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The Maine Boy.

WOODBURY. PULSIFER. at the Maine
" Socfety's reunion i'm New York,
praised the sturdy perseverance of Ma .nes
sons
Perseverance. pluck, self-denial." said
Mr.. Pulsifer, those are the qualities THAI
bring Maine boys success.
1T was a Maine boy in Paris-he is
successful sculptor today-who was
sought out In his garnet In the Rue Bots
sonade by a rich friend who wished 10
invite him to New Year luncheon.
THE rich friend. who hadn't yet de-
cided on the hour for the luncheon. said:
II don't know whether to set II for IL
o clock or ]. BY the way, old chap. when
do YOU lunch as a rule.'
Thursdays said the Maine boy"
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the winter. and had not been brought
back.
a detachment of paroled prisoners of
John Morgans uhe raider) old com
mand I permitted as many of them as
could mount to accompany me, anu
armed them with rifles left by the ois-
handed infantry. l was compelled per-
ernp torily to order a very considerable
number of these paroled men to remain
in a camp establ shed in the vicinity or
Chr!stiansburg. They were anxious 10
follow on foot.
Late on the evening Of the nth Gen
Echols. AT the head of Vaughn's brigade
and mine. the latter on muleback. began
the march toward North Carolina, which
was to close with the final surrender Of
the last Confederate organizat' on east OF
the Mississippi river The rain was pour
ing in torrents On the next day ninety
men of Col. Gi.tner's brigade. under Lieut.
Col George Dimond, overlook U.S. They
had learned. after our departure. of the
result OF the conference and Of Gen.
Echols' determination to join Gen. John
ston.
We approached the North Carolina
border We heard frequent rumors that
large force of Federal cavalry was in
the vicinity, prepared 10 contest our
progress. The point at which 1t was sup
posed We would encounter them and
where collision would be most dangerous
to us. was Fancy Gap" which, however,
we passed in safety.
On the second day after entering North
Carolina we crossed the Yadkin river.
and on the evening of the next day there
after reached Statesville. Here Gen.
Echols left us in order to proceed more
promptly to Gen. Johnston. who was sup
posed to be at Salisbury, Vaughn march
ed in the direction OF MOrganton, and |
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lions to get into Lincolnton before the
enemy and communicate with Col. Ma
three miles of the place. about sunset, 1
met this party retiring before a very
much la ger body Of Federals.
To countermarch would have destroyed
the morale of the men. and II had been
attacked in rear my column would have
dissolved in utter rout- Fortunately, 1
had learned that a road. or rather trace.
turned off to the left near this point. and
led to other paths which conducted to the
main road from Lincolnton to Char
lotte. l turned into this road. Procuring
guides. 1 marched some fifteen miles and
reached the Charlotte road late in the
night.
At Charlotte. where We arrived the
gade Of cavalry; the town was also
crowded with paroled soldiers of Lees
army and refugee oficials from Rich
mond On the next day Mr.. Davis ar
Of Gen Dibref Of Tennessee and COL
w. c. p. Breckenridge of Kentucky.
Sunday April 2. on receipt of dispatches
from Gen Lee that the army was about
to evacuate the Petersburg and Richmond
lines. Mr.. Davis assembled his cabinet
and directed the removal Of the public ar
chiyes. treasure and other property to
Danyille, Va. The members OF the gov
eminent left Richmond during the night
Of the I'd, and the 5th Mr.. Davis issued
a proclamation stating Virginia would not
be abandoned Upon the surrender of Lee
and his army. the Confederate govern
ment was removed to Greensboro. n. G.
On the 18th Mr.. Davis and part of his
cabinet and his personal STAFF, accom-
panied by a wagon-train containing the
personal property of the members OF the
government and the most valuable ar
chives, started for Charlotte. n. c.
X
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The Journalists Task.

MARTIN w. LITTLETON. a. dinner
AVA an New York, was talking about
political orator who exaggerated some
what.
THE fellow. said Mr.. Litteton, WAS
addressing meeting one night i'm my
former home in Dallas. He complained
bitterly i'm his address of q certain al
legged abuse of power.
".Are we TO take this lying down.
he roared.
shrilly:
'.'No, old chap, the reporters II do
that"
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western VIRGINIA. Under MIN were He"'
Wharton's division and the brigaoes Oh
Coils Triag and Preston. between 4'Uo
and 5000 infantry, and four brisades OIL
cavalry, about ZOO men. commanded oy
Brig. Gems. Vaughan and Cosby, COZ.
tsiltner and myself. There was also at
tached to the departmental command
Mai. Pages unusually Well equipped bat
talon of artillery.
