The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-05
JEFFERSON DAVIS
 AMONG HIS FRIENDS
AN INTERESTING GLIMPSE OF THE CONFEDERATE PRESIDENT AND HIS PERSONAL ESCORT, FROM WAR TIME DIARY.

An interesting glimpse of Jefferson Davis and his personal escort in retreat al the end of the war. is published in the April Appleton's, from the wartime diary of a Georgia girl, whose journal has proved so interesting. Here is an extract:
 About noon the town was thrown into the widest excitement by the arrival ot President Davis. He is travelling with ;t large escort of cavalry, which seems to me very imprudent thing for man in his position to do. He rode into town ahead of his escort, and as he was pass ing by the bank where the Elzeys board, the general and several other gentlemen ere sitting on the front porch, and the instant they recognized him they took off their hats and received him with every mark of respect due the President Of a brave people. When he refined in his horse all the staff who were pres ert advanced to hold the reins and as- sst him to dismount, while Dr. and Mrs. Robertson hastened to offer the hospital ;ty of their home. About forty of his im- mediate personal friends and attendants were with him, ana they were all half starved, having tasted nothing for twenty four hours. Captain Erwin came running home in great haste to ask mother to send them something 10 eat as it was reported the Yankees were approaching the town from two opposite directions, closing in upon the President, and it was necessary to hurry him off a once. There was not so much as crust of bread in our house, everything available having been. given to soldiers. There was some f. AL 1.tt~ hot l.,I --t baked for a party of soldiers, but they were willing to wait and 1 begged some llilk from Aunt Sailie, and by adding to these our own dinner as soon as Emily o1uld finish cooking it, We contrlyed to get together a very respectable lunch. We fsd just sent 1t off when tho Presidents escort came in, followed by couriers who brought the comforting assurance tha. it was false alarm about the enemy being so near.
 By this time the Presidents arrival had become generally known, and people be- gan foclSing to see him, but he went to bed almost as soon as he got into the house, and Mrs. Elzey would not let him be walked. One of hls friends, Colonel Thorburne, came to our house, and went right to bed, and slept IA hours on a stretch. The party are all worn out, and half dead for sleep. They travel mostly at night and have been in the saddle for three nights in succession. MT. Elzey says that MT. Davis does not seem to have been aware of the real danger of his situation until he came to Washington, where some of his friends gave him serious talk, and advised him to travel with more secrecy and dispatch than he has been using.
 MT. Reagan and MT. Mallory are also in town. and General Toombs has re. turned ha vinr encountered danger ahead. I fear Judge Crump is back, too, with his Confederate treasury, containing, it is said $300.000 in specie. He is staying at our house, but the treasury is thought to be stored fin the vault at thei bank It will hardly be necessary for him to leave the country, but his friends advise him to keep in the shade for time. If