The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-02-17

gotten everything else. In this BE
did himself injustice, as bis career
proves; bat he was Of singular
modesly. Bright, prominent eyes
La homb-skapea, bald head, and
nose like that of Francis of Naipis,
gave him "a striking resemblance
to Il woodGock; and This WAS III.
creased 10y Il birdlike habit Of put
ting His head on one side TO utter
his, quaiat speeches. He fanuiei
that he had solne mysterious in
ternal malady, and wonld eat roll,-
lug but fiumenty, prepare
ton OF wheat; ard his biai,-
live WAY CT talking OF his
disease, as if he were some oue
else, was dro1l III the extreme.
His Nervousness prevented him
from taking regular sleep, aud
he passed nights curleu around a
ca,npstool, in positions to dislo-
cate an ordinary PERSONS .iuts
aud drive the 'caoulChunc man, to
despair. On such occasions, aiicr
long silence, lie would suddenly
direct his eyes and nose 10 ne
with: "General Taylor! What dn
sou suppose President Davis made
me Il Major General folF-hegin-
ming with a sharp accent and end
ing with Il gentle lisp. SRi.erbly
mounted, liz W;;s ths boiuest OF
%liorsrMcp, invariably leaving the
reads To take timber and water.
Ne follower Of 1pStchley' or
'Qaorn' eou!d have lived With him
.uross country. With ii fac tao
tlcal eye Oh the battlefield. he WIS
acyer coutent with his own plan
until he had secured the approval
ut anotlei's Judgment, ana cllafci
uuder the restraint eli command,
preferrmg to fight with the Skin
mllsh line. On two occasions il,
the valley, during the temporary
absence Of Jackson from the front,
Ewell summoned me to his side
and Immediately rushed fyl yard
among the skigIuishers, where
some sharp wo:k was going Oh.
Having refreshed himself, tie re-
turned Will, the hope that colo
Jackson would not catch him at it,
He always spoke Of Jackson, sew
eral yeats his junior, as old aud
told me in confidence tbat he aG
mlred his genius, but was certain
of his luHaey, and that he never
saw que of JackSDn's cpuiiars aa-
pfoach without expecting All or,ier
10 assault the North Pole. Later.
after he heard jackson seriously
declare that he never ate pepper
because it produced a weakness
in his left ley, he was confirmed in
his opinion. With all OF his odai.
ties, perhaps iii some measure be.
cause of them, Ewtll was adorea
by officers and men,
Taylor tells also Of Eweli's mar
iiage during the war TO the accom-
plished Widow Brown, of Tennes
see, whom he would invariably in-
troduce aud speak OF to his friends
as 'my wife, Mrs Brown
Indeed did We hare some queer,
funny characters in that army,
Jackson, Eweil, Jubal L4rl,y, "Ex-
ira Billy" Smith, ex.Governor of
Virginia, who would ride into bat.
tie with an umbrella over him to
keep off sun. or rain; and others.
A whole volume OF fun could be
written about Early. He was one
of the ablest aud wittieat Of our
Generals-of quaint, dry humor,
grinning like a 'possum, his voice
like an old woman's thin, high tea
or, always joking some one, and
the butt of a joke. 1t was
impossible to be in his presence
many minutes-in battle or out off
without something ludicrous
occurring, Jubal the Cause or tbs
subject. His appearance, voice
aud droll ways would excite the
risibles in . stone, wi,ils the digni.
ty of u Washington would not
been proof against his keen
of ridicule. Nor was any
moment too serious to repress his
of hnmor. AT the battle of
The Wilderness, observing a strong