Show jeffron davis OH age th n place id certainly rightly named for to those who are loial of water scenery no moio beautiful view could ba presented writes a beauvoir miss correa lo 10 the richmond dispatch situated on the mississippi sound an arm laud h over the broad expanse of blue mateie except that on clear anya the on ship several milea dij tant can lo 10 afen it is an ideal southern home of the anle t pe and exactly such n place would be at once conceded as specially suited for rest and lea ure tu ou aliu has been in harness for month with rc arcely an opportunity port unity tu draw a long breath a visit here is liko retiring to beai fur a good long refreshing nap after a hard days labor home life at beauvoir is simple aud and iris that which hero one of the great charms of existence at present the conita of air and mra davis misa winnie tha daughter of the confederacy a title bestowed ou her by governor gordon of georgia and by which she id now universally knowland know nand miss lizzie waller a niece of MM davia of almost the exact age of miss winnie up to ft few days ago mrs J addition huye now of colorado p brings jolo and her three children were alao here ou a visit she is the eldest daughter and ii still remembered by many residents of richmond as the little maggie of the days of the cn during her stay lie was aur rounded by all the surviving members of his immediate family and your correspondent therefore had an unusually fine opportunity to witness the domestic life of this distinguished gentleman in all its attractiveness it was simply delightful to see the tender devotion manifested by him to hia entire household but more particularly to his grandchildren nil three of whom are remarkably bright clever and winsome the greatest charm of beauvoir life however at least to your correspondent consists of the many conversations which it ia his privilege to enjoy with mr davia though the ex southern chieftain is in his eighty first year his form ia yet erect and his mind as bright as ever with a wonderfully retentive memory he has in a life devoted largely to reading study aal thought stored his mind with a remarkable fund of information which he freely dispenses in the choicest language while every topic of current daily note is read and consi by him with as much care and interest as when he him au active contributor to hia count rys history this and the varied career through which he passed from the days of hia early manhood to the present lime added to his acknowledged preeminence pre eminence as a conversationalist are what hia society at once most entertaining and instructive |