The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-12-03
4 Pen aud Ink sketch Of ten. shermup

An Army correspondent gives the following do.
scription ni General Sherman, az he appeared In
Kingston, Ga, a few days before departing On nt
great expedition.
Newspaper correspondents arc usually very shy
n shernsn, owing h. the mistaken impression
that he n the sworn enemy of the whole DJhcmian
fraternity. ! confess that until Friday night
feared Sherman almost AZ much A. bis Sltnnic ma.
iesty, and many a time have tAkon refuge behind
some weldressed staff officer, lest Shcrrnan's eagle
eye should detect my citizen suit, ana hia austero
voice order me N leave his lines, Notwithstanding
carried GRANTS pass in my pocket and had given
no aid and comfort 10 tho enemy. The other nj ght.
however, was entrapped, and, with no line Of ro-
treat open braoed myself for the charge. Sitting
In the tent ~ two ~ his genilmLnly stat,
listening 10 the enveniug music II Colonel Han
brlghrH Lancaster Penn, Band who wer.
-erensding the General, was aware Of the
close proximity n the Chiefts'n, whose wrath
30 much feared, one Of the stat suddenly pre
sentcd himself At the entrance, aud aduress NJ me-
! moved "a the entrance, wnen there immediately
before me stood Tho terror NJ newspaper CORES
pOndents -MaJor|ien. sherman 'Gcrerl, per.
init me to make you acquainted with Cspt. ="
remarked the sid, and be'ore had tine W recover
from my establishment, the General had extended
his left hand, which grasped and a moment after
We were sitting IN ths tent, engaged in as social
o,us crtGt on ~ though we han been ACQUAINTED
for cars. Tho moment my palm touched thst ~
sherman, snd his voice ut.rcu, Il am delighted 10
NEST uou," all terror and embarrassment dis.
appeared, ind sat the-e for half N hour, listening
70 his ,omplIm NJ the bsnd his laconic replies
" business papers presented for endorsement, and
his clear ideas upln every subject referred
o. situs there beneath tho cAnva, tent,
which wa lJrod mp by cracking
me burning a. tho entrance, | had al e1.
re'eut chance 10 study that strange genuf whose
nora az ides tue Ges mes ~ more than ons ) ats,
and g. whose lat every bayonet Yields willing
sIht l.son. Tho General sat m an army chair,
over thc back OF which onu Aru hung down his
small pnraIu.. eyes, ono IN ucut gazing upon the
rily lanes the next pcerug into the darkness
he iund, 40 WolPh rtr vim L. sou de lungs from
which thc exc ul5lso iuuhD of tlc band ISSUED Tho
Adlunnt+'tn,ri pres uts e p,perio end@'sornout.
st'' nens e} M ~ s rafc - II" he sp1 ,r 49,, IS
49,, 10 orur-.-,cAt, which Captain Daytoi - aa.
u.liHhiC business practice enables nm 10 uolnur,.
feud at once. 'tFualJ e. 20 ,uCo more peer Uut;
h's caI IL urucd ~ va.tn tho clear music al
the opera of tho Three Shepherds; his head
seems W. move ,uvOiunturily IN harmony with the
notes; the SIMPLE remark, "De.uutII," ESCAPES
him; l.F eycH irop 10 tie hoor-ust there Tor
q moucnt ~ iutonsiy shat ono suIpose4 he b,
skotcnug a four months GampNsu "a nIs gieat
miud-thu eyes are raised obrupil. and he li,ter.
a few rlci words that show Us d. loves music aud
has fery nice discrimination between good and
bad. lie detects every error aud follows 10 by
nervous witch OF the body that shows IL does NOT
irlt pleasant on his ear In conversation he ia
quic., social and winning conveying an toa in A
very lew words never eA puriruoea rmbArras Anent
In hia selection Of words to give his thoughts e1.
pr'ssion, and in langua,e 81 clear that one can
zen mlsundersanu hun lie rs indeed a remark
,pie man ms e. take lu more IN one instant
thAl most men's do ip month. In his presence
uhH an hour, visitor is almost constrained t1 be-
i'o'" NAi SHERMAN has as many minds as a clock
ms "ue-lhi All conforming ~ the mc, han IN OF the
bIshd whole, but esch thinking Tor its individual
Sn' h!b - strange organization, .Gat few men
can VlIy understand, nut one that all who meet
ul'n are certain TO admire aud wonder Of.