The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-08
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nounced. The Countess was expecting the arrival of an applicant for the po- sition of footman. a very tall specimen
 of manhood being her requirement. When General Breckinridge approach ed, Lady Blank amazed him by ask ing:.
 last place?
 instantly, and, with a twinkle in his eye, unobssrved by his hostess. an- swered respectfully:
 "'Yes, my lady.
 "swhat were your dutiesT
 ".well. my lady, in the last three
 places I held, was Vice-President or the United States, MaJor-Generaf In the Confederate Army, and Secretary or
 War of the Confederate States Of Americar
 ".Oh. General Breckinridge, stam- mered Lady Blank, utterly overcome with confusion and averttng her race. Laughing heartily, he advanced with hands outstretched, and assured ner that his vanity was so tickled at the implied compliment to his ngure that he had quite forgave her mistake.
 The two daughters of Senator VIE fall were with relatives near Boston when the States seeded. The fall or Fort Sumter into the hands of our Con federacy is related in letters or Mrs. wigfall to her daughters.
 An old newspaper clipping is given which gives account of Senator WIZ falls gallant exploit. He, with pfi- vate, William Gourdin Young steering, made his way In a small boat in broad dav to the fort to persuade Major An dersou to desist from so manifestly an unavailing resistance. He had only cambric handkerchief on his sword TOT A flag of truce. The tiny flag was not visible from the fort, whereas the boat approaching was in plain sight, ana from the fort balls and shells were hurled at 1t. "A thirty-two pound ball struck the water within five yards of her, and was followed by a, shell which came near proving fatal. The ofncers at the batteries observing that the boat never swerved from her course, in- ferred that wigfall must have been Tn it,"
 The fort was on fire. ammunition nearly exhausted and Major Anderson at Colonel Wigfalis demand, gave un- conditional surrender. Any reading Of the history of our civil war teens with deeds like this daring one of Colonel WfRfall, The true spirit of bravery and chtvalry was so usual In that gio- rious war and deeds like this repeat themselves so continuously that no one finds in history its mead of praise. The utmost of bravery was then expected of every Southern man and not one failed or quailed.
 A letter from a Northern lady to Mrs. wigfall gives what she deemed from her daily observations in Providence the animus of the North: You at the South are wrong to underrate the cour- age and resources of the Northern States. They are no doubt less accus- toned to the use of fire arms. there are very few who know how to ride. and they are less fiery in their i'm pulses. They are less disposed to fight, but they are not cowardly where their interests are concerned; and will hgnt for their money. Where their proper ty Is at stake they will not hesitate to risk their lives"
 The same lady compares the patri- otism of a Northern State and that of the Southern States: We have now sufficient proof of how much stronger hate is than love of country. Where was the patriotism of Massachusetts when the country was at war with the English in 1872? Massachusetts, which was the leading State of New Eng land, refused to let her militia leave the State and when the United States troops were withdrawn, to fight in oth- CT places, applied to the Federal gov ernment to know whether the ex- penses of their own militia, who were summoned to defend their own State,
 would be reimbursed by the govern
 ment" From the suburb of Boston to Richmond, through the United States army lines the two little Wigfall girls had ap exciting passage. At Richmond they were invited at once to dine with the President of the Confederate States, and every friend and acquaintance
 whom they met asked the one question of those they had left behind them: What do they think of the Battle of
 Manassas?' The Misses WiEfan at
 once were entered as pupils of Miss Pegram's school for young ladies in Richmond. The author makes the claim | that never were so many beautiful girls gathered into one school! And the claim seems justified by the num- | Der of portraits given of beauties of the | day, the quaint dressing of the day and the elaborateness of the coiffure. l adding to the charm of the fair and aristocratic countenances. The DOT | traits are of Miss Mary Haxall of vir- | ginia (Mrs. Alexander Cameron), Miss Mary Triplett of Virginia (Mrs. Philip Haxal), Miss Leila Powers of Virginia | (Mrs. Stuart Symington of Baltimore),
 Miss Evelyn Bayly of Virginia (Mrs. Louis McLane Tiffany of Baltimore).
 Miss Hetty Cory of Baltimore and the other Corys. all known as the Cory
 Invincibles" One of these latter being
 Miss Constance Cory, now Mrs. Burton Harrison of New York, whose pen has wrought for her a fame even more last ing than that from her beauty. An other of these Cory Invincibles" was
 Miss Hetty. Cory. "She had just been released from Fort McHenry, where she had been imprisoned for wearing a white apron with red ribbons, the Con- federate colors" This goddess with the Titan tinted hair did not seem to learn fear from her Imprisonment, for we hear of her again: Tt Is told of Miss Hetty Cory that on one occasion when Federal troops were passing through Baltimore, she stood at an open window of her home and waved a Confederate flag. One of the officers of a regiment passing below noticed the demonstration and calling 1t to the at tention of the colonel. asked. Shall
 have her arrestedT The colonel, glanc- ing up and catching a glimpse of the vision of defiant loveliness, answered | emphatically, No, she Is beautiful enough to do as she - pleases. Miss Wigfall, the Rose of Texas" as she was called very modestly refrains from telling of any of her own numer- ous conquests of wit, beauty and charm Of the many noble young soldiers of the time she makes mention especially of four gallant ones of the Army of Northern Virginia:
 There were four brilliant young 1 soldiers in that great army who espe-
 oially held the love and admiration of