The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-29

was who, WIN nIiiu WIZ, .N"'
stralnt and patience, recalled The wanderer
aomc. and reared above the desolafe hearth"
stone the image of duty. And whosoever
,nourned the loved and lost who had dieG
;n vain for the cause now persisted, he IL
,vos who poured into the stricken heart the
hahn Of sympathy and consolation. Here
indeed. Lee. no longer the leader, became,
as II were. the priest OF his people. and the
yo.n0 men Of Washington College were
Int fragment OF those who found IN MS
yoice and his example the shining sign
that never misguided their footsteps.
INCIDENTS OF HIS LIFE AND ILLUSTRATIONS
OF HIS CHARACTER.
Many are the illustrations and incidents
which show how beautifully blended III
h;s cboroc,er were the sterner qualities
that command respect with The gentle tralls
flat engage affection; and his quick ap-
nrohension OF every natural beauty ana
keen sympathy for all living thlilsS $40"
thc exouisite sensibiltics OF his heart.
His letters from Mexico TEEN WIN VNP,o -
sion, Of the delight with when ne 'Voheu
upon the bright-winged BIRDS ana luNu-
rant flowers OF that sunny land' ana uu,
ring the Confederate war, Wheh crdiiitou
resources dcuied bcstOwal OF the smallest
tokens Il friendship, we find his letters 10
dear ones frequently laden with tDc loIai
ombIcmS OF his constant thought ana lO'e'
I'm one OF them he SAYS: 81 send you
some sweet violcts that gathered for you
this morning while covered with dense
white frost whose crystals glittered IN the
bright sun Ike diamonds and formed a
brooch OF rare beauty aud sweetness winch
could not De fabricated by the expenditure
Ola world Of money" And when after the
war be visited Alexandria. the scene 81 his
boyhood DAYS. one II his old neighbors
found him gazing over the pJlings OF the
Garden where he used to play. ! am
looking be- said, "to see ii the old snow
bail trees are still here. | should DE sorry
no miss ihcm." How be loved. too. these
Grand mountains. Amongst them. mount
cd on hi. faithful Wal-hor,e Traveller. be
often r0amcd while hc spent hi, days
AMONGST You. Anc here in nature work,
he found rcirc>lmcnt from DE tolls Of lie,
and looked from nature upt0 natures God.
His tenderness Wa, "a, instructive as BIS
yal0r. 4 writer who ON one occasion
stood iu ms company watching fire i'm the
mountains rci9to, how, when othrr- were
wrap. 30 IFS scenic grandeur, General lee
remarked: "It +, beautiful; but have
been thinking of thc poor animals that
must perish in The fiamcs.' And another
tells how. when in the lines near Rich
moBd. the hoil. Of battle swept the point
where the Gucrli stood, he ordered his
attendants to thc rear. and while himself
calmly surveying The field under fire ne
.t.-,',d IN ifcl,upo flrI,liug sp9rrow that
had f,por from nr.fapd restore II 90 the
l,,,,b overhead
pi.f,ros .,r. tlr.e fuV If infinite sug-
..olt;o,
Pola.nicrro and To~ouomada may
ovhilit emotional tenderness. shallow and
etful Inf that nj Lee .ya, Cine vital princi-
.n.o. M . rohr.t. exalted nature. which
FOUND H.. ir-rir.tior. I'm fhc sacred heart
~ cba,.;tr ami liru..l Itself i'm consoles.
,.t.of ri..,uorit..if,. and love.
.., g. ,,,. him. ,,li,leflc missions oi mpr
,,,.. I,...t.J ,nd fine f.r.e yyorl, Of v1r
.,,.....l l..,.o... .,d dissolution f1r ond wide.
r.ol,, .,irr...,,I ... ..,1ol.l,fs force. with
,.,.., and ,-.,-.ir.- l4nj moved also
..,,o'o.,.f IA. .,.'rl., 'of yyo.-i Gracious and
lralin.e ,pigit. SD r. was that % him @
stricken icc wa, "a foe no lon-er-that hi,
.rjnr. fo fine SURGEON. Of hi, army were 90
.,t,pli fine whole field alike" and when at
,.,llo,..,.iil, bo iu uar.on led tine tcm-
,,'.t,,,,l. l..,rIf finn won fine victory and
t,,J .,,,on.,.f fine wounded o.; fbe bmc aad
..,.',,' mol ...,,,nI Linn I'm iudi..riminotc
c,,';,oao his first tbou.ht and c.lre were for
tbon nike I'm thpir common suffering. SO
II was that whether in Pennsylvania, Nary
land. on Vmziuia hc restrained every eX-
cc,, oi conduct. and held the reckless ana
the ruthless within those bounds which
duiy set, 10 action. 50 il was that 10 one
bomcle,, during the days OF strife ne
wrote: " Occupy Yourself ~ helping those
more lclulr,, than Yourself" so il was
that when the Gallant General Phil. Kcar-
new fell AT OX-IliH be- sent bis sword and
horse through the line, to his mourning
widow. and tut when Lincoln was struck
down bv an assassin. hand hc denounced
the deed as ga crime previously unknown
to the country. ana one that must be de-
prccated every American" And so. too.
when one day here man humbly clad
sought aims 40 Oh, door, Lee pointed 10 his
retiring form and said THAT i, one OF
our old soldiers who is i'm ncccssitous cir
cum,f1ncpS He fought on the other side.
but we must not remember that against
him now" And this poor soldier sad Of
him aftprward: "Ilc is the noblest man
that ever lived. He not only had kind
word for me. but he gave me some money
10 help mo ON my way" Better is that
praise lhan any garland OF the poet or the
rhctolician.
r,r rrr ,rtovs nrrvrrv LEE ,xp HIS MIN.
we a.l,nco Incl. tbronrb rho smoke
dritts Of his many camuail,ns and BATTLE,
hi. KIND. con.idcra,e act. toward, nj, Of
tircr. and men glclm through them rs
I1ohtly "a. tbcir FURNISHED weapons. and
they formed fellowship As noble 81, that
which bound the Knilbt, OF the Round
Table 70 Arthur. "the blamolcs> king
Ills urinciplo Of discipline was indicated
in mis- EXPRESSION That 81 true man Of
honor feels himself bumbled when he cam