The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-07
Written for the LIGHT.
K. M. stanton.

"A man who cannot do Justice TO the
men on either side In the late civil
war has much to learn. Note by the
author.
A line to wars own incarnation.
The iittest man to I'LL the station,
That could be found In all the nation.
friend of freedom-country law.
A stalwart as the nation saw.
Even Lincoln bowed to him in awe.
When he was called to lead the van,
Success anew in war began,
The people saw he was the man.
lie idolized the stripes and stars,
/ lie vitalized the force Of wars,
/ Like an embodied modern Mars.
| His highest aim was but to know.
! The nearest way to reach the foe,
! And how to strike the strongest blow.
| Serene amid the storm he stood,
! A hero with n martyrs blood,
| lie sought alone the nations good.
| Through all that dark and stormy night,
! lie ever kept the stars In sight,
And never lost his faith in right.
! His mission DER his country blcst,
! Care worn and tired, he sought for rest,
Ana sank to sleep upon her breast.
G.. T.. VI.
Davis in His Home Upon the Gull.
From the Independent.
Perhaps the most notable residence
along this warm, sandy sea bank is that
of Jefferson Davis. They call him
President Davis here. They speak Of
him with great respect. Jefferson Davis
is not delied at all, a. some writers fool
lshly say. But, repeat, he Is greatly
respected And when you bear in mind
that there Is not one of these lO,OOO.OO0
people who did not put some sort of sac
riilCe on the altar Of Southern opinion,
yOu will not be surprised, This man
stands ms token to them. Personally.
think. they see little of him and know
little Of him, these gray old mothers
whose sons went down In battle, these
beautiful girls of the South whose faith
ers never came back any more; but they
have their memories and their traditions.
They call him President Davis. and will
continue to do So while he lives. A
great many Northern people visit Mr..
Davis, and not all with the noblest mo-
tives. am told he has many more Wis
itors from the North than from the
South.
"Deauvoir' is not part Of this long
and roOmy place, strictly speaking. nor
is ii n watering place, but an old planta-
tiOn bequeathed to the great Mississip
plan not many years since. II is II beau
tiful shot among the pines and vines,
but Is sadly dilapidated. Davis is n
poor man. | ain told, and can not afford
to keep the place up. Ii is set n little
back from the sea, and not too close to
the railroad.
OF course, the desire to see this man.
now in the last days his historical and
tempestuous life, is irresistible when al
most within call. And. In spite of all
my former resolutions, yielded. For it
must he admitted that, whether good or
bad, whether entirely wrong or entirely
right. this man has been, Is, and must
forever remain, II colossal figure in
American history, and to have seen and
conversed with him is sweet to remem-
Der MS the years 20 on.
Mr.. Davis Is. at this writing. in poor
health. | should say from what | have
seen, and then from the course of ma
turc, too. with his three-score and ten
years behind him, that he will not long
be n subject OF either love or hate; for,
in spite of this kindest of climates, he
has found the winter terrible. lie can
not survive another such.
JoAQuIN MILLER.