The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-27
THE HOUSE At BEAU OR
Mrs. Dorsey's Request to Jefferson
Davis.
How the Confederate Ex-President
Has Lately Lived and Worked
His Habits and Sur
mm roundings.

II
Ills Habits and Sur [
roundings. I
ATLANTA fGa.) Constitution. July 1sl I
About two years ago had Geographic or
ders to find Mr.. Davis as soon as possible for
the purpose Of obtaining from him certain de-
sired information. ! went to Memphis, then
his nominal residence, only tofnd that be was
not In the city, that his wife and daughter
were III Europe, and his son-in-law In New
York. He then had the presidency OF the |
Mississippi Valley Insurance Company, a sort |
OF slneeure. think, provided for him by his
friends Ia the Crescent City, and 1t was
thought probable that he was IN that city. /
went down the river, applied at the Office Of
the Trading Company, but found ME. DAVIS
absent. No one could tell me where ne was,
| but was informed that he was very busy at
work upon his history OF the Waf, and was
hid away at some quiet retreat, his location
/ being unknown TO all but his most Intimate
/ friends. discovered, however, that his let
+ tiers from his wife were forwarded to Missis-
sippi City, 8 fashionable watering place near
New Orleans, on the Mississippi City line. ToI
1 this point took myself.
Making my way unguardedly into pair OF
ratings that opened like a funnel at the depot,
and then narrowed into plank lane that led
| inevitably to an old-fasilioneel, eooI-loeking
hotel, I stepped up to the register and asked
t If Mr.. Davis was in Mississippi City or its
Eneighborhood. Mine host replied that he had
not seen Mr.. Davis, but he had
heard that he was stopping at Mrs. Dor
4 sey's." He further informed ME that Mrs,
Dorsey was d sort OF literary woman that
she was rich, and that hes residence WAS
known as 'SBeauvoir, (proaouneed sB65v-
wah, y and that for O consideration could
= secure transportation TO the same. La haif
hour [ was on the way.
never had a more melancholy ride than
that which followed. The road led through
heavy pine forests. The TALL brown trees rose
J. straight and monotonoHs from the drifts Of
white powdered sand-the moan OF the wind
. through their tafted heads, naingling strange
! ly with the swishing sound ct the waves OF
s the yellow gulf as they rolled eeasfiy on the
: beach. At almost every turn of the road We
> cane uDon old houses-of imposing size
character and surroundings, but thoroughly
dismansled and eiesoiate. Wornl-eaten and
tiecayed piers ran out into the Rater-rootfess
boat and bathing houses were scattered along
the shore; broken-down fences Of fIia pat
tern barely hinted the shape OF former IN
closures. There were mansions, dead looking,
deserted, with grass growing on Eaesf very
foofs bhers We're $3.50 stsapiss ani 81 ~
antless, handsome grounds choked up with
) weeds anu saha-afAIs. oeca7a'sissIig bhsIs
was 6q pc ssen soihs POI. as ss
! tehpb az fsoIatiaSIoh slas alty , uad
travelling through strip of country former
~ one or tne most Iashlohaoe alsa
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