The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-31
Leo and jackson,

| SOME INTERESTING GOSSIP ABOUT GEN. LEE-THE Ey
! COMMANDER AS COLLEGE PRECEDENT HIS HAp1T
OF L1FE-A HISTORY OF HIS CAMPAIGNS IN PRRPA
TIoN.
| Lexington (Pd) correspondence Richmond Times1
visit to lexington pleasant on many ac
counts, Is peculiarly 80 by reason Of tn 9 fact tina
personal recollections Of the two great men whose
names are 30 dear to the South. Every one loves
to talk about Lee, and every one has something
new to tell about Jackson. I know not when, II
al my life, passed so pleasant an evening al
that at Colonel Massies, where, for hours, the
conversation related wholly to his colleague and
intimate friend, the leader OF the Stonewall Bri
gade. Never before had heard or read 80 lively
and graphic description Of the complete physical
mGhsal nnas and moral ma, nature Of the man. and am
print, just as it came from Dol. Msssie's lips, il
would be far moro entertaining than anything
what number Of charac cteristic incidents are re-.
membered by almost every person you meet and
this fact alone is enough to prove that jackson
some future time may give your readers an
outline OF what has been told me about 'the
Major"
With regard to Gen. Lee, the following cues.
tions and answers will afford you some idea Of his
way OF life and Of the esteem in which he is held
by all classes
"Like him ? They love him ?"
"Well, does he like his position as President, or
6n. dGss ne 6sas merely put up with it in view of some
Unfortunately he likes it. When the place was
first offered him, by letter. he declined it, but after
Judge peterborough had visited him and ex-
faculty, he accepted, and accepted in good faith,
being satisfied that he could discharge the duties
OF the position and be Of service to his country"
.Slnce he came he has been pleased, suppose ?"
Chow could it be o.herwise2 Everybody is de-
lighted with him, as he must know whenever he
looks in the face of student cadet or citizen; be-
sides, he is doing good"
He lives comfortably? 2"
Quite 30. He has comfortable house, well
furnished; and while his salary is not large his
pated."
Glow do you mean?"
why, every stage that enters the village brings
boxes and parcels contain almost every imaRin-
aole thing, from books and pictures down to
clothing and provisions" -
where do these boxes come from?"
From every quarter of the globe, you may say,
but chiefly from Baltimore"
care the donors known 2"
mot always; indeed do not think they pene-
rally are, but when known the gift is promptly
acknowledged. The other day little girl, living
some four miles in the country, sent the General
present OF apples, and the very next evening, to
Gen. Lee rode up, alighted, entered the house,
and after returning his thanks paid his little
friend visit OF some length"
docs he mingle freely with the people ?"
HE 1s not at all unsocial, is free, yet cautious
IN but his visits are made chiefly to
"No, you can hardly say that. SSmeti%es ni1rs b;s
patience is tried by persons requesting him to sif
1Or MS picture or bust and on one occasion ho
the fire of half dozen of the best marE.naan ~
the army Of Northern Virginia. than he veTed bn
me continued solicitations Of artists. photo,
sfaPheTs worPied @ ana the like: He was particularly
South, who insisted on having a lock Of even
three &c threads Of his hair" which she had prom
alsbsma or @ 9eorgys csrFy to young female friend
- HOW did he manage to get rid of her?"
J. aIser 1s considering the difficulty, he persuaded
tbe I iony iaIy 20 put up with photograph in place
ed, but the General was firm. he ia also an
Dyed by letters on ell sorts of subjects. One ~
aese y , lately received was from an old woman in
.hich man of his name, Robert E. Lee, Id bor.
owed from her In 1862. As the old Iady was evi-
emily in earnest, and the letter genuine. the
RT1Mp ~pps fbspd bpeS sS prSvsd an s
" think 30. At all events, he is coIIectino ma.
'rials for history. Many think he would be nm.
blos 60 TO pnbish nt history just at this time
aeslons engendered by the war are still fresh
nd ranking; but the fact that Richardson. the
eW @ York p16lisher, paid him visit not long
'ry Is now In process Of composition"
pproaohed him 2" 0n
sher, whose name is withheld, offered to endnw
'ashington College with the sum of s1O. 600 an,
ualy, II General Lee would contribute one srt;.
o q week to his paper. The proposition was
ade In form to the rector by q Responsible nariv.
~ the rector, for reasons which you can appre,
General Lee, then, never heard of it ?" I
"Yes, he did; at least it is said he did He ba
me apprised Ut 1t in some way, and declined the
"Doeo he concern himself about politics 2n
mot at all. On the contrary.fhe is extreme,o
'reful that not even the suspicion Of politics
lould attach to the college," 'N"
"His habits are Industrious, have heard p"
"They are. As early as six o'clock in the morn. :
g you'may see him walking into town to get his :
tiers and papers; the remainder Of the tiay ia | .
'voted to his manifold duties, and in the evening
rides into the country on his white horse not :
frequently stopping to converse with the far
ers and couhtry gentlemen with whom he =
lances to meet, about crops and such matters"
- rs s. there any truth IN the story that during h
10 OF these rides he was halted by one of hfs y
yn soldiers, simple minded, enthusiastie conn'
yman, VINO insisted on giving him three cheers. -
en- and there, in the middle Of the road Pn -
III think not. We never heard Of it ?" o.
'The family Of the General is as muoh be1oved q
most as the General himself, have been told ~ q
Yes every member of the family is a great =
yorite with our people," n
se 2" " "o n1an VI pro- O
he 1s. In some respects he is more mvste.
'ns man than his father. There is somaih;n,
jackson In him. He is very modest. bnt ba 10 Fl
ry hrm in his convictions and his oninions 80 40 (I
al thinker" AAo 40 . pfac- ne
Gen. Lee does not intend to omit the COLLAGE 90 "