Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-05

him promotion. and az the end Of the war
DO was placed IN COMMAND OF the garrison
NJ Fort Hamilton. and aiterward at Tampa
Bay AT these places he spent two years,
but his health falling he resigned his COM
mission and came back to his old home
here, After remaining hero for some time
no tired OF nactlou and wanted something
to do. new proiessorship had been
created In the Military Institute Of Virginia
ai Lexington and through the efforts OF
influential friends Jackson was appointed 10
the place He remained there a success
fu teacher Of young men until the opening
Of the war called him to a broader neld OF
action
81 first met stonewall Jackson when he
was a professor and 1 a student Of Lex
lhgton, and ufterwsrd when he was
commander and l an officer In the Army
OF Virginia. He was one OF the grandest
men il has been my good fortune TO claim
as a friend" The speaker was Colonel
George H. Monat, formerly Of Buckhannun,
this state. It was while passing an after
noon with him not long ago that persuaded
him to give mo his recollections Of General
jackson, which f1tungly supplement those
OF Mr. Arnold.
"During the years ! spent at college In
Lexington" continued Colonel Monat, Il
made my home with the wife Of Or. Es-
telle. She WAS a aarm-hearted Southern
woman, and a close friend OF Jackson's,
then professor o. mathematsa at tho
Military Institute. Ho often called at our
house, AID Il was tber. that came to know
him In the autumn OF 1883. shall never
forget he first time met him. As boy
mad heard Of mis- struggles as a cadet at
West Point and his services with General
scott In Mexico. In Imagination l had
created an Ideal which made my first meet
ing with him keen disappointment. In
stead OF the handsome. polished gentleman
y O. J. fHsaa sHaHa alN In an.
pearance, severely plain IN dress, ara Euh
ana constrained In bearing, but when he
began to talk my disappointment passed.
away. His voice was soft, musical and
ginGulsrly expressive, while IN conversa-
ton Ills ewes Of gray would light Up IN way
t,,rs ran vein Of sentiment tender as that
N a ,vo,nan'a Listening 70 bis tersc. we'll
-anrdsd scutcnccs.. always Instructive and
ali "a meaning, boy though I wa. / felt
ma la nassesggd power which In stirring
tises would make him q leaaer among hls
t.,io,ya y,hen IN later years I saw his
si,,,s-snoa on A battlefield give renewed
cegrare to veterans WHO had faced death
y, 5ozan forms I knew that my con-
,'..ion wa not mlttlken one
"gsneru Jackson was profoundly de-
,,nf man. and iabJrsd constantly TO bring
rai.,,ae "a tsaeher 10 the highest ideal-of
1900 re was superintendent OF
e,n5ay school IN Lcxinrton. made ~ OF
c5iorsi children. Ny ehum was A teacher
4, * /. sebool. nhd once during his ahsonee
fsalr cfsrks Of his clzss. It WAS a sunday
ssoE .,, 49,, and tho room was filed Win
,hrarsr raneine from six to fifteen years
eaill' 90 esattsrcd among them were sever
q s.sif. .sdies aud renilefnen, who aetfh
~ ns,s Just As the elecs vas strik.
isr tie superintendent ceilsa ins ss ii.i
70 9.'l@' rrse RAINIER IN which he handled
~. ,l.,a, a. he day. toucaing upon AZ
,ne ei,ta hat would Interest his youthful
p's I'M ry,-' "a admirable; hiz way o. slAtias
". s,F ,r,,,hs charming in ia freshness and