The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-04-05

- it'I ulH Ulbtif! !pI>'> ana :tctttl
the little man tnan,Nt,nt aud with
discretion unusual ~ a hoy Of hi-
age. II- warm affection for his moth
or undoubtedly had it, hare in this
devotion 10 o'iuIic- usually iistastrful
To growing lads. am. it was particular
ly shown in the pathctically earnest
care which he took Of hi sister nya
lid. Discarlins >choolboy frolics he
would hurry home from his studio, to
! see that h!- mother had her daily
drive, and might be seen carrying her
to her carriage, ailcctionatcly arrang-
ing her cushions. and earnestly en-
I dcavorIng to entertain her yravcly as
suring her HAT unless She wa, cheer.
fml he would derive no benefit from
her airing.
''ne % the near relatives Of Robert
t.. l.cc SAID Of the youthful character
and habit, Of the boy II remember
III" well as a boy At ,,chool to Mr.
l.cary 1T the ilcxan,ria academy and
aitcrwar' at school to Mr.. lIallowcll
when hi, school WAS in the house now
occupied by Mr.. Turner. and his
mother lived next door ! rccollcct
his uniformly correct drrnrtmcn, at
school and elsewhere and his attcn-
ton to his studies What impressed
. ,ur t,,nst ~ ,,,,. ,..,,Ir,,i ,J.,,.. -
devotion to his mother who. as sou
know, was for many years All invalid.
She used to say he was sou and daugh-
ter to her. lie was her hnusckccpcr.
relieved her Of all domestic cares.
looked after the horses, rode out in
the carriage with her and did the
marketing for the family.
MS s.'lInnI. pA,S
When ii was fully decided that
Robert should prepare himself for ad-
mission to West Point he was sent
with this object to the school Of Mr..
/, Benjamin IIallowcll, an able teacher
OF mathematics and well suited to
give the youthful aspirant the ncccs-
sary preliminary education. His re-
cord in this school can best be shown
by the following letter from Mr.. Hal
lowell:
Robert +. Lee entered my school
in Alexandria, Va. in the winter Of
1921 - TO study mathematics. lie
was Il most exemplary student in cv-
cry respect. lie was never behind
time at his studies: never failed in il
single recitation; was perfectly OBJ
servant Of the rules and regulations of
the institution; was gcntcmanly, un-
obtrusivc and respectful in all his de-
pertinent to teachers and his fellow
students. His speciality was finishing
up. lie impaired finish and a neat
ness. as he proceeded, to everything lie
undertook"
In the year 1922, at the completion
Of Robert four years course at West
point. he graduated, carrying off the
second highest honors of the institu-
ton. During his whole course he had
never received dcmcrit mark for any
breach of rules or neglect of duty. lie
was highly esteemed by his comrades
and was noted for studious habits and
commcndablc conduct. lie avoided
tobacco and Intoxicating liquors, used
no profanc or immoral language, and
throughout his whole student life per-
formed no act which his pious mother
could not have fully approved.
Immediately after his graduation he
received the appointment Of second
lieutenant of engineers in the army Of
the United States and was employed
for several years thereafter on the sea
coast dcfenccs in engineering JutS.
\ letter from relative Robert
Lee says:
"Ehere is one trait in Gen. Lees
character which must mention here,
which was his beautiful ncatness and
love Of order. Young men arc very apt
to think it beneath them. and little to
give much attention to these small
matters, and have often brought up
to those of my own family the bcauti-
full ncatncss Of Robert Ice. His wife
told me, after his return from the
Mexican war, that he had brought
back every article Of clothing he had
taken with him, and bottle of bran
dy, which he had taken in case of
sickness, unopened.
GENERAL LEES GREATNESS.
The coming greatness of Lee was
clearly shown in the little incidents
OF his boyhood. His good traits of
character, his studious attention to
his work, his love for his mother, his
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