ON the second day of April, Gen. Echols
issued orders looking to junction OF
his forces with those of Gen. Lee. March
ing Almost constantly, by day and nlgnt'
,ien Echols reached Christiansburg, va
the 10th. and concentrated his entire COM
rnand there. He was confident that ne
would be able within few days to JOIN
Lee somewhere to the southwest OF Rich
lnond. most probably in the vicinity OF
Lanyille, Va.
= :;
The command had halted for the night;
Gen. Echois and i were d,smounted ana
standing upon the turnpike, surrounded
IS the soldiers. Just then Lieut.. James
oIay. who had been sent anead three
Gays before to sain information. gaiiop-
ii up and handed Gen. Ecnols a dispatch.
ne latters face flushed. and tnen gre"
,,adly paie The dispatch was IRON Gen.
omax. and in these words: "Gen. Lee
.urrenoered this morning at or near Az
,s,mattox Court House. l am trying wiz.
my own division and the remnants "
l,tz Lees and Rosser's divisions " d
range to make junction with you.
after a pr.eI conference We agreed tlss'
the news should be concealed from .n
men until the next day. II poSsioie, anu
,ommun Gated tnat night only 10 ING
brlgade and regimental commanders. VIZ
hoped that some plan mlgnt De 1esAseu
which would enable us to mold the troops
,ogsther until we could learn what pohcy
would be pursued by Mr.. DAVIS. anu
whether IL would be our duty TO ehoeASor
IN ioin Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, VINO was
racing sherman in North Carolina.
Put TO conceal such TACT Wnen even
one man was aware OF t was imposs nor
vcrsation. We knew from the hum ana
STIR in the anxious, dark-oroweo crowos
nearest US from excitement whicn soon
lew almost to tumuh. that the terrible
Iidings had gotten abroad. Ihat hishe
no man slept ~a
Strange as the declaration may 50 a' az
now there was not one OF the SIN OF
even thousand then gathered at Chr.s-
,iansburg who had entertained the SnSht-
81 Thought that such an event couAu nap.
non. and doubtless that feeling pervaoeo
the ranks of the Confe1eracy. we knew
that the heroic army winch had SO long
deienoed Richmond was in retreat. we
kneY that its operations could no longer
he conducted upon the methods when
support regular warfare. and that every
thing necessary 10 mainta It's emciehcy
VAS lost We could hazard no conjecture
I 20 what would be done; yet, tnat the
! of Northern Virginia, with Lee at
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fifteen miles daily To the cavalry
this slow progress was harassing, and
men were inclined to construe such
dilatoriness to mean irresolution and
doubt on the part of their leaders.
They were more especially OF this
opinion because a large body Of Fed
eral cavalry was marching some ten or
fifteen miles distant on our right flank.
keeping pace with us, and evidently
closely observing our movements.
Mr.. Davis Gen. Breckinridae and the
other cabinet and staff officers mingled
this march, and the effect was excellent.
1t was the general opinion that Mr..
Davis could escape If he would, but
that was largely induced by the knowl-
edge that extraordinary efforts would be
made to prevent his falling into the
hands of the enemy. We all felt con-
iident that Gen. Breckenridge would not
be made prisoner if duty permitted him
to attempt escape AS Judge John ii.
Regain the Postmaster General, had been
a frontiersman and, we understood, a
Texas Ranger the men thought his
chances good: but all believed that Iu-
dab p. Benjamin, the Secretary OF State,
would surely be caught, and all deplored
it, for he had made himself exceedingly
popular. One morning he suddenly disap-
peared. When l next heard of him he
was in England.
K =
At Abbeville. S. c., Mr.. Davis held a
conference with the officers in command
of the troops composing his escort, which
he himself characterized as council OF
war. and which / may be justified, there
fore, in SO designating. 1t was, perhaps.
the last Confederate council of war held
east of the Mississippi river, certainly
the last in which Mr.. Davis participated.
We had gone into camp in the vicinity
of the little town. and. although becom-
ing quite anxious to understand what
was going to be done. we were expecting
no immediate solution of the problem.
