The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-02-17
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Penn didn't sign it, Then Jubal
with his tenacious memoryss that
nothing ever escaped, went on to
cite the many pigs, chickens and
bee-guins that the boys had at
times been accused of taking with
out leavc--to the disgrace of his
division and himself. lie had
borne it all; and how to be insult.
ed in this way-to be asked to give
up his pet Tigers was more
than he could stand. Aud raising
his thin shrill voice he fairly
screamed: "Who do you think
would have suoh a id pack of
thieves but me9 1t you can iEd
any Major General in this army
such a Id fool as to take you fsl.
lows, you may go!p Stafford, who
/ Udu tiiG hSSftSSU SSHoC VI lnC iCtllO-
%u!oas, exploded with laughter.
Al! joined him; aud with a drink
all ronud cut Of Jnbal's jug with
corncob stopper, it WAS all over;
aud the Louisiana Brigade stayed
with Early.
But tie boys soon got even with
Eaily-mayoe at General Lees ex-
pe.ise. 1t Was at the battle near
Salem Church, the day after Chan
cellorsviile. Sedgewick was there
III threatening force; he had to be
driven back, and Early had to do
ii. He amt Lee were standing on
a little eminence, to e the effect
OF the charge over that wide, open
plateau, swept il. it WAS by cannon
in front and BY the heavy batteries
Oh the north side OF the Kappa.
hanncck; and when Harry Hays
burst through two lines of the
Fcderafarmy as if they were but
paper walls, old Jubal in his EN-
tllasiasm and ", forgetting the
august presence OF Lee, threw his
old white hat with black plume on
the ground exclaiming: .Yhose
id Louisiana fellows may steal
as much as they please noMw
Glorious boys, wonderful soldiersl
May some Que write the story OF
their deeds pure and simple, from
Manassas to Appomattox! The
youth Of Louisiana should learn to
take in the full measure Of their
fathers. Sentiment moves the
world; man is nothing without it.
Who feels no pride i'll his aneest-
ors is unworthy to be remembered
by his descendants.
Nor does outward show-rank
or fortune-make the man: it is
the sentiment within. And this
sentiment within it was that made
men Of tue Louisiana soldiers; this
it was that inspired EARLY aud
jackson, and made them great, de-
spite their eceentririties; this it
was that made Lee the most per-
feet character i'll history. Well
may the South be proud Of the SEN
tinent within Of her people during
the war; no State with more reason
than Louisiana.
After the war Early never be-
came tsreconstruete,in - always
wore the "gray;7 and when he
died his cotii1 was covered with
Confederate gray!
~
But Virginia had no trner son in
the great struggle, and few ADLER
ones Some II had to lead the for
lorn hope-at the last, in the val
ley; it fell to Early. 70 his West
Point training he added profound
study of the law. He was one of
the best chancery lawyers in Vir-
gilia; and it would almost be safe
To say that he was the most intel
lectual man and deepest thinker
ever in the Virginia army, except
perhaps Joseph d. Johnston. And,
after all, his Chief characteristic
WAS his truthfulness. No man was
ever more truthful. He abhorred
a lie with all his soul and any one
who would in the least depart from
the truth. I knew him from my
childhood; and in the main essen.
tia!s of a manly character, | never
knew bis superior. History will
Jet do justice to Jubal Early.
The quotation from Taylor, above
tells of his cleverness as a writer.
hut / can't refrain from further