The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-05-28
THE iMONUMENT TO GENERAL STUART
AT RICHMOND.

hichmoud DVA-l CofToePonoenoo snS 1oeefouuB
The monument just raised over the grave
of Gen. Stuart attracted much attention.
1t is not in the fashionable quarter on the
river bank near Monroe's tomb, but on q
very high knoll, near the centre of the
grounds, called Chapel Hill, because the
idea entered the head of the Hollywood
Company to build a chapel there-but they
never carried it out. Though not easily
accessible, the grove will be visited for
ages to come. The graceful monument of
granite, with it's modest inscription, will
beckon the visitor to it. Chapel Hill,
hitherto obscure, will become famous.
In the same section with General Stuart
are two little graves and two little marble
shafts marking them. On one is chiseled
OUR LITTLE FLORA,
Aged Five Years.
On the other:
Daughter Of CHARLES and Marie Brewer,
Aged Two Years.
OF Bonnie's history, or family, or how or
why she was buried there, know nothing.
But Flora was General Stuart's daughter.
Heros Won Borcke, Prussian officer who
served on General Stuart's staff, thus relates
how the gallant cavalier was moved by the
death of his little child:
"During the night of the 5th of Novem-
Der, 1862, there came telegram for Cen
erai Stuart, which, in accordance with his
instructions, habitually observed by me,
opened with his other dispatches, and
found to contain the most painful intelli-
gence. 1t announced the death of little
Flora, our chiefs lovely and dearly loved
daughter, five years of age, the favorite Of
her father and of his military family. This
sweet child had been dangerously ill for
some time, and more than once had Mrs.
Stuart summoned her husband to Flora's
bedside; but she received only the re-
spouse of the true soldier: My duty to the
country must be performed before can
give way to the feelings of the father I
went at once to acquaint my general of the
terrible tidipgs, and when had awakened
him, perceiving from the grave expression
Of my features that some thing had gone
wrong, he said what is it, Major 7 Are
| the Yankees advancingP I handed him
| the telegram without word. He read 1T, and
the tenderness of the fathers heart over
coming the frmuess of the warrior, he threw
his arms around my neck and wept bitter
| tears upon my breast. My dear general never
recovered from this cruel blow. Many a
time afterwards, during our rides together,
| he would speak to me of his lost child.
Light blue flowers recalled her eyes to him
in the glancing sunbeams he caught the
golden tinge of her hair and whenever he
saw child with such eyes and hair he
could not help tenderly embracing it. He
thought of her even on his death bed,
| when, drawing me towards him he whls-
pered, my dear friend, shall soon be with
little Flora again."
By the way, 1 see that Elders picture
of Stuart has arrived at the University. 1t
may be relied upon as good likeness.
Elder satisfied Mrs. Stuart and the gene
rails old army friends az to face and figure
| AS to the uniform-the dress-he had
Stuart's plumed hat /; his gray cloak lined
with red his fighting jacket, his pants
sword, ETC., to paint from. And critics say
he did his work we'll.
The vines are slowly ascending the sidet
of the Confederate soldiers monument
which is pyramid of unhewn granite ris
ing nearly one hundred feet high, chal
lenging the admiration of the beholder b.
its massive and enduring look. Not unit
an earthquake opens it's jaws to swallow
it up, or tue granite crumbles into dust
will it be overthrown or destroyed. Wine
and snow and rain, heat and cold, can no
affect it. So far as human agency coul'
make it, it is an everlasting memorial Q
our struggle. Some day, NO doubt, it will
be clad with verdure from bottom to top
Iti will be mountain of green, emyboliz
ing our undying affection for the love
and lost, and teaching posterity ever
J spring, as the twigs and branches receiv
: the life giving sap, their duty to the fallen
But at present the vines have hard tim
of it. In the early spring they shoot n
, its sides with rapidity. Then comes th
blazing sun of summer and heats the stone
and wfthers the tender branches. AS tim
+ dirt and dust, the vines will do bette
and the idea of the designer be fully carrie
3 out.
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