St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-19
JEFF DAVIS THE THIRD.

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esr Margaret. Mrs. Hayes.
Tho New York Herald prints the fol-
lowing interesting article about little
Jeff Hayes Davis:
Jefferson Davis Is In the city. Not the
statesman-the chjeftain Of the Lost
Csuse-but this JET Davis 10 - pretty
. boy IS one would wish to cot eyes
upon, and they say that he 10 tho very
image Of his grandfather at his age.
Jefe-son Davis be is, and the grand.
son Of him whom thirty years ago one
section Of the country loved with pas.
sionate affection and whom tho other
section hated with such hatred that in
all the country crossroads It was .
mooted question in theology whether OF
not jefferson Davis could 60 to heaven.
All that has passed now. After all, 10
was only family spat, and the young
folks grown up since the war can hardly
understand why such fuss should b
mads about it all. The old hatred 10
really dead, AID in its stead has grown
up national pride in the brave way in
which our Southern brethren fought.
Our Northern bands even played that
fitting AIR, The Bonnie Blue Flag"
and the o'erwecning confidence in that
song has been forgiven because the ban
ner is moro bespangled with stars now
than 1t ever was before. But one can
understand how the old veterans who
wore the gray, and fought till the Con-
federacy kecled over from exhaustion,
should choke In their cheering rs the
daughter Of their dead and gone chief
tain unveiled the soldiers monument at
jackson, Miss, recently, and can we'll
believe that they almost smothered with
embraces the little fellow who helped
his mother pull the cord.
That was little jefferson Davis, the
grandson Of the President Of the Con.
federacy.
There were four sons born to Jeffer-
son Davis. The first, Samuel, died in
Washington when but . baby. That
was when tho storm of the rebellion
was rumbling In the distance and the
sky was overcast. She who is pow Mrs.
Hayes was the second child. jefferson
Davis II. was the third son. Then
came William Davis, after him Joseph.
and last Of all, Varina-"Winnie,"-
fondly christened 1.-THE Daughter of the
Confederacy." Joseph died in Rich
mond during the war.
William died at Memphis in 1872, and
near the same city. during the awful
yellow fever epidemic of 1878, Jefferson
Davis II. gave up his life while at the
post Of duty. Thus persisted the malo
descendants OF President Davis, all with.
out male issue. There was NO one to |
transmit the family name.
Margaret Davis was married in 1878 |
or 1876 to Mr.. Hayes, of that city, and
bore son. He was christsncd Jefferson
Addison Hayes. Mr.. Hayes suggested
that the baby's name might DO changed. |
but President Davis said no. Tho boy |
wa' Mr.. Hayes only son. 1t would net
be right that his heir should not trans
init his name. But the proposition lin
gercd in tho old mans heart.
So the boy grew and prospered. Two
months out of the year he spent away
from his home ut Colorado Springs and
with his grandfather at Beauvoir. Miss,
and every day that he lived he grew
dearer and dearer to tho aged man.
by and by another boy was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes. Mrs. Davis then
said to his wife that il tho offer was
made again he would then give his con-
sent to the change Of the name Of the
first born.
After his death, and when Mrs. Davis
Was in Now Orleans at the great funeral
the Governors of most of the Southern
States and many of the old Generals and
veterans of the civil war called on her
and asked that she consent to tho change
Of the name Of little Jefferson Davis
IIa.es The father and mother were
willing and application was made to
the Legislature Of Mississippi. In the
spring Of 1890 Gov. Lowry sfflxcd his
signature to formal act which changed
The name Of the little man, now at the
New York Hotel, to Jefferson Hayes
Davis.
Therefore it was that in June last 1t
Jackson he was embraced and kissed by
the grizzled veterans and given badges.
no end. Of every organiza ton Of the ex-
soldiers. This pretty bios
som has grown out of the grave of the
Lost Cause.
And be sure that his mother instruc4s
him that he bears an honored name-
almost sainted name-to those south
81 Mason and Dixon's line. There Is
Lee and there is Stonewall Jackson and
there is Jefferson Davis. BE sure that
II these the mother thinks when she
hears the collect: ''Grant us grace so to
Iollow Thy blessed saints in all virtuous
Ind godly living that we may come to
;hese eternal joys which Taou hast pre-
pared for those who unfeignedly love
Thee"
One Good Thing.