Show WON FURLOUGH FOR JEEMS artless appeal that touched the heart of jefferson davis humor lightens everything even grim war jefferson davis with all the weight ot of a losing cause on his shoulders could yet spare time to ap pre predate clate and respond to an artless ap peal the incident is related by capt sutherland among the numerous pa pers received by the confederate pres ident the following turned up one day dear mr president I 1 want you to let jeems C of co anth ath south carolina regiment Kegl ment come home and get married jeems is willin but jeems captin capt in he sint ain t willin now when we all are willin capt jeems capt in I 1 think you might let up and let jeems come make him go straight back when he s done got mar ried and fight hard as ever 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 the letter they were let jeems go youth youths s compan ion |