We were all convinced that the best we
could hope to do was to get Mr.. Davis
safely out of the country. and then OBJ
tain such terms as had been given Cen
Johnston's army, or, failing in that.
make the best of our way to the trans
mississippi. The five brigade command
ers, s. w. Ferguson. George G. D1urell,
J. c. Vaughn. Basil w. Duke, and w. G.
p. Breckenridge. each received an order
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set out for Lncolnton. where I expected
to find my horses and the detail, under
Col Napier, which l had sent in charge
of them to their winter quarters in that
vicinity. Crossing the Catawba river on
the top of the covered railroad bridge l
pushed on rapidly.
l had obtained credible information that
the Federal cavalry under Stoneman was
now certainly very near. and also march
ing in the direction of LincOlnton. l
was very anxious to get there first, for
feared that if the enemy anticipated me
the horses and guard would either be
captured or driven so far away as to be
entirely out of my reach. Early in the
afternoon l discovered unmstakab.e indi-
cations that the enemy was close at hand,
and found that he was moving upon an
other main road to Lincolnton, nearly
parallel with that which l was pursuing,
and some three miles distant My scouts
began fighting with his upon every by
road which connected our respective
routes, and / learned, to my great cha
grin and discomfort, that my men were
not meeting with the success in that sort
of combat to which they were accus-
toned, and which an unusual amount Oh
experience in 1t might entit1e them to
expect. They were constantly driven IN
upon the column. and showed reiuc-
lance to fight amounting almost to de-
moralization Every man whom / ques-
toned laid the blame in the most en-
phatic manner on his mule" All declar-
ed that these animals were preJudlced
against advancing or standing in any de-
cent fashion.
/ sent a party of some twenty-five or
thirty, mounted on horses and better
en,,inped than the others, with instruc-
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Attractive House Gowns.

A VERY pretty house gown is entirely
"A carried out in white wool wolfe, with
a deep band Of wooden embroidery at the
hem, while the same decoration is ap-
piled to the little square neck and long
sleeves The whole is completed by a lit
tie coatee of silver tissue, which is girded
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made a speech which has been the sub
ject of much comment. then and since.
heard it, and remember nothing said by
him that could warrant much either OF
commentator or criticism.
In the course of his remarks dis
patch was handed him by some gentle
man in the crowd. who. 1 have been told
since, was the mayor Of Charlotte. 1t
announced the assassination of Mr. Lin
coin. Mr.. Davis read it aloud. making
scarcely any comment upon 1T at ALL he
certainly used no unkind language. nor
did he display any fee Ing of exultation
The impr ession produced on my mind by
his manner and few words was that he
did not credit the statement.
Gen. John C. Breckenridge, who was
then Secretary of War, had not ac-
companied Mr.. Davis to Charlotte, but
had gone to Gen. Johnston's headquar-
tiers at Greensboro. and was assisting
in the negotiations between Johnston
and Sherman looking to the formers
surrender.
When Gen Breckenridge reached
Charlotte, about two days after Mr..
Davis arrival. he was under the i'm
preston that the cartel he had helped
to frame would be ratified by the fed
eral government and carried into eff
feet. l saw him and had a long con-
versation with him Immediately upon
his arrival. He was in cheerful spirits,
and seemed to think the terms OBJ
tanned some mitigation of the sting of
defeat and submission. In the after
noon of that day Gen. Johnston tele-
graphed that the authorities at Wash
ington refused to recognize the terms
upon which he and Sherman had
agreed, that the armistice had. been
broken off and that he would surren-
der virtually upon any terms offered
him.
Upon the receipt of this intelligence
Mr.. Davis resolved at once to leave
Charlotte and attempt to march. with
all the troops willing to follow him.
to Gems Taylor and Forrest. who were
somewhere in Alabama He was ac-
companied by the members of his cabi-
net and his staff, in which Gen.
Bragg was included Brigades of Fer
guson, Dibrell, Breckenridge and mine
composed his escort. the whole force
under the command of Gen. Breckin-
ridge.
We made not more than twelve or
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{ head would ever surrender had never
nt.red our minds. Therefore. the inde-
ribable CONSERVATION and amazement
! lich spread like q confiasrat on through
MY be imagined by one who mas had
irnilar experience.
