Mr.Davis stopped as soon as he reached the portico, and Yancey, the famous orator of Alabama, to whom Harry had delivered his letters in Charleston, stepped forward, and, in behalf of the people of the South, made a speech of welcome in a clear, resonant, and emphatic tone.

The applause compelled him to stop at times, but throughout, Mr.Davis stood rigid and unsmiling.

His countenance expressed none of his thoughts, whatever they may have been.

Harry's eyes never wandered from his face, except to glance now and then at the weazened, shrunken, little man who stood near him, Alexander H.Stephens of Georgia, who would take the oath of office as Vice-President of the new Confederacy.

He had been present throughout the convention as a delegate from Georgia, and men talked of the mighty mind imprisoned in the weak and dwarfed body.
Harry thrilled more than once as the new President spoke on in calm, measured tones.