The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-24
LIFE AT BEAUvOiR.
Ponce and sweet Oontentment At III"
IT,. Of Ex-pre-ident Davis-hiss
v,,,,t, Sac, +, sail for EUROPE.

New Orleans frcayunc.i
No home on the lake coast j. y, ny u,,V
~ '',,''.,,,i,,,s thau f:caHYoir. the beaWi
~ ~, 'ii'.,rn ~ MIR. aud Mrs. Jefferson
n',,s ,,etr. - all the world knows, the dis
,in,,,;shed and -weet-bea-'cd old soldier
iiyes in the pastoral life Of simple cOl;iil'y
Gentleman. he has few faf nag- ana a
vehicle or two. and II is his pleasure Ia
drive quietly up ard down the lovely gulf
shore. passing the time OF ie- vim his
friends and ncigibOrS.
No figure i'm the county is 80 familiar as
thc figure 0f The beautiful old man whom
Souihcrnois l0rC calling "Jen. DAVIS. lie
= tail. ,leud ar and eFecf rs 5rn ifip eighty
Yrar-old pin" trees on his own plaWah"h
Ills satin-like skin j. a. soft ~ baby ana
~ pink ~ the inner lining ~ -ca--ffrH.
and his blue csc. have In them a CLEAN rs
bright and clear ~ that which shines on
any sun-Wa~hed wave in the MISSISSIPPI
sound Bat rarely bee carries even = cane
and the fishermen and the summer VISITORS.
the farming folk ard ,he small villagers are
uiiek to recognize and honor fhe high-hrod.
white-hairod Gentleman who goes ""uut
clad ALWAYS ia Confederate gray.
The family life al BcauNoir usually goes
ON with "A sweet mOnot0ny. Mrs. paNi-.
who il "a woman VI the rarc~t culture ana
daopo-t learning. Is IN every sense h'll-
mate 10 her husband. II l. she who gene
ralIy nets a- hi- secretary and amanucnsi~.
The mistress of Beau,Oir sits during these
golden days In the library. re,inous pine
fire leaps ana -parkle- Oh fl' old.la-hiohtu
country hearth. The walls are i'ucd WIN
book the best in the world. X grand
piano ills One corner. On II r. a fasc cram
med with such wild flowers ~ iiiumine ihe
country WAYS. Quaint ebony tables stand
ing here and there hold all the pleasant
litter Of tate magazines. Cosy arm chairs
and vido-umrd rocking chairs. NOT too line
fDrdailv Use. stand an about. I'm ore ~
fhp-n fhn handsome mistress ot Bcau'olr
.'t. before little table writing icf'cr-.
conyne articles that have been die
ttfc4 hr her husband. reading late
papers and NOW and then taking dainty
-iichc~ iu some ,iihen garment for the
y0ung daughter Of thc house. Her tain =
fIll OF an unnlmahle brightness. perNadcd
with spirit of cOntcmUOrancOusitN That IT.
most delightful. I'm Literature. IN art. 10
many of fhc sciences. ir uii topics ~ general
interest. Air.. Davis isWriy well informed.
Now and a-ain. iu spite n herself she drops
into 20 rrmiui-ceutiai mood. Once un tame
she told ihe writer of days when she was al
most un exile iu foreign land. con- The
sands OI the east coast ut England. not ilr
from iluf town -O we'll known tn "Pe-oiy
and David lopperiirid. She fell in with %
hlud NJ wandering ffi-f"~. buo " These
OBJ. YOUNG and beautiful queen Of the tribe.
told tAi- strange l4dN'- fortune from Der
rnHu. She mr0f0id. ID seems. many 0f fhc
incidents of ODE toniedtDcy. and I'm some
fashion fairly outlined ihe sweet and peace
fil lifo ROW being lived at BeauyOir.
That was wears ago, hui winter since
the mistress of BeauNOir stood 10y gypsy
.smu-fl. under ihe pine frees on the shore
of Mississippi sound. The queen Of tie
tribe stood uu 60 greet Beer visitor They
recognized each other. for ii was thc fortune
tciirr from ihe EH2ii-h coast and the Ameri-
rnu lady. who Walls Willing NOW to admit
that much Of Deer fortune. both sad and
sweet had during This lapse OF gears come
true.
Somebody has recently sent Mrs. Davis an
ink.tund OF e0'd-cOiored ~eRr.- that once
belonged tn Napoleon. and q quaint ever oil
IS nrhD-fnr elias. Thee occupy place on
% cabinet in fhs library. Whom ron}erel-
i'un wane- in li- line->cenird room OF
books aud flowers. the mi-frc-, blows iif-
fle silver whistle. and a tiny maid tatche-
in g9hirt- ~ iced water syrup. peculiarly
french, and refreshing drink.
Mr.. James Redplih. tine distinguished
litt.rafeur dnd lecturer. is at present guest
at GamNoir. and is possibly a>-isiiu. Mr.
pa}i- iH -.Wr lI0ral1 works. Nr. k'dphih
i- 30 ~cmi-iufalid. recovering from q slight
stroke off paralysis. but bodily pain h1- NOT
'uiied DIE mind. iie Is bright and good iol
i1lk %.
Not flr several wears has Mr. Davis been
iH such good le0lfh a- af present. The
SNOW wreath 90 his fH-cDfe years rests
.-Atll On Dbl, brow. Ills mind WIS never
mnr. i.or0u~. and tDr amount OF literary
,fnr, Doc IL now dniug in flc way 81 maya /