The age-herald., 1901-12-30
Lee Prevented the South from Shar>
 ing the Fate of the Beers.

upon what he so bravely and truthfully says concerning that incomparable South ern soldier of the stainless sword-the worshiped hero of the braveset of tho brayei
 A pleasing story of Colonel J. B. Has kell of South Carolina, who is delightful ly remembered in Birmingham and who is known to and honored by innumera- ble Confederate Veterans throughout Alabama. is related in letter from Gen eral E. P. Alexander. written to the Philadelphia Press twenty years ago and now appended to MT. Charles Francis Adams great paper.
 After General Lee had left his head quarters to ride Ito the rear of the army to meet General Grant and arrange the details of the surrender General Fitz Lee 'sent word to General Longstreet that he had broken through a portion of the enemy's line and that the whole army might make It's way through Gen eral Longstreet, on learning this, direct ed Colonel Haskell of the artillery, who was very finely mounted to ride after General Lee at utmost speed, killing his horse if necessary, and recall him before he could reach General Grant Colonel Haskell rode as directed, and a short distance in rear of the army found Gen eral Lee and some of his staff dismount- ed by the roadside. As he with difficulty checked his horse, General Lee came up quickly, asking what was the matter, but without waiting for reply, said: "'Ohl I am afraid you have killed your beautiful mare. What did you ride her so hard for?"
 Added to General Alexander's story is this footnote by MT. Adams:
 Colonel J. B. Haskell of South Car olina, a born and resourceful artillery man who knew no such thing as fear A further reference to Colonel Haskell may be found in Wise's The End of An Era (p. 96O).'
 Former United States Senator James l.. Pugh who by the way was one of Alabama's representatives in the Confed- crate congress and one of the most dis tinguished members of that famous body took advantage of the perfect springlike weather of today to come down town, and in the reading room of the Riggs House his favorite lounging place, he received many old friends, greatly to his own evil dent pleasure and certainly to the delight of the friends.
 At eighty Senator Pugh Is in the enjoy ment of robust health; and the change made in his personal appearance by the past twenty years is barely perceptible He look very like he looked at sixty, and his spirits are quite as bouyant now as then. The same smile, the same laughter, the same peculiarly humorous twinkling of his eyes when he Is amused and their solemn expression when he is giving a serious opinion, all are still his at four score. Even that old speech of decision whereby he was always wont to dismiss all doubt from the minds of his listeners and which is lovingly familiar to thous- ands of Alabamians of this day. one still hears resonantly spoken
 There is no doubt about it-none in the world."
 The venerable statesman was merry and happy today with his old friends, some of whom were glad to recall his peerless eloquence' in the course of white mans government in Alabama in the old days, when all were for the State, none was for self. That mighty voice directed by the mighty brain rung in every county as he thundered for "Caucassion Suprem- acy,' and during his long years in the Senate that eloquenee still thunderded in behalf of his own people and their good government. Truly a Grand Old Man is this great Alabamaian.
 In this correspondence, under date of December 23rd, appearad this statement:
 Pending that unprecedented contest for the Alabama places 1t was believed that Booker Washington was backing up Con- gressman Thompson in demanding the appointment of Ben. W. Walker of Mont gomery to succeed Leander J. Bryan. MT. Walker hailing from Colonel Thompson's county of Macon. If that was true, Book CT Washington was badly turned down by his friend the President"
 On December 26th Colonel thompson telegraphed hither this message:
 Your special to Age-Herald on twenty fifth grossly misrepresented me. I never demanded or asked Walkers appointment nor mentioned his name to Booker Wash ington."
 This correspondent being much surpris- ed that he had misrepresented anybody, grossly or otherwise and remembering that he had not mentioned Colonel Thompsons name in a special of Decem- Der Eth, nor in special appearing in The Age-Herald of that date, promptly telegraphed Colonel Thompson that he had mot sent special complained of." and the telegram was immediately confirmed in perfectly friendly letter. the corre- spondent, with the date of the telegram 'twenty-ffth" fixed in his mind, hav- ing entirely forgotten the reference to Colonel Thompson under date of the 23rd. The Age-Herald containing the special of the 2Srd and which is clearly the one that has caused Colonel Thompson an- noyance, was not seen by the correspond ent until the night of the 27th. and there fore he could not refer to it and theraby discover that he had said Tt was befieV- ed so and so-not that it was a fact and that those doubtful words were fol- lowed by an equally doubtful 'if", and 1t was clesr1y not meant to imply that there was personal understanding be- tween Colonel Thompson and Booker