Show WON FURLOUGH FOR JEEMS Artless Appeal That Touched then the-n art of Jefferson Davit Humor lightens everything oven rIm war Jefferson Davis with all the Weight i of a losing cause on hIs h shoulders could yet spare tlmo to ap predate and respond to an artless ap peal The Incident Is related by Capt Sutherland Among the numerous pa Vera received by tho confederato pros Ident the following turned up ono day Dear Mr President want you to let Jeems C of Co onth 5th South Carolina Regiment come homo and get married Jeems Is wlllln but Jeems Captln he aint wlllln Now when we all are wlllln cept Jeems Captln I think you might let up and let Jeems come Ill make him go straight back when lies done got married mar-ried and light hard as over Your affectionate friend and so forth Mrs Davis telling the story adds that Mr Davis wrote his directions In regard to the matter on the back of tho letter They were Let Joems goYouths Compan ion |