The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-02

our poor soldier. her little fingers drop
ping stitches as she goes And then hs
connnends his wife for the industry ant
his delight that she is teaching his
daughters to be busy and industrious.
She was a baby girl following her
older sister, Mary, about Richmond, and
the pet of the distinguished statesmen
that filled the capital city OF the South
/ She met many Of the most historic char
acters. and retained a vivid memory OF
every scene and incident. Especially did
she remember the day that General Lee
/ returned from the war. defeated in arms,
but not in purpose. for the cause of the
South still lived The great crowds
thronged the streets Of Richmond to
welcome back their hero, their peerless
one. Mrs Lee and the children stood
behind the atticed windows of their
homes watching his return. How the
people thronged around him, seeking to
kiss his hand or Just to get a glimpse Of
his face. At last he reached his home
and here, touched by the populace, Gen
eral Lee spoke a few words. and waving
his, hand. alighted from his old war
horse, Traveller.
The people cfeered, and he passed
within his home his haven, his place of
rest, and the first to throw herself in his
arms was little Mildred.
General Lees first thought was to en-
ter upon agricultural pursuits and get
living out of the soil, and here his let
tiers to his wife on the training of young
girls, Or, rather, the training he expect
ed to give his daughters, are worthy Of
thought from every true-hearted father
He changed his mind about settling
down to farming. and as he said in one
of the letters given by Miss Lee to the
Picayune, so much of his time had been
spent in teaching young men how to war,
he thought he could not better spend
his declining days than in teaching them
the arts OF peace and how to be indus
trious citizens And so he settled down
to beautiful, quiet life of president of the
Washington University, at Lexington.
He gave his daughters most liberal
education. They were accomplished in
every line, but the old home accomplish
ments were not neglected. The children
all loved Traveller and none more than
little Mildred. 1t is reated once of her
that she had the mumps, and the other
children were getting it, too. They saw
the general coming home OH Traveller
and went forth to meet him, and he
caught Mildred up in his arms and said:
"Oh, my! She has the nlumps, and what
if she should give Traveller the mumps
Oh, my, what shall l do if Traveller gets
the nu1nps!"
The general loved dearly, said Miss
Mary Lee to the writer, to have the chill
bred scratch or tickle his feet. He would
promise at night to tell the incest stories
best, and Mildred would always gets the
incest story as the general sat back in
his chair, with the children around
proud and anxious to do his bidding
And when Mildred was in her beautiful
young womanhood death came to her
idolized father. She was with him with
her mother and Colonel Robert Lee when
he breatked his last Miss Mary Lee
was within a few miles, at Stanton. but
could not reach Lexington owing to the
floods. Shortly after Mrs Lee died also,
and then Misses Mary and Mildred Lee
travelled much in foreign lands. Every
where they were received with distin-
guished honors, and Miss Mary Lees
scrap book shows the respect and honor
paid her and her sister by the most illus
Erous courts of the East.
Neither married. Once in New Or
eans, at dinner given in honor of Miss
Mildred Lee, at the beautiful home Of
Mrs. Jennie Washington Story, who is
4 connection of the Lees, the question
was asked why she had never married,
for Mildred Lee was very beautiful, in
1eriting much of the grace of features of
her distinguished father. She was born
sristocrat, and rearing her stately head
with queenly: poise, she said:
I never married because I esteem the
lame of Lee. above all other names. I
I'M proud to be my fathers daughter
And knowing what father she had, one
:ould we'll appreciate her sentiments.
But she and her sister Mary were the
guests of many camps and most
frequently in this city which they loved
o we'll. They attended the first reunion
n 1892. Some. eight years ago Miss
Mildred Lee again visited New Orleans.
She was brilliantly entertained by Mrs
Paul Conrad, who is a connection of
lers, Mrs. Story at "Saxonholn,'' and
'ther distinguished ladies. This was her
asst visit to New Orleans ere this which
chronicles her death. At that time she
poke with deepest feeling of the Con-