The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-09-07

nocturnal adventure sith our new bearer
J, