The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-05-20

GENERAL GRtNrN CANp.--Gcn Grant
messos with his staff in q house in Cul-
pepper, Va, and at his table sits ia
miliarly every member of his military
family The expenses of the mess are
divided among the ten not in equal
proportions exactly, but in manner
that is satisfactory TO ali. There is not
the slightest attempt at show or pa
rade in the furniture and equipage;
everything is for use and economy Of
trouble and space The crockoly is
scanty and Of the plainest, and the
fare, though sufficient in quantity, is
just as homely as that Of any thrifty
and careful mechanic in your city.
\ chop with a cup Of coffee for break
fast; bit of roast beef, With potatoes
and 'hard tack, - confronting dish of
pork and green's served for the 5
O'Clock dinner, which was concluded
without pastry or desert. 4 cup of tea
and a bit of bread and butter ut -
O'Clock finished mp the day The beds
We're simply camp cots, some with and
others without mattresses; and all the
toilet apparatus anywhere visible were
o few tin wash-basius, "A moderate sup
ply of towels, n bit Of looldng-glass,
and horn comb At the table neither
distilled liquor nor wine is permitted.
The general viii not have either about
him, for his own or others use.
The Inventory Of the generals bag
gage when he made his brilliant cam
paign in the rear of Vicksburg is, /
take it, wellremembered-- ia briarwood
telescope and toothbrush. In what
relates to personal adornment and,
outside of the necessity of eating and
drinking, personal comfort, he has not
greatly enlarged his possessions. His
three stars indicate his exalted rank,
but to say nothing of the charm which,
in soldiers eyes, these glttering marks
of rank possess ] doubt if there is a
commissaTat officer in his army who
is as plainly clad as he. His clothes
are worn threadbGe, and despite the
steady brushing of his servant, they
VIII have an untidy look, due, no doubt,
to the generals habit of going every
where and seeing everything for him
self. The general understands the re-
lation between cleanliness and godli-
ness; but in his opinion, practically
evinced there is us much of either in
n flannel shirt as in one of linnen of
drawing room immaculateness.
Gen Grant never swears. No man
III his camp has ever heard him give
utterance to profanity in any of its
many forms. He rarely laughs, either;
but he has a sort of grim humor which
is not without its effect 1t is related
as part of the gossip Of "the front, -
that an officer attached to the quarter
masters department Of his army, want
ed one day to consult with the general
in-chief. He is believer in the old
regime, and parcticed what under Nc
Clellan he was taught. He had half-a-
dozen miles to go, more or less, SO he
ordered ont his close carriage, and as
/ it was likely that night would como
before he could return. the lamps were
trimmed and hung out, on ea6h side
Of the drivers seat. Then with an es-
cort of twelve Dragons, he started
happy, no doubt, in the belief that he
was proof against the descending rain.
Approaching Culpepper, he met an or
binary looking man on horseback, at
tended only by IN orderly. AS he
passed he recognized the Lieutenant
general, who, in spite of the rain, was
making his usual round, in his usua-
modest way. TO descend from his
carriage and salute his chief was but
the work of a moment: but Grant, il
itated by the style and pretension OF
his officer, was III no hurry to see him
gain the shelter of his carriage-roo
AGAR. "Walk along with me little,
said the general 81 want to talk with
YOU With polished boots and unex-
ceptionable kids, Mr.. Quartermastei
did as he was hidden; and with Q
touch of that grimness to which ]
have referred, the general led him
through the muddiest parts of the
road, and did not release him till he
was wet to the skin-as wet as the
general himself He was then dis
missed with an admonition that vii
be remembered, though it was inter
4 larded with no oaths. Cor. of he n
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