The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-20

In Lexington one afteruoon. attrasi6A
considerable attention, After this ~
generally rode on some retired etroes 81
IN tne country. One Of bis dAueh@srs 81
s S1s S Iaay guest often accompanied him -
In the church, At the Young Mems Chris-
tinn association and At the prayer neS1.
ine, general Lee wAa central nRuro H
did not lead, no did not pray publicly, but
| hls quiet example and revsfent manner
were known and read Of all men.
an the class room, especially during -.
aminations, he cane and sat for awhile.
His coming and going and romainiug AZ
! had decided effect.
When the new chapel WAS IN building
one night there was discussion among
the boys a. to what mischief they sh3ul0
DO. One student suggested that he could
lay brick and MI up the doors, the brick
and mortar being ready at hand. II WAS;
remarked that tho general inspected thio
building every day. that II was his especial
care Az compromises q COW was put
In a lecture room upstairs. and on the fol-
lowing morning tho general wanted u
know what had become Of rope taken
from the scaffoid OF the building: the CON-
tractor shielded the students.
At the alumni dinners or suppcrs he was
present. He stayed until after o toast
to the college, tho president and to some
distinguished visitors were drunk. which
were generaily In water all standing, then
he retired.
My Impression Ia that General Lees in-i
nuence for good over hts students as over
his soldiers, was wonderful; that the small-
eat commentator from him was much
valued, and his slightest rebukc or even
his disapprobation was dreaded by all.
Z always say with pride that was
student under Robert F. Lee. and this
seems to be true of all OF his students.
That they generally have turned out we'll
is fart Tayna C0ufd nrnva n In many
Texas cities you have them. could not
name them II had the time. Norman 9.
kittrcll and perhaps some others are ID
the Legislature now; J. II. Mcl.eRry OF San
Antonio was one of the earliest leaders
among the college students from Texas
under General Loe; Judges Shepard and
Garrett were also prominent. To come 70
our townsmen: Colonel William H. Pra.
Their, besides being medallst In one oT
the societies Of tho college, was Que OF sne
two students chosen to be the pail bear
ers OF the general whom the end came;
William L. Prather OF Texas and H. +.
Clarke OF Mississippi were the two stu
dents who helped to bear tho body OF
Robert p. Lee to the grave---an honor %
their States and to themselves. Hon. Joe
w. Taylor and the late William Edmonds
were two OF the students of this time.
Nesting among the mountains - Lex
ington, the Athens OF Virginia, In her
beautiful valley In Rockbridgc county,
known TO Texans As the birthplace OF sam
Houston. Here sleep the bodies Of Lee
and Stonewall Jackson. each dear to the
heart Of the Southern people, each re-
nowned for Christian character and Tor
courage. Thither you send your youths %
DO trained for life and TO gather anspirs-
tion at washington college--now Wnsn-
ington and I1ea university--where the NV
ing marble preserves the recumhent ike
ness above the grave OF the hero whose
birthday we now commemorate. Only
few hundred yards away Ii the VirginiR
Military institute, the West Point OF the
South. Here Stonewall Jackson taught,
and here his body lay IN state until ite
burial in the town cemetery, Governor
Culberson mud tho late iamented Mabry
among other Texans, graduated from this
school In the future many Will MAKE
piigrimages TO this Mecca; here they WIZ
zee General Lees office as he left ~ the
paper as he placed IT,, everything
ID when no was In the room for the iast
lime, and young men will come away Win
aighcr thoughts and nobler purposes.
Whether Confederate soldier, or stu
,ent. under Robert IL. Lee we feel Spc-
,ial interest In him. Yes. his fame ~
world wide, but as the soldiers OF the Ole
Guard felt toward Napoleon, or those o.
he StonewaIl brigade feel TO Stonewati
Jackson. 80 do we who have In speciai
manner had Lee for our leader feel that
q our part TO uphold his name ana nano
1 down unsullied To our children Ru0 10
MIR childrer's children.