Richland beacon., 1885-03-07
JEFFERSON DAVIS.



corner, came Il vehicle driven by its
single occupant An old phaeton,
an old horse. and very old man
made up the outfit. The old man
sat bolt nprict iii his seat, holding
lis arms stihy at night angles, a rein
danglln" from each hand. The @en-
eral effect WIS a. if a lay figure had
been put upon the seat and the reins
hung to it. iual,inate hands. But
this effect was suidenl Y lost when the
vehicle stopped iii front Of the station
steps. A black boy ran To- the hor-
Sc, head, and tie Old gentleman
stepped from his place witha greater
show Of ilacllty than. Il moment he
fore, would have seemed possible.
The thin figure slaughtered to It's
full neIyth, of more than s.y feet,
faced about AMI wa.hsi win a firm
military step toward the train. The
+ cuhIurtor shouted: All aboard; q
: Hr'Sn., ran rouyn tna tram.
That jeff DAVIS" the bell rang,
and we were of.
! 1t was Indeed. no other than il
Dsvi', bound for hi. first trip to the
Exposition. Nv for. was to be
III company with =. 81. ,ieman who
knew INN intimately having Sen
n a colonel III tbs i'uufederate az -.
Re Went forward :, re To meet ~.
Davis, esrortc| IL 20 the SEA: oppo-
site our own and, ...jrr the brief Ger
emony Of in'rolurtion, requested
lin to sit. NJ. Davis co .pllr,i, and
the two entered at once into CONVEX
sation. While they talked ! had
time to note Mr. Davis, face and
manner The former, shaded by a
SLOUGH hat, showed itself to he ex-
/ tremely pale and atteuua,ed Tie
sparse beard was not winter than the
counteuance it barely covered, and
the forehead was marked with deep
drawn burrows. The lips We're tight
~ drawn but easily relaxed into
very pleasant smile, or for the utter
ance ofquestion OF reply. His hands
Were clasped in front Of him upon
his cane. and noticed that the fin
gers twiched invoiuntarilv AS he
spoke. The conversation seemed of
ST. much mutual interest, and was,
withal, sn pleasant to hear, that we
had gone some distance before / ven
tureI to break in upon him.
finally asked him for his health
II am not WELL" he said, "by any
means. This cold, damp weather
has siNeH me sciltica, and l have
suffered great deal
is the trouble permanent
Quite to tho contrary. Ordina-
rily | all, without being very robust
in very good health; bat tni. has
been an extraordinary winter, botn
North and South, and it has told on
me-"
Ny friend here broke in to Inquire !
of "a mutual friend, All officer III II
Maryland regiment. The officer WAS
Ion since dead, as were many of the I!
res; whose lives formed topics for the !
conversation. Mr.. Davis spoke /
warmly III praise OF the courage Of +
;his one or the "nllautry Of that.
warming into enthusiasm at the recol- !
lection of days of the Wal. Hi>msmJ-
~ seemed unimpaired as to names,
parsons and dates, and iuv friend,
who i, much Younger man, had Of !
ten to refer to his elders store of re-
miniscences to brighten up his own
recOllections Of things that occurred
witain his personal observation, bit
of which n. Davis had only heard or
read.
Whom. my friend nj Length u-kei
him" Whom do You consider 10
have been tn" greatest geueai in the
CoUfrd-rar,
Wubou, moments he>iia ion be
replied:
Abr, Sidney johnston was the
grfn'p-t man III the evil or military
prow->s ,ha, Supported the Southern
cause"
"Grea,er than Lee or Jack.oH''
!le 81. ply waved his hand and res f.;
piled, Il hsve said be Wa, The sr,a.-
~, of hem all "
And WHO. of all the ncn YOU havr
met, Impressed You as the greatest |
sta.r.nrau!'
John 4. Calhoun. beyond dnub, {
or prradveiure. had lh- g"ar.sr uind f.
that have come in contact VIII"
| tried to lead bin around To the
Sbrrn M cuu'r'.'r-y buI he fUugu,
shy Of The >uhje.
IL have hn do"h's or scruP''S 81.
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