The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-04-20

and admirers, considered his in
feriors in ability, promoted above
him, and this led to his politica
action above mentioned.
In the last years Of Gen. Da
Wis life, he wrote and published
a book, called "Recollections Of
Mississippi and Mississippians,
and in the sale Of which he was
engaged at the time of his death
1t is really a very fine literary
production, His experience anc
acquaintance with the early
times of Mississippi and the lead.
ing men of the State was exten-
sive, and he was engaged in many
of the stirring events of the early
times of the State, and the book
is more readable than a romance.
To all lovers Of pure English
prose composition the book has
it's charms. The history is writ
ten in good, plain English. and
the events related bring their
own pleasure to the reader by
their naturalness. | recall now
one short sentence in relation to
his special friend, James T. Har-
rison, which | always thought
most beautiful and charming.
After speaking of Harrison for
a considerable time, and theh of
his death, he closed with some
thing like this: Harrison, shall
we not see each other again? All.
Harrison, | shall meet thee
again!" remember to have been
talking at one time to Col. r. O..
REYNOLDS of the English classic
in which Gen. Davis book was
written, and we both called at
tention at the same time to the
beauty and charm Of the above
expression.
Gen. Davis was from home in
the interest of his book when his
great soul was called away. My
memory serves me now that he
was at Huntsville, Ala, and that
he was in his usual health, walk
ed out from his hotel for refresh
ment, as was his habit, returned
to his room and was found short
I,y thereafter on the bed dead.
When we think of the stirring
scenes through which he passed,
the great surging food-tide of
passion which passed through
his soul and mind. in his many
conflicts, legal and political; and
then come to look upon him calm
and severe in death, we can but
exclaim, MAN can do much; God
can do all things" Sleep, Gen.
eral. / trust that with all other
things which you discovered du-
ring your long and eventful life,
you failed not in the one thing
needful. Every generation has
it's men and measures, and they
differ from those of other gen
erations. When we review the
stirring scenes of the late thir-
ties and early forties, and re-
member how different they were
to the present, and in what that
difference consists, we are con-
strained to decide in favor of our
own times. But those early times
were more favorable for produc-
ing orators than the present.
Forensic eloquence is not now
thought of, while then it was the
chief thing. This is peculiarly a
utilitarian age, while then men
were more largely governed by
sentiment and moved by elo-
quence. Young men of that old
en- time, when educated for some
public position, generally had
grander and more lofty ideals
before them than now, and the
rich and well-to-do were not
raised in the midst Of stocks and
bonds, and money-bags,- as is
now the case with the rich, but
they were then, brought up in the
! fields and woods, dwelling much
with nature, and breathing in
her Inspiring scenes, while the
negro under the overseer produc-
led the living and the wealth of
the family. Such near contact
with nature and natures God,
were naturally Inspiring and up
lifting. Now, if a man has means
he has to work hard to preserve
and conserve the same, and it
keeps his thoughts in a different
and lower channel, and the young
man raised under such circum-
stances partakes more or less of
the parental surroundings.
! Now, it is stocks and bonds, mo-
ney and mortgages, requiring
special personal attention; then
lit was hounds and guns, poetry
and romance.
Miss Annie Lowe Jonas
Miss Annie Lowe Jonas. reader and
/ impersonator, will give recital at the
/ opera house Thursday evening, April
26th, under the auspices Of the Daugh-
| tiers of the Confederacy.. Miss Jonas is
young lady of strong personality and
/ is d reader of rare accomplishments.
| HersreadingS are free from affectation