Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1894 — A Touching Demonstration. [ARTICLE]

A Touching Demonstration.

Shortly after the surrender of the Southern army Gen. R. E. Lee was riding along one day through a rather dreary stre.ch of country in Virginia when he espied a plain old countryman, mounted on a sorry nag coming toward him. As they passed each other both bowed, as is the fashion when strangers meet in out-of-the-way places, but the old farmer in the home-spun suit stared hard at the soldierly figure as though not quite certain of recognition. He went his way a little further, then turning his horse around, cantered back and soon came up with the General again. “I beg pardon, sir, but is not this Gen. Robert Lee?” “Yes, lam Gen. Lee. Did I ever meet you before, my friend?” Then the old Confederate grasped the chieftain’s hand, and with the tears streaming down his face, said. “Gen. Lee, do you mind if I cheeryou?" The General assured him that he didn't mind, and there, on that lonesome, pine-bordered highway, with no one else in sight, theola rebel veteran, with swinging hat, lifted up his voice in three ringing rounds of hurrahs for the man that the southland idolized. Then both went their way without another word being spoken. It was a display of affection which the General never forgot.