Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-09-25
nj. Rouss to Capt. Baylor.

Mr.. Charles Broadway Rouss. the Vif-
ginia-New York millionaire and philan-
thropist, is not only in the front rank as
merchant, but was during the great
Civil War in the front rank as fighter
as well. His vivid recollection of the
stirring scenes of that period areto some
extent portrayed IN the following letter to
his friend and former gallant commander,
Capt. George Baylor of this place, which
we are kindly permitted to publish:
New York Sept. IL. 1900.
Geo. Baylor, Esq, Charles Town, w. Va.
George: -Ihav ben atyor book ever since
itreachd me and I never read morinterest-
ing words on any mater. 1t is al very
fine. Itissplendid al the way thru. down
to the last word.
By the way, George, l thaut U wud
mention that last breakfast that we took
with Mrs. Osborne on the mountainslde !;
Their wer tire or four of us. remember
but U, who wer the others2 What laf
we had about por Jefferson Davis, the
other Confederate Chieftain of the war
From Their I wendell my way home, wfer
Iworkt tor a year never taking the oath,
never oferd parole, and then erly in
the next year resolved to cum to New
York, askt my Father to go on my
bond7 He was wiling to do so, but cud
find no man in Jeff. Co., who had any
money to lend, so cum alone, landing
in N. 2. without mony, with but FIJI trends
and went it alone.
U mention me at the B. & o. at D uf-
fields, but U make no mention of me
wher I run away at the last battle of the
war, but U mention ME on the Tim
berlake Road.
U do not mention Seth and me at Will
son & Kautz raid, wher Seth and took
single-handed, II Yankees. troted back
with about 100 negroes and 40 carriages.
met their Provo Marshal-he was no
other than my friend Bony Halves (lNapo-
leon) He was pleased to meet me. 1
told him, if he sent Seth to the Guard
hous. l wud go, too, with. him. Wei, he
sed, then he won't go; but, he added, he
had no rite to talk that way. Seth was
only joking. We eat up our prize befor
we got to camp, and when we got Their,
one of the boys askt: 'Wher has youse
fellers been ?" sed, we wer foliug
around the country. Seth then told them
what we had dun
remember one mite we wer riding
along, ard speaking to my conrad sed,
what kind of music is that?" O,he sed,
that is Baylor singing -he don't lno how
to sing, but he dus how to fife.
Among the most pathetic incidents of
your remarkable work is the diary of yor
father at Fort Delaware. Nothing tucht
me so deeply as the hartfelt and pathetic
words, butifnl in the xtreme.
Sc U speak freely of Sheridan-the
scoundrel, deservs every word U say of
him.
Yes, 1 agen repeat, yor book thru and
thru is most splendid, and 1 take great
plesur in thanking U.
With best wishes,
c. B. RoUss
Z. S. herd a good story of U-whether
it is tru or not, do not kno: Anu Com
andant had hen appointed at FIT. Delaware !:
He sed, respect al such able soldiers,
but, pointing to my father. can't stand
horsthievs. U sed to him. he is one of
the most respected men in our county, a
rich cuntryman-he has plenty of horses
U hav stolen from him-he is as good as
anu. wonder if this is tru-it is so
much like U.
-ls -
We return thanks to Secretary Harry
c. Keefer for a complimentary ticket to the
Frederick Fair, to be held Oct. o-1a.
We are requested to announce that