Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-08-10
Lexington VA Correspondence Richmond Times.
LEE AND JACKSON.

1sS EI'COUtHIRuef Us u Sotteye 4 1850
dent-H;s Ha6ils ,e,fLJe-a History o
his Campaigns in Prer.'artion.
A visit to Lexington, pleasant on man,
accounts. is pecuniarly SO by reason C: th'
facts that you hear on all sides incidents,
anecdotes and personal recollections of the
two great n,ep whose names are so 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, in
all my life, passed so pleasant au evening,
as that at Colonel Massie's, where, for
hours, the conversation related wholly to
his colleague and intimate friend, the leader
of the Stonewall Brigade. Never before
had heard or read SO lively and gra phic
of the complete physical, mental and NOR
al .ture of the man, and I attn quite sure
that, if this oral sketch could be put in
print, just as it came from Col. Massie's
lips, it would be far more entertaining than
anything which has yet been published.
1t is surprising what a number of charac-
teristic incidents are remembered by almost
every person you meet and this fact alone
is enough to prove that Jackson must have
been no ordinary man. Perhaps at some
future time may give your readers an
outline Of what has been told me about the
Major
With regard to Cen. Lee, the following
questions and answers will afford you some
idea of his way of life, aud of the esteem
IN which he is held by all classes:
DO the college boys like hing
Like him 2 They love hima'
We'll, does be like his position as Pres
idsnt, or docs he merely put up with it in
.7iew of something better?'
Unfortunately he likes it. When the
place was first offered him, by letter, he
declined it; but after Judge Brockenbor-
ongh Lad visited him and explained to him
fully the views and wishes of the faculty
he accepted, aud accepted in good faith,
being satisfied that lie could discharge tue
duties of the position and be Of service 10
his country.
Since he came be has been pleased,
supposed
How could ilbe otherwise2 Everybo-
by is delighted with him, as he must know
whenever he looks in tho face of student,
cadet or citizen; besides he is doing
good
He lives comfortablyg
quite so. He has a comfortable house,
well furnished and while his salary is not
large his every want is supplied, and often
times anticipated.'
How do you mean2'
why, every stage that enter; the village
brings him parcel or box, sent by express,
and these boxes and parcels contain almost
every imaginable thing, from books and
pictures down to clothing and provis.-
ions.'
Where do these boxes come fromF
From every quarter Of the globe, you
may say, but chiefly from Bait imore.'
tAaS tAo ooholo huc"u
MOT always; indeed l do not think they
generally are, but when known the gilt is
promptly acknowledged. The other day
a little girl, living some four miles in
the country, sent the General a pres
ent Of apples, and the very next evening,
to the great joy and the amazement of her
parents, Gen. Lee rode up aIighted, entered
the House,an afterreturning his thanks,
paid his little friend visit of some length ,
Does he miDgle freely with the peo-
pler
He is not at all unsocjal, is free, yet eau.
tious in conversation, but his visits are made
chiefly to the ladies'
4 suppose heis greatly annoved by visi-
.torsP -.
mo, yon can hardly say that. some-
times his patience is tried by persons re-
qucstiug him to. sit fol, his picture Of bust.
and op one occasion he was heard to de-.
clare that be had rather stand the fire of
half dozen Of the best marksmen in the
army OF Northern Virginia. than be vexed
by the continued solicitations of artista,
photographers and the like. He was par
ticularly worried few days ago by an old
lady from the South who insisted ON hav-
ing 9 lock Of even sthree threads Of his
: han, ,Hhieh sbs bad promised faithfully TO
ssfry 2 pspns fsmala friend in Alabama or
g AsY g id aid hs n.n.gs 10 GET nd OF her .. !,
Ahsr eon,ideringthe difficulty, he. per-
saaded h tbe old dtlady;.o pat sp With = nbot.
i ograph in plsee Of the LOOK sof hsir. sbe
was sss by nq p,sans satisfed, ba. the General