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A Visit To Jefferson Davis

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Parent Issue
Day
22
Month
September
Year
1865
Copyright
Public Domain
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" Mr. Grundy has the following burlesque of the sensation reporta about Jeïï. Davig at Fortress Monroe: PRflfiiug by Fortress Mouroe yestordty, I took occasion to drop ia for a cali upon tha President of the lanientod Confedérate State. Mr. Düvís is looking quite o'd. Maoy ancrilw? this to hit traatnient here ; but I think it may poaaibly arise from the fact that he wae born in 1808 When I enterad his apartment he was sitting in t chair which stood upon the floor. He had oue hand in his coat pocket ad the other restad upon his knae. Thm position, however, ie not oompulsory, god ha aries it at will. I taid, " how do you do, air ? " He aaid, "pretty well, Augustus; how are you ? " I do not know why he aalled me " Augustus." It is not my name. I thea eaid, " 8ir, there are raany ooofiioting ruiaorg couoerning your treatmeut ia thi place. Have yoa anything to complain of? " He theo üiid, " young man, I ihould think I bad ! " Said I, "of what?" Said he, " of being looked up." Thia has not been hitherto meutioned as a íource of dissatisfaction with bim. " How do they feed you here ? " I asked. " On victual; mostly," he snêwered. " Do the mosquitos troubls you ? " I asked. " Ye, when they bite rae," be answered. " You e-e eot allowed to go out of your ccll ? " ►d I. " Ain't I ? " said he. " I suppoee you realize your poiition?" I said. " Well," he replied, "I'm pretty well aware ol being iu jail." Said I, ■' I preeurae you comprehend the poeibi!ity of terminating your reek]f career by the gravest of all expiationg - desth." Said ha, " well, most people termínate their career in that way, and I don't cali myeelf an exception." " Do you cali yourself a perseouted man ? " I inquired. " There' no Brusiels carnet on th floor," eaid he, "and I don't get Eany truffies with any Pate de Foü Grai " " But you re kindly treated ? " " I'm willing to chauge places with you, if you likü kiod treatmoot." At thi juocture eentinel brought Mr. Davia bis supper. I inspucted it nsrrowly, and it was found to consit of a massoi Bometbing brown, and somethiDg eise in a dish. Mr. Da?is ate it with apparent appeHe then iuformed me that it wbi about clocing up time, and tuut my nbienoa would not be eotirely disagreeablo to him, go I departed. The officer of tho day soorted me out of the Fortress. "(Do you thiDk Mr. Duvis is persecu" Don't you know? " eaid he " I do not," said I. " That's very curious 1 " said he.

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