Stern
'ficers, who had cody orCered thousands
4 their fellow beings to slaughter or be
laug gh.sred-w had madly rode over lhe
,rcstrate forms OF the dead and dying-I
Who, in lhe fierce excitement Of ba,,le, had
ell, without emotion, the no, blood of
riends and foes splash in their very faces
'elaxed from their accustomed gravity OF
hough,, and yielded themselves 10 the ge.
nal influences OF good cheer and cornwall
~. Even Lee, who was seldom seen to
mile, bebeld the disappearance of his edi-
,les ant drink sbes with a mIrihful face.
md cracked jokes aud bottles with equal
AGILITY. Many were the ,oss's offered and
personally complimenial ol
patriotic in ,hsr tone, Of course. Lee h,d
in gewing 'eims, nPon the
fIankness and generous brs-
very OF Baron Reidesel. when Wsshing,onl
spoke with much earnestness.
There are men among our enemies,
said he. whom | admire for their msnyI
good qnalnies The chiSalry and high es.l
innate of honor prac1ced by some Of The
kings officers is, however, more than coun
serbaIlnced by the cruelty, ,yranical bias
Ind disregard Of The recognized principles
Of warfare evinced by Others
In which category inquired Lee, 'does
your excsllency place baron!'
sin neither replied Washington. lie
fights well. and he never follows up a VIC
,orious movement. by unnecessary Brutality
but he Is a msreenary. 6ghIing against 3
people who are struggling to be free with
OF, offering .he sigh'es, obs,sele 10 him OF
his
'And for ,ha, ough, 10 Be condemned
remarked CadwalIsder.
NY opinion To a fraction, said Dickin.
on; and all expressed coincidsnt ssn,i.
men,s.
You foigor observed Lee. with some as.
Ipsrity, tha, he bears 4 u,is ---,hs, all hi
idsas 0: the properties Of government arr
esAHed in royalty and i,s s..sndani form
.ud nvivIIaoaa of shinh xva nrncasa Ia da