Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-06-10
F. P. PIgRPoINT,
Adjutant General.
Ger. Grant. Reception In New York
HOW He BoRE 1T.

NJ" hA hOhB IT.
A good-natured man is the Lieutenant-
General. From early morn till after one,
he was shaken aud bored, and bored and
shaken. The Gntmus of the majority who
called, was respect aud sincere regard for
the soldier who had done 80 much for the
country. Consequently it was to be ex-
pected that he would be willing to endure
mnch that was mentenlIy boresome, phys
ically wearying and personally unpleasant,
but an iron frame, sineWB Of steel and
bones of rock would hardly have suficed
for the occasion. At times the General or.
dered the doors closed while he rested, but
after brief interval he was up and at 'em
sgin.
With cigar in his mouth continually
he Putttd away, spologizing to the ladies
Tor so doing, but taking q fresh one every
few minutes, until about IL o'clock, there
came such q rush of crinoliue that he, for
the time being, left off the practice. II
was suggested that it would be a good idea
for him to change hands occasionally, to
which he replied that he wanted ''to keep
one hand for future use." In response to
query about him speaking at the Coop
er Institute, he said: ~ made up my
mind about that many years ago. Iuever
have spoken and am too old to begin: not
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speak, aud certainly shall not dictate
anything for any one else to say for me. y
1.-THE General doesn't talk" said little
friZzly bearded theologiau in the group,
"he doesn't talk, he hghGs;" to which there
being no evident reply, none was made,
and the little man went away.
An elderly gentleman, with new hat,
which he wore all the time he was in the
room, stood for q long while at the "Gene.
rats right hand" and at every convenient
opportunity put in some sensible remark
about the heat of the weather, the wonder.
iul crowd, the qualification it gave him,
&c, &c; t. all of which the General gave
half an ear, while the other portions of his
suricular department and his entire pbysi.
cal system were devoted to the crowd.
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and yet very ordinary one, trauspired
during the levee. The door was OPENED
and soldier, supported on two crutches,
approached the group which had encircled
Gen. Grant, who was sitting on a chair
His face WAS very pale and evidently sal.
tering with pain. The soldier halted
when the General noticing him, rose aud
taking him by the hand, said: "You were
in the army2" ayes, General, :" replied
he, ~ was in the -th Battery aud was
wounded at Petersburg. can't get dis.
charge nor turlough. l want to 20 home,
aud should very much like furlough of
sixty days" "Wellp we'll give you one
Col Parker just take this mans name and
case, make out q furlough for sixty days
and give it to him The poor soldier
who had approached the group uuAiied
by any one, who had stood patiently wait
ing till the General was comparatively At
leisure, who bad been in no way reoR.
mixed by anygot the crowd, was lat once
surrounded by the people; one offered him
chair, another some water, one asked
MIN his name and another his stay-so
that he had quite pleasant call, much
plessanter in fact than he would have had,
mad not the General Initiated his kind
treatment. 3 q z Z . ! II '>'1''