During all tina; night officers ana men
ere congregated In groups and CROWDS
scussing the news. and II was curious
, observe how the training and discipline
II veteran soldiers were manifested even
mid all this deep feeling and wild ex-
.itement. There was not one act of v'o-
nee. not a harsh or insulting word
poken: the officers were treated with the
ane respect which they had previously
aceiyed. and although many of the In
tn,rymen who lived in that part OF VIZ
mia went off that ght without leave
a returned TO their homes, none VINO
manned was insubordinate OF iaiied 10
ley orders with alacrity.
treat fires were lighted. Every group
l.! it's orators. who. succeeding each
her. spoke continuously. Every con-
vable suggestion was onereoc "on,e
osed marching to the transmississippi.
nd thence TO Mexico. The more pracii,
u and reasonable. of course, proposed
TAT an effort to join Gen. Johnston
should Immediately be made. Many
'oubtless thought of surrender, but do
rot remember to have heard 1t mentioned;
ON the next day Gen. Echols convened
4 council of war composed OF ms DriSaue
He proposed that the men
of the infantry commands should ne iur-
Ioushed for sixty days. at the expiration
Of which time, If the Confederacy sur
vived. they might possibly be returned to
the service. The infantry commanders
approved of this policy, and 1t was
adopted.
Gen Echols then requested the officer:
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II z y G e n. Lee.
April 2. 1865. be-
gan his retreat
from r. c h mond
and p e I 9 rsburg,
after Grant had
broke en- through
the Confederate
lines at Petersburg.
Brig. Gen. john
Echols was in COM
mand of the De-
partment of South
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CASSEROLE RECIPES.

A s many housewives have received
- Christmas presents this year of some
OF the delightfully."- artistic and fashion
able cocottes, ramekins or casseroles. that
give such excellent service, q few recipes
for made-over dishes that are truly ele-
CANT when served piping hot in these
pretty dishes are appended.
Chicken Terrapin.
Take the remains Of cold boiled or
roast chicken and cut into small pieces.
removing all skin and bone. Put the meat
In q saucepan. and to scant pint Of
meat add gill OF cream or chicken
broth. Simmer few moments over the
fire. Cream together two teaspoonfuis
butter and q scant tablespoonful nour,
then mois,en win a little .miik. Add
the hot chicken, season highly with SAT
and paprika and simmer until thick. Add
q wine glass of sherry, or the same
amount tart fruit juice. chop nne two
hard-boiled eggs. stir In the chicken mix
ture, then take at once from the fire. Put
the meat into individual ramekins or =
large one well buttered. Cover the tops
with buttered crumbs, brown In q quick
oven and serve very hot.
Bobotees.
Chop enough cold boiled mutton to make
q pint Put two tabiespoonfuls butter in
a small saucepan, add one sliced onion
and cook until the onion Is slightly brown.
Then add a cupfui stock or milk and four
tabIespoonfuls bread crumbs. Push back
on the stove, add q dozen Almonds
blanched and chopped fine. teaspoonrui
cmrrv nowder ana q teaspoOnful salt. Add
three eggs beaten Hight, STIR IN with the
meat, then turn the whole INTO 2 buttered
casserole. Sprinkle with q little lemon
Juice. bake in a quick oven twenty MIN
utes, then serve with rice
salmon Poulette au 0ratin.
Pick a cup and a half cooked salmon.
in small pieces. then add to it the chopped
whites and sifted yo,ks Of four hard
boiled eggs. Put into saucepan three
tablespoonful each OF butter and nour'
and when melted and bubblx pour milk
mr. mar, milk and part cream. II you
happen to have q little broth. use part OF
that with the milk. Season with sait ana
panrika. then stir fish and eggs into the
sauce and put the mixture into buttered
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-HE holidays have doubtless
brought additions to the window
! garden, for growing plants are
now offered in such profusion at the
Christmas season that they are almost
sure TO be among the presents received.
If YOU have not received plant Tor
Christmas look over the list of avail
able plants and buy the one you most
want which you will take the greatest
pleasure in having before you day after
day. OF course, 1t must be something
that blossoms freely, and II 1t can De
a fragrant blossom, SO much the pet
ter. low-growing plant is to be pre-
ferred.
Many persons are unsuccessful with
house plants because they do not give
them enough fresh air. The atmosphere
of the ordinary living room Is potn TOO
dry and too warm for the average pot
Ted plant. Two or three times every
day the windows should be opened ana
new air allowed to enter the rooiii
Lower one or two windows an men VI
more every day when the ouesiue ~, ten ~
nerature is not very low. You Will De
surprised at the difference IL VIII make
in the yisor color and CROWN OF your
nlants when they do have all the soou
air they need
If you have been so fortunate as to
receive a baby rambler rose. thank the
giyer with profound sincerity. Ihere
never has been anything like II In pot
nlants and it is perpetual delight.
