The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-12

injury to me, for both at the Military
Academy and at the Univ sr sity of North
Carolina he read me all my Latin les
sons, taking about ten or 1ffteen minutes
to do it, de had not seen the lessons
until three or four of his class came into
his room to run over tn EN- just before
reseitation. He passed away in his
mime. | was much draw IN to him from
1916 up to his death An other boy, still
younger, at Lovejoysr was Will
liam L. Saunders These three
constitute in my recollection, the most
intellectual trio of all l. ever went to
school with. They were colonies in the
Confederate army Sa'1n ders was a
noble. lovable. true man, d eserving of all
admiration and affection. l am not sure,
hut | think all three, Ill e myself, who
knew them so intimately were born in
Raleigh According to my impressions,
| saw no man at the University who
eaualled Carter in natural ability. Prof.
A. G. Brown asked me once who was the
ablest man in my class? l replied
Carter He demurred, but some years
later told me | was 1rrect. He was
much superior to the ] hen who took the
highest distinctions ! lie did not study,
and took but a second place, but it was
simply his own fault. Haywood went to
a Northern college. 81 tunders later was
at our University Gen, Junlus b.
Daniel, of Halifax, who's fell in battle,
most gallant man, was close friend OF
mine. Let me tell of what | know.
When he left LovejOy@s for West Point,
he was young and fawtlessly brave. Not
very long after entering that Govern
ment army school, crossing the campus
he was met by a cadet of the senior or
fourth class, who addressed the game
cadet in a half INSULTING, brusque way.
This was resented III reply promptly.
The old cadet sneerrgly said: Perhaps
you would like to sc tile this, and | in
vite you to the battle ground, some place
where fights occurred between students
Daniel at once acceIfed the challenge.
although some three or four years the
junior, and of much lighter weight. Ar
rived at the grounds both at once stripped
for the conflict. The senior looked at
the gallant youngster in admiration, and
said to him: Il have no idea of fighting
you. l was only testing your grit to see
if you had the material for soldier" He
gave him his hand, and from that time
until the elder was graduated, he was
Daniels best and truest friend. All
honor to General Daniels memory, for
he was indeed of heroic mold. He was
a son of Hon. ]. r. J. Daniel, who for
years represented the Halifax District in
the United States Congress. and nephew
of the late Justice Joseph Daniel, of the
Supreme Court, native also of Halifax
county I mention here that Halifax had
other heroes in the greatest of modern
wars-General Zollicoffer. General Ben.
Mccullough Col. John H. Whitaker and
Capt. Buck Kitchin--all gone now. Zol-
licoffer and Whitaker fell in battle Of
81 students in my class at the University,
but four remain so far as / am informed.
including myself.
Good Queen Victoria relished much
novel reading. But her taste was not of
the purest or the best educated For in
stance, she greatly relished Corelli, and
Merriman, but did not like Middle
march," a production-not her best-of
the greatest woman novelist of Great
Britain and one of the greatest of the
fiction writer's of the world.
If is stated that Owen WiSter whose