Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-02-26

| Boston JOurnW
VISIT TO GEX. LEg-David McCrse
! is furnis hing the Glasgow (scouand)
/ Herald with series OF interesting
sketches OF American men and women.
/ He describes bis fret interview with Gen.
Lee ss follows:
when got back 10 the hotel | found
| that Lee, who was aware Of nv coming.
had already with the courtesy so con.
spicuous amongst a class Of Amerjcans)
sent his servant to inquire if had arrived
and to say that he would like to sec me al
the college.
On going ihero after breskfas, was ta
! ken up stlirs and shown into the room set
| aside for the use OF the College president.
a noble looking man. dressed in gray
military coat, " no had been writing al
table near the window, rose as lentered.
he was tall, straight, and soldirr like,
with crisp hair turning white; shor,.trim.
med beard, pointed at The chin, and dark
! imperial looking eyes, very keen and
searching. |, was Robert f. Lee-ihe
! OLD C0nteUeGate COniD D3nuBr.
As the frst words Of greeting passed
between US, there was a hidden sadness
in h;s look which impressed me painfully.
lie was suffering from III hcollh at the
time; but it was not look Of physical
pain. Perhaps it was only my own
| feeling, but il seemed as if the shadow
| of Ihe past wa. over him-ss II you could
read behind The vigilance Of his dark eyes
The fate OF The South and of the myriad
who lay sleeping on the silent battle
fields.
When was seated be began to inquire
where l nad teen in the South, and about
my journey up--smiling at the somewhat
dole!u! acccun, had to give him Of my
experience IN the stage from Goshen.
! He said there was another road might
have ,aken-the one from Slaunlcr; "bui
they say which ever road you take you
wish ~ that you had taken the other"
! lie had been twice by the Goshen road
on hurss back. Tho scenery was very
grand
He began to speak about ScolIand, and
Setb' Oh W. iHEtl WIN iUdul VI t'bi
countrymen here. The Valley OF VT-
ginia is pcopied with Scotch lrIsh-peo-
PIE who have come from Scotland by
way Of Ireland. They are a fine rsce.
they have the courage and determination
! OF the Scotch. with the irlsh dash and
intrePIjiiY. They msSe fine soldiers
He sald II was an oid wish Of his 10
VISIT this country, but il would never be
realized now. Stone wall Jackson had
been in Scotland before the war. lie had
heard bin sposk OF it. ....
When some reference was made 10 the
odds sgalnsi which the South had fought,
and The art there was Of accurate eta,
tistics, | told him il was understood he
vas preparing history OF the war him
self. r.r.
II have had that in view" be soid
"but tho time is not come for an impair
tisl history. Ii the ruth were told JusI
now, il would NOT be credited"
When tbs books lha, had already sp.
pca5ed were spoken Of, and ! mentioned
one, lhe proof sheets OF which, il was ss.
serted, had been submitted to General
Grant and himself for revision. he said I:
al is mistake, ! have never read his
tory Of the war, nor the biography OF any
man engaged in il. Ny own life has
been written. bot have no, looked into
it," lie added, after pause. al do no,
wish TO awaken memories Of the past"
lie spoke highly OF Sherman's sbili-
ties--saId Sherman had always been a
good soldier. ..-.
He seemed much gratifed shen told
him OF the estimation in which he and
Stone wall Jsckson had been held from
the first by the British people -irresPec-
i've altogether OF Northern ard Southern
sympathes. He said, after pause,
jackson lies in the Ptesbyier1n bury
ing-ground 8, tbs other exteni'y Of
Lexington. -.sI D
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