It's great enemy is the red spider, but
this can be kept in check by vigilance
and frequent spraying. Let this plant
have a sunny window with a tempera-
ture ranging from So to So degrees
Begonias are included in the Christ
mas list. and all varieties of them are
beautiful plants. They need plenty of
water and some liquid fertilizer. as
they are greedy things. When they
are through blooming give them less
water and cut off all the Towering tips.
The marguerite is most satisfactory
plant. and liberal in the extreme with its
bloom. 1t is really the common daisy OF
the fields. improved by education and cul-
tured SURROUNDINGS, to which it has taken
very kindly II this is among Your gifts.
do not let it stand in very warm place,
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at the waist with a thick cord and tas-
sells Of silver thread.
simple gray frock is decorated with
gray and scarlet silk panels back and
front, and on the corsage appears veil
ing Of red chiffon. through which silver
passementerie wheels can be discerned-
The scarlet silk collar and cuffs are en-
bellished with gray enamel buttons, while
fan plaitings of gray net fall from a
crossed band OF black velvet in the center
OF the cOrsage.
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\ little finnan haddie left from break
fast may reappear. and most respectable.
II picked UP and served with "A sauce
made by cooking two cups tomato with
minced green pepper until the pepper
is tender. then thickening with two table
spoonfuls each butter and -four rubbed
together Finnan haddie Is also excellent
In white sauce with which a few of the
Spanish canned red peppers have been
mi ked.
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notifying him to attend at the private
residence in Abbeville where Mr. Davis
had made his headquarters about 4
o'clock of that afternoon.
We were shown into a room, where
we found Mr.. Davis and Gems. Breck-
inridge and Bragg. No one else was
present. l had never seen Mr.. Davis
look better or show to better advan-
tage. He seemed in excellent spirits
and humor: and the union of dignity.
graceful affability and decision, which
made his manner usually so striking,
was very marked in his reception of U.s.
After some conversation of a general
nature. he said 1T is time that we
adopt some definite plan upon which the
further prosecution of our struggle shall
be conducted. / have summoned you for
consultation. / feel that l ought to do
nothing now without the advice of my
military chiefs He smiled rather arch
~ as he used this expression. and We
could not help thinking that such term
addressed to a handful of brigadiers,
commanding altogether barely 1900 men,
by one who recently had been the
master of legions was a pleasantly. Yet
lie said it in way that made it a COM
pliment.
After We had each given, at his re-
quest, a statement of the equipment and
condition of our respective commands,
Mr.. Davis proceeded to declare his con-
viction that the cause was not lost any
more than hope of American liberty was
gone amidst the sorest trial and most
disheartening reverses Of the revolution
airy struggle: but that energy. courage
and constancy might yet save all. Even"
he said, III the troops now with me be
all that can for the present rely on,
5000 brave men are enough for nucleus
around which the whole people will rally
when the panic which now aff1icts them
has passed away" He then asked that we
should make suggestions in regard to
the future conduct of the war.
We looked at each other in Amusement
and with feeling little akin to trepi-
dalton. for we hardly knew how we
should give expression to views diamet-
rically opposed to those he had uttered.
Our respect for Mr.. Davis approached
veneration, and notwithstanding the total
dissent we felt, and were obliged to an
nounce to the program he had indicated,
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In response to the greeting received
from the citizens and soldiery. MI. Davis
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I sent a party of some twenty-five OF
thirty, mounted on horses and better
equipped than the others, with instruc-
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ramekins OF scallop shells. Spread over
the top a cupful fine cracker crumbs
mixed with three tablespoonfuls melted
butter and set in the oven long enough
to brown the crumbs. These may he
prepared in the morning. then set in tire
ice box until ready to brown. ShrimpS.
halibut. Goldfish or other fish may bc used
in place of the Saimnn
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The next day Gen. Breckenridge di-
rected me to increase the guard to zoo
men and take charge of 1T in person.
I suggested that instead of composing
it entirely OF men from my brigade it
should be constituted of details from
all five. / thought this the best plan
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THE Story of the Flight
! of Jefferson Davis and
the Rest of the Confederate
Government From Richmond
Through the Carolinas and
Into Georgia.

By Basil w. Duke, Brigadier Gen.
eral, c. s. A.,
Who was with Mr.. Davis during the greater part
Of his flight from the Federal AUTHORITIES.