The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-11-22

l ions, repaired to the spot where the col | onels body was buried, exhumed it, re-
 buried in Q spot known only to herself
 and those with her, and after the war
 was oyer sent the body north to the ! grateful admiral, the colonePs distin- | guished father for which act of courage | and kindness the admiral was more l than grateful.
 And so the war passed, Miss Van Lew ever in the thick and turmoil of the conflict, keeping accurate record of
 both sides of the strife When Rich
 mond was finally taken, it was Miss Van Lew who raised the first flag of
 the saved Union that foated over the city from the proud hilltop. Had Miss
 Van Lew left the south then and made
 her home with those in sympathy with
 her sentiments in the north, she would
 have been feted and adored to her dy-
 ing day.
 But matters went differently in the
 south after the great struggle was
 passed The brilliant woman per
 ceived herself to be in a strange posi-
 tion-a position such as few women of any century find themselves in. Her old associates, strongly confederate, be- gan to pass her by, and the great peo- pie who used to make the mansion on the hill their headquarters while so- journing in Richmond came fewer and far between.
 This forced solitude did not contrib ute to her spirits; and with all sorts of petty inflictions upon her she settled 11. i,, 4I, 1Il ,,;J, 44, ,-,,,itp h6 memoirs and tell the astounding truths of the great conflict as she was identi- fled with them. These memoirs, to- gether with letters from General Grant, Salmon F. Chase, Horace Greeley and hundreds of others, were pilfered time after time, so that the small remains according to competent authority rep resent no more than a tenth part of the original collection. They were found in one of the secret chambers of the attic and turned over to the executor, John F. Reynolds, Jr., of Boston.
 And not alone did social ostracism follow the friend of the nation through the vale of years. When the father died the mansion was left to Aunt Liz zie together with the vast adjoining property upon which hundreds of thou sands of dollars had been spent; but unfortunately there was no outside revenue to perpetuate it. When Gene ral Grant became president he showed his gratitude by appointing Miss Van Lew postmaster of Richmond for both terms, eight years, at four thousand dollars a year, and afterward recom- mended President Hayes to continue her in office.
 Political feeling against her was too strong, however and she was forced to resign. From that period she became more of a recuse than ever.
 And yet" said Otis H. Russell, for mer collector of the port of Richmond, and a lifelong friend of the late Miss Van Lew, in an interview for the Her aid. Aunt Lizzie had the heart of a child whenever suffering appealed. She was literally land-poor, and every year was obliged to dispose of some of the original estate to keep the wolf from the door Then piece by piece the old family silver plate went to the curio dealers-a rare collection valued at thousands of dollars; and then, sadder i than all, the fine old bits of antique | furniture, the pictures and bric-a-brac | followed. Still Aunt Lizzie continued I to give right and left; and every little ! she repaid with souvenirs of l the historic place till almost everything | of value was dispersed. New York | Herald