The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
NEW STORIES OF THE
 NOBLE ROBERT E. LEE
His Way of Having Orders Written Inspired Sub ordinate to Rob Him of His Tur-
 key BreakfaS'

rived there. they found Major Rawlins Lowndes. of Hampton's stan, in posses- sion, with fine fire in the only room and good stables for the horses. After warming themselves-it was rough. raw weather-General Hampton said: General, where are your neadquarters?' Said Lse: Indeed, don't know. These were my headquarters last night and this
 morning, when left here, but these young gentlemen 1fe so comfortable that it would be a pity to. disturb them" Of
 course, great protestation and excuse on
 Hampton's part We'll move at once"
 There was only one habitable room, with
 two beds, and it was ultimately arranged
 that the two generals should have the
 two beds and each keep stan officer.
 and that the rest should shift for them
 selves. So General Lee kept Marshall
 and General Hampton kept Lowndes, and
 the cavalrymen gave Marshall a fair share of the carpet before the fire and put him on the outside. next the door. so he had to be getting up all night to receive the reports that were constantly
 coming in. Lowndes slept the sleep of the just, warm and long.
 Next morning they had for breakfast blockade bacon. musty and rusty. and rank and poor bone. Some neighbor had sent to General Lee a small tin bucket
 with some slices of breast of turkey and
 beat biscuit
 General Lee. presiding with his usual dignity, helped to breakfast. General
 what shall I have the pleasure of helping you to-turSey or bacon:" "Bacon," sad Hampton. and so on down to Lowndes.
 Turkey" says Lowndes So Lowndes ate turkey and the rest struggled along on the bacon. After breakfast Gensr i Lee went back and Hampton rode down to the lines. Major Lowndes.' says hs. "dont you think that was very impudent in you eating up all General Lees break fast?" "I don't think so at all," says Lowndes. That old man Is always put ting on too much style for me, and 1t does him good to be taken down occasionally. General Lee, however. had a good mem. ory for men and things.
 In the winter of 1s64-65, before Peters. burg, he returned from and early ride along the lines to get breakfast with Hampton. The breakfast consisted of a large tray of rice. boiled Carolina fashion. whore each grain Is distinct and dry sorghum coffee, l. C.. coffee made from the seeds of the sorghum plant, and baked sweet potatoes.
 Says Hampton: General, shall help you to some of this rice?' Thank you" said General Lee. "and if 1t is as conve- nient to you I'd like to be Helped before that dish gets to Major Lo vndes."
 After the war was over and things had settled down Lown1es. who was a great rice planter on the coast of South Carp lima. sent General Lee. the president of Washington and Lee College. Lexingto I, Va, two tierces of rice. So Lowndes had a good memory, too.
 After General Lees conference with General Grant at Appomattox, and ths terms of surrender had been arranged, the first thing General Lee did after reaching the tent, continues General Johnston, was to direct Marshall to pre-. pare a farewell order to the army. The Confederate camp was Immediately de. luged by Federal officers coming in to see old friends and acQuaintances. many of them kin. The visitors brought com. misary supplies long unknown to the Con. federate stomach-f1ne cognac brandy, old Bourbon whiskey. loaf sugar. etc.-and with the interchange of experiences and the news from mutual friends at homs a stan officer. even if he was the military secretary. had no time to write senti- mental farewell orders.
 After the lapse of several hours Gea. eral Lee sent for Colonel Marshall and asked him for the order and the military secretary was fo ced to confess that his time had been so taken up with visitors that he had not chance to write a word. Then, Co. onel," said the General, "get in that ambulance and you will find time and quiet to write, and calling the s si tinel at his quarters, he said: Sent incl, take charge of that ambulance and do not let any one disturb Colonel Mar shall until he has finished what he has to do." So the farewell order was writ ten by order and under guard.