The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29

~ qtnllty Of man you happen " 70
IN s,ways dsclds bow you Will inert Q
|re,x efficiency. The metal and the method
hvefaabIy correspond. which bit Of phil
|.urny y meant 10 introduce the story
w ~ mo nrst tIms written Of Isbam O.
hamIu,, ave ysars exile from his State.
X his thrilling escape an fugitive from
~ redoubtabie Browniow who had placed
- mice Of great fortune upon his head.
~ thAse times. concerned almost wholly
via the living. and only The very live az
hat this retrospective glance v excused.
irst. because Of the National interest ieit
Y n hero, second. It's intrinsic dramatic
ialne, and third. because It is authentic
history which until now has not been ac-
mrateiy told. Here In Atlanta there rs
mother and equally important reason for
topping aside from the buoy chronicles
X the living to tall It, and that Is that
ihieny concerned in 1t. moving pr'"c'p"'
agure In every episode Is the wen KNOWN
htiantaiasi, George w. Adalr.
During the most eyentful period OF SEN
tor Harris's life Colonel George Adair was
serhaps his nearest friend, Colonel Adaii
,,yns with him during the stormy time when
he was the refugee governor from ms
I,tate; WHOM ne was. still on cxiled COVER
i.or. fighting with all the fury Of his herct
nature for the Souths cause, and hnailY
In the dramatic afternoon In n little
disslssippi town when the stormy Harrh
load IN scrap Of Memphis paper tha
IA republican SUCCESSOR had pronouncf''
Rim fugitive and had placed a price o.
400 900 on his head. II was Colonel Adam
whom he first called into friendly counsel
IA was Colonel Adair who In the zeal OF
friendship went out and borrowed TN
money for his flight; 1t was Colonel Adail
who last OF all his friends babe the escitp
ing governor goodbye late that night whei
ne started down the dark Mississippi rive
On that famous fugitive Journey whic'
WAS TO become part OF history.
\ The story which Colonel Adair tells o
his devoted friend Is full OF dramatic de
4a!!, and Ia Of much historic value. No
body krew tho great Tennessecan bette
han he, for he knew him in the primo o
ais wonderful career, while his hot bloo'
Always running at high tide and astean
With high feeling. was young his grea
mind clear, obs ambition kcen--knew Inn
hen with the heel OF adversely crushln.
his proud. defiant neck.
4 We will not seq another Harris. Create
statesmen may arise, but not a creator o
more unconquornble spirit. Harris ncve
,SiriNndered He was vitriol always to
Toe. He hated with terrific zeal. and tn
- lie III hal .ut,altd thnl n
his hatred He was n strong man, Wit
,ttrong passions, and there burned With
bin volcano Of feeling. In rcpoae HI
s'nlld blue eyes were calm; arouse him, the
flashed like sparks whipped from steel
Il He was old very old when he diod. b,
no never lost hls nr. The machinery I
MS physical life wore out, but the vo
.hanic spirit was never dimmed Gray an
,bent az he was, It was a miracle to ace u
vivid hastings of his eyee when his Nigh
soul waa stirred.
4 1t was great exigency that tho fie'
Harris had TO meet when Nashville, d
)sapital OF his State, foil before the FEE
t,rals' great march to thu sea. With Mas
l}ilio fell tho State government. Hut
he wreck OF things Harris did not crave
~ abandon his trust. Here the courage
ikhe man arose and met the urgent need
the hour He shipped the States proper
20 Georgia. locating the various depal
gnon,s at Gadfau, Madison and other tow
9of the State. He himself came to Altar
s---camc hero To wait
y II was not in Harris's nature to belle
that the South would ultimately fall
had Arm faith In the Righteousness OF
cause. In THE strength OF her arm. He
: aievcd that tho fall OF Nashville WAS me
9ly q part Of n thrilling play, tho conclus
.;t,f which would show the South triumI
,ilnt. He waited In courage and hope.
NJ A few days after he came here he I
y Colonel George w. Adair, Colonel Ad
iiwas then living Just where he lives no,
,,ibut In another house which was later $
isrinced 10 the sway OF the EeaeNls, G,
incl Affair had two-fold Importance tn
|! he was merchant aid an editor.
had an interest In a considerable mere
,,,itiic Arm. and was the editor Of very Il
';ijournal. them known to fame as the Sou
|, ,crn Confectionery
Hi Colonel Adair was the same quiet
!, ,tertAining soul that he Is now, eayo I
no WITS younger. but he had then, as II
s'sthe same habit Of going direct to the h,
.f things measuring things With natu
tape line, and reaching sound cpnclusi
+ Through the golden medium OF comr
sense. Harris liked Colonel Adair's
nffecsodpess, hls simple naturainess
the earnest patriotism with which
Georgian WAS devvting his enorgies to
!. SoWh's cause. Colonel Adair liked
fhereo Tcnnesseean for his courage
/ sp*;.it.
n. And II came to pass that In the co,
,of thor friendship Harris went to ilv,
Colonel Adairs AT West End, aud
Friendship between the two grew str,
BJnst before that time the bloody NEE
at Chckamauga had occurred. Forrest
X come 10 Atlanta. fresh nom that SC
4 and stopped with his old frieud, Col
y IAdair.
III
IL, Forrest Felt that he had not been tr
III, ed with tho proper consideration"
n Colonel Adair. There had been some
icism OF some OF his movements In
battle. and he had been superseded.
i: was dtsheartemei and dispiMtcd wher
\ came to Atlanta, Hut the niatur was
4 tiled to his parfe<t satisfaction when
B twSss given commission 10 take ,
tsmand into Central mississippi and
u tect that portion OF The State. He x
Il nred up his command and stationed
i':selt at Como, Miss.
r Before he left Forrest nslsed Cove
!. Harris aud myself 10 join his staff. II,
had been with Tue about six months an
& WAS pining for action. He was not
\; isort OF man TO enjoy Inactivity and
I, tntss; he liked action, excitement. All
4 ftiine he had been here he had looked
Iiit the affairs Of his State m beat no &
Il lunder tho circlinsfanrf. CIV xIvIna dIr,a.