The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22

outpourine OF the peoples gratitude to
their chosen chief--a magnificent tri-
butte which all tho wealth Of the Cae-
sars could not have commanded Iand
all the power Of the Romanoffs could
not have carried out. Jefferson Davis
was tai and slender. bccomingly
clothed IN dark gray and wearing Il
standing collar and black nocktio. hir
vest vas cut low enough to show the
tor stud. his hair was parted on the
left side of lis head his beard was
full and gray. He was remarkable for
the use Of his conversation. using sim
pie but sometimes strong language. He
was blamed for not sending the cotton
crop to Europe. and from the sale of II
providing tuhds for carryins on the
war The cotton crop Of is6o-el had
mostly gone forward before the birth
NJ the Confederacy. The next crop was
imprisoned by the blockade.
Great moral courage wa required
for Jefferson Davis ia endure the
change from that OF President OF u
powerful confederscy to the condition
OF nenacled prisoner and di5fran-
chised American" man without a
country / never heard Mr.. Davis
utter . complaint or even allude to the
cruel trea tment he had received when
q prisoner at Fortress Monroe. He was
too brave. too manly too p-oud to con
descend TO such weakness
AS TO Mr. Henry A. Wise. On the
night before General Lee surrender
at Appomattox General Wise's brigade
was engaged in fighting the Federal
infantry about Farmville. Toward
morning on the ever famous April s.
1855, General Wiso's command started
TO join the main army. which was then
moving toward Appomatto1 Court
house. AS General Wise rode along he
saw a puddle Of muddy water By the
road Jumping from his horse, ne
washed his face in the pridle' and
having no towel or even a handker-
dry itself. His i-ng. dark thin face
covered with thin LAYER of yellow
mud. which strea.nc1 down HE fo-e-
head over his long nose, and his long
black hair and dark eyes altogether
gave him the appearance OF a wild In
dian a he ode along. Just as the sun
began t. rise on It eyentful morn
ing and strike Wise's face it became
more ye ow and 'diculous than be-
fore Just at this time General Lee
came down the road. in elegant uni
form. wearing handsome yellow sash
around his waist q -old-nounted
sword. his spotless boots, his spurs and
bride shining bril- tiy. and all his
staff in very good condition around
him. He was on his way to meet Cen
eral Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
AS this brilliant cavalcade rode uy
= neral Wise came up to General Lee
an with all that drama air and
voice which he affected he said /.
General Lee, herr i said that YOU
| e. tend tn surrender the Army of Nor
ethern yi-ginia-that army which hal
carried Your name in slory forever tc
! tn heights of Gettysburg that army
which has rested VIGOROUSLY on the
blood stained hills CT Spottsylvania"-
| As General Wise stopped to take
| breath in the miGst of this extraordi,
nary Invocation, with tears streaming
down his cheeks making cutters ir
the yellow mud the scene was pain
fLl and pathetic. General Lee, look
ling straight at him. while everybody
kept dead silence. said In his grave
| patricisn voice:
General Wise. GO and wash your
faoet-Eugene L. Didier. In Spare Mo
ments