The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-02
1 Gsatlsr Rsminss


Not Tong before she elase ef shs Civil
war, whea Gen. Lee had his hsa6aaar-
Es-x near Petersburg. a ysUng nan was
sect to him with a message from hia
sen. Gssn. William III Lee. wh1se car
airy ceMm1Ea wzs then stationed *
c.. about forty niles distant. The
message was vrFbal eae, To tae effect
that the son wna4 Join tie father with
hsz enkixe Eavairr the rext morning by
2 o'clock at KawaaEa Greek, . poirt-
heIsw Petgvshgs- 0m sha WsI@na Rail-
T02as The ysAng man. Hgw aang past
middle life, tells tie story himself
II was Lite m0Fe than boy, the
youngest ana last appointed 0a TIE stat
81 our gallant eonaaranseg: ard Ia al
dition 20 the ngvsltv Of il, thare were
nights riAs tie mosf exciting expegi-
snce I Tad ever kB0wn-5sa. lee was
my idol, ard had never aea hsln.
III bad 10 ride fast, ard whea at last
I lsfs ny dripping harsc ct Cen. Lees
tent d9ar ami vas usheFsd into his pres.
enee. | was almost oFerroEe with rs
ti-Fe aa5 heas, though too excited %
realize T. fSsn Lee sat at q tabe. cvzr
seFuG nlilgigks xnTk. Ae stapped writ
ing for a msmant ana rose % reeesxe
ma, while I salated, roFe than realizing
ny boyaoods IDEAL 10 the commanding
presence IN which l stood a. last. Al
m0af fafnt. IL I said, ! forget myself
and mT errana and seemed . see TIE
Object Of my admiration through 4 sort
81 mist, IKE dim picture booking ogt
81 a dark canvas. Suddenly I hecame
Conscious that Gen Lee WIS asking ne
mp Grand
hare been seut ny your son, Gen
William II. r Lee. began, uleehani-
calIy, &c tel ron that be VII meet you
with his cavalry tomorrow morning e
9 O'Clock at'-znd theH / stopped
AT whzt poiut viii Re meet ne
asked Gen, Lee.
III was a simple question. but tho
cold sweat started cut 81 my hands aHf
face As Be asSsd il and things grew dim
mer than ever
81 hare Forgotten. General. said.
as soon a. I could GET ing voice. T.
seemed 20 epns from 3 hollow under ny
feet somewhere.
Gen. Lee locked at ne IA surprises
then. As ii 70 relieve my embarrassment,
I he took 4 turn across the tent- Can't
/ Won think Y be said. AZ | remained silent.
tried TO 70 over the PLACES - the
country around. I could net think Of
4one. The General stood stti again be-
fore ms, trying to think himself.
Was Il Ream's StztiGng be askei.
Nc. General, Il wasn't ihas, I said,
beginning tt take 8 little courage.
or HatcheE's Rum
'sNo, General
Was il Stony CFeekT
No, sir l was as blEnS a. ever.
- Maybe Il was RswAuta Creek BE-
lveptured again. after pause. I drew
q long breath; the mist faded from ny
eyes.
Yes. General said 1T vas Row
anita Greek. ana waited % Be dismissed
with the unlimited contempt ! deserved
When did you leave G-e was
the next question
- At II O'clock, I replied Il was
then hslf-past three.
I You must De tired. 0raerlvN be
called. The orderly appeared az TIE
Itert door Take this courier and zee
+ that he has some supper and a pises
to Sleep I ssinted, and vent out with
the oraerly. I had the best meal that
might or rather that morning I
hSd eaten in many a day, and drepped
asleep as soon as ms head touched the
sheltered grass which ssEved Al my bed
I in the tent assigned ne.
1 ~When I woke there was no tent over
me. TIE sun was shining u my faee.
Y The Geld was clear Not o vestige af
1.-THE eneampment but its refuse was left.
On one Of the forked props which bad
upheld the tent hung my kuaps4ek- !
\ examined III II was allied with food.
1 Tied 70 q tree near hy WIS my horse,
saddIe5 and Drilled and showing q very
dainty appetite foF grass. seized sone
Iof tha contents Of nay kHapSgck, and
eating a. rode, gt1oped oa toward
I Rawunt4 Greek.
I wft Is needless b say that IA the
struggle which followed during The next
few days ever the Weldon Raiiroaa
| fought 81 I hsd never i@aght before, tor
Enc man before whom stoed a. fool
land, but for bis own thoaghtfulaess, the