The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-24

characteristics OF President Davis. GOV
ernor Lubbock said. Mr.. Davis was one
of the strictest dlsclplnarlans, yet one o.
the kindest men | ever knew. One day
the Judgment of court martial that SEN
fenced soldier to deash Who Vas ehafStn
With deserlon Mas presented Tor MS ap
provaI Ii was at time Wde1 no FUR
!oughs were granted. The solder ha3 ap-
plicd time and again for a short leave OF
absence to see a sick wife and children
who were suffering .or lack Of attention
and the necessaries OF lie He applled
In vain and then left the army without
permission and after short abseace nav
ing relieved his family, voluntarily re-
turned, took his position in tho RANKS
gun in hand. He was charged wilh de-
sertlon and sentenced TO be shot. Prcsi-
dent Davis. after reading the pro,eedlnSs
of tho court marital. said i would nave
done lust as that soldier has done ne
shall not die and set the proceedings OF
the court martial aside"
You will remember, governor, san
Judge Terrell when afterwards General
Mccullough seized the war tax money az
Marshall. In opposition TO the orders OF
tho Confederacy. in order 10 equip ana
forward Ave regiments to Arkansas wheh
the northern border OF Texas Vas threat
ened by General Candn, ] was sent 10
/ RtrhmOn0 on II htElth lu6oalyH- A'AN-'''7'
Richmond Just three days after Malvern
Hill; three days after you, Judge Reagan
and President Davis narrowly escaped
capture by the Federal picSets while rid-
Ing at night In front OF our lines. senator
Wlgfall introduced me 10 the president
and left the room. found the president
dressed In plain gray, with green shahe
over his eyes and the windows uafkenth'
for his eyes were innamed. At thai 'lne
tt,a.n n
direction Mcclellan had taken. 1T Is I'M
material to state how Mccullough was
saved but at first the president, when
nv mission was announced. spoke IN Sc
we're terms OF McCullough's action, inso-
much that I feared that my enorts lc
save him would be In vain. Just then ,be
/ door opened and little child, Just sbe
TO walk, who was crying loudly, APP
preached the president The OLD nero
nurse in the door said 'Marse JeH soh
Marse Jeff'son, jess couldn' keep her
hack. de chile been a-cryin' e ye all dc
mawnin'.' Instantly Malvern Hi, the
seven DAYS struggle around Richmond,
the fate OF the confederacy--eyery ns
vanished before the gush OF parental az
lection. as with outstretched arms Vt
I Davis said: Let the dear child come 10
her fathers heart For several minutes
he who was regarded as the ran ot iron
1 did nothing but caress tne cn''u -
1 tempt to quiet her. ~, ..
Another experience wn,cn 'v Illustrated
the gentleness OF Mr.. Davis nature, Wnen
Years afterward he came to Austin anc
expressed a desire 10 see the grave q
General Albert Sidney Johnston several o.
ne and think you among the rest wenl
4 ont TO the beautiful heights Just below
the town where Texas buries her Illus,
4 trious dead No monument then nsrkeo
the grave OF General Johnston we kne"
that he and Mr. Davis had been ir'snyt
other. so we remained at distln;e O
ten PAGES from Mr.. Davis when ne ap'
preached the grave. II WAS late IN m
sfternoon on lovely spring day Axe tD'
nrimroses and wild verbenas wsre srowini
on the grave. Mr.. Davis stood there WI
folded arms and head bowed Tor fuu Nv