The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-02-08

! IL = 'hlSt, dib 'SNO.t'i !l'c ltlu u HttI
Of thn m"ruiug T. coil = hnsin, s..
conducting the >prhIcnce of, aud
exercising ii general supervisor GNG,
tito niThir% "f the c,lic.:c When IT,,
h"u" for dinncr arrived, J G returned
o his homc. h'> meal WAS >ctd IN
eaten nonc ly Lee aud his fami!y
for he was the mos ho,fit.bic Of gen.
tc1ncn and he m,sf genial OF hosts,
aud a'y tqua t,rcc who ne to Lev.
ing on, or 5 RANGER who ar,?vri with
letters "i lntrnductiou, was Il wa $ III.
vit,d 10 scat at bis hoarl. After
d'nn'r, his uli ana highly rriasd bat.
tle charger; aud Il gent cr s,e"d, bear.
ing lady saddle, were brought t.
the door, ard the General, actomp
med hy one or the other of his dangh.
tcrs, would start ont for their c,enin
ride. The General was found of
horse back riding, and those acquaint.
CD with his habits while in the army,
will readily Imagine chat but shprr
time cla,ped after hi'araival in Lex.
! inst"n before lie bccime perfectly
familla! with every road and bride
path III the vicinity Of the town, Nor
was he moe familiar with the rlads
and bycpa'hs than he was with the
people who lived upon ,h'm. The
farmc's, the lahorcrs in the Fl Id, aud
the little children on their WY t.
school, soon knew and loved the good
General and were his acquaintances
and his fr;cads. After tea, the sccne
in Gen. LEES sitting room was well
worth witnessing. Aroud .hc tabl"
were gathered tic General and his
f.miIv. The Gcneral, al sAys fond
Of reading. was engaged with books
: and papers, Ms. lee, whom General
Pvndltton describes AS the nobl,St of
women and a fit wife for such hus-
band, w "a reading. or painting. tM's
Leo has been Il cripple from rheuma.
tlsm f'r cii ht years and had to be
wheeled about ia chairi. Seate /
near where were his charlottesville
Misses Lee -aenesrlly engasol i'll
,eadlo WORK. When reading and work
grew tiresNme, they We're putas de nnl
conversation cnsueI until beG-ti ne
. When that hour arrived evening pray.
ers wc:e held thea he retired to re It.
c>ELrGE MANAGEMENT.
Genocal Lc. took ,ho greatest in
tcrcs in the college ovcr which he
presided, ALL cnhravHrGd tn make it
all th,t could be dc ircl hy pare ,ts
or stuGcn;s. With the stud nts he
was very popular an prca'l, beloved
He was very much in f,vrr o. a lihcl al
cUn.st Of studies, one # hi, Fl $ a:ts
as President was 10 have tn. Poo us
team curriculum which Ia 10 cv,ry
student fit the sam, gr ,ovc -abolish-
ed. Ooca every week the f,cult y met
and the roll "f students WIS ;refuliy
called and the ia tie of each one noted
who bad faults which required rr'c.
ton. a ter the mce'ing adjourned
So gu !cn's were asked tncail Ii ."n
the G"n'r ! aratriy. Wien The
$ n"cnt came hr w.~ uIct in the kind
':t ani no, crIdi,l n,,uc ard IT., N
'c"s n.d w,'h nholt h> f,ui;S aud
"l'lnisrcd --'it> course generally cf-
ircNng Il Icfrrr,nt,nn. Although he
refused ~ teach ANY Of the classes.
nffa!d h. id. that his lrarii g hid
groHn rus'y Gen. be- wa1 Il ripe
>cholar. II. VS. = 'c$cnt at the exami-
nations ",,d would Qni,kIy detect any
crrnr made in rendering or contSrn-
ing IE chyIn'. Itoni"t and Plato
among the Glcck, or in Juvcna',
Horace or Li>y amo y the Latin au