Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-30
JEFF a v THg THIRD.

An Four Of the Southern Chieftsfn's sors
Died without Male r~s.as-This Boy IL
HI. Grandson. FIrsssern of Hs Daugh-
ter Margaret. Mrs Hayes
Tho New York Herald prints the fol-
lowing interesting article about Nttlo
JEFF Hayes Davis:
jefferson Davis is in the city. Not the
stztesman-the chieftain OF the Loss
Cause-bu. this Jeff Davis is as pretty
n boy rs one would wish TO set eyes
upon. aud they say that he is tho very
image Of his grandfather az his age.
jefferson Davis he is, and the grand
son of him whom thirty years ago one
section Of the country loved with pas
sionate affection and whom the other
section hated with such hatred that in
all the country crossroads II was .
nooted question in theology whether or
not jefferson Davis could go to heaven
All that has passed now After all. 10
was only a family spat. and the young
folks grown up since the war can hardly
understand why such 4 ,pss should Be
made about il all. The old hatred Is
really dead, and in its stead has grown
up 4 national pride in the brave way IN
which our Southern brethren fought.
Our Northern bands ven played that
fitting air, The Bonnie Blue Flag"
and the o'erw-ening confidence in that
song has been forgiven because the ban
ner Is moro ~bcspaagled with stars now
than il ever vas before. Blu. one can
understand how the old etersns .ho
wore the gray. and fought Till the Con-
federaey keeled over from exhaustion,
should choke in their cheering as the
daughter OF their dead aud zone chief
tain unveiled the soldiers monument az
Jackson. Miss. recently, and can we'll
believe that they almos. smo.hercd with
embraces the little fellow who helped
his mother pull the cord
That Vas little jefferson Davis. the
grandson Of the President Of the Con-
federsry.
There were four sons born q JeEe--
son Davis The arst. Samuel. died in
Washington when but . baby That
pas when the storm Of the rebellion
Vas rumblinx in the distance and the
sky sas overcast She who il nov Mrs.
Hayes was the second child. jefferson
Davis II. was the third .on- Then
came William Davis. after him Joseph,
and last OF all. Varina-"Winzie.-
fondly christra-f The Daughter OF the
Confederzey-- Joseph died in Rish-
mOnd during the war-
William died a. Memphis in So. and
Hear the same city. during tho awful
yellow fever epidemic Of lSss. Jefferson
Davis H. gave up bis life while At the
post % duty- Thus persisted the male
descendants Of President Davis all with
cat male issue There vas no one 70
transmit the family name
Margaret Davis was married IN is75
or 1870 30 Mr.. Hayes Of tia. city. and
bore q son He xaschristened jefferson
addison Hayes Mr. Hayes suggested
that the bahy's name might be changed.
but President Davis said no. The boy
a Mr.. Hayes only son. It would nos
be- right that his heir should not trans-
nit his name. But the proposition lin
PEA Ia As ! -->@-
- the hoy grew and p~rosper-d- Two
months out OF the rear he spent away
FROM his home a. Colorado Springs and
with his grAndfasherat Beagvoir. Miss,
and every d1y that he lived he grew
dear~r and d-arsr 20 the aged man
BIZ and By another boy Was born TO
Mr.. and Mrs Hayes Mrs Davis then
aid 20 his wife tha. IL the offer was
made again he would then give his con-
sent TO the change Of che name of the
first born.
After his death. and when Mrs Davis
wss in New Orleans at the grez, funeral
the Governors Of most Of the southern
States aud many Of the old Generals and
veterans Of the civil var called on her
and asked that she consent 10 the change
Of he name Of little jefferson Davis
HAYES The father and mother we're
willing and application was made to
the Legislature of Mississippi. In the
spring of $500 Gov. Lowry snfxed his
signature TO a formal act which changed
the name Of the little man. nov at the
New York Hotel. to Jefferson Hayes
Davis
Therefore 1t was that in June last AZ
Jackson he was embraced and kissed by
the griz-led veterans and given badges.
no end. Of every organization of the ex-
Confederate soldiers. This pretty blcs-
som has grown out of the grave OF the
Lost Cause
And be sure that his mother i~nstructs
him that he bears an honored name
almost q sainted name-to those south
OF Mason and Dixon's line. There is
Lee and there Is Stonevall Jackson and
there is Jefferson Davis BE sure that
Of these the mother thinks when she
hears the collect .tirant Us grace so to
follow Thy blessed saints in al ~vir;aOus
aud gc1ly living that We nav coGae 20
these eternal JOYS which TaOa hast pre-
pared for those who unfeignedly love
Thee
oae Coed Thing.
Mr.. Ann-There Is one thing that I