Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-10
Territories.
THE SHELL SCATTERED CAKES.
4 Strange Incident i'm the Career or
General NcCauslnnd.

LEXINGTON, VA, September 6.-(Spe-
cial)-Among the distinguished persons
who were here last week TO enter their
sons at the Virginia Military Institute
was General John McCausland, of Valley
fame. He was the centre of an admirrg
group wherever found, and the men OF
the Fourteenth Virginia Cavalry. many
Of whom reside here, were out in fail
force to greet and shake hands with thelr
beloved commander. The meeting II
General McCausland and the venerable
ox-Alayor Of Lexington, J. W. Hausi9-
won't. on the streets was interesting
The General said "Old Huck' was the
same man he knew in 1851, and had the
same smile.
TOOK THE CAKES.
One Of the incidents recalled by them
I'm meeting was relative To the time that
General McCausland passed through here
before General Hunters army of 10000,
which was held in check all along by
McCausland's men, numbering only 1910.
At that time "Old Huck' saw the Gene
raj sitting on horseback with one leg
thrown across the other, talking to Miss
Fannie Paine, daughter OF DR.. Paine,
while the Federal troops We're shelilng
the town. Miss Paine, who had known
the General when he was cadet at the
Virginia Military Institute, and later aa
a sub-professor with General now Super
intendenO Ship at the school. and still
later when he drilled company here at
the breaking out of the civil war, anu
was made its captain, was Offering him
an aprOnful of freshly-baked ginger
cakes and talking 10 him, when shell
came along and cut away ner apron
strings, splitting the cakes and causing
her to retreat TO her house. The Gene
raj laughingly said that the shell was
the only thing that ever caused Fan
Paine" TO run, and "Old Huck' repled:
yes, that same shell tore out the corner
Of the brick house yonder." pointing out
the building up the street.
QUITE AN OVATION.
The meeting of McCausland with "his
bows" was the occasion Tor recalling many
a thrilling incident. one man he specially
desired TO see. and that was J. Scott
Moore. a prominent Democratic candidate
for nomination at the hands OF the COM
ing county convention for the House of
Delegates. Unfortunately Moore was not
i'm town. but al his home, in the country,
three miles distant. Word was sent to
him that AIcCausland wanted TO see him.
He was sick i'm bed. but got up, and early
Saturday morning he reported at the hos
tery. where the General was stopping,
in company with John III. WhitemOre, an
other Of the "old boys
The General was delghter for he
thought he would not get TO see Scott,
rushed 10 greet him, and then secured
chair and made him sit in it by his side.
The writer then left them TO themselves,
and they remained together until the Cen
eral left on a train several hours later.
McCausland said: Scott, you look the
same as of old"
Mr. Moore has recently contributed sew
eral war articles TO the Dispatch, notably
THE Burning of Chambersburg by Nc
Causland" and Hunters Raid Through
the Valley" He was an adjutant Of Com
pany G., in the Fourteenth Virginia cav
airy General McCausland was here TWEEN
ty years ago. ana that was his first visit
since the war.