New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-01-04

General Fremont's headquarters to snow MIN
that they are not afraid Of Rim. The story or
their visit is told follows:
The house which General Fremont appropri-
ated for his use when he came back from Eu-
rope to assume command Of the West was not a
modest one. 1t still stands. a large mansion or
brick, with a stone front, very tall ana very
wide, with elaborate eornice ana pIateslass
windows both tall and broad, and high base
ment- On that summer evening, some forty
years ago. when Virginia and Eugene came in
was he IF me ,be TAX Was rife over the COM
handing generals pomp and circumstance He
had just returned from Europe. where pomp
and circumstance and the military were welded
Foreign o.dcers should come TO America TO teach
our army dress and manners. A dashing Hun
garian commanded the generals bodyguard
which honorable corps was even then drawn up
In the street before the house. surrounded at
respectable distance by crowd that feared to
Jest. They felt like it save when they caught the
stern military eye Of the Hungarian captain.
Virginia gazed at the gltttering uniforms, re-
splendent in the sun, and the sleek and Wen req
horses, and scalding tears came she thought
Of the half starved rabble OF Southern patriots
the burning prairies- Just then a sharp COM
mand escaped in broken English from the Hun
garian. The people in the yard of the mansion
parted, and the general himself walked proudly
out OF the gate TO the curb, where his charger
was paving the gutter. As he put foot to the
stirrup the eye of the great man (once candidate.
and again to be, for President) caught CLINT of
red and white at the corner. For an instant he
stood transfixed TO the spot. with one leg in the
air. Then he took il down again and spoke TO
young officer of his staff. who smiled and began
to walk toward them. Little Eugenies knees
trembled She seized Virginias arm and whis-
pered In agony: "Oh. jimmy, you TO be ar
rested after all. Oh. wish you hadn't been so
Hush said Virginia. as she prepared to
slay the young officer with a look She felt like
flying at his throat and choking him for the in
science Of that smile. How dare he march with
in six PAGES of those eyes? The crowd drew
back But did Miss Carvel retreat? Not a
step "Oh I hope he will arrest me- she said
passionately to Eugene. He will start con-
Migration beyond the power of any Yankee TO
QueIL''
prisonersr' No. those were not the words surely.
The lieutenant had taken off his cap He bowed
low and said: Ladies, the generaIS conpn-
rents, and he begs that this much OF the side
walk may be kept clear for few moments
What was left for them after that save re-
treat? But it was not precipitate- Miss Vfr-
ginfa crossed the street with dignity and bearing
which drew even the eyes of the bodyguard TO
one side. And there she stood haughttly until
the guard and the general had Numbered away.
A crowd of black coated civilians and quarter
masters and other officers in uniform poured
out Of the basement OF the house into the yard
Mrs Fremont was more than proud of her
husbands war record. She delighted in the tales
which his officers and men told OF his undoubt-
ed personal bravery. Many Of these stories she
preserved and told over and over again Here
is one which was related by an officer who
served under Fremont in the Mountain De-
I, partment":
At the battle of Cross Keys, about 3 p. m, a
strange cessation Of firing occurred I rode over
| TO a knoll which General Fremont and staff
| had gone to get a nearer view or the field Dis
mounting I gave my horse to an orderly, and.
approaching the general, asked permission TO
| telegraph home. He told 10 write my mes
sage and he would give 1t his signature took
| out my Textbook but had not written word
| before all along the line the enemy opened an
| artillery fire. One round Of shot killed a horse
| under an orderly in our rear Another plunged
| into the earth before lis not two rods away
The numerous staff took order in their going,
and I was about following their sensible ex-
ample when I looked up and saw General
Fremont waiting for that telegram went
through the motions Of writing, and he, taking
| the book wrote approved" with his name
added. Then, saying, They seem to have our
range captain" he quietly walked to the hollow
where his horses stood waiting.
Mrs. Fremont accepted the gift Of home from
the women of California at Los Angeles after
| the death of her husband. She received pen
sion of $1,000 year from the government In
1899 she met with an accident, and was Grip
pie for the rest Of her life. In her home were