The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20

| leighton Parks. writing in the Century
Magazine of What Boy Saw OF the
Civil War" says:
1T was on the Wllliamsport Pike. about
half mile from the town. that We met
General Lee. He had dismounted and
was standing by his horse a small sorrel
mare. which, was told, 1t was his Gus
| tom to ride on the march. Ills staff wax
brilliant in gold lace, but he was very
simply dressed. No one could have seen
that man without being greatly impressed
with the dignity OF his bearing and the
beauty of his face. His hair at this
time was almost entirely white and
those who had seen him the year before
said he had aged greatly in the short
space OF time which had elapsed since the
battle of Antletam. could not help
thinking of Washington as I looked at
that calm. sad face. It has been said since
by those who were near him that he
had no expectation Of conquering the
North. and that, at the most, he only
hoped to win a great battle on Northern
soil in order to affect public opinion In
Europe. and lead to the recognition OF
the Southern Confederacy. However that
may be. there was nothing about his
bearing which looked like a great hope.
DR. Doyle drove straight to where he
was standing and announced himself as
one who was sure of his welcome. Gem
eral Lee came at once to tho gig and
thanked him politely for having core
promptly. and began at once to ask about
the roads. I was astonlshcd at the famil-
iarity which he showed with the country,
and vet he evidently wished to have his
map. which he held in his hand, confirm
ed by an eyewitness. His questions
| We're like those of lawyer to wit.
ness What roads ran into the Lighters
! burg Pike? Did the Cavetown Pike cross
| the mountain What sort of crossing was
| It? Could cannon be easily brought over
it? His right flank, then. was protected
| by the Blue Ridge until he reached Get
| tysburg? And on his return should he
come that way? We're there good roads
trimmings to the river west of the one
! on which he now stood? Could artillery
be moved over them? Was the valley
| well wooded and watered all the way
| to Gettysburg? To all OF which the an
| swer was Yes
| Lee had been speaking In n low tone.
| leaning on the shaft of the gig, with his
head under the hood of 1t, so that we,
| looking in through the curtain, could see
and hear everything. Suddenly Lee saw
| us and said: Doctor, are these your
| boys?
'one of them ls, said the doctor. The
other Is the son OF DR. Parks. You must
have known his father in the old army
I {" rs 1t posslble! said Lee.
"Then we were called down and mace
| our bows, and Lee said something that
| / could not hear: but the doctor an
ewered, No danger and then added
something at which Lee smiled and said,
Would you boys like to get on that
horse?' pointing, to his own little mare,
"Of course we said, Yes, and each In
turn was lifted by General Lee up to the
| horses back. / suspect that that ntten-
ton was suggested by DIR. Doyle In or
| der to divert our minds from what we
had Just heard. When We got back to
town, he said to mo: Now run home,
my boy, and tell your mother that you
! haye seen General Lee and all that he