Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-05

TO the land of her adoption D. s simply o dil
nihed assumption Of the nativity Of be
liege lord and master. showing conclusive
iy her abdication Of virginia. individualit,
ANY comment upon her surrender conflict
with our American ideas Of naturalization
In fact the many foreigners who have a
ior themselves American brides and hav
remained on American soil, or those who's
interests center In this land that gave ther
(the interests) birth, will be stimulated
q similar platform, will emulate the sx
ample set by the duchess. and will becom
citizens OF the country Of their adoption
and the land that yields them their support
One June, another Grant and myssi
started from central Georgia for tn,
northern part OF the state, to quar-
draught from one of the sulphur spring
with which that region abounds.
We were a month ahead Of tho regulaI
summer season aud had to busy ourselves
with greetings to incoming trains, inspect
Ing the nearest tomato and melon patcheI
and specializing on the exact hour Of rip,
ening of some of the luscious grapes in the
surrounding vineyards.
One day a man, seemingly q farmer,
peddling his wares came up the walk lead
ing to the front porch of the hotel. cap
pies, pears, will you buy my apples and
pears" sang I as l darted of in search Of
the proprietor to twit him about an OPP
p~ortunity to buy a load Of nice spring
chickens, (the taste of the mountain pro-
duct served daily still clings to the roof OF
my palate). Meeting the farmer at the
doorway l invited hin in and as he re-
moved his large panama, I saw before me
q man about six-foot one, with q ruddy
complexion and hair and whiskers as white
as the beautiful snow. The stately bend Of
the neck revealed the courtly grace of
antebellum days and fared the identity Of
asoldier, before the proprietor who had
seen him from his office, greeted the farm
er as General Longstreet, one of the first
to take the oath Of allegiance to the stars
and stripes after the surrender of Lee, and
our subsequent minister to Turkey.
Our grounds we're separated from his by
a ridge, from the topmost view of which
tOuA0 ~ - POAAOtt PahtAohAo W eoO
Blue Ridge mountains, and on which stood
oct in bold relief his band box of . house,
a perfect bijou, sweet and clean, with just
room enough for the occupancy of another
"a beautiful daughter then at the convent
of Georgetown.
His spacious mansion across the road
had been burned to cinders, and with it .
history Of the civil war ready for publica-
ton. His wife's death occurred soon
after and it left him practically alone, save
for occasional visits from his sons and
daughters.
The acceptance of the mission 70 Turkey,
soon after the war, was q matter Of much
comment to former friends. But three
bullet wounds attest to the sincerity of his
strife for the survival of the fittest, paralyz- |
ing an arm and rendering a necessity for an
ar-trumpst by one of the balls penetrat-
ing the larynx and causing catarrh.
During our s%ojourn a famous surgeon of
Florida, DR.. Jelks, requested an introduce
tion to the general, which was granted.
ssGeneral / was at - How's the arm?"
Gen. Longstreet's history of the civil
wsr, which has been lately published, can
not fail to meet with favor and secure a
wide circulation. He is about seventy.
seven years of age and bids fair to become
the oldest veteran OF the confederate com.
manders.
President McKinley's occupancy OF Office
recalls an incident Of decoration day In
1891. The Metropolitan opera house was
damned to the utmost and he was the
orator Of the day.
There was som feeling shown by some
of the speakers, In connection with the
parade of the stars and bars and some old
battle flags, at the dedication Of Q statue
of Robt. e. Lee at Richmond.
lnterspersed on the program were the
services of professionals who rendered
their share, gratis.
Rose Coghlan. the greatest living Lady
Teasle, was led forth and made her bow to
a greeting Of thunder from the house. For
an encore she recited her famous "Charge
of the Light Brigade with musical &C
Compartments, and with fine tact, she
gave for another encore, 1.-THE Blue and
the Gray" and her rich voice mellowed
into.
"They banished all E forever when
they laureled the graves Of our dead"
Winnie Davis wal an occupant OF one o.
the boxes.