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" . (Continued from first pi spldiers at once thought of. tl commander, ami eriedl ".Lee rear." An old soldier se: bridle of the horse and said eral Lee, if you dont go b; will not go forward." A 1 .ter General Lee placed himse in front of his troops to 1< charge; but brave General .of Georgia said'to him; "Th Virginians arid Geogians wt never failed. Go to the rea ?ral Lee." Then Gordon turned to tl and said, "Must General L this charge??' All the trooj out: "No, no, we will drive t . back if General Lee will go rear." * Gradanlly Lee was pnshe Spotsylvania Courthouse ai up in Richmond and Pete . . . .Throughout the hard wint< 65, his troops suffered acutel many of his soldiers had-not eat except parched corn. C rate money was worthless, was wprth from two bund three hundred dollars a barre forty dollars ifbushel ; sugar, t lars, per pound : and calico, .". . dollars.per yard. . " ' ...... . \ . At last in April, 1865, his . - were so thinned out by sickm ....desertion,-.that.Lee was..for< abandon Petersburg and then . mond.. He led- his army ?- ?J . . -hoping to reach North. Oarplii . Grant blocked his .way. Fin? Appomattox Courthouse, ? ninth of April, 1865, Lee d - - that the time had come for h 1 ; .1 ' stop'further bloodshed. He ? note to Grant requesting ' an view with reference to' the s der of the army. They met a . home of Mr; Wilmer McLe Appomattox Courthouse.^ ' G Lee was ushered into the roo - "th? left of the hall ?s you ent< * about one o'clock was john General Grant, his staff, and ( " als Sheridan and Ord. Gran at marble topped table in the _ ter pf the room, Lee at a smal table near'the front window. . . "Grant, not yet forty-three \ old, fivje feet eight inches tall, i ders slightly stooped, hair and' now brown,wearing a dark blu nel blouse unbuttoned, sh< vest- beneath: ordinary top 1 trousers inside: dark, yellow t gloves; without spuis or sword . nd marks of rank except a Gen " shoulder straps. "Lee fifty eight years old, sh tall, han-and beard silver gra . handsome uniform of Confed " gray buttoned to the throat, . :- three stars on each side the ti down collar, fine top boots handsome spurs, elegant gaun and at his side a splendid sword v - With a magnificent physique " a pound of superfluous flesh, r cheeks, bronzed by exposure, g and dignified, he was a focus fe eyes. Generals Lee and Grant met once, eighteen} years be: when both were fighting for same cause in Mexico-one an ? neer officer on the staff of Scott commanding general; the otb Subaltern of infantry in Garla brigade. After a pleasant refer to that event, Lee promptly ? attention to the business be them." 1 The terms of the surrender v arranged. The soldiers were to home with the understanding 1 they were not again to take np a against the Uni*ed States. Grant acted the part of a ger man towards Lee. He furnis Lee's half-starved troops With ] visions, and afterwards recomme ed to the United States governm . that Lee be pardoned and resto to citzenship. Grant did not t Lee's sword. ' In speaking of Grant's behavi Lee afterwards said; "Nb man co have behaved better than Gene Grant did under the circumstance It was a sad and touching sc< when Lee rode back to his tren after he had surrendered. Tl pressed around him eager to tou his person or his horse, and th shed tears of sorrow and an gui: He turned to his men and sai ? Men we have fought through t war together; I have done -my b< for you; my heart is too full say more." The next day he issued a ?arew( address to the anny of Northern V ginia and closed it with these word "By the term of agreement, office and men can return to their hom -. and remain there until exchange . Vf^/ i>Y?nr will-take with you the satisfa ?,?.>^ con? ' ousness of duty well performed, ai . I earnestly pray that a merciful Gc wiri extend to you his bles?sing an protection. With an unceasing a< miration of your constancy and d e, votion to your country, and~tl: grateful remembrance of jour kin and generous consideration of m: -. self, I bid you an affectionate far< well." ^General Lee now retired to privat life, and wished to pass his remah in g days in peaceful retirement,-bu . realizing that the future of the SoutJ . would depend largely on the educa ti?n of Southern youth, he accepte< the presidency of Washington Col lege at Lexington, Va., which po sition he retained until his deatl which was only a short period ol five years. Though he was offered ma jy po sitions which would have paid him large sums of money, he refused them all for the sake of teaching the young people of the South. After Lee died the college was renamed Washington and Lee University. . Generai Lee died on October, 12, 1870. Lee is generally regarded b? mil itary-critics as the greatest leader on either* side during the Ciril" war and one of the greatest leaders of the nineteenth century in any coun try. "His greatness, however, was greatness of charater even more than of ability; and in many respects he reminds of Washington. Lee was conscientious and faith ful, and "duty" was his great watch word. It has been said of him; that, He was a foe without hate, a friend without treachery, a soldier without cruelty and a victim' without mur muring. He was a public officer without vice, a private citizen with out wrong, a neighbor without re proach, a Christan without hypocri sy and a man without guilt". His virtues will live forever, and his character will be imitated by generations yet unborn. For Rent: A five-room residence; possession given at once. J. 'L. Mims., Notice to Taxpayers. . The . county Auditor's - office will be open for the purpose of receiving tax returns from the 1st day of January to the 20th of February 1909 inclusive, after which date the law imposes the addition of fifty cents penalty to the dollar foi" neglect or refusal to make returns. The law requires a full return of all property owned or , managed by husband, guardian, % executor, i?? ministrator or in a fiduciary capaci ty, a rid to note all transfers of real estate. All male citizens between the ages of twenty one and sixty years of age are required to pay a poll tax of one ^foliar each, except those exempt by law. J. R. Timmerinan. County Auditor Enter the com growers' contest. Good Company for 1909. You are careful what choice of friends the young people of your household make. 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