. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; soldier, citizen, and Christian patriot. din his happy turn of mind by his ever watchful and affectionatemother. Does he strengthen his native tendency ? Robert Leewas then only ten years old; an early age to establish such ahappy reputation in his fathers mind. The comment of the fatherconveys a compliment, and evidently a deserved one, for the men in after life frequently attribute their success to theintelligent training of their mothers, and Robert Lee may becounted one of them. A famous Englishman once declared thatif the whole world were put into on
. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; soldier, citizen, and Christian patriot. din his happy turn of mind by his ever watchful and affectionatemother. Does he strengthen his native tendency ? Robert Leewas then only ten years old; an early age to establish such ahappy reputation in his fathers mind. The comment of the fatherconveys a compliment, and evidently a deserved one, for the men in after life frequently attribute their success to theintelligent training of their mothers, and Robert Lee may becounted one of them. A famous Englishman once declared thatif the whole world were put into one scale, and ray mother intothe other, the world would kick the beam. If the world owesmuch to Mary, the mother of George Washington, it owes no lessto Anne, the mother of Robert E. Lee. It is highly to the creditof the ladies of Virginia that they are seeking to raise a suitable 382 GENERAL ROBERT EDWARD LEE, monumeut over the grave of Anne Lee. Yet she needs none; herson is her grandest monument. It has been said that a boy who falls in love with his mother is. GENERAL ROBERT E. a photograph taken by Brady at his home iu Richmond, April, 1865. saved. Robert Lees passionate devotion to his mother is once said to a friend, Robert is both a son and a daughter SOLDIER, CITIZEN AND CHRISTIAN PATRIOT. 383 to me, and her grief at their separation, when he left home forWest Point, was only less than his for her when they were partedby her death. His grief was excessive. One who was present hassaid that he could not attend the funeral ceremonies ; that he pacedto and fro the floor of her bedroom in inconsolable grief. A life-long friend of General Lee remarked at the time of hisdeath that he had never known Robert to be censured for it must not be assumed that he was perfect. But it may besaid that he strengthened his native tendency by acquiring suchcomplete self-control as to conquer temptation and restrain eviltendencies before thought could beg
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