Belles, beaux and brains of the 60's . en—and women. No life I can recallis more truly epitomized in the lines penned by his statestruest poetess, on the death of one of his bravest lieutenants,Turner Ashby: Bold as the Lion-Heart, dauntless and brave;Knightly as knightliest Bayard could crave:Sweet, with all Sydneys grace—Tender as Hampdens face—Who, who shall fill the space,Void by his graved Young people, withoutexception, loved Lee. Hewas their friend in word andin deed, even when the stressof action, or the shadow ofdesolation bore upon him. His gentleness to the youngand his knightly tho
Belles, beaux and brains of the 60's . en—and women. No life I can recallis more truly epitomized in the lines penned by his statestruest poetess, on the death of one of his bravest lieutenants,Turner Ashby: Bold as the Lion-Heart, dauntless and brave;Knightly as knightliest Bayard could crave:Sweet, with all Sydneys grace—Tender as Hampdens face—Who, who shall fill the space,Void by his graved Young people, withoutexception, loved Lee. Hewas their friend in word andin deed, even when the stressof action, or the shadow ofdesolation bore upon him. His gentleness to the youngand his knightly thought forwomen are pointed by onesimplest act, best told in thesimple words written me byMrs. Harrison, of Baltimore— little Louisa T. Haxall atthe time of Appomattox: I was away from Rich- mildredlee mond when the girls were (youngest daughter of gen. lee) asking for buttons and stars from General Lees coat, afterthe surrender and he was at home on Franklin street. On myreturn, I was visiting his daughter Mildred, and the gen-. 420 BELLES, BEAUX AND BRAINS OF THE SIXTIES eral asked if I would go with him into his httle office. Outof one of the Httle old trunks he had carried through thewar, he took a button and a star which he said he had savedfor me, thinking I would care to have them. You may be sure I did. The button I have, set in goldin Geneva, Switzerland. The star I keep, unset. A while later, my father heard that the mess at GeneralLees home had had no meat for some days—and no moneyto buy it—so he sent some hams in my name, knowing thatthen they would not be refused; and other things from ourfarm helped in their menu for many months. Robert Edward Lee was facile, if modest, the centre ofevery group into which he came, whether cabinet, council,conference of military leaders, highest social functions, orgiddy throngs of youth. Descended from historic stock, their names, familiarin your mouths as household words, the brilliant acumenand oratory of Richard Henr
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