The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-02
is ardentiy IN sympathy with the young

is ardently in sympathy with the young
Southerners In the citv.
In chapter 20 the strongest coincidence
In the two characters appears. This Is the
stand taken by Mr.. Brinsmade durin; the
war. Of which the novel reads as follows:
And now that II was to be war and he
had taken his stand uncompromisingly with
the Union. the ~neighbors whom he had Re
friended for SO many years. could not bring
themselves to regard him as an enemy. lie
never hurt their feelings. and almost as
soon as the war was over he set about that
work which has been done by self-denyilg
Christians of all ages-the relief of suffer
ing. He visited with comfort the widow and
fatheriess. and many a night In the hospital
he sat through beside the dying. Yankee
and Rebel alike. and wrote their last letters
home.
And Yanke and Rebel alike sought his
help and counsel in time of perplexity or
trouble rather than hot-headed advice from
their own leaders"
COMPANY this with the description of Mr..
Yeatman by q local historian:
Throughout the trying period preceding
and during the Civil War. Mr.. Yeatman
was a strenuous supporter Of the Union. but
labored earnestly for peace and reconcilia-
ton. When war could no longer be avoided
he strove to avert its horrors from Mis-
souri,, and was deputed by some OF the
most loyal and honored citizens Of st. Louis
10 accompany H. r.. Gamble to Washington
and lay the situation before President Lin
coin. He was president OF the Western
Sanitaxy Commission. which was called into
existence by General Fremont in 1861 to
mitigate the horrors OF the wat then in
progress in Missouri. His task was dual in
Tee nhARAnfo-s RnR hA 0raa ~ollad rnCx ~
systematixe the impulsive. disorderly and
uniformed sympathies and efforts Of the
people of the West and to make effective
with the least waste Of time and money the
agencies employed for the relief and care
Of the ounde and siok soldiers"
The passage concludes with the following
paragraph:
"All the good deeds he has performed will
nsver be fully known. as his work has been
70 quiet and transformations as not to be
apparent to the outside world. His long and
stainless life has been Illuminated by active
benevolence that IL almost unmatched in the
OF st. Louis. and his charities throw
q golden laster on the city Of his adoption"
Through the entire closing pages of The
the character of Mr.. Brinsmade. rs
dilineated. corresponds exactly with the
work Of Mr.. Yeatman. and the sympathies
evidenced by him during the Civil Wal.
The attitude OF Mr.. Brinsmade in the
troublous times which followed. notably in.
q Of boo 2. when even the con-
gregations in the churcheaere described as
when rmo unfsvorable to their
opinions were preached. r. Of the same quiet
and dignined order that Mr.. Yeatman's wa.
said to be- The interview with General
which Mr.. Brinsmsde holds IN the
novel. and the work he does In connection
With the military authorities. coincide In
many respects With MIR. Yeatman's work
during the war. ,
Any one acquainted with Mr.. Yeatman |
notice the points of resemblance. not |
,nly In the main points Of the character. but |
In q hundred details which crop out IN the |
course Of the novel. And the kindly be-
Of the character in the novel. and
the character In real life are SO similar that
hey attract the attention Of Mr.. Yeatmsn's
friends from the nrst. ]
Mr.. Yeatman Was born in Bedford County. ,
Tennessee. in 161s. % In. therefore. So years ,
He was one Of the founders of the
Merchants Bank, afterwards the Merchants
Bank Of this city. and was presf-
lent and vice president Of that institution.
ae u now retired and lives At No. 1l7
boulevard.