Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-20
Mrs Pickett

a first class cerk-wh SIS history Is not
only exceptionally interes lag. bu 10 sense
natiopaly 50, for o her beloOgs tbs honor
of bringing aaout ffaternal union u The
blue and the gray VINO survived the late war
of the rebellion. The fist nteEest, howev-
or, attaches to her az the widow Of the ete
Confederate General George E Pickett,
whose bravery and manliness both sides
concede.
All msnkind--and we grant at once that
they only are judges of what constitutes wo-
manly beauty-consider Mrs. Pickett q
beautiful woman She is above medium
height Her figure is all sofs liDes snd
curves Her eyes aud her hair are black,
the icst large, melting or flashing, as is or
mood. Her hands AID fset are small, and
her taste in dress ia good She is still in her
early forties aud Is charming as wben she
became bride a; 6f.eeu, with hat add-
lionaI grace OF manner which comes only
with maturity and experience.
GA receGt OCCASION Mis-. Picket vas
persuaded by The writer to so iatO lne de
tails of the fact sc often simply stated that
after the close OF the war Genera Pickett
aud wife sought safely from possib srr, st
for treason by en- ncognio residence in
Canada. Sne said
"As told you once before, was OILY 10
when was married my hons was in pos.
seesiou of the Yankses My lover was on
the ether side-Geperal icke!t Our wed
ding day was at hand and he could not come
for M, but he maGaged 10 caInmunica' @
with me- AL strategems are fair in love
and war. My family got permis ion 10 90
through the liues. and GeDera Pickett with
guard came as iui or The way 70 iDe0t me
as he dared We met haf way, SID were
| married ct Pessrs burg By R@y. DR. Platt
We ct once Went into the field. aOd | mus
say I was happier in the midst OF wars
alarms than | wee wbi.e Ut homo with ab
sence aud anxiety for com paOions
Il wes as arrsnt { Lis rebel es tbs S0u
ever provided. did Dut G.iieve Yankee
could he as refined ard intelligent y gentle
man as thoee op our side; nor did think
them as we'll educated or g. Brave. l
would scarcely look at one, much lsss shake
bauds All this atnu eG rny husband, :or he
wss educated al West Point. Tas ccsG.o-
poli;au, aud locked upon rIy opinion . ~ iie
i'll formed idees of II nsre girl q cnaas j"
my sentiments cime about ef1er n Far III
this wise. We had bec9ng ss :Uposed
exiits, because we suppcss'' pU We paT-
licipauts, such as officers, IS sd O. gnni heG
for treason. We fled 10 Ia: a9a uaoef rny
husbaud's mo hers f4,ri y ..ame h - Ids,
and we were as poor sud NheI urs church
mice will tell you aboui bal directly.
Well, after various vicissiudee sni 'amair.
iug there year eGd bar, Gsneis Grant
heard of our case, ani be tciegsaphaG 10
Gsnersl Pickett that ne oJuld return 10 tbe
United States. as the terms Of tie sucreud
er would be carried out We returned 10
New York, and reception wee given n:g
husband by old comrades in the city. ard
so many Union officers cslle &c eee US and
treated Us SO kindly, were SO we'll educNied,
so refined, l was heartily ashamed OF my
former estimate of Yankee, especially Of
ter General Grant offered to make my hus
band Marshal Of Virginia.
ITO give some expression to my feelings.
on our return 20 Virginia. though. would
have my husbands watch, which was an
heirloom, engraved unknown 10 him and
present it to him on the anniversary of the
changed sentiments. 1 thought by giving
all the battles in which he had fought dur
ing the Mexican wer aud as Confederate,
end by crossing the flags TO symb liEe the
union OF the blue and the gray, that could
do so. No jeweiler in Richmond would en
grave such piece OF 'treachery to the South
ing being expressed, ard / bad to send it to
Baltimore to have it done, after which had
the pleasure of giving 1t TO my husband on
the anniversary of the battle of Getty eburg,
SIS had planned.
Returning to our Canadian experience,
es said. we were without any resources. Our
home, our country, our cause, each was lost.
| was only sixteen and a half years old aud
felt our situation deeply. I had young
child, voice and toerable education
These last looked upon as capital. My
husband could not get enough to do to sup.
port ue
"Oae Sunday I was desperate. weut
alone into ST. Johns Episcopal Church. We
were at Montreal. 1 had on my wedding
dress, which was dove co,ored Iustre with
dove colored drawn silk poke bonnet with
pink roses under the brin. wore wide
turn down collar and large black silk
visi;e, and looked like guy, but it wes
sll the finery had since the war, and close
turbans had succeeded poke bonneis, while
visites lad gone entirely cut OF style, and
high linen collars only were WORD. Still
was too proud to make any sign. walked
darinely into that church and up into the
choir loft aud sat down iutO the singers
seat. When the service began | began to
sing, and pretty soon the chorisier noticed
me. Coming over he asked me to take the
contralto's place, she being absent that
morning. 1t was simple service sud not
unfamiliar to me; so sung my very best
and had the satisfaction Of seeiDg the faces
of the congregation turn, one by Que, until
at the close of the serVice-well, the choris.
ter engaged me on the spot felt as if nv
going there bad been or Yves a specia, provi-
dence, for il kept the wolf from the door.
II must tell you az Incident connected
with that morning At the close Of the ser
V,;o ali toG Gc fob