Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-08
JEFFEK on DAVIS ArHOMH.
An ALLEGED Characteristic Note from
the TX Confed crate Uhiertain.

From tbs Neao York World.
BEAUvOIR, Mss. April 1.-The station
Of Beauvoir was created on the line Of the
Louisville AID Nashville railroad simply
because Jefferson Davis lives there.
When he, too, goes to join the silent ma
l0rity there will be nothing left Of Beau
voir excepting the fact tdat Mr., DAVIS
once did live there The name is so
thoroughly identified with mat Of the
former leader of the COnfpderacy That
when the passengef read ~ .auvolr' ON
the little frame building which serves as
the station tGey crowd upon The car plat
forms ana thrusttueir hands from the car
windows, trying to catch Through the in
teryening trees "A Il .mpse OF Mr.. DAVIS
nome. But they fail m his and 20 back
To their seats TO ruminate upon the very
effective retreat tHat ne has selyc ed.
A correspondent was the only one 10
cave the tram an BeauyOir this morning.
ana was directed by the station agent to
follow lane through the trees and to-
wards the Gull until he Am b Nr.
Davis nome. 10 was prett, walk of
quarter OF mile over sandy road. A
nut, around whose door the negro inmates
were lying IN tine sun, stands az the mead
OF the lane. On the lefJ nant is piece
OF land belonging TO Mr. Davis, devoted
wlle fence Nojody is "w8rnrd" TO keep
oii THIS g.ouai nor threatened with ''ths
Iuli eXieut d rue law" IL he do not keep
on, nut two or three notices CA on the eye
ana ancy, o., which read: "Piease do
not tfesuass." Tue tone o. these simple
signs along the lane is i1 Keeping with al
th"i Que hears about Mr. Davis from bis
helghbors IN b auYou or ms admirers
elsewhere. Hos nothing DC not aeut &.
o. III
WIN green from the hand ot sprng. There
are tail pines. live oaks, with handouts ot
spanish muss clugIug % their bra cHes,
anu mere and iuere "A mae uOua living n
sweet retirmenf. IhebuC forget mp-uots
are peeplnk ont 40 places by ihe side on
your path. Whatever you see be vefy
voices of The birds YOU hear--seem 90 De
HnEed with romantic sadness, ana the
whole place Deems haunted by tue memo
Iles Of a cause mat was losl. The lane
suddenly brings yuu 10 the top OF a bluH,
overlooking the blue waters OF The Guf
Oh Mexico. and there is the home ~ Mr..
DaNis. There are nall "a dozen frame
buildings OF various sizes scattered
lfrtgularly over four or five acres of
ground, the whole inclosed by high
BOARD fence. The many trees are not ia
rows there are flowers, but not IN beds;
mere are paths. but they are neither
straight nor curved. Everything is as ma
lure made 10. A very old cOiured servant
VINO was currying "a spOndingly Old
morse, dullpd his nat % the CORE spoudent
from distance wbicb onlysOuthern c1ur-
tesy could span. The residence fronfs upon
the duli-a square, tWO-stOry, Old-ia-h-
Toned frame dwelling, with Eve pilars
standing solemn guard on It's broad yer.
anda. II was called a mansion once and
ny courtesy g. called 80 still. The yer.
anda commands "A henutfui view of the
waters OF the Guli. with Car island lying
low on tue right. A few easy-chairs are
scattered neor the entrance, all old-iash-
Toned and comfortable, and the easiest-
looking Of them all bears the name "Mrs.
J. DaYlsv
The doors stood open and young negro
- iea the correspondent into a wide