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[For The Sumiy South.J PEAS. BY FANNIE A. A. DARDEN. I wm asked to write a poem, but the subject—could you guess it? 'Twas a gray-haired man who asked it, but I scarcely can confess it; ’Twas on j»ea«, the black-eyed corn-field,—peas and poetry commingled! Was it strange that indignation to iny very fingers tingled? “Oh, by all means write upon it!” said my husband, quite sarcastic. As he beat upon the table with his fingers light and plastic; 4 Fancy's self shall come to aid you with her rich poetic treasure.” While he spoke he still kept beating all the time a simple These puffs are made in the old-fashioned man ner, by running a fine cord upon the lower side of the material, in a shirr barely large enough to receive it. The puff, being drawn up after ward, is thrown to the surface in a round, full form. Vests, more often simulated than real, are in vogue for summer dresses of light silk and wool fabrics, and graduated clusters of side pleat- ings continue to be chosen with equal prefer ence with plain insertions, or appliques of silk. The rage for plaited waists detracts, somewhat, from the popularity of [Tor The Sunny South.! NOTES FROM TENNESSEE. [For The Sunnv South.) NOTES FROM ARKANSAS. McMinn, and it is to be hoped these will yet be i added to the collection. Many other distin- j tinguished Tennesseeans appear by their por- j traits in this noble gallery, such as General An- by mbs. l. v. s. drew Jackson and his wife: Hon. Felix Grundy: by w. g. m. General Sam Houston, of Texas: and the late Sunny South! how welcome to us far-off Ar- General W. T. Haskell, the most brilliant orator kansians is the sight of your cheering pages ! A recent tour from Georgia through some por- Tennessee ever produced, and others. Tennes- They come to us like warm, bright rays, awaken- Di*tingtiislie<l Men. Women and Scenes* tions of Tennesse to this State, offers topics which may interest the readers of the charming Sunny South. We spent three days at Columbia, Tennessee, Tapping lightly like the drum beats when our banner, waving o'er him, (The Southern Crows which proudly led) to the battle’s front he bore him. “Is it reveille or tattoo?” I suggested at a venture. 44 Neither reveille nor tattoo,but it’s peas upou a trencher.” Simple words of magic power like Arabian wand enchanted, Bearing thoughts with fleeting pinions to far scenes with memories haunted,— To Virginia, ’midst whose mountains, by Potomac’s rush ing water, Shrieks the wild discord of battle o’er its dark and bloodjr slaughter. Fair Virginia! — noblest daughter which heroic fathers gave us!— Midst thy valleys aud blue mountains, seeks the foeman to enslave us. Years have come aud slowly vanished, while we’ve strug gled hoping ever, With our hearts resolved to hold thee, aud to yield thee never, never! Yield our country! sacred memories would arise to mock and haunt us Should a patriot's bosom falter or the foeman’s legions daunt us. O Virginia! thou art grand in mountains, vales aud sunny waters, But nobler in thy wealth of gallant sous aud virtuous daughters. Years have witnessed our brave struggles as our brothers fell arouud us, With their laces to the foe, aud want following fast behind us; Aud when famine pressed us sore, it was only peradven- ture That when Monday came the drum would beat to peas upon a trencher. To my subject. Oh, how vain our pride! how poor the weak endeavor T<» tell of nature’s work, from human vision hidden ever; The germ of life within the seed—the leaf, the bud, the flower— The feeding root,—the whole built up by one All-guiding Power. Oh, foolish pride! bow low thy head. The plant which He created, Each part integral with a life mysterious animated— All things in nature, liowsoe’er their high or lowly station, Arc worthy of thy noblest thought or earnest contem plation. Columbus, Texas, June, 1875. SOUTHERN FASHIONS OUR NOTES FOR JULY. all these garnitures, as the waists mentioned are made up in silk, as well as in less costly materials. All plaitings of the vest form, made upon the waist itself as mentioned, are seen in clusters, graduated in width. A notable nov- ( elty exhibits tiny plaits, folded crosswise of the silk, and thus applied to basques in vest-shapes, in which case the same trimming contributes a band an inch and a half wide, which is placed lengthwise upon the outside of the sleeve. The “Roman Wall” is again in vogue, and grenadine over-skirts are handsomely com pleted with this form of garniture. A new fancy in the appropriation of mate rial shows plaited fab rics, used for sleeves, pockets, etc., with bod ies of plain material— thus reversing the order of the earlier season. Plaids are also made to present a bias effect upon the over-skirt, basque, and wherever it is possible. All of the beautiful gauzes, silk Mexicaines, etc, introduced for mid summer wear, are trim med either with delicate side-pleatings, as may be done effectively upon the fine, square- meshed varieties, o r they are very hand somely trimmed with silk guipure laces. Bonnets and Hats. The hat of chip still holds supremacy over those of other materials, and this season it takes the lead as the most el egant and fashionable among its rivals. There are imitation chips so nearly resembling the real that, when taste fully trimmed, they are hardly less elegant, and | much cheaper. Leg- j horns, especially in flats for misses and young ladies, are much worn, j The black Neapolitan hat trims very prettily ■ with the new shades of silk and bright flowers of the season. No great change is observable see has acted worthily in making the widow of ing the happiest thoughts of home and friends, General Haskell State Librarian—an office emi- and reviving our pride and love for our old na- nently suited to a lady, and well filled by her. tive Georgia We rejoice that our native State In these days of pecuniary embarrassment to has arisen from her desolation, and can send very many accomplish- out such a paper to the world and give such ed and refined ladies of cheering tidings to her children in less fairer the South, it would be lands. well for other States to j We had hoped ere this to send substantial evi- imitate the example of denee of the appreciation of The Sunny South Tennessee in giving the in this portion of the State by a long list of sub scribers, but we have been tinder the heel of the despot, and our industries have been so crippled and our resources so curtailed, that we have been forced to dispense with the luxuries of life; but now a brighter day has dawned. Our bor ders and highways are “ Garlanded" with peace, and a glorious change is manifested by a re newed interest and energy in all the avocations of the country, and Arkansians will soon show their own culture and appreciation of a first- class Southern literary journal by doing some thing handsome for The Sunny South. That they have culture and refinement is demonstrated Brown, once Governor of the State and Minis ter to Russia; Hon. W. Morrow, Tennessee’s Treasurer, remarkable for his financial skill, integritv and great BY MADAME LORRAINE. Ladies will find this a most favorable time for shopping, since many merchants are now offering goods at half the price demanded for the same early in the season; and there is, if in the shapes from those lnentioned in a former issue. The Saldine, Norma, Lide and Saratoga, are among the best shapes. A novelty is the Panama Regatta. One of the most elegant hats shown at the establishment of one of our finest modistes is a black chip rolled up midway between the front and left side; a cluster of fine loops of black ribbon sets above the brim, and a scarf of black encircles the crown, looped in a full cluster at the back, having ends of equal length. A lon< a celebrated seat of learning, long noted for its facilities for female education. The examina tion of the female institute was in progress. This excellent school is under the control of the Protestant Bpisutrpfil “Girard#?-** +t4ratoihly ducted, and gathers patronage from every South ern State. We met there, Mr. B. R. Strong, of Marietta, one of the patrons of the school, and Bishop Quintard, of Tennessee, who was person ally and most pleasantly known to thousands of Georgians during the war between tne States, through his unwearying exertions to do good. He informed us that he will soon visit Europe in the interest of the great Southern University, o o located at Snwanee, Tennessee. possible, a greater variety in materials, style S p r . lv G f j V y a nd mignonette finishes, the ends ! Columbia is delightfully situated on the high, and oolor. caught up with a full bunch of roses - face trim- j picturesque, limestone bluffs overhanging the Di-chx Goods. rning to match. beautiful stream immortalized by one of her In dress goods, we still find what modistes call Hat sashes are very much worn, mostly of soft “combination suits” decidedly in favor; and twilled silk, in plain and plaid pattern. Leg- this style will no doubt retain its hold during horn hats are generally trimmed with a lull autumn ns well as summer; for these, should be wreath, and wide ribbon ends, selected two varieties of color, if not of fabric. Flowers are more natural than ever. Long Pale grays are striped as well as plaided with sprays and wreaths still are the most worn, black, over which small flecks of color give a Chrysanthemus, wild flowers, blossoms of all junint appearance. Handsome shades of blue kinds, fruit, blush-roses, so soft that they almost seem falling to pieces, are among the won lers of art which astonish the philosophical shopper. Jackets and Sacqnes. Sleeveless jackets of every conceivable variety are combined with black or brown; and, as if by chance, little flecks of orange, scarlet, purple, etc., are scattered over the surface. Almost every lady has a black silk skirt. By adding to this a basque and over-skirt of the tine, raw silk—so acceptable during the warm weather—in black and