Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-07-19
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JEFFERSON DAVIS UNDER PECULIAR
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The Great Man DescendS to Lower BertlL
4 New Illustration Of His FondRess for PET
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CLAW of the coarsest mold will be found, In
vest selfish mediocre man with the attri-
butes ofpurity an d1chiNalrys and not al
the devotion of the male or the idolatry Of
the female sex will prevent him from maxi
1 ing himself odious.
I place the truly great man dndefaa6loud,
and he will be even greater than i'll the
sunshine of fortune III 49, -
Place an insincere, selfish, ambitious
1imanunder q cloud, and he falls below the
/ contempt efthose who admired him when
IN power asUoTF 79dfo yrs 5r - -7ar .99i.g set
We moralize thus, preliminary Ct
the introduction of circumstance eXenl-
plifyihg these PROPOSITIONS, q H.
tEEJefferson Davisathe whilom President OF
the Southern Confederacy, and at present
the president o HgSOqtherr life insurance
company, alta salarysbefitting an eX-Presi-
-I.dent,-is the subject of q story the impro-
tpriety of which we beg our readers TO
overlook, in consideration Of the fact that
it serves to point moral and adOrn q
tale Il asass7r ~ bsiucg-s7 p s,r,zs3 -fsT 3.
JEFFERSON DAVIS IN THE ROLL OF PRO
TECTOR TO FEMALE VIRTUE.
1gOh Tuesday evening 1880 she Fenera-
! bic Davis, the insurance, company presl-
dent, left the Peabody Hotel in Memphis,
i and took sleeping-car on the Memphis
and Charleston railroad for Huntsville,
Alabama. The distinguished ex-President
and present insurance presidentwas kind
enough to honor with his protection and
| fatherly care the handsome wife of gen
tleflan who boarded at the Oyerton Hotel.
About a dozen persons were in the sleep
| ing-car to all of whom the form of the eX-
| President was familiar. They enjoyed the
honor of his distinguished presence7 and
| feasted their admiring eyes on his revered
I person until about 81 o'clock, when, be-
| tween Memphis and Decatur, he directed
the porter of he'sleeping-car --tHa=sT
TO PREPARE Two SLEEPING BERTHs, Fl
| q HIlis~lady is under nay Charge said
| the distinguished Jefferson, and you will
prepare the lower berth for her. myself,
| will occupy the upper berth" - .....-..
The passengers were somewhat surprised
that theNenerable-ex1Pres identshOul de-
sire to retire so early, but they assumed
1 that the -weighty cares Of insurance and
the mighty memories Of his presidential
career weighed heavily on the great man
and he delighted not in meditation.
We approach the'subject with hesitation.
7 The bert1s were prepared. The lady re-
tired to the lower couch, and the form of
the distinguished eX-President, partially
disrobed, was seen to ascend IN a dlgnlfled
manner to :
THE UPPER BERTH. Z
i The train rolled on, Carrying the distiIE
guished eX-Presilellt to HuntsyilfeI The
passengers chatted and the minutes passed
I rapidly. ira
! the form of the distinguished eX-President
from the gaze of his fellow passengers. were
seen to sway and bulge outward, -
/ III A A FORM DESCENDED, b u
Cautiously from the upper berth, and
dropped into the lower one.
Weighed down switElsthe cares of insur-
ance,- and the. mighty memories of the
! past. was it possible that the distinguished
eX-President was a somnambulist?
The passengers wondered and whispered,
land irreverent ones deubted They rel
Erarded Jefferson as aunleres nertai, and
| feared that he was not so circumspect in
hhis, conduct as good moralsland reputation
y Mr.. Hess, the conductor of the sleeping
lear, was informed that Jefferson Davis, his
I distinguished passenger, and the equally
| revered. and distinguished eX-President,
had made q mistake and was occupying
I the berth. i 7ni1 To.'s ( ,z71t sna4 ~ f.fF
tn r,F,, t-o WITH FILE LADY. =, ,- 49,
under his projections ToS irHisi-o odi .osih u
7" The conductor approached. in solemn
silence, the berth of the distinguished eX-
president, pulled aside the curtain with a
trembling hand and, @ l}lf0T YTI1
Q, shades, of departed chivaly and puri=
Il AIas7for fraiI humanity! =
|. The distinguished ex-President sof the
! Southern COnfederacy and president of
southern life insurance company, was oc-
cupving the berth with the married lady
under his chiYalic protectiOn.a q. J.,
g "Mr. Davis, you cannot be permitted to
do this, sir; you must take another berth,
| sir. u said MrEHess.a-Elszfasrr@ -
| ZHIt'snone ofyour business. decline TO
leave. have paid for these = berths,
/ and will eccupysthe one I choose" said
the7bold and distinguished eX-Presldent,
with that dignity and firmncss so charac-
teristic of the truly great man.
| Mr.. Hess protested, sentreated, argued
| and begged, but the soul of Jefferson was
unmoved. He would MT bulge foot.
| Thelady discreetly turned her face away,
and took no part in the discussion.
N CONDUCTOR HESS
| in quandary, retired. A halfhour elaps-
| ed. He wanted the distinguished eX-Pres-
ident to have plenty of time to take ms
venerable form, Clothed in shirt ana
Jefferson didn't do any such thing.
He remained with the lady under his
charge FL 5ara. MI ri1EnRsa GIT
The conductor of the train, was Informed
of the irregular proceedings OF the eXIPres-
ident, and, in company with Mr.. Hess
went to Jefferson and his silent. partner,
and remarked, in a tone that Indicated
1 business: ~, 49, Nj -.
| t"Mr. Davis, we ean'taIlow this eondHct
on this train. You must take announcer
berth, sir, Immediately" Is
Discussion was fruitless, & aes %-E rT
| THE DISTINGUISHED EX-PRESIDENI WAS
| VANQUIsHED!
He retired with deep disgust, and elevatT
/ ed his venerable form Gin shirt and draw
| erSJ to the upper berth. @'ftAE y f'he1
Vanquished by a couple. of railroad con-
| ductors
o, fallen greatness!
bW OH Jefferson Davis, how are the mighty
| fallen a aIs 511
| Our infnrnant-is sadly silent ON tire