The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-11-07

"Did many other old Confederate soldiers
follow Malone into the republican parity
asked man who had followed Lee from
Gettysburg to Appomsttox. "Yc'. number
Of them They had Known Malone and been
with him when something more was AT stake
than mere political office. They knew he
had done his duty on the field; that his divl-
sion was one of the best in the service. and that
it remained more compact than any other, mp
to the day of surrender ut Appomattux. Ma
homes courage and capacity had something f"
do with their efficiency. Many of the Conicd-
crates remembered all this, and they were 10th
to believe Malone would now lead them astray
for the sake of office Besides, Malone did
not start out for the republican party. He held
aloof from the republican organization and
from any alliance with the negro element until
he felt lac WAS driven to that alliance. Pity he
ever entered into it: but those who had started
with him had never learned the virtue of turn
ing back. Make this allowance for the soldier
element" said the grizzlcd veteran tn whom
was talking, as his eyes became mnst. 81 did
not follow Malone when | saw where he would
land, but we never liked 10 turn back. We
had been taught in the Valley in SpottSylvania
and below Richmond, not tn turn back. 1t was
this spirit and this training that carried many
of tic old Confederate troops into the radical
party. know they made mistake, but can
understand how they came to make it. Civil
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stood together in the shock of battle have suf
fcrcd sacrifices, have been stricken down on
bloody fields, their common sulfcrings bcget
spirit of comradcShip and union. Believe you
that if General Robert f. Lee could rise from
his grave and summon us to encounter any foe
that we would stop to ask questions? Malone
is very different man from Lee, but YOU can
see what I'm driving at. We get in the habit
of following those whom WE trusted, and it WAS
hard to get out of it--that's ALL and the deep
lines in the old soldiers face seemed deeper
still as the expression of his features grew
stcrner and more fixed.
The "Angelus" has been sold again. This time
it has brought seven hundred and fifty thou
sand francs 1t is curious how this painting
has increased in value. When Miilet finished
it he was poor artist and tried to sell it for
three thousand francs; but the purchasers
iewcd him down and obtained the treasure
for eighteen hundred francs. 1t was sold
subsequently several times for five or ten
thousand francs When it was recently sold
in Paris at auction it was purchased By the
American Art Association for five hundred and
ffty-thrcc thousand francs, but il has been re-
purchased by the French and will be kept in
Paris The painting is Il remarkable produc
ton. Though simple in design, representing IL
peasant scene, its cooring is so delicate, and
the expression of the faces so exquisite, that it
will take its place among the most classic pro-
ductiOns of modern art. II is only rs large as
Il bureau mirror. M
Mr. Beckford's lectures on English literature, |
or rather, on English authors. are attracting
much attention and are well attended. They
afford an exceptional opportunity for Young
ladies' and Young gentlemen, too, to cultivate
their taste for literature; to hear very interest
ing dissertations from student, aud one whose
views ON such matters carry with them value
mid authority. 1t would be an excellent idea
for many of the Young ladies in this and adj II