The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-30
CALLED DAVISA TRAITOR
AND TIE REMARK CAUSED a STU
DENT A PECK OF TROUBLE.


Mr.. Kosher W. Miller, OF Honeybrook.
Pa, q student at the University College
OF Medicine of this city. is the cynosure
OF all eyes though his name is not rolled
az a sweet morsel under the tongues
OF his fellow students, and the reason is
tho alleged imputation and reflection upon
southern memory and Feeling by the
northern student. About four months
since Mr.. Miller came South for the
first time, ana entered the phaimaceuu-
cal class OF the University College IN
ms civ lie says mat he Is the son OF
a brave Union soldier. and had been
Thoroughly imbued with the northern
sentiments ard beliefs, and couid not see
any truth or right in the south seces-
sion or position during the late war.
Being of an observant disposition ana an
appreciatfve nature, he frequently TOOK
long strolls about the city and SuDurDs'
ana having often heard and read OF inc
ivy leaves and trailing vines OF beautiful
Hollywood, he one sweet Sunday alter
noon strolled out there. and was mucn
impressed with The sacred quiet anu
natural beauty Of the place, but ne vas
amazed and Disguised TO see Confed-
crate flag floating above the grave OF
President jefferson Davis.
re had never admired Mr. Davis char
acter and life. and had always considered
him i'm an entirely different regard rom
WRITING HIS sENTIM MIS-.
Not long after this excursion Mr.. Mil
Ter wrote letter to the Graphic. the
newspaper OF his native town. describ-
ing his impressions of the South and
his visit to the Confederate cemetery N
very strong and partisan language when
he showed to his room mate. who de-
nounced IL i'm very plain words as libel
and falsehood and advised him TO keep
quiet about the piece or he would surely
get into trouble. However. Mr.. MilIers
roommate felt 80 outraged about the
article that he told his fellow students
of #. and then the matter was much
agitated and discussed, until il culmi-
mated i'm an Indignation meeting by ythe
students yesterday morning, when the
whole subject was investigated.
DR.. w. H. Parker, chairman OF the
class presided, and read letter from
Or. NJ. -. Hoge, one of the original incor-
pora tors Of the college. urging calmness
and deliberation and 10 hasty action by
Then Mr.. Miller's obnoxious article in
The GRAPHIC was read Mr.. Miller refuses
TO give this article for publication. bu,
he opened the article by a description Of
his trip from Honeybrook TO Richmond,
commenting on the desolatc country and
"A surprise 10 see so much Intelligence
among the whites and colored people
among the villages whose names were
sung out by a dusky son OF Ham, and
would always cause him 70 inWardly
chant in tender pathos, Home, Sweet
Home" But on nearing x cnmcnd he
was glad to sec returning signs Of civtli-
cation. He then descr bed our beautiful
city Of ravines. with its depress OBS, SIT
uated on the historic James. Then Holly
wood. as a beautiful resting place win
noble trees, and as he neared the grave
Of the ex-PresiGent. with the Confederate
flag waving above IL. he was shocked and
amazed and wrote i'm mag nation a"ross
the folds of the banner "Our Noted
Traitor"
LADy's REPLY.