The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-10

Davis, ''the daughter Of the Confed-
eracy, was engaged to Mr.. Alfred
Wilkinson, . lawyer of Syracuse and
the grandson of Rev. Samuel J. May,
the we'll known abo}itionist Indeed
young Wilkinson antislavery anteced-
ents were most pronounced. His IA
ther, Alfred Wilkinson, had been ap-
pointed by President Lincoln to 4 re-
sponsible position. and the grandfather.
Rev. Mr.. May. was associated with
Emerson. Lowell and Longfellow in es-
pousing the cause of the colored men.
A great deal of invisible freight passed
through the minister's hands via the
underground railroad. = One case in
particular, that of the fugitive slave,
Jerry McHenry, will be recalled. A res
cue was effected by overpowering the
officers Of the Syracuse Jail, and the IA
nous Jerry Rescue Causes were the
result of the slaves escape. CuricUsly
enough, Jerry was never recaptured-
He remained in Canada for awhile, and
at the close of the war went west, set
tied down IN one of the territories, and
1t was only the other day that his son
graduated with high honors from one Of
the colleges of the country.
Miss Winnie had come to Syracuse
for the purpose of visiting the Emerys,
who were friends of her father. She
met young Wilkinson at a social gath
ering, at which some extreme abolition
lists were inclined to treat her coOlly.
Wilkinson took sides with the daugh-
ter Of the Confederate chieftain, re-
sented the GOODNESS, and a cOurtsnip
followed. A little later the engagement
was announced between the children Of
two families who had previously been
the most deadly foes, and to whose Ia
bcrs the fereeness and fervor of the war
were mainly due. The match was never
consunmated, owing to tho poor health
of Miss Winnie, but the fact remains
that they are lovers and were engaged
to be married
Captive at Last.
Another case was that Of Colonel W.
w. Gordon Of Savannah, who married
Miss Nellie Kinzie at the beginning Of
the war. She is said to have been t'the
first baby born in Chicago after the
city took that name. Her brother and
all her people were on the Union side,
while she championed the cause Of her
husband. Further than this, her daugh-
ter married a northern soldier, who is
now a prominent lawyer in Newark,
n. J.
was talking about these queer ca
pers of Cupid the other day with Gen
eral John z. Gordon, now United States
senator from Georgia. who has perhaps
had a better opportunity to know about
such things because of his lecturing
tour north and south on 1.-THE Last
DAYS Of the Confederacy' than almost
any one else. General Gordon keeps
track Of the amenities of today as dis
tinguished from the asperities of three
decades ago and runs across many inter
estihg incidents that have formed a Sc
quel to the stirring chapters Of the war.
1t will be remem bered that it was he
who succeeded to the command Of Stone
wall Jackson's corps on the death of the
latter, and that he also commanded one
wing Of Lees army at AppOmattOx
Court House
Results of the War.
In discussing this phase of the pip
ing times of peace General Gordon
said: Zone Of the singular results of
the war is the large and increased num-
Der Of marriages between northern girls
and southern men, and southern girls
and northern men. The truth Of the
matter is, there are more marriages now
between the two sections than there
were before the war. This may be ac-
counted for on several grounds In
number of instances the men were cap
tured and taken prisoners, and the ladies
showed them special kirdnesses as well
as more or less sympathy. This would
naturally be followed by mutual adj
miration. ending in love and marriage.
Then, again, there were SO much an
tipathy and animosity shown by both
sections that the representatives of one
side took great pride in conquering the
rebels Of the other. There is more ex-
you know, in capturing a
stubborn stronghold than in the sur
render of one without resistance. More
over, some people appear to great ad-
vantage when they show themselves ad-