The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-12

through the warm summer afternoon
until he could apologize and feel like
a gentleman should to visitor The
little victim TOUCHED II out" without
making an apology, though dreadfully
torn by the terror of what Tommy
might do to the yellow dog and the be-
loved Red Warrior. when there was
no one to prevent his experiments
When the visitors were gone Mrs. Da-
Wis threatened her boy with dire pun
ishment If he ever raised HIS hand
against n visitor again. The child
steeled himself against Tommy's in
sulting aggressions in the future until
complained to their mother of Tom
my's insults. Then Mrs. Davis called
her little man up and said, IF you
are a coward, you are the first In our
family that / have ever known" The
high spirited child burst into tears and
cried out, 'You told me shouldn't
fight Tommy" Mrs. Davis replied, II
didn't mean you should let him insult
you. Whip him II he attacks you
again. but mind you have a good
cause" Next day Tommy and his fam
lily came again. Then Jeff's tactics
must have been worthy of notice. The
Red Warrior was enticed into the
chicken house and caught for Tommys
experiments, the yellow dog had been
at it's tormentor. and then JEFF went at
Tommy with fists, teeth and nails. The
louder the lubber yelled, the closer
JEFF stuck to him and when the chicken
house door was opened they found
Tommy with a bloody nose bowling
Justify. Mrs. Davis was paralyzed with
modification at her boys unoivil con-
duct and reproved him sharply with
promise of future punishment. This
was too much for the sincere little
man. who sobbed out in his wrath,
You told me l could do 1t If he treat
ed me mean again, and now l have
whipped the ginger out of him and you
are going to punish me-" His mother
needed his appeal and with as little Of
Tense as practicable explained the case
to TommyS mother, who notwithStand-
ing took offense and went home. More
than a year afterwards Mrs. Davis was
talking with an acquaintance upon the
irresistablG impulse she felt to espouse
the cause of right or wrong of her
friends. Jeff piped up, But you didn't
stand up much TO me when 1 whipped
T ommy." A reproach which his loving
riother felt keenly and tried to explain
to him when he was older.
In the stern school in which he was
r uILuIe ed the boy acquired many quail
lttes which served him all his life. He
learned 20 reverence the truth, to prac-
tlce riSid self-denial, to resent insults
with all his might, but never to offer
them needlessly to others, to under
stand his obligations to his family his
and his God. You his beloved
know how he acquitted
himself. He was proud of your unfal-
tering allegiance to him throughout the
sad years which he endured after the
defeat of our beloved cause and proud
err still of what our women accomplish
ed in aid of their husbands, sons and
brothers during the dreadful struggle.
l thank you that you have never fall
tered in your allegiance to him and
should not have dared offer this in |
tcnsely personal little paper but for /
the consciousness that he is dear to |
on as you were to him, and that what |
him would never prove wear |
some to you. So having presented the |
child Jefferson Davis to you, / feel sure |
you will welcome him for the hero's |
sake who withheld nothing from you |
hat he had to give.
With sincere affection am your low
ng countrywoman,
V. Jefferson Davis.
May goth. 1904.