Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-27
Anecdotes of Gen. Lee.

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Anecdotes of Gen. Lee.
4 correspondent of the Courier-J Journal,
writing from Lexington, recalls these remini-
SCIENCES of Lee:
While in command of the Virginia forces in
the early spring of 1861 he was visited by
prominent citizen who carried his little boy,
with beautiful copy of the Scriptures which
he wished to present to General Lee. The
General received the gift with evident pleasure
and cordial thanks, saying that he could not
have received more acceptable gilt than SO
beautiful copy Of the Holy Bible;' and had
the little fellow on his knee entertaining him in
of all the children with whom he came n con-
tact, when the father asked: Henry, what is
General Lee going to do with General Scott|'
The little fellow who had caught some of the
slang Of the streets, at once replied: He is
going to whip him out of his boots !" General
Lees whole couutenance and manner instantly
changed, aud putting Henry down from his lap,
and looking him steadily In the eye, he said:
My dear little boy, you should not talk in
that way General Scott is a great and good
man, and no one knows how this war will ter
inmate
After the war his spirit of forbearance to,
wards the Government and people Of the North
seemed to have deepened and grown in strength
along with the beautiful Christian character
which shone out so brightly during these last
years Of his life.
Soon atter Underworld S Grand Jury fonud
against him an indictment for treason and re-
belion" lin violation Of the terms Of his
surrender, as Gen. Grant himself insis-
t.d), distinguished clergyman of his Church
called TO see him. and in the course OF the con-
versation expressed some very vindictive
sentiments towards the Uuited States au-
thorities and the peoole of the North.
eral pleasantly turned the conversation.
When the clergyman took his leave General
Lee followed him out of the room, and warmly
taking him by the hand said: Doctor, there
is good old book which read and you preach
from which says: "Love your enemies, bless
them that curse you, do good to them that hate
you, and pray for them which despitefully use
you and persecute you. DO you think that
your remarks this evening were quite IN the
spirit of that teaching =.
TO the explanations and apologies of the
clergyman General Lee replied, with good
deal of feeling IL fought against the people
of the North because believed that they were
seeking 70 wreSt from the South her dearest
rights But can truly say that | have never
cherished towards them vindctve feelings, and
have never seen the day when | did not pray tor
them"
The worlds history affords few sublimer ex-
amples than this of the minister OF the Cos
pei of Peace sitting at the feet OF the stern
warrior to learn lessons on the duty OF love to
eDemles.
On one occasion in Lexington certain dis
tnguished orator made an address, IN which he
used some very harsh expressions concerning
the Northern people. After the address was
over General Lee came to your correspondent
and sand Il saw you taking notes during the
address Ifyou propose to publish report OF
it, | suggest that you leave out all OF those bit
are, | think, undgniied and unbecomlng.
BUFFALO HlDEs.-The New York Daily
Rulletiu saws Some eight or ten months ago
a few enterprising New Workers conceived the
idea that the buffalo hides might be tanned tor
leather, SO they went West and procured all
the hides they could, and sent them to New
York city and Baltimore to have their exact
value ascertaued These hides were sent to
several Of the more prominent tanners, VINO
expermented upon them 10 various ways, but
they met with no success. Either from want
of knowledge or lack Of proper materials,
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pliable, and therefore they were OF no use to
them Under these circumstances several bales
of these hides were sent to England, where
they were readily taken up, aud orders were
immediately sent to this country Tor lO,OOO al,
ditional hides. These orders were filled, and
since then the trade has continued unlnter-
ruptedIyr ~, ,:,., oo,,oo.od n tho West
by the agents of Eastero houses; they are SIM
ply dried and then forwarded TO- either New
York or Baltimore for export: Inc deaier re-
aljzes but small profit. tor the excessive COST
of railroad transportation, and the COST OF nae'-
ing them in many instances to the raiiroao n Ior
shipment reduces the margin materlahy' lhe
low price that these goods have reachea 90 + tue
English market and the prospect OF sun iu!- m
ther decline may IN time put an a enu W 'e,s eas
trade: but at present the hides are hunted Tor
vigorously, aud, 1t continues, it will take out
a few wears to wipe the herds out OF existence.
The hides of the animals killed at this season
of the wear are almost worthless, but still the
killing goes on, and thus for very small pront
the Indians are robbed of their food.
4 School FOR PKINTERs-A German letter
in the Trade Courier gives most lnteres'ioe
account of the schools for printers Whlen = are are
established 10 Stuttgart and throughout uer-
many, designed to instruct apprentices 10 Tue
theory and practice of printing not only' out w
impart general knowledge of foreign languages a es
and an accurate acquaintance with the = type OF
all languages The superiority OF Ter German ian
printers is such that many English DOCKS ;. are re
sent to Germany to be set up, although they
are returned to England for binding; more more
interesting still is the report of the booksellers
school at Leipsic whose purpose IS to tnorousn.
y train young men for their trade by attending
to The literary as we'll as the practical slae Q,
tue business A three years course IS markeu
out, embracing the study OF all the promlnes:n'