Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31

the hearth. and Captain Cheves chat IS
not his namej Of the cavalry stan warm
ing his back and stretching his legs be-
fore II After the incoming party had
warmed their hands and looked around,
says Hampton: General, where are your
headquarters tonight" Indeed. 1 don't
know" said the cOmmander-in-chief;
"These were my headquarters this morn
Ing when / started out, but these young
gentlemen seem SO comfortable, / don't
know whe-e they are now
OF course. exclamation. surprise. regret.
The cavalry would get out at once and
move on. But Lee would not hear OF
that; turning gentlemen out in such
night was not t0 b. thought Of so it
was settled that the generals should
stay. occupy the only bed In the ROOM
and each one retain a staff officer, and
that the rest should scuihe. So Charles
Marshall. Lees military secretary. and
Cheyes. were retained They took the
floor I'm front Of the IRE. Cheves
got next 10 the fire. and Charles
Marshall had 10 be getting up all night
receiving dispatches which were con-
stantly coming I'm. and Cheves snored.
Next morning. Of course. they all break
tasted together. A bucket had been sent
Lee by a neighbor. with some cOrnbread,
and rank, tough bull beef, uneatable, save
by hungry men. On top Of the breakfast
was a nice slice OF boiled ham. appetizlnS
and fragrant Lee sat NJ the head of the
table. and dispensed the Inequalities with
the grace that be used TO use at Airing
ron. To each in turn. (which VIII YOU
haveg' Here Is some poor beef and
very nice piece ~ ham," OF course
everybody said "Beefn until the turn
came 90 Cheves when "Ham" SAID
Cheves. T. was the only eatable morsel
I'm the bucket, As they rode away Hamp-
ton said TO Cheyes: captain. don't you
think It was very impudent thing for
Won TO take General Lees Breakfast that
way? You didn't leave him a decent
mouthful'
"No." said the aide-de-camp. 81 don't
think so at an. That old man is always
presuming on his rank with MS. and I'm
glad OF it. Turning us AN ont last night,
indeed" GIe had slept by the hre) So
that incident was closed, but not so with
General Lees memory.
Way along I'm the winter of 1875
more than a year after the Mine Run
ham. one morning General Lee rode ia
10 get his breakfast at Hampton's head
quarters. below Petersburg.
At the table the piece DE resistance was
/ O. leaping dish of rice cooked Carolina
fashion, which every well-nurtured gen
tleman knows IS very good, and every
/ Car0iinian believes is the best diet in tho
world.
Seated. Hampton says: General Lee.
will you have some of the rLce?' They had
sweet-potato coffee and rice. and nothing
else.
yes" says LIE. "and II q IS convenient.
I'd ike 10 be helped before Captain
/ Cheyes U.s."
/ lie had never forgotten the ham incl
/ dent. and had 'laid' for Cheves for a
/ whole year To- get even with him, ard he
! Old it But Cheves had O. good memory
| too. lie was "a great rice planter. and
| years afterwards. when Leo was presi-
! dent or Washington and Lee University,
! ar Lexington. h. sent him two tierces OF
rice from his own plantation.
THE COWS AND THE COFFEE.
The author and publishers have not
! been fortunate with their illustrator. in
| Hampton's great raid 10 Grants rear.
! when he captured and drove or 2.idS
/ bcove5. the beef cows are delineated with
/ full bagsl In Ca Nights Rest; Typical
/ Scene in g. Confederate Cavalry Camp"
| page 251 ON tho right is stack OF mus
! kets fee long al least, With bayonets,
! and in the force ouud. soldier over g
! camp ire on WITCH is a co1ee-p0t, with
o. handle. Dol. and spout intact ven-
! ture To say there was not such "a coffee
| pot n0i such a stack of gums Ia the whole
! cavalry corps from headquarters down
! They had no coffee, and what drink they
| had was made of roasted corn. or sweet
! ened corn. or sweet-potato. and was boil
/ cd i'm quart tim. captured.
] But apart from the artist, the work IS
a. credit To- the author. printer, and the
| publishers and a most valuable contribu-
! ton to tine "Story OF tho Cavalry
SAVED FROM A SECOND WAR.
The story of Hampton. the redeemer Of
| Carolina, ought 10 he told TO round out
/ the history OF q noble life. When re-
construction measures of Congress de-
uged the Southern States with black
flood which submerged an culture. an
Wrtuous aspiration. or action in tho mas
| ter race. 30 seemed as 40 society was Mt
terly hopeless. Then Hampton set up his
standard and summoned TO his support
| ali that remained of chivalry. He rode
the state from bound 10 bound, and light
ed SUCH a fire OF enthusiasm as has never
| been seen in modern times. All the
powers of the government Of the United
States, the army, the patronage, backed
/ by the Overwhelming black vote. was
| ranged on the side OF the carpet-bag gov
eminent. Federal soldiers took posses
sion OF the State Capitol, and tile cor
poral or the guard decided who should
set IN the Legislature OF q state 40 years
| older than the Union. A club OF roushs
| from Mobile was reported go be moving
on COlumb a 10 disperse the Legislature by
| assassin. ON. The town was heavily gar
/ risoned with Federal troops. one night
by 10 o'clock Hampton sent out orders
for his old soldier 10 rendezvous there at
once. and hy - o'clock the next cay 900
/ veterans of the Army Of Northern Nir-
| ginia were present for duty. Hampton
then sent word 10 General Kruger, COM
! handing the Federal troops. that az the
first shot nred or the lirst blood shed IN
| the Legislature The garrison would DO
swept aside ike chat 10 was ~ the
! Tuden-Hayes election. and the Demo-
cratic party OF the North was red-hot for
| ridden 90 take the seat % which he had
been elected and a fire started az Co
lumbia would have swept over the South
| and West like fame through the dry
| grass.
! But Hampton knew It would be wrong.
il would only result iu recOnquest, I'm
! blood. and universal cOnhscaton. And
TO his self-poise. his self-control, his
! genius for appreciarng conditions the
! whole country IS indebted for being saved
| from q second war I'm $50. which would
not have been Il territorial war; but
/ would have been civil war between
nelghbors and friends and kin. Hampton
! held this down. He told his people: IL
/ have been elected Governor Of South
! Carolina. and 10y the Eternal Jehovah ]
will be- Governor Of South Carolina. Go
/ home. keep quiet. and rely on metz lie
stilled the storm, and he was Governor.
IL was "a superb exhibition OF force OF
win. OF self-control On one side, and Of im-