The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-07-31
Character of General Lee.

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unselfish and noble he was. From the
recent speech before the Southern His
tofical Society at Atlanta, of the Hon
B. III. Hill, we cannot refrain from Civ
ing two extracts-the former of which
shows his opinion Of military presi-
dents, and the latter gives us a glimpse
of the wien of quiet irony that only on
rare occasions came to the surface:
"Ah, general" I said, "but you will
have to change that rule, and form and
express political opinions; for if we es-
tablish our independence, the people
will make you Mr.. Davis successor
"Never, sir" he replied with firm
dignity that belonged only to Lee.
"That | will never permit. Whatever
talents | may possess (and they are but
education and training are military. I
think the military and civil talents are
! distinct, if not different, and full duty
IN either sphere is about as much as one
man can qualify himself to perform. I
| shall not do the people the injustice to
accept high civil office, with whose
questions it has not been my business
to become familiarn
eve made a great mistake, Mr.. Hill,
in the beginning of our struggle"
'"What mistake was that, generals"
| why, sir, in the beginning we ap-
pointed all our worst generals to COM
| mand the armies, and our best Generals
tO. edit the newspapers. As you know,
have planned some campaigns, and
quite a number of battles. have
given the work all the care and thought
l could, and sometimes when my plans
were completed, as far as I could see,
| they seemed to be perfect. But when |
| have fought them through | have dis
covered defects, and occasionally
wondered l did not see some of the de-
fects in advance. When it was all over
| found, by reading the newspapers,
that these best editor generals saw all
the defects from the. start. Unfortll-
nately, they did not communicate their
knowledge to me. until it was too late ~
Then, after a pause, he added with a
beautiful, grave expression [ can never
forget: " have no ambition but to
serve the COnfederacy and do all I can
tOWin our independence. am willing
to serve III any capacity to which the
done the best could in the field, and
have not yet succeeded as could wish.
| am willing to yield my place to these
best generals and will do my best for
the cause editing a newspaper
HAS SHE RIGHT To Be CALLED
WIFE OR MOTHER ?-Noticing in one of
the city papers an article enumerating
several causes in the interrogative style
why man should not be called husband,
/ will now endeaVOr to state a few
causes why some women should not be
called wife or mother.
l. Is the woman who spends her days
IN idleness reading novels, while her
children go dirty and her household af-
fairs unattended to, entitled to either
title of wife or mother?
3. Is she who spends her nights in the
ballroom flirting with strange men,
while her husband is lying sick at home,
and her little ones in need of supper,
entitled to be called wife or mother?
8. Is she who spends her days gadding
about the streets and gossipping about |
her neiglbO1s' affairs, and has not the |
time to sew on that much talked of |
button, entitled to be called wife or
mother?
4. Has she who incurs large bills for
useless articles because Mrs. So-and-so |
has them, and begrudges her husband |
car fare Because it is expensive, q right |
to be called wife? H:E -.'f'
5. Has she who makes home unhappy |
about every little trife that is known |
to. woman's life fright to either of the |
above sacred names, when she knows |
that every effort is being made byiher
husband to make home Paradise? 81.
The above are only few Of the many |
suggestions which might be asked in
contradiction to those of the other day. |
Our women have been spoiled by the
attention paid them by the men, and |
now if we don't answer to every beck |
and IT WIN or oc
or some other loving appellation.
It is about, time we should turn new
leaf and begin the much-desired reform
in the social circle, and teach woman it
is her place to love, and not to grumble
OF command. '"- " .
F. This seems hard, and fearing my'per-
s0nal safety for speaking the truth, I |
ask you to publish it under the name
OF .." WILLIE mot Bachelor.) |
t WHY SHE VILE LEAvE.-Mrs Magru-
der will probably leave DR.. Hopkins
Church and go hereafter to the Presbyte-
rain meeting house. DR.. Hopkins last
week had a frightfnl boil on his leg, and
he experienced very severe pain when he /
tried to walk. While he was sitting in
his study on Friday, Mrs. Magruder
was called and ushered into the parlor.
The servant went up the back stairs to /
tell the Doctor, and while she was on
the way the: Doctor started to go down
the front stairs to get a drink of water. I
1t hurt him so much to walk up the steps,
that he concluded to slide down the ban
Mister ON his stomach, andso, afterlO
ing carefully over the landing to satisfy T
himself that nobody was about, hemount-
sd the bannister and began to descend. +
The stairs run directly past the parlor
loor, and Mrs. Magruder was amazed
5o see the Clergyman descending with
great rapidity, in that singular fashion,
! It seems that thetseryant had placed
ire coal scuttle by the newel-post, while
The went for the Doctor, and, as he des-
,ended with awful velocity, he alighted
Hrthe seuttle and fell to the floor. With
)ut being aware of the presence of the
visitor, he leaped up in great rage, and
Hang that womanH he
rave the scuttle kick which sent it
into the palor, where it brought
I'D in Mrs. Magruder's lap. OF course
,lle thought tile demonstration and the
ejaculation were intended for her, and
Gfter rising to her feet and shaking her
Umbrella at her pastor, she shouted -
I" IF you kick another coal-scuttle at
ne, III punch the stuffin' out of you
With this yer umbrella ~ She emerged
rom the front door with conviction
hat Presby yterianism was the only for
ier.- Max Adeler. 1s
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