The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-14
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mfous i'm his food and drink. deemiHg 10
unworthy Of a man 20 care mulch What nt
ate. except So far as his choio sAolid u'
dictated by his digestion. tie was me fafi-
est person for caterer 10 please aiii
uart0Ok of whatever was set before nun
without comment. provided De might nave
his tiny PONIES of hoe cake, NNi.N was
the only sort OF bread hc could digest
Even DO these which made the staple or
His food were not we'll prepared the only
rchuko no would administer was 20 Dai
his cat Barbara, who never ny ANY
chance would touch any preparation OF
corn meal and. tendcrius hcr bit or nus
special plat say gently when She rec
fused it. "ies. Barbara. you are rl1hi
10 is neither good for man nor beast
Further comment there was none. he
always offered some Of this corn bread
10 every one at the table. III visitors ff-
fused be- was sorry. but if one of MS
own family declined he would begin. With
twinkling eyes. THAT reminds me Of Lit
tlehury Hawkins which was the prelude
10 story Of Mr. Hawkins's dislike TO
corn bread. But when Dc with CONF
pany of young officers who We're hair
starved during a reconnaissance on the
plains had nothing but little c0rnmeal
out of which they made very poor bread,
Hawkins declared he would not give
one piece OF corn bread for his own use
a. one meal for barrel Of wn aaten
flour" We were brought up ON this stO-
ry. and understood that if was his pi 'as-
amt way " reminding us that be pre-
feIrCd We should join him in eating hoe
cake, or az least make a scmD.ance o.
doing so. The intr0ducth n 20 The story
was always received with laughing pro-
tcst. but the offender usually ate his mol
ETY. of the rejected dish afterward.
Ny father reversed many or the ac-
ceptcd aXiOms I'm pedagOgics. So far as /
was able 10 observe after / grew 70 nis
theories WOrkc with remarkable success
and ] can Vouch for their pleasantness
when / was. small. Among them was tae
reasonable maxim. "if 10 is impossible TOR
adults 10 deny themselves what IS M
furious TO children when they are both az
the same table ir is unreasonable 10 cA-
poet children 10 suffer such prohibition
patiently Therefore. when his grand
children visited him. he would not allow
any dish served az meals which they
could not share. II has often since SEEM
cd remarkable 20 me that this reasonable
principle which justly lays the duty az
an self-restraint on the adult. instead or
tine Uniformed animal mind OF a child.
should have been SO universally overlook
ed
MILITARY AID MANLY ACcoNPLisHMFNTs.
His long and varied life had success
fully embraced so many professions ana
had passed through such protean phases
that I used 10 be curious 10 know what
norton OF it had rendered him most nap
DIV. He my mother. and / We're sitting
together one spring evening at BcauFOir,
and the conversation driftet on 10 the
question Of the advisahility Of teaching
women fencing. the exercise which ne
considered pre-eminently suited 20 tie
development OF grace and strength IA
Girls. while IL laid no undue strain upon
anv one set OF muscles. lie began 10
tal us stories OF the great fencers he had
known I'm the army. OF their queer lives
and sometimes stranger deaths, ana
thinking. as | sat listening Of the vast
range OF vacations in which he had strug-
pted VIGOROUSLY. / asked him n he could
have his life 10 live over again what
would he best Ike 10 be. he turned 90
he. and I could see MS blue eyes shine
n, the cleaning with the light Of other
DAVIS. as he answered without a moment =
hesitation. II would be a cavalry officer
and break squares" His love for the ar
my lay I'M the warmest corner OF his
heart
In my fathers estimation We. Point