The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-24
Ten and Memories Second Edition.) By

Ten and Memories. Second Editon.) By
John Russell Young. Edited by May
D. Russell Young. Published by F
Tennyson Nicely, New York. vols. 90.
It Is significant Of the recognized value
Of the book that its first edition was sold
cut in four weeks, and second. the pres
ent one. had to be prepared.
Mr. Youngs forty-two years OF varied
and remarkable experience, the best OF
which is set down in these menoins, en-
titles the work to distinguished considera-
ton He was first OF all journalist Of
the old school, a man OF letters. con-
g,rr1Date literary artist and raconteur.
md as the friend Of prominent men, MS
"reminiscences Of Grant. Lincoln, Lo"eii'
Dickens, Barrett, Booth. Conkling, BIS
1narck and many others win be READ with
unusual interest
OF course Mr. Youngs memoirs are not
rrrfAct Tbare Is much in them that seems
archaic in this day and generation. In inc
very first of the book there Is descrip-
.ion of the battle OF Manassas and the
retreat from Bull Run which is thouching.
Tn. terrtffc bugaboos those early soldiers
OF pen and sword fancied lurking peh1no
the Virginia hills. and the naive way they
Ind Of .poIogizag for getting licked are
f,n f,tnny, 1t IS Impossible that we should
law aside the beck without quoting ccu-
rle Of paragraphs.
.:It was impossible for me, in the heat
of terrible engagement, exactly to To-
cate the position Of Our forces during the
la title: but find my conjecture Of yes
terday verified. that It was not at Bull
Run. but at Manassas Gap. In other
words. that General Mcdowell. with an
army which, including the reserves at
Ctntervine. did not number more than
10000, actually attack the rebel forces
at Manassas Gap, where BeeureGard has
been for months preparing his fortified
tons. and where he had lined the hills
with elaborate and carefully constructed
entertainments. behind which were rifled
cannons Of large calibre, properly manned
and supported by an army which subse-
qucnt information leads me to estimate at
nearly a hundred thousand men.
Behind these batteries the Southern
troops fought. They were constructed In
manner calculated to deceive the most
experienced eye. The braastwoTks were
in the shape of a gently s1cping hill.
realty soaded, with here and there a tree
left growing to more thoroughly deceive
line OF batteries covered two or three
miles. The whole region seemed literally
TO be one masked battery. What appear
ed to be a natural declivity would in
moment belch forth a most fearful charge
Of grape-shot. shell snd canister: and from
every clu1np Of bushes or shrubhery the
terrible messengers OF death would come
a: the most unexpected moment
There is no doubt about it. Mr. Young
had fine command OF the Queans En-
Elish, and he very ably welded" as they
weed to say. "a facile and trenchant pen.
Appropoe of nothing. the reason why
man can control horse at all Is this: that
nature has 80 constructed he horses eye
that It magnif1es a man ! o Brobdignag-
ian proportions. If the horse should see
his master at the natural size. he would
kick out Of harness mighty quick Some
of the boys Of 81 We're wont to hras that
q Southerner was equal to five Yankees
and for long time the ''Yanks kept
up the illusion by looking at US through
their horses eyes.
Northumberland e-Saddle" Pope must
have been riding an enormous Percheron
wien Stonewall Jackson struck his rear at
Charlottesville. and 1t looks like Mr..
Young was on anything but a Chipco-
teaeue pony when he witnessed First Ma
na ssas.