New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-01-27
Jeff Dasfs Wou1a.Not. Pray.

Jeff DiVis WOuIa Not Pray.
Baltimore Lester:
While the two armies under. Gener
al Grant and General Lee were con.
fronting each other below Petersburg,
President Jefferson Davis became so
exhausted byaoverwork that he deter.
mined to rest for few days. His
steward was Ssworthy German nam
ed Eggling, who before she war con-
ducted a fourish3ng nursery business
near RichmonR. The President noti-
lied Egggling Of his purpose to- take
rest, and directed that al visitors be
excluded until further orders: Mr..
Egggling and his assista---ts carried out
the;E instructions, and NJ. Davis. Sc.
rensly enjoyed his rest.
One MS int at about 10 O'Clock there
was a strong pull at she front
door5ell. Mr.. Eggling answered
the call, and on opening the
door found standing outside
v venerable ona gent entlesan who se his
the President on business of great i'm
portance. Mr.. Eggling inforlaed him
that the President had retired, and
could not possibly De seen untiLnext
morning.
But my dear sir, said theecaller.
who gave his name ss,Mr A :, .tit will
be too sate then. l wish to try to
save the lives of two German desert
ers from the other side who arercon-
demned. to be shot at SUNRISE as
SPIES
The mention of the nativity CT the
doomed men touched B. sympathetic
chord In Mr.. Eggling's heart, and hei in
vlted MIRA to a seat in the hail. After
hearing the main particulars OF thear-
rest and sentence of the supposed spies.
Mr.. Eggling became interested in Sheir
deliveranee- He according!yleft MIRA.
in the hail, and went upstairs to Mr.
Davis chamber. He opened the essoor
noiselesslY and moved oat;ptoe across
the carpated floor toward the bed,
fearing that Mr.. Davis wouldbeasleep
The gas was burning dinaIy. Mr.-Da-
Wis happened to be awake and asked
his cham oeslain what ha wanted.
Mr.. President" sad ,Eggling. 81
have beenain your service long time,
and have never,a as you know, solicited
any special favors from you"
Mr.. Davis admitted tlaatt
II have one to ask now,@" resuned
Eggling, "and hope .Uu will not re-
fuse it, He then requested that Mr..
A., who was waiting in,ths hall down
stairs, be- allowed to come up to the
chamber TO see him ON urgent bust
ness, involving the lives of two limo
cent soldiers
The president consented, andirra
short time Mr.. A. accompanied by Egg
ling, presented himself before the prasi-
dent, who,remainetl in bed. After a
short preliminary conversations Mr..
A. made known the object OF his visit,
which was to secul aAreprieve foErthe
two melln until I he charge against
them could be furt .her investigated:
President Davis asked various qaes-
tions, and, when informed that the
sentence of the dI.uahead court mar
tial had been approved by General
Lee, declared tina t ke could not and
would not interfe re. Mr.. a. became
importunate, and FIR. Davis. so far re-
Tented as to agree to think oNee the
matter for an 'hour, at the ertsl OF
which Ma. A. would receive his final
decisiom Mr. IA. ahen withdrew. and
at the appoints / time returned to the
chamber with & ggLfng. The President
courteously inf ormed his guest that
he haA considered the matter sully,
and could not ,ch ange his decision.
'"'he NJ en- muss die, if5sGeneraa Lee
has approved. tbs sente1sce,n' sad the
President.
els that your irrevDcable ecenclu-
sion?'s' Mr.. A trnmulously asked
''It1 u.s. / tcaMot. reverse IT, Mr..
Davis replied.
"rhen," sal i Mr.; "A !. will tyon rise
froEsyour bee aand unite with ise in
prayer to Almighty God for the souls
OF TIE poor u-dortuna45es waoc are to
be shot to death in t " morning.
President LAWS agreed taodiD this,
anA LIN a uliasate the three persons in
tEae room were knesiing, and Mr.. a
was farverltlY praying for the. saliva
tom of the doomed Germaas. When
eA1nen" WIS said Msr Davis was about
tos rise, but be was prevented by Mr..
A.. who said:
"Now, Ne. Presi5snt, B55malps you to
pray"
Mr. DAVIS, however, insisted on ris-
ling, and after dsang SAP. ssasd "Mr
Egggling, kring me some paper and PEN
and ink !" Thee, We're speedily pro-
auced, aGa in q saw m nale:rts the DE-
sired regrieve was handed. 20 Mr.. A.,
who, after prcS4selyc thanking tbs
President, hastsaed hask, to the Con-
|. federats camp. arriving just in tiraa
!. TO aye94 the execution -:
[ Proud of Effs Grsrtar