white, brown and gray, or any colors preferred, in stripes or checks, yon will find that you have a pretty and stylish dress. De beges in black and white cheeks are among the most desirable as well as economical mate rials in vogue. These checks are twenty-five and twenty-seven inches in width, are alike on both sides, and so variously plaided as to show an infinite variety. Their average cost is thirty- seven and a half cents a yard. These are also fashionable combined with silk. For ladies who are too stout in figure to wear decided plaids, importers show an exceedingly stylish fabric- of silk and wool presenting- the tiniest possible checks—in black and white, or black and silver-gray. Plain canvas grenadines are still much worn for home and street costumes; for other occa sions, those that are cross-barred and plaided are preferred. Mexicaines and batistes may be considered the pet fabrics of this season. The former is very popular in a delicate shade of ecru, for over dresses as well as for entire toilettes. Description of Engruving. The graceful toilet we here represent is not a fancy design merely for a picturesque effect, but is the copy of an actual style, selected with a view to gracefulness as well as adaptability. The material of which this costume is com posed is peach-blossom colored Lyons silk and silk grenadine of the same shade. The skirt has a semi-train, trimmed near one-fourth its depth with a succession of narrow flounces of the grenadine. The over-skirt has a semi-circu lar tablier, trimmed in shape with white guipure lace, laid on in rows; while the back breadths, which are made in long-pointed Vandykes reach ing to the lower edge of the flounced skirt, are looped eh bouffant. supported by a ribbon sash of a deeper' shade, which is tied in a bow just local poets in the couplet: “ Down on the little River Duck, Where many a wagon and team has stuck;” which couplet, however applicable in the former generation to which this bard belonged, seems wholly inapplicable to the rocky shores of the stream now. This flourishing town was the home of the tenth President of the United States, JAMES K. POLK, up to the period of becoming President in 1845. His mother and other members of the family re- whieh has been pre pared by Professor H. C’. White, of the Uni versity of Georgia, and W. G. McAdoo,formerly of Tennessee, now of calling on Mrs. Polk, the widow of ex-Presi- dent Polk already re ferred to herein. She is remarkably well pre served, and is a lady of the most varied and interesting informa tion, combined with all the graces of manner one might expect from her long and intimate acquaintance with the very best society on the continent, and from the accomplishments she was blessed with in early life. Her memory is rich in reminiscences of the better—-far better— days of the republic. Would that these rich materials existing in her memory and shedding lustre on the great men and great events of her intimate acquaintance with national affairs could be embodied in such shape as to become a part of imperishable history rather than of the fading tradition of the times ! office of librarian and others to the widows an 1 daughters of the heroes who have devo ted their lives to the public good. In the State capitol, we met the venerable ex-Governor Foote, of M.ssissippi, now of Tennessee, known as a statesman and author, who was holding in his , . hands a manuscript by the fact that the few copies of the paper which ready for publication; come to this section are borrowed and passed ex-Governor Neil S. around till they are worn to shreds. The day appointed by Governor Garland for returning thanks to the Almighty for our deliv erance from unjust legislation, was prayerfully and joyfully observed by almost all the people. The good-will and unity of feeling continues to grow. We have thrown off our “sack-cloth and ashes,” and are once again rejoicing in the pres- popularity; Hon.'Leo- ent and future greatness of our State. Its pros- nidas Trousdale, the pects are indeed glorious, and we have no hesi- efficient and indefati- tancy in telling our friends, “To the westward gable Superintendent ho” for this goodly land. of Public Instruction, Fort Smith is most beautifully located. On and many others. Stt- one side it is bounded by the Arkansas river; perintendent Trousdale an( l from the river, gently undulating hills rise has recently examined one beyond the other, affording beautiful sites and commended to the fo r residences. It is especially charming now public schools of Ten- * n its spring attire, with its natural groves of nessee, an elementary forest trees all over the city, looking cool and work on the geology of luxuriant. The whole face of the earth is cov- Tennessee, now inutile ere( l with grass and flowers, excepting the most- hands of the publisher, used streets and walks. No old or barren soil is to be seen anywhere. The prairies bordering on the east suggest peace and plenty to the hun dreds of cows and horses