Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-31
A NAN OF GREAT ENDURANCE.
Master OF n Horse and Fond of Dogs
General Maury's Last Visit

General Miury's Last tisiI.
have no very close relations with Mr..
/ Davis until after his incarceration. / FIRST
saw hun in Mexico al tue head OF his
famous Mississippi regiment with which
ho checked the rush Of Santa Anna's VIC
torious army, and turned their victory
into defeat 1t Bueua Vista. | next met
1 him during the war between the State5,
when he came down 10 Granada and IN
spected the army of the west. and here
observed the wonderful endurance OF the
man. lie was Just recovered from a long
and dangerous Unrestricted more feeble
than ever saw him. The review was
verv irving one. The whole army had
drawn mp about 10 A. II. along the line OF
defences upon the YGlIabusha river. Gen
eral Price had just been presented By adj
hiring friends with superb-looklng black
stallion elegantly caparisoned. He had
never backed HIM. Presumlng he was an
extraordinary animal he placed him at Mr.
Davisa service that day end he certalniy
was the most extraordinary animal any of
rs had ever seen-a camel or dromedary
would have been a pacing palirey TO that
black brute.
Ma; or GREAT ENDURANCE.
Mr.. Davis mounted him at 10 L. VI. and
rode along our whole ine-several miles.
lie then reviewed the army IN the usual
manner. Then the artillery drill. Il was
near sunset when all was over. He then
held levee until Il +. VI. and was easy
and graceful a he ever was. showing no
sign Of wearincss. No young man IN that
army would have endured what he did as
he did. Above all the great char9c.erls-
ties OF the man. proud. undauute1, uncon-
querable. courage was pre-eminent.
The world knows his trials and how he
endured them.
About ten years ago I went 10 pay nv
respects 10 him AT BeauyOir and was de-
hrhtfully entertained. He held MS
charmed bv his wonderful cOnver-atlOD.
Mrs. Davis and Miss Winnie were there,
and II was q night of high enjoyment 10
me. Mr. Davis was one OF very few men
/ have known who knew how 70 draw
from his interlocut0r his best resources
while imparting pleasure AMI instruction
too. Whoever cOnyersed with BIN on
Whatever subject went away bearing new
ideas aud feeling that he had impaired
them.
WE'LL UP or DOGS.
Once an English dog fancier, who had
heard # Nr. Dayls's versatile attainmonts,
sought an introduction 70 him, saying he
could teach him something. He returned
quito crestfallcn. Mr.. Davis knew more
about dogs than he had ever heard OF, and
taught him things he never knew before.
On the night at BeauyOlr alluded to We
were in cheerful converse. when, about 10
o'clock, we heard two pistol-shot, fired IN
quick succession almost under the parlor
windows.
1t was grend 70 SEQ the old war-hOrse
erect hs cruD aud level out 10 the scene OF
trouble. We had gotten into the grand
pazza when Mss Winnie darted back INTO
The house, and came running 70 her
father with his pistol. We patrolled the
grounds and found a frightened woman,
VINO resided IN one OF The detached build
lngs. who had fired the pistol at somebody.
she sand. who turned the Stats of her WIN
dow-bhnds Then she went into Mysteries
and Mrs. Davis soothinGly brought her
into the house and calmed her for the
night. After this we continued our talk
till near 4. NJ. when Mrs. DAVIS
brought milk-puuch for the President
and myself. and we retired. and that WAS
my last interview with HIM.
-. II. MAUEy.