The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-04

sooa tod! HOW cnanged! The lass l.me | saw hlm his nroN seemed decK- ed. not oniy wiIn a crown or intelligent gIory, but wItn a sort Of primus later pares '-nalo of all the kingiy cnivai- rles of the past ages. Now he was bent, proken, reenng. But on! that volce. It's Ilmbre. cauence. tone! am glad to see you, MT. kelley; your hair IS winter than IL was that Deauti- 1uI autumn morning that you prayed by my bedside in Richmond. Your heart. too. has been sered Well. thank God. amidst it all. ana by 1t all. we are rIpening for the skies" MT. Davis. has 1t never occurred to you, that not victorious. but deIeated causes when founded on truth and honor, are finally victorious in the now or the ages? Who was the greatest man, 1iberius at Caprea, sunk in the in- famies of sensualism. or the Nazareie. crowned with the thorns and uttering those words of power amid the agonies of the cross. Father, forgive them. they know not what they do.' True" said MT. Davis, mo good cause ever dies. Whatever was true in our theory of State rights will live and yet be adopted entirely by our North ern brethren. The American people ire eminently thoughtful and practical. assimilating to themselves truth from every point: witness their wonderful improvements in the practical arts. You know how the Normans conquered the Saxons at Hastings-how they op- pressed and wronged them; yet in the course of three centuries the ideas of the conquered subdued their conquer ors and led the United Kingdom to the conquest of that very France whence the conquerors came. Centur- ies in the past were no more than de- cades in the present. I have no fear as to the ultimate triumph of our princi- | ples, purified from whatever was | wrong or selfish in them. as you and I have been purified by sorrow" Do you remember. Mir. Davis, that couplet of Lady Guion's translation by Cowper?"
 "The path of sorrow and that path alone.
 Leads to the place where sorrows are | unknown"
 | Yes. 1 remember it well. It is the compend of Christianity. The world has never yet fully appreciated that aspect - the acc homo of Christ. l have read more in the old books, prob ably. than you have, MT. Davis. Let me recite to you an instance in the life of Julian. He had oppressed ana thwarted Cyril of Jerusalem in various ways; at last. on going to the Parthian war; he met the good bishop in great distress on account of the mlserles or his flock. He then said to him: Cyril. where is your carpenter God now! The bishop anwsered: Perhaps making a coffin for the Roman Emperor 1 have never heard that before. but 1t is full of significance and a terrible re- buke to unholy pride and self-conf1- dence.
 After prayer we proceeded to break fast, which had three covers, one each for MT. and Mrs. Davis and one for me. The breakfast consisted of some nice rolls and toast. good tea, butter, and few oysters. Mir Davis ate very sparingly.
 I omitted to mention in it's proper place that Mrs. Davis met him at the door, put her arms around his neck and kissed him. After he was seated she brought her little child. which he
 kissed, seated on his knee, and, as
 thought by the motion of is beauti'
 fully chiselled lips. prayed secretly for
 After breakfast Bishop Green of Mis
 sissippi was introduced. The greeting
 was cordial and affectionate. MT
 Davis alluded with great delicacy tt
 some Iamlly alulCllOHS OI tlc piSHOP
 to which the latter responded with
 quivering lip and a fearful eye. Here
 after I will give you a pen and ini
 picture of these two men as they limne' themselves on the canvass of memory 5 Here only propose to give part ? the conversation that occupied tha l whole morning. Our people all lov and revere our late excellent Presiden l To meet their cravings, to know some 7 thing about him from the heart. o } inner life side of him, I will write som two or three papers more on this sub ject. I ought not to close withou saying that he evinces the most thor , ough spirit of forgiveness toward hi l enemies. Like every sensible man. h 2 separates the wheat from the cnaf and does not condemn the Mortimer people in mass-neither Democrat: [ Republicans nor Radicals as friends c C angels. They and we are poor Twin e mortals following the best lights W ! havec and should be charitable to on 0 another's faults. John ,. Kelley.