Belles, beaux and brains of the 60's . and starved alike, but the fighting had then been done with-out the backward glance that showed starvation in thehome of the loved ones far away; misery and suffering inthe unsupplied homes of the torn, and fevered effigies ofman, left by the dire crush of the Conda. CHAPTER XXXVI IN FAME S OWN HALL Some rare names shine out of Historys page, as though created for its stand examplars forall time. Fame takes theirwearers by the hand, withJustice and Truth on eitherside, to pedestal them in herown Hall. Before one niche inFames own hall,
Belles, beaux and brains of the 60's . and starved alike, but the fighting had then been done with-out the backward glance that showed starvation in thehome of the loved ones far away; misery and suffering inthe unsupplied homes of the torn, and fevered effigies ofman, left by the dire crush of the Conda. CHAPTER XXXVI IN FAME S OWN HALL Some rare names shine out of Historys page, as though created for its stand examplars forall time. Fame takes theirwearers by the hand, withJustice and Truth on eitherside, to pedestal them in herown Hall. Before one niche inFames own hall, everycomer seems to hear, as inwhispers from remoter past,his own fathers words ofanother, who stood first inwar and peace, first stillmore in the hearts of hiscountrymen. The war between the statesfrom its origin in deep-rootedprejudices and its growth tored maturity, in an era ofstrong men, on both sides of the historic river, threw to thesurface of bubbling events more than one who was to holdthenceforward the eye of the world. 418. GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE BELLES, BEAUX AND BBAINS OF THE SIXTIES 419 Of them, one rises today whenever that war is named:a man calm, noble and potent beyond his peers. In mid-rush of interest, ambition and self-seeking, this grand formelicits admiration, respect and affection in the hearts of allconditions of men—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 m
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