Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-26

words Of welcoming appear az the begin.
ming or This article, General II. Kirby
Smith
Would you see this man? His picture
Ia given herewith both iu the gurb of the
suldiN aud that more peaceful ruimcut
which covers his august form u these
moro latter days But q picture cnu
toll nothing of the lines of the face the
flash of the cyc the tones OF the voice,
the individuality uf the man. Picture,
you can, an aged, whitc-haircd man.
lean aud graceful; u man, the fire of
whose soul shining through his dark eyes
seems Ia have boon made but the warm
or aud the brighter for the SHOWS which
cover his head aud his bcaul He is
not tau only something above the mid
die height yet his manner rs such that
lac seems much taller The thick. dark
curls Of bis youth no longer cluster
about his brow; few struggling white
hairs alone cover the top of hl graceful
hCad. But ON the sides aud at the bucll
of the head the thick hair still grows,
long ana soft and white as the first
strands that burst FROM the island cot
ton, hut 10 ~ his long bcad, white,
too. aa the driven snow and swcep-
ing sheer over his dark cont front that
hrst attracts attention. This lis the
more noticeable by reason of IA, COM
trast of his sober habits He rs dressed
entirely of soft hyUCk cloth; his collar is
of the old-tnshioned rolling kind, caught
together over the immaculate white shirt
hard lines all of them None cun smile
are wrinkles ON his tuce--yet they should
not be He'd wrinkles; better shy they
are the lines of determination, OF char
acter of achievements hut they are not
front with plain blnck crlvnt There
sweotcr than General Kirby saith. and
when he does 80 lac always pushes his
spectoclcs back from his eyes and lots
them rest ON his torohoad, aud then
smiles with such excessive good nature
and coutUgion that il Is quito impossible
10 refrain from Joining him. He can
laugh heartily. too iu the snmc decp
voice nelowed and sOitenel somewhat
with years la which hr speaks Ia is
scarcely noticeable beneath his white
mustachios. hut when he Smiles or laughs
you can see that his trout teeth are vrry
close and strong, and You could not help
thinking they are teeth that could he SGT
very hnrd indeed Whom be- puts on HIS
hat be- wears Il somewhat over the eyes
and MS 10 rs soft black one he can null
u down very far behind, and then turn
down the hrim IN front. That Is precise
~ whit he does Ns no walks along
the street About the only other thing
that one would notice about General
smith would be the little badge IA form
aud color of Confederate ensign. which
he always wears In the loft lapel OF
hts coat This Is General Kirby Smith
with no attempt at description OF tho
magnificent air OF gendhty on putleness
and courtesy of manner which are the
very essences OF bis nnture.
Il was just dusk last evening WHOM
General Smith was called upon. Ills
residence while at New Orleans h ul-
ways with his cousin. Ms, Frank Til
ton, nt her elegant mansion ON ihe corr
nNr Of Canal street and University
place The general was iound m thN
dnlng rOoM Dinner WIS iust over, ihe
Plate HAD heen clrarcd away, amt Gtn-
eral Smith sIt curl,sl M m straight.
back chair with hls feet stretched ont
prnhdial dozc tie started no With
graceful alacnly al the entrance Of ihe
reporter.
'4eaeraL there seems ~ be- somehow
o. other, q popular uncertainty as 70