The Red Cloud chief., 1879-09-04

roouy msa.ion. hzi,i n ;he old fash.
ioaed spG;hsra .;yle lie ball ~sisT
;hsn a Ordinary rOoE, and oorsss z7"Ts
.pac. taaa .he Whole aoog q .
msnt hoase. II -Ns bad uiih hghi
mating. asd in tks osassr q . targs
dapa,k sos, tie cSussr P~cs az
above the <a.s AaA holding . la-Ev fray
Of Ao~sr. Thsroous IRE v,Fy s-gS,
and The piazza probably ;hirly ics; - 30.
aud rurs al .-uGnd The aogse- TIE
p~aTisrs. diniuE rooms. 90 arr fur
uisssi ~ they arc Usually furnished ey
persons II ca.iUrv and ssAlia. bat 'h~0c
"a = hettsr asVoumsa' q. lafgc chairs
than ! ever $40 b~fusr.
On The right hand u! ik. Aaa~o Ia .
sns.l txo-Cson hJa~. bail; fay Nj
DAys's especial pse- Tbss :, BIS ~ors-
shop. pnc room 4. hss library. Thi,
- fll,d 10 the c,tiing ~ith bccks. \ step
ladder o~ing necessary - reach The
higher shelves. The books are kisio-
ne, records, &c, mostly bszuag 90
the late var In he middle Of the room
- = large ,Ahic on which aTs variuu.
books and sheets 4 paper. AiArHe "a.
craving q = sacred character surulnunis
The mAntel- lac neKi RON isiafcaied
fo- resting in case sir. DAyi. shoali dc
IRE io lie down. Nj DAVIS SAYS ihN;
be has probably an uneyuaieilibrary ot
reference for the grca: s~uhj~c. ia which
he i Interested. lie -Ays iha. be has
been engaged for years Ia gv;iing
together a.. the material iha, he could
probably need. aud be /. nov ready Tor
work. On the ict; hand side u The
house is a similar building. which Wa
Mrs. DoTsey's study This ~Ns most
lastly furnished. and contained n has
mI,ceilsreous library, With IN immense
Is full collection IL works OF southern
authors. Mrs Dorsey spent the most
Of her time in this coy lgle retreat.
The grounds about the p!scc are very
handsome. There NJ. IN n grove,
= hue vineyard. orchards. lawns and
some superb groves. The climate 10
almost tropical. and there Is u prJfu,ion
Of bright aud frSgran; Il ,wers. VA,
struck with drove II p~cacock.. lha,
made the woods gay with their fine
feathers. These were Mr.. Davis's es-
pecial pets. and II was a pretty sight -
see him feed them, which he did rcgu-
larry twice \ day.
IL Is impossible Ia oyeres,ima,. the
caution and carefulness with which MIR
Davis has worked upon bis history 81
the rebellion. tie feels that hi, will be
the authoritative defense II the cause
Of his people, aud he fully appreciates
the gravity If his task. IL II two years
since | ssw him, ant he was reported
then To be finishing up his work. ldis-
covered that be had hardly begun a.,
having spent years in simply arranging
the material for IL. Mr.. DAVIS is a most
systematic worker, and i possessed ui
great endurance. lie j. a rapid writer.
an. isa ripe scholar. IL u the aTgu.
ment and the facts on which he has
ponderei so long. No idea can bee
formed Of the scope Of the coming book.
IL II certain. however, that AN uneSpect-
ed space will he given Ia the discussion
of the motives and necessities that led
Ia the war. Ii will not be = vehicle 81
the p~rcjudices of the writer, bat it will
be very decided upon certain Of Mr..
Davis's critics and enemies. | asked
him if he was going To be seyere upon
these persons In his book. "We.i,"
he replied, smiling, "they say a nan
gets i'll -naturei as he grows older.
don't know what | may write" In
conversation he seemed I be bi,tercr
toward Mr.. Stevens than any one
else. He discussed Joe Johnston freely.
and expressed himself vigorously ~ 10
Gov. Brown. bat said little ~ Gen.
roombs, and seemed To care less. lie
Was warm toward Senator Hill, and IN
quired aiiectionately after him. | doubt
II the South has ever produced = more
thorough scholar than Mr.. Davis. Hi,
book will represent the steady, devoted
work Of his best and ripest years, and 1t
will be n pride u the South no more ~
an indication than as = classic.
Mrs. Dorsey was Of no direct kinship
with Mr.. Davis, but the w families
had frequently intermarried, and had
always been intimate. II will De- re-
memberWi that by a decision II a year
ago Mr.. Davis recovered a very large
plantation that he had lost. This, sdde I
10 the legacy Of Mrs. Dorsey, makes
him one Of the largest landed proprie-
tors in Mississippi. and puts him and
his family in aiiluent circumstances.