Evening star., 1896-02-22

officer, a captain, who when he died was an
admiral. He had some valuable papers and
sword set with diamonds, which he want
ed to have brought to this city. promised
him would deliver tho sword and papers
to his family here. He impressed upon me
sword, Which had been % presented . ted to y him. e
and the uncertainty Of sending the same
by rail owing to the troubled condition of
things: His warnings scared me SO that
packed the sword ahd papers up on the box,
and did not let my customers in the car
rtage know Of the errand intrusted to me.
! delivered them as directed. and received
from the captain boon afterward his pro-
fuse thanks and 70 cents in money. I asked
him If he could not make 1t IS cents, but he
declined to further open his heart.
Bob ToOmbs' Prophecy.
Il remember also very well' Mr.. Brennan
went on. when the southern Congressman
and cabinet officers began to leave here for
the south. Most of them went to Norfolk
by steamer and from there by rail to their
different states. We knew why they were
leaving, for every one talked war those
days. I took Alexander Stephens down to
Goodbye. Brennan he said as he left my
carriage; how much do owe your I told
MIN that the fee was one dollar. Here, take
this,' he said, handing me a So gold piece;
we are going to have terrible war and it
will last one year for each Of the dollars
represented by that coin.' His parting
prophecy proved to be correct. I also drove
Yancey of South Carolina to the wharf. He
nved In the Mclean house, 18th and
streets. He had a fve-year notion of the
war also. Many Of these southerners be-
heved that Capt. Dahlgren. afterward ad-
m1ral, then in command Of the navy yard
would go south with them; but in that they
were disappointed. Yancey said, The pala-
tai residences Of 5th avenue will soon be the
naunts OF bats and OWLS and the great resi-
oences OF the future will be in Savannah
ana New Orleans, one Of which will be the
capital of the country. He missed it there
verv much. though
Did l drive to the battlefields? Yes
lndeed' to every one within a days drive
OF the city. l only saw one battle, how
ever and that was at Fort Stevens. on the
Ith street road. A New York party had
me, and we drove up to the knoll over
looking the fort President Lincoln was
pail who stood within twenty feet Of where
tho President was standing. I made a
| number OF trips to Bull Run, and visited
| that part Of Virginia number of times
generally with parties looking up wounded
| or SICK men. I had party there on the
evening before the second Bull Run battle
| i! round that every one was excited over
| the approaching battle, so much so that it
was difficult that the party hiring me or
| myself could remember the countersign-
Sorunia-which was given us by the War
bepartment here before we started.
about fifteen years ago or less Gen
Phil. Cook Of Georgia hired me to drive
him and three ladies out to Fort Stevens.
| Az we arrived there he explained the rela-
tive positions of the opposing forces. Gen.
Cook had always been a good customer Of
mine. He said he had taken part in the
| trouble at Fort Stevens. I made bad
break by saying, Yes, and I saw you and
your men running away like old Harry
He never forgave me, and never hired me
again, though all / said was the truth.
have driven Gov. English of Connecticut
all over Virginia. He took fatherly in