The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-19

says:
we had a large and pleasant mess.
and Jackson sojVurned several days
with US. lie had then become hypo-
chondriacal lie had queer ideas about
his health"
HENDERSON. l.. y. 80: lie was by no
means successiui as an Instructor OF
the higher mathematics Although the
theories of light and motion were
countless branch OF learning which
the cadets particularly detcstcd. mis-
mcthohs of teaching made 1t even more
repei1ent. \ thorough master of his
subject. he lacked altogether the pow
er OF aiding others to master 1t. no
flashes OF humor relieved the tedium
of his long and closely reasoned demon
STATIONS. He never descended to the
level OF his pupils understanding. nor
aid he appreciate their difnculties.
Facts presented themselves to his in
tellect in few lights"
Henderson. J., p. 60: lie was any
thing but cornwall companion. He
never smoked, nc was a strict tccto-
taller. and he never touched Il card. His
dlct. Tor reasons of health, was OF a
most sparing kind; nothing could
tempt him TO partake Of food between
his regular hours. and for many years
ne abstaincd from both tea and corec.
In those peaceful times, moreover.
there was nothing either commanding
or captivating about the professor or
artillery"
John Esten Cooke. In his "Stonewall
jackson, a Military Biography" be-
ginning at p. 10. gives a lengthy de-
scription Of General Jackson whilc a
professor at the Virginia Military In
stitute. in which the following occurs:
Jackson was the farthest possible
removed from anything graceful"
Cooke applies the terms tall, gaunt,
awkward. stiff and unbending; Gays in
walking that he kept his eyes on the
ground, his lips moving in soliloquy,
showing profound Inconsistencies Of
place and time" They the studcntsl
called him old Tom Jackson and
pointing significantly to their fore
heads, said he was not quite right
there. Those who experienced the
fun weight NJ his PROFESSIONAL baton
called him fool Tom Jackson "
or course, there were others who saw
jackson with more charity. Cooke
tells Of their estimate also. But Cooke
says that the awkwardness, strictness,
etc, are proved
Considered Eccentric.
Doctor j. William Jones. describing;
General iackson's life at the institute,
in an appendix to Cookies jackson. u.
iI2. says:
His life at the institute was that OF
an earnest man. conscientiously ana
successfully discharglng every duty
that devolved upon him He was con-
sidered eccentric by some. but his &c
ccntricitics all leaned to the rigid per-
Torrance of what he deemed right He
waited ten minutes in the pelt!ng rain
IN front Of the quarters of the super
intendent that he might not deliver
his report one minute before the time
ordered. and wore thick wooden
clothes in summer because he had
received no orders to change his uni
form upon precisely the same princi-
pie"
Henderson. l.. p lis: HE rode a
horse as quiet as himself His seat
in the saddle was ungraceful. His
well-worn cadet cap was always tilt.
Cd over his eyes; ne was sparing oil
speech; his voice was very quiet, and
he seldom smiled. lie made no ora
tons, he held no reviews, and his ord
crs were remarkable for their brevity
Even with HIS officers he had little
intercourse. He connded his plans 10
no one. and not Q single Item of in
formation, useful or otherwise, escaped
his lips
Henderson, l., p. loo: But while they
smiled at his pcculiarities, the Con-
fcdcrate soldiers remembered the fierce
counter stroke on the heights above
Bull Run"
Henderson. l.. p. 1856: His very
peculiaritics endeared him TO them old
Jack or 'Stouewall were his nick
names in the lines of his command, and
stories went round the camp fire of
hnW. he had been seen walking in the
woods round Ccut:@viEe absorbed in
prayer. or lifting his left hand with
that peculiar gesture which the men
believed was an appeal to Heaven, but
which In reality was made to relieve
the pain of his wounded finger But
while they discussed his oddities, not
a man IN the brigade but acknowIcdG
cd hts ability -
Henderson, l.. PIP. 3lo-lS, quoting
General Richard Taylor:
after attending to necessary camr
details. 1 sought Jackson. whom l had
never met The mounted officer. who
had been sent In advance. pointed out
figure perchcd on the topmost rail- OF
fence overlooking the road and field
and said 1t was Jackson. Approac Oh
ing, | salutcd and declaring my name
and rank, then waited for a response
Before this came I had time to see a
pair of cavalry boots covering feet OF
gigantic size NANCY cap with vizor
drawn low. a heavy dark beard and
wary eyes. eyes afterwards saw fiji
ed with Intense but never brilliant
light. y low, gentle voice inquired
the road and distance marched that
day. Just then my Creolcs started
their band for waltz. After a con
templativc suck nj n lemon 'tboupb,
less fellows for serious work came
forth. y return to tho lemon gave
me the opportunity to notice where
Jackson got his lemons. No fellow
could find out but he was rarely with
out one. To have lived twelve miles
from that point would have disturbed
him as much Is II did the witty DEAN
General Taylor's Destruction aud
reconstruction p. so, says:
Il have written that he Iackson)
was ambitious; and his ambition was
vast. ail-absorbing Like the unhappy
wretch from whose shoulders sprang
the foul SERPENT. he loathcd If pprhn N &