The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-02
M S h e n a n d o a h M
q CiVH War Romance of She'foan's Ride


communication, ! rear 1 cannot NV
erly either accept or ofIsr any cour-
tesiea"
The only material courtesy he eeulA
have offered would have been to haad
out the unpsrched corn with which bic
coat tail pocket was stuffed!
The Union oficar bowed. begged pr.
don and returned the flask 10 ~
pocket without looking at II ~ etA
Then he approached 4 step nearer 49,
said In . hearty tone:
VERY good. Robert! I am Glad %
see that you are stiii true to your cid
principle of temperance and strict ~
tention to duty"
Then Col. Ellingham recognized 0eA
Haverili-the Mexican war conrade OF
his father under the old nag. and his
own ana Gertrudes guardian uatl the
great sundering OF sacred ties BY the
awful outbreak OF civil strife that now
had spent itself after laying the coun-
try and Its homes and Industries desc.
late.
And a. he stood there under the
nag Of truce In the condition OF .
conquered rebel before the powerful.
incorporating Zoe the young eouse'
srn soldier felt his heart - out 70 ~
veteran warrior Of the Union. now 0say
and carsworn from long service -
hssrtbrsaking saorihcs at the altar o.
"Ws meet under dimculs siseua.
stances, Gen. Havsrili." falAere6 -
"bvt--I trust there ere. no hard fesI'
inssr'
trary. II 10 time. God knows! How afe
0srtruds snd"--
"shc and Kerchivai were married iass
sunday" answered Bob. He saw ~
Generals face alter strangely. and Ne
whole attitude stiffsn. ~ 70 he heart
had suddenly frossn. 30 he hastsned
10 add: "But We have not been able
70 locate Capt Hexrtssass. ane
N,-S'v dare 20 speculate - 10 WAT
has become Of him."
ON that point can sivs 200 ~
come news" snSd Gen. Havsriii. reoov-
srinG his old cordiaiity. HE sseaped
while being Transferred from Danv>lle
and came to ~ ct Petersburg to re5eih
the corps. But he was IN ~ eee11tion
for campaigning. 20 ssnt him - -
Miss Jenny Buokthorn win suoese1 u
nursing him 10 recovery"
In due time word was received from
Gen. Grant that he was coming -
Immediately 70 discuss terms Of our-
render with the southern soamAa4sr.
Gen. 0rant's cpurisr found o0. Lee
near Appomsttox Court House, lying
unper Al Appio pve upVo = Ua04SS
spread over some rsils--whsnos origin.
sted the report about Lees having oof.
rendered beneath the apple tree u
Appomattox."
The historic meeting OF the two osa.
s-ris really took pisce at the hoaoo
OF Mr.. Wilmer Mclean. q virginIAn
who. before and during the first battle
Of Manassas. had resided IT 1cLsaass
Ford. over Hull Run, ana WHO he'd ~
"a
In order TO be out Of the wars WV.
What . strange freak OF destiny vas
that which now brought both armies 70
this fancied secure retreat. to end here
the fighting begun at Bull Run assriy
four years previously!
Gen. Grant. accompanied BY 0sns.
Sheridan and Ord and several other
officers. including Gen. Haverili. pre-
sentsd . striking contrast to Gen. Lee.
who with q cour'e of staff officers
awaited him IN the oid-fashionsd pAsior
OF the Mclean residence.
Grant. forty-three years old. med1um
sized and somewhat stoop-sho uldsrsd,
wore no marks Of rank except Q son-
erals shoulder straps on his blue hannel
blouse His trousers werc tucked in his
boots, and he had neither snurs nor
sword. Lee. dozen years older than
his late adversary. had the stature and
D '0oiHb VI an olu hUSut CTubuucT. ms
hair and beard were siiver-gray. He
wore plain hut hanfsor's urs'orm Of
, Confederate gray. top t,,ots with spurs,
gauntlcts and a dress sword. T1ds
unsccustomed slde-arm was q splenGd
blade enxraved on one side with ne
motto: Aide toi ct Dieu t'aidera," On
! the other side with the inscription.
| reminiscent OF the campaign that he'd
| ended at Antietam; "Oer. Robert y.
/ Lee. from a Marylander. 1853"
The two commanders. now brought 90
| gether TO arbitrats the destiniss Of .
| nation. had met once. eighteen yeays
! before. In Mexico. when Lee wss IN
| engineer ofYicer on the stan of 0sa.
Scott and Grant a pubaltsrn Of ~
fsntry. After a pleasant allusion 20
that meeting. with the exchange Of
greetings. Gen. Lee proceeded ~ once
TO the business in hand by sayi~6:
''0en. Grant. Il "a due to a lrank
understanding between us trat I should
' say at the outset that AN wil1nG 20
discuss surrender only on terms coa-
/ slstent with the horo- OF my army.
which otherwise Is prepared TO resist 10
the very last"
(ro BE Continued