ever roaming over them. Far off in the distance, mountain-top rises above blue mountain-top till the enraptured sight, lost in the maze and distance, can almost Milledgeville. fancy it sees the spires and domes of the celestial During our sojourn ca P“al- in Nashville, we had Contemplating this beautiful scenery ever Le the great pleasure of f°re us in any direction, we forget “business,” enllimr on Mrs. Polk, which is the sinew of life; but ah ! there’s the steam-boat whistle. We see the black smoke rising above the river, and know that there is life and activity down at the landing. Our mer chants are “making hay while the rains fall,” for the Arkansas river is treacherous—rising and falling without consulting the convenience of commerce; hence the great necessity of a rail road to the greater development of our country. The cars are now running to Ozark, forty miles from this place, and we have early promise that we may “ look out for the engine when the whis tle blows.” Our town is peculiarly characterized by the diversity of native and foreign population. All nations, tribes, dialects and colors are repre sented. The German citizens are quite numer ous, and they have a flourishing church and school. The American and Irish Catholics are united. They have also a large church and good schools. Other churches are such as are usual in a city of this size. In social entertain ments, the people are generally united, and through all the oppression and “hard times,” From Nashville we came to Knoxville; thence soclal character and good nature peculiar to along the elegant railroad extending from Dalton “ eii t em Pf°P le could not be suppressed. For and Chattanooga to Bristol to this place. “ Here instance, there s one of our citizens now engaged we rest”—here among these quiet mountains, in 011 a steamboat, whose good nature is so predom- a delightful atmosphere twenty-five hundred ^ an *» ani * taeulty for laughing so well known, feet above the level of the sea. We are always ^ ^ has been seriously proposed to take down have appeared and are finished in innumerable j sided there then, only one of whom remains, — styles. Some are made ot alternate stripes ot ; his venerable sister, Mrs. Walker, who at the Swiss muslin, pufled and tucked, and valen- ! a ge 0 f eighty, moves with the sprightliness of a ciennes inserting. Others of alternate stripes . of ecru inserting and black velvet. These jack ets worn with a dress a little out of style serve admirably toward producing the most fashion- . able toilettes For the first time in many years, mantles are worn both en suite and as independent garments. Lace saeques will be the popular outside gar ments for midsummer. The favorite shapes are long, neatly fitted in the back, loose in front, of equal length all around, with half-flowing sleeves. It is safer to buy this shape than those with long front and short back, or any other shape that is conspicuous when the fashion changes. Guipure lace saeques are especially stylish this season. Lure Miiiillis. The novelty in lace garments is a small man tilla of the old-time shape, with long square front and short round back. This is made of many rows of French or llama lace, in rows slightly full, sewed on a foundation of black net. Some times rows of jet fringe glisten amidst the lace; a full ruche trims the high neck; bows of gros- grain ribbon are in the front and back; and nar row ribbon underneath confine the cape at the waist. Siecktics. Neckties are still very fashionable, worn of soft silk, and brocaded ends to a certain extent, but our fashionable ladies prefer the illusion tie with brocaded ends, or the Paris musHn tie with Valenciennes or antique ends* which are also worn with the Chine-crepe fie. A modem toilet is a study in art afld requires an artist to design it, an artist to construct it, and artistic taste to wear it properly. This is the reason why, with all our abundance and beautv of material, we find so many forlornly impressed anew with the glory of the unrivaled scenery of East Tennessee, visible along the rail way route. A family seated near us, just from the flats of Louisiana, was in a constant delight at the rich fields of waving grain, the handsome country houses, the picturesque hills, and the vast and ever-changing brow of the mountains, which divide as a wall Tennessee from North Carolina. The elegant train was half filled with tourists to the North, all of whom were delighted at their selection of this route in preference to others, on account of its elegant accommoda tions and its fascinating scenery. Abingdon is the nicest and most quiet little town in the world. Here, none of the demoral izing “isms” of the day find root, but old-fash ioned Christianity, ignoring the Brooklyn style, clings to her firmly-fixed anchor of hope. As we write, we see riding by along the street, on his fine saddle-horse, Virginia’s United States Senator, Hon. John W. Johnson, who resides in young girl and retains full possession of