The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-28

srdor and with much. inszstiafins cirosm-
stance OF behavior. She received b coldly
with . curt sThAnka.s He then determined
that abe was Federal SOY.
The train reached Richmond and Pres
oott betook himself TO Yranklin street..
ihers he saw life outspread before him
- Il was lived In the capital Of the Oonfsd-
crate States Of America He had besn
for three years with tho Army Of Northern
Virginia, and he found Franklin street "a
spectacle striking in ito variety and refresh-
Ing In it's brillianoy.' He carried his left
arm stifly, owing TO q wound made by n
Federal bullet. His face was thin, his uni
form dingy and ragged. but he was happy.
richmond was q snug little town, q CAPT.
tai OF no great sise even IN q region then
lacking IN city growth, but for the time
moro was said about IL and morn eyes were
turned upon II than upon any other place
In tho world. Many thousands Of men
were dying In an attempt to reach this
ANAL Virginia city. and many other thou
sands were dying In an equally strenuous
effort to keep them away
The street was crowded. He looked with
particular interest at the ladies. bearing
IN their cheeks faint, delicate bloom. the
mark Of the South. and he heard them as
they spoke to each other In their soft, drawl-
ing voices, which reminded him Of little
brook falling over q precipice six inches
high. He remarked the auctioneers bawl-
ing to the people TO come and buy. and the
gambling houses, with bright coal fires
cleaning through the half-open doors, and
the English sailors--blockade runners, up
from wilmington-withp prosperous air and
rolling walk. Come buy! Come buyl'
shouted . red-faoed suctioneer. See this
beautiful new uniform OF the finest gray,
sample Of q cargo made In England and
brought over five days ago on a blockade
runner to Wilmington Prescott bought
II for 500 In gold.
The story takes us into one OF the gam
bling houses. a pleasant place, apparently.
with its rich oolors, it's lights shining from
glasses and mirrors, its mellow odors OF
Liquid. and It's softened sounos,' and there
introduces US to variety OF animated and
interesting people. incluoing winthrop.
the duellist-editor and Raymond, the editor
gambler and RetiAeld, Member Of Congress
from one Of the Golf States, who had spent
ing that 'one Southern gentleman could
pied In berating Gen. Lee for not driving
all the Yankees back to Warrington We
attend, too. a meeting Of the Mosaic Club.
where We have q picture Of Richmond
society amusing itself in war times; and We
visit the two editors In their ONCE when they
are in the final throes Of the business Of
getting out a newspaper.
In that simple ana bare Office winthrop
sat in his shirtsleeves at little table writ
ing. Raymond, at another. was similarly
clad and similarly engaged. A huge stove
In the corner, and fed with billets
Of wood, threw out q grateful heat. Sit
ting around 1t In a semi-circle were four or
Ave men, including Gen. Woo. The
name Of Wood was famous in the Confed-
eraoy. The greatest Of all the cavalry
In q service that had so many,
q born military genius, he was an illiterate
belonging to that, despiset.,
and often justly despised, class KIN own
In the South a. poor white trash II was
said that he could neither read nor write'--
we learn from the General himself later that
he could read, save only that he found diff |
guilty with the long words-'but his genius |
famed up at the coming Of war a. certainly |
u tow blazee at the touch Of fire."
Winthrop tossed Q Newspaper to Prescott. |
Nay be you'd like TO look at this; it's |
ahett's paper he said. Prescott glanced |
through it, 1t was a copy Of the Charleston
Mercury, conducted by the famous Sc
,essiopist Rhett. then a member Of the |
Senate. and edited mean whils
,y his son. 1t breathed much fire and |
birthstone, and called necessarily for a
,uick defeat OF the insolent North.
Prescott passed over the paper to the others
md looked about him. Everything was
habby to the last degree. Old newspapers
md scraps Of manuscript Uttered the floor,
crawled over the desks, on
he walls were double-paee illustrations
rom Hdrper's Weekly and Lesiie's Weekly
depicting battle scenes in which the
frightened Southern soldiers were fleeing
ike sheep before the valiant sons Of the |
North ITS all the same said one of |
he company. We haven't any illustrated
,apers, but II We had they'd show the whole
Yankee army running 1T TO break its neck
rom q single Southern regiment
The beautiful Lucia Catherwood had q
ard time In Richmond. The Confederate
AZ well rs Capt, Prescott,
ook her for Federal spy. She was forced
o keep in hiding. and she might have
rozen or starved had IL not been for the
'aptain. who bought load Of coal for her
md slipped go gold pieces under her door
Inc night she fed from Richmond, the
'aptain esoorins her 10 the Federal lines;
nat she remained At the front. aud after
he frst day's battle Ia the Wilderness che
ound her lover on the field. wounded and