The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-12-06

This was on the west side Of Sixth street, near
Pennsylvania avenue, Up q spiral flight OF
stone steps The quarters have since been
renovated and reconstructed beyond recogni-
tion.
The old man received rs in his uniform.
he was then just IS, and he showed the press
ure Of acc on all his energies. When he was
called "iHtrm. the war party JOculariy re-
spoDded, q" Yes, IN firm for the Union But
in reality his words We're feeble, his viii baccld,
and
TEE SPIRIT OF LUNDE's LANE
and Moliuo del Rey had gone out Of him
lie gave each Of the callers his trembling
hand and said, We shall preserve the Nation;
but it viii be longer war than some OF you
taink, and some younger man than am must
lead the armies"
Before Withdrawing ] asked the General for
s correspondents pass to the front. " Ger
tainiy," he said; Drake DeKay Will Tx you
cut"
DeKav was sort Of fat warrior, bearing
the sudGen ly-aCguired title0f Captain and AID
on Scotts staff. and he looked out of little
wicket window in his temporary quarters,
nearly or exactly where Solar now dispenscs
edibes aud potQbles 10 the lauguishlng. 10
hin / went. He was an inoifensiTe-l looking
youth. beardless and mild Of eye and lady-iIke
al vcice, but he seemed 10 know his business.
he presently signed ms name 10 my pass every
where within the lines OF the Army OF the P0-
mac, and its apparent feTOcity seemed quite
dispr0Porlionsto 10 the delicate face aud still
more delicate voice behind the wicket 1t was
written with blunt pen, IN letters two inches
high, and looked, at a distance, as If scratched
with charcoal. Tens of thousands of those
passes went within the lines that year, and
picket could read the signature when held up
by hUFTying hoTseman.
Delays entire haptismal name was Joseph
Rod uaaE Drake and be was named in honor Of
the distinguished poet. / knew Dekay init
mateiy fer some years prior 70 his death, IN
New York IN 1855. aud he told me about this
service under Scott, and Of similar service az
forwards under Pope and Hooker.
/ never hac the TemOJest thought Of s0ch
a thing as soldering" he said, when ] went
on 10 visit Sen. Scott and see Washington. The
old hero was an intimate friend Of my father,
Commodore Dehay, and my grandfather, the
poet Drake. de had been 10 our house, and
he invited ne in 1850, '6I TO come 10 the Capt.
tal and
SIZE THE GREAT aES OF THE COUNTRY.
In the early Spring, when troubles began TO
thicken Gen. Scott said 10 me: Drake, / don't
know whom to trust. Old friends are going into
Tebelli0u ThesItuati0H has bred universal sus-
picion. NOW, 1 know you are loyal, and you
must come on my stan, for there are some things
you can do better than one Of the Regulars.
That's the way it happened"
Vel, as j was saying, 1 walked over
Long Bridge with Delays colossal hand
writng-for the army correspondent was as
yet humble individual, who had not risen to
The dignity Of wearing spurs bestriding wild
charger and eating a. the Aaj0r-SeneraI's table.
walked. by personal decorations were few.
1 wore straw hat, somewhat banged up. and
new and shiny linen buster" that en-
wrapped my form completely and descended
about 10 my shOeiOps. ] was not magnificent
ar- lad
the blistered reads OF Virginia, among scores Of
bcEildeTed regiments, looking for tie headqBar-
tiers 81 the army.
At last, about in the afternoon. I arrived at
the poiat designated and there, sitting on a
slight knoll by the ROADSIDE, under tree, was
group Of men. They were busily examining
msps that we're spread on the ground. The
central figure, q man Of 40 with small, keen
eye and 3 bullet head, recognized as Gen Nc
Bowel. An officer in very fresh uniform
came forward rs j approached, answered my
questions and examined my credentials as
correspondent. 1t was Saturday, July 20
At that very moment while Mcdowell scanned
the map and tried 10 get some idea Of tie roads
centeriug al Manassas. Joe Johnston had al
ready craitily Withdrawn from old Gen. Patter-
sons front AZ Winchester, and was hnrryiIg
forward 70 reinforce BeaUregard for the battle
OF the morrow.
By assidU0us inquiry found out that ny old
AeE tt44NAks t4G AhL -l4A4i5 was elcaLnpeQ on The
slope Al LeGterFlile, and abOug-40 o'clock al
night I saluted the boys of Co. Z, to hitch ]
had been attached There had been a battle:
something WAs IN the wind, they sid they
kneN not what, but they were ordered to liz
down and sleep tril23 clock ia tie morning
then COOK thelr co1iee, and DC ready 10 star
GomeWh here.
LAY DOWN UNDER HALF A BLANKET,
and was awakened by contiguous bugle al
most before 1 had time 10 doze. Never shall
forget the splendid amphitheater Of FIRE which
that valley presented as the great army Their,
assembled prepared is meageT breakfast. AnC
as we ate some details were circulated of tn,
victory IL blackburn i ord the day before. IL
half an hour we were IN line and oi-destined
II seemed, 70 make long detour Of 10 miles T.
the right, swinging around across Sudley's Ford
70 crush the IeBel left wing. Tie special in
cideBts Of that tramp were not many.
l remember now superby Col. German sa
lis hoEse and what 4 magnificent spectaci
the divisions Of Hooker and Heintzelnlan pre
scented as they wound through the quiet wood
that morning, the blazing sun reflected Of
29009 polished nuslzets.
1 remember tho clouds OF dust that sub
merged ms, and filled cur eyes and our Lungs
remember the Tremendous detOnations O
Ayress battery At cur iefs, beginning Z he battI
q lho Gag, and that TIE marching soldiers ayer
forbidden 10 cheer, lest their whereabout
should bc reVealed-whiIe a cloud Of dust wen
~ 70 tbe ky, precisely outlining every step G
cur progress.
Ircneal5er how deserted the country seemed
TIE ieW miserable shanties silent. only negro
or Eofn4n's face apPeariag here and there at
WindQB.
Remember seeing the strange apparition Of
horse aid top buggy in a field near by. wake
over 60 I 70 greet the one civilian passenge
and found II was Senator Henry Wilson
ask me hero
sad whore Tecumsea Sherman's" Bripad
vast was the FIRST time / had ever heard hi
name. Ii WIS just about o'clock then. an
the Senator looked al bis watch, aud said, - 70
are three hours late at this point"
! remember encountering one other civilia
accompanying the column, accoutred somewhs
Ike myself, and a gFoicsqRe-lOoking fgur
enough-the famous photographer, Napoleo
Brady, whom 1 had known in New York city
he aud walked for some miles together. Ri
wheeled camera being driven in the column
know well enough that 1 cannot take pho