Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-17

two original or five copies of Carlo Dolce's Virgin Saints, several en. cravings ofsome of Gustave Dore's ; Bible themes and others. A per cil sketch of Christine Rosetti and another of Gabriel Donte Rosetti's wife from the hand of the artist poet himself, are interesting ob. ijects. They were presented by the artist. Books with autograph presentations by the authors are numerous. A marble bust Of a young son who died in the beauty of childhood stands on a pier ta- ble. A piano, guitar and tiny banjo speak for the melodic muses. On every hand are mementoes of the friendship and admiration the great Southern leader has inspired in the breasts of those unvexed by : jealously or prejudice.
 All these things the visitor noted while the master of the house was being waited for. He came into the drawing-room from a walk in his grounds. He was dressed in black wearing broad brimmed planters felt hat and carrying a walking stick, on which, however, he did not lean. The old chief was tall and erect, and save for his full white beard and silver hair, showed no signs of sensility or de- cay. His greeting was courteous hospitable. and when his visitor was seated with him before a bright fire of fat pine blazing in the wide chimney, there was something very comfortable and cosey in the situa. tion.
 Mir. Davis in manner is entirely free from ostentation and is exceed ingly simple and natural, but al ways refined and courteous. In a conversation which touched on the ! themes which necessarily recalled the prosecutions and malignant hostility to which he had been ex- posed as the Confederate Chief, he never utterered a harsh or rude word. His power of expression in speech is very great. however, and when he wishes to signify con- demnation or dislike for a person or thing, he had no occasion to give vice to his animadversions in violent adjectives. He managed to express the most vigorous ideas with the simplest words.
 This man, who is relic of gen eration of great men, few of whom survive, told many incidents and anecdotes of old times in the Sen ate and Cabinet. He was yoked with giants Tn those days, and his intercourse with public men of great individuality was rich in in teresting experiences. MT. Davis table-talk would hc far moro en- tertaining than the celebrated vol tune of the poet Samuel Rogers or his contemporaries. There IS TO room here for thosc incidents. They would fin a book.
 Referring iocularly to one of his visits to Wales, while in Europe, Mir. Davis, who, as are most of the ,. Davises, is of Celtic origin, Welsh, Scotch and Irish, said that the Welsh claimed him as a member of their race, and one occasion in the Pennrhym slate quarries, a large body of miners greeted him as "cousin." In Scotland al clans men of the Highlands arc cousins,
 The old soldier had not word 10 say of the late war, except in reply to questions, but he convers' cd freely on any subject when brought before him.
 The ladies of his family were ab- sent on visit to New Orleans, but his hospitality did not fail. His table is not luxurious but we'll supplied with generous Southern style about it that is extremely pleasing.
 MT. Davis conducted the visitor to what he termed his workshop, a detached building in the yard, fit ted up as library and well stock ed with booEs of reference. A Ii. brary table, some armchairs in black leather and a few pictures completed the furnishing. Here his history was written and other literary work done. iie said he had more work to do and was anx. ions to get at it.
 He IS planting cotton on his Da- wis Island plantation near Grand T..