her fac ulties, and her daughter, Mrs. Phillips, is one of the attractions of Columbian society, from her beautv and accomplishments, iftre residence of President Polk in Columbia, which was occu pied by him through the eventful years of his active and most useful political life, is yet to be seen: but it has been so greatly changed by the present owner that it resembles very little its I earlier aspect. At the close of the Presidential term of Mr. Polk, he at once occupied the elegant mansion in Nashville, Tennessee, where he died only a j few weeks afterward, in June, 1849. He made, i “where all the honor lies.” shortly before his death, a visit to his venerable j But I am writing at a length which threatens mother, then residing in Columbia. He was met I to weary the patience of The Sunny South. the whistle from his boat and place him on the hurricane deck to do duty at all landings on the river. The most notable instance of the unity of feeling now existing in our country, was exhib ited on decoration day, where all the different classes, cliques, tribes and colors united in doing honor to the dead heroes of our common land. The crowd was immense. A procession was formed,—first a guard, and then young | girls, representing the different States and Ter- ' ritories, followed by an escort, after which, a wagon filled and beautifully decked with flow ers. The band, which was splendid, played a funeral march. Citizens fell into the procession till it was nearly a mile long, and there were many at the cemetery not in the procession. The most perfect order and great solemnity | attended every movement. When arrived at the national cemetery, where the boys who wore the blue and the boys who wore the gray are Abingdon, Ya., June 28, 1875. by an enthusiastic procession of citizens, who welcomed him in a public speech on the portico of a building still standing, and from which, in response, Mr. Polk made the last public address of his life. Columbia has increased in population during the last ten years. It is the location of the Athe- 1 n;eum, another popular temple of female learn- John J. Howard, of Cartersville, is one of the ing. and is situated in a fertile and beautiful good men of Georgia. He commenced the world [For The Sunny South.) JOHN J. HOWARD. RY ARNOT. dressed women. It is because, with inadequate oi a deeper suaae. wmen is lieu in a uo« jusi ,, , , a . omic « imgc ui under the bouffant, and bows of the same color resources, they endeavor to compass the rnos - the pudency, of narrow nbbons are disposed over the end of a nibitious results, and of course miserably tail each row of lace. The corsage has the neck cut la ’“tempt. country. We syent nearly a fortnight in Nashville, the CAPITAL OF TENNESSEE, a city fjill of personal reminiscences to the writer and of objects of general interest. During onr sojourn there, an excursion train from Atlanta bound for California halted for a few hours. Among the excursionists was Hon. John L. Hopkins, now Judge of the Superior Court in Atlanta, who visited the magnificent capitol building and other noteworthy places during his brief sojourn. His presence reminded us of his eloquent speech infthat city in .1860, in .his can vass of the State as candidate for elector.for the State at large on the Douglas-Johnson ticket for Another mistake frequently made is in using indiscriminately complicated designs for plain as well as costly materials, and not properly adapting designs to materials. To shirr, plait. ui » nuiui iiumiu mm. auh .to. 1,0 r o & , _.„i. n in *1™ c.iv, is a nouie specimen oi arcnueciure an have a shirring of the "P 1 same waTustog as much of the material as if it ! , h ° aor ^ the State of Tennessee Here we seam, and a cuff formed of frills of lace. The gnm ^ er fii , k or grenadine, is bad art tne conrteous and accomplished Governor (n Pomjsidour and edged with lace, and is deco rated with a folded fichu of crepe de Chine, also bordered with lace, and has the ends confined by a small ribbon bow. The coat-shaped leaves this vicinity''—one of the old-fashioned style of sleeping on the same beautiful hill, shaded by Senators, who is irrepressibly an “honest man.” | tall torest trees and on the banks of the gently- He is a native of this county, as is also the illus- i flowing river, the people were placed in a large trious Virginian, General Joseph E. Johnston, ! clr cle many files deep, and in the centre were who is now a resident of Georgia. We see news- the officers and others of the procession, among paper paragraphs, copied from Georgia papers, ’ the sacred mounds of the dead. The Lord s saving that General Johnston may possibly be prayer was then repeated by one of the ministers, called upon to become Governor of his adopted ln which all joined who could hear. A beautiful State. If selected, he would “act well his part,” hymn was played by the band, and at the re- and then find, in civil as well as in military life, ! fi? e ?t of many, Colonel E. C. Bondinott, the