The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-02
MISS WINNIE DAVIS.
Thoughts in a Letter Which Illus
trate Her Character.


trate Her Character.
A Richmond Va.) special to the Calves
ton Neics says Wharton H. Green, ex-
congressman from the Wilmington On. c.
district, who is an intimate friend Of the
family of the late ex-President Davis, has
written the following letter in reference to
the coming marriage of Miss Winnie Davis:
Rumor has 1t that she is soon to wed, and
so am prepared TO believe. God grant
that the man of her choice will be worthy
OF her. A more winning, winsome girl
have / never met. Intellectual she is
bound to be by inheritance ON both sides of
the house. Cultivated and read she is be-
yond any OF her age of my present or past
acquaintance. Competent TO adorn any
court i'll christendom, her aspirations scared
60 higher planes-the adornment Of the
quiet country home of her immortal father,
and like princess born did she do it.
Methinks it was old Kit North who said,
'The laugh is indicative of the man. If
so be, the smile is no less so in woman. And
sucn smile as that child has. 1t won an
old mans heart and made him a boy again
as she advanced to greet him, and such she
wore to all to her fathers guests, and they
were frequent and oft of unpretentious
sort. Nothing stereotyped. nothing Of the
salon, but kind, gentle nature was indexed
tiful, but they are no judges. No girl with
that smile, sweet soft voice, unpretentious
demeanor and simple attire can avoid being
beautiful. There is nothing Of the bas blue
in this little lady of the gulf, but she shines
effulgent in every department Of literature.
None the less in repartee which scintillates
but wounds not. Such are a few of her
attractions, in addition TO being a linguist,
artist, musician. But considerate devotion
to her old father was the most beautiful of
all.
"Good morning, father, how did You
sleepF was tbe usual reply to his loving
kiss. GOOD hight, and God bless your dear
old heart or words to that effect.
In a game of cards one night, her parents
being our. competitors, | asked her if she
liked cards.
"No," she replied, but lowering her voice,
don't tell him."
But a break to rhapsodies, or another
good lady near home may object to my
going to the wedding. God bless our
Winnie, and If that lucky dog who has won
the capital prize doesn't show due apprecia-
tion there'n be another re ellion; that's ALL
His having stood the fastidious require
ments of the chief issue is evidence that he
is brave and honest and true, and that's
good bank stock for any girl
was about to close, but cannot resist the
temptation of making public an excerpt
from one of her letters to her mother, writ
ten from the gay French capital, and writ
ten two short months after her own and
peoples great grief. / trust no confidence
is infringed in thus exhibiting this most fair
picture Of a most fair mind:
The society OF ordinary people Is very
tiresome TO me. / think you and our
darlings have spoiled me for the little talk
and aims of the world. Somehow it is all
talk and no conversation. remember how
we used to discuss the things that were
worth thinking about-things and thoughts
that would help me to live better and think
| higher, but don't find that atmosphere Of
pure thinking and living out in society. Do
you suppose that political expediency has
permeated all the inner world of ideas. or
that we are really fallen into decadence9
have to believe that perhaps it is the old
order giving place to the new and before
the socialism of the next century.
The overdeveloped individualism and
selfishness is necessary to make smooth the
road for the new political gospel. 1t can
not be a healthy development when the
poor are starving at every corner and the
luxury of the rich is eating into their lives
until the family relation and with it all
spirituality is crushed out by pure force or
unbridled excess OF comfort. IL may be
part Of that puritanism Of which you accuse
me, but l do not think IL is
half as easy 70 lead a high life in
the midst of such luxury of comfort as
Is invited in the modern interior as it was
in the old-fashioned houses where the Bible
was the chief ornament Of the parlor.
Not that mean to say that ornamentation
is exactly evil, or simplicity is alone neces-
sary, or luxury and religion antagonistic,
only somehow one grows to put false values
on things and to be too bound by wants of
the body. The soul gathers spiritual dust
as the bric-a-brac does the actual dust. The
fact is, am just in the frame of mind to see
more heroic sacrifice in the life of Daniel
than that Of st. John. | don't wonder the
great prophet went up three times day to
pray toward Jerusalem. He must have
been glad TO leave the corruption Of the
court"
Well may she to whom IL was written say:
Commend me to a letter like that from
Parisn
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they
shall she God. Aye, gentle maiden, your
people are proud of you as was your i'm
mortal father. Go where you list, under
whatever suns or surroundings, they feel
that you will take rank with the best and
purest as typical woman of your race. and
that they can ever point with pride to you
and say: ''She is JEFF Davis daughter and
the child of the confederacy."