The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-07-08
Laf. Davis.

Je;I Davis ard lie Fe'ioy-Prisorcrs dow
They Are tnioyirg 1h- E,ycivcE emh
ninc souvenir OF thc iobtilio The ~
OF lieu lcud, slave Woman, Who
was " tb Duyis Wacn Captured.
Tho correspondent OF tho Philadelphia iseoian.
al Fortress Monroe, under GE,' u june 9Th, Va.
ashes the following intcresiir Information:
g. C. CLAY 10 bcpu t,kan SICK ~ wv s1Icu.
hcyiicniy telling on his hNeith ~. Lrstot ~
tho prisoners hc,lth. lie Is utii.iT tn1 20 rnI;'
iicuN t''e.ss hu, L lato'inc unio e;rcNr rhLsicu
com. rs obuu lie 10 heavier nov than ~ Ihs dsy
~ his cspu,C. re u tNcrtcUiN to tall, ihtuNi no
Craven VITA Ds elegant nee ,rhauu; it is o. tbc
an lti-ster. Arcit icn Davis hsr siven up ha bta-
be has not given up smoking by any means. lie stir-
ulacd with ~. C.s,cn. when he pl esented Airi sWb
,!cmu,,i pipe in return. And Jcderon 90. puf,
y gloomy aud noro.c Tie dor. eudeavc- 10 b'eah
ihc ngrosod .i.,uce lie puf. in ,etconee soovling
tho silence. john v becoming miranthrcpicsl. uevF
does not know VI Mchefs iuptis, ntnonL
We to-day examined feminine souvenir n tho
late Ieleliion. IL vac rrc,ent from tho ladies u
South Calolns to Mis-. Davis, PREPARED at the out
Pr, eidcnt immediately After Jens fits, MOCK insuE.
piaton a, scnig9mery The present. y q novel and
OF every shade and hue, shed nom the head 81 lair
south Cafolians and cunuiuey worked into the
bouquet 1hore are roses, buttcr-cups, DAISIES titles,
hfoad .esyed japonclns all cHqui'itlyey vensht q
garden prVtOtypes The hair used 1, from the ,cnet-
able grey Of Ase to tine aaien sllt lOcks Of youth,
~ solnbinci, And the whole 10 certainly triumph
OF hair work Tbs Petal. Of Isponics are eles. piIy
deica'e la.en hue. The bud, Of the flowers are
pr,sened BY heads The bouquet 7. Of full syc,
part and about eighteen niche, In length. rhe
stems Of he hair flowers are tied With abcw o. bro
case, lined si,h wbits .a,n The front i. of las,
,utrounded by neat ait frame. ON the White satin
SsS nSsS SssT ih' esnS s - Ia
on the bSnquet 1. sriiten In csible, pprsh, hand
IRON s S,. s1 n, T. ' Ts,, On ns nr
the paor walls Of Mira Davis TIL IL came the POI
session o. is present owner colored woman MS.
family since January 2 1854 she tolls that Mr..
nsyi, prsenied her tho bouque, several months seo.
lor 10 her own humble house, where - re-
uslned hli within, few days pat whom IL.
Il 10 nov at her house at Camp Hamilton Mn
Davis told her thst the beiuet was made from no
had known veil we're dead, and she did not cero to
have the dh about her. Ellen Bond wa the chNucN
and lived ia his family till January 2. 1854 sh,i
accompanied Nr,. Davl. in her nlght IRON Rich
lon Richmond With ars Davis aud the ehil'lrcn o.,
tho Thur-day before tie city wa captured. NJ.
so had 5tsS ssns a. an T aid sai Of ge S sS,
travelled without stopping till they reached Char
news Of tho S R s sI rs.1ssa hss l %
was communicated TO her by Captain Moody, under
Who's euidsnce .he resumed her journey In an Al.
hultncc. Mrs Davis had with her two thousand
dollar. n gold and bundle Of Confederate money
The first two DAYS Of tho ambulance travel Mrs
whose houses they ps.sed On the third day an 10
eognHo mode va. adopted, the putty calling eseh
known As Mr. Smith. All needed provisions ven,
pad TO. IN Confederate money. The gold ~ss up-
until they were ,oin.d by JEFF. himself lie joined
the party on q Monday evening. The Wednesday
therefore, knows very little 81 hi. mode Of travel
sho ssys he rode on horseback. and apart from thu
Bond, with the daughter ~ Davis aud miss Howell.
occupied tent ON the morning Of tho l.s' dsy ,bs
arourel ais Ho.oli, and when that lady SHOOK on
her soinno enry the sounds bad died AVA. the
her ,lumbor., but Was next disturbed by the chat
ier OF hore' hoos, and the shouting Of men
Ms. I'ond out Of the tent, Mr. ana
W. Davis we're At the door Of the ent which wa
bayiss keen eyes rsoog niEed tho distant Lofsems.
a. Yankee cavalry, and told her licse LORD much.
oalei to Lion TO bring her the waterproof clpse
snd rm,I black shaw which we're IN Mi-. howet.
threw The cloak over Jens shoulders. While she
en . a.. ~s a, h'q o ,e ,s ES tent sS
her IN Gn iinplOrng tone, " 80 with Nj. Davis and
~ to ge, HIM on for uoPs sale don'I reinse me.
left the tent with NJ. Davis but had procae el hut
lev a'els when the guard hsiied them. Mrs. Bond
remained with Nrs Davis iii her arnvnl ut Fortress
Monroe when the taken from the Clyde by her
hhshnhh' quo ~ cnpoyei az serN ant Ut FORTRESS
Aonloc. M Boud escaped from Riohmond a yoa-
Nr'. Bond relates many interesting "reminiscences.
Of the lat hte"n months ot rebel rule In Richmond-
she u bright muiutlo WOMAN, with long wivy blii.
sho seemed cloe Observer, has Incentive memo.
-, ami ihouyh 'he can neither read no, srite she
cIp etsei hcuelt with remarkable penTIcuity. The
tslle a ,he rtb' Presidents house, d,irnp her
wee there, was remarkable Tor ts plinness. No
seit or vines wute over used, o1cep. hen datin.
tiurhoi company was prtteni, kveIy part Of ths
household managed with rigid economy. hIs.
Davis inrtiiod II 40 maxim that they must live cir
ca hscribed, aud save much possible TO the pub
nc gurrc While the struggle gong Mn bond
~ AXIS ui Mrs. Davis Will fond affection We asked
her II she would ike 10 return to her and le again
bond OnAnl "Ob no, sit," slo ansu cred With q
startled uiri i never want 70 20 south acan
caves would rather be- nee much rather. Mrs
lEvi, vac iOi 10 ne but don't want 10 be biav
tUr AL shat"