distinguished Cherokee, mounted a pile of new- mown hay, and in a most eloquent manner, read a poem suitable to the occasion. With his In dian features and complexion; his dress and manners of a gentleman; his long, slightly gray hair floating out on the breeze and around his intellectual face; his maj'esty of person and grace of gesture, he made a centre-piece in this memorable picture that will long live in the hearts of those present. After the reading of the poem, all the ladies proceeded to strew the graves with flowers. There were many “ un known,” but we knew that each one was “some body’s darling,” and we honored them with flowers and breathed a blessing. The United States Court has been in session here for some time, and many strangers are in attendance, which added to the many different nationalities of our citizens, making a mixed multitude indeed. Take a walk down Main street, and from the different languages you hear and the people you meet, you might be led to infer that another “Babel” had “bankrupted” and turned out the employees on Garrison avenue. Many of the Cherokees, Choctaws and Creeks dress and act like other people; but occasionally we have visitors from the more distant tribes, decked out in all the glory of nose-rings, ear rings, leggins, moccasins, and other Indian par aphernalia. The women and children are often poor, hut by dint of energy, brains and muscle, he has accumulated wealth, and stands high in his church as one of its leading and-most liberal members, as well as equally high in all the other relations of life. . But he has his peculiarities: in fact, a man is little account who has not his individualities. Walking with him is a fine art; not that he walks for the walk, but walks for its subservance toother ends. He calls it “stepping.” When he owned a mill on Allatoona creek, eight miles from Cartersville, he would say, “ I believe I will step down to the mill this morning.” He would do that rather than waste time in saddling a horse and hitching after he got there. When his good .old mother lived at Kingston, he would the grenadine. Trimmings, Trimmings are to be seen in an almost end less varietv; when made of the same material as “step ” up there. When the court-house was at Nashville is a city of fifty thousand inhabi- Cassville, if his business carried him there every tants. solidly built “on a rock.” Its great stone day, a distance of eight miles, he would “step” capitol building, constructed of massive -blocks . up to the court-house every morning, eat dinner seen in squads on the streets, taking a meal of of the imperishable limestone which abounds at Billy Latimer’s hotel, and “step” home after whatever they can get, always with the “ pap- court. * poose tied up in a blanket and swung over the On one occasion, when he was going to “step” shoulders on the back.” How the people live in the Indian country, and how we enjoyed a visit to the Cherokee na tion, we will tell at another time. June, 1875. there, perched on the loftiest 'eminence in the city, is a noble specimen of architecture and an — met up to Kingston, by some means he was induced ..onr „r i,.a-„iii.!„ „„„ _.. accomplished Governor Por- : to ride. When he got there, he hitched his amount of material required for the making of . § i: v tn'aiwnnmw ter, present Executive of the State, a well- horse, visited his mother, attended to such other this dress is twenty-five yards of silk and six of demanding the exercise of better judgment. forme( k handsome and intelligent gentleman of matters as called for consideration, then stepped * 1 ‘ D ° about forty years. down home, forgetting his horse in Kingston! The State Library is a noble collection of When his mind was called to his poor horse They were seated at a late dinner when the about forty thousand volumes, and its three spa- hitched to p tree twelve miles off, he sent a negro door bell rang and a -servant handed a card to cions rooms are adorned by a most interesting the dress, side-pleatings and shirrings are most Lavender's wife. “ Why. good gracious ! it’s collection of portraits in oil colors of nearly all in favor. Although side-pk-atings prove espe- our minister, and I've been eating onions!’’she the Governors of the State thronghont. its his- eiallv effective in grenadine toilettes, full puffs exclaimed. “Never mind.” said Lavender; tory down to the present. - Only two are want- lare the freshest modes of trimming the same, “you needn’t kiss him to-day.” ing.—those of the early Governors, Blount and When your mother is frying doughnuts, and you're hungry, it don’t make any difference how her hair is combed, or if it is combed at all or not: just only tell her that you think she looks handsome with her hair done up in that way, A woman loses one-tenth of her life looking and she will feed you on hot doughnuts till you ; for her thimble—a man, looking for his knife. swell up like a toad. on the train after him. He still lives and still “steps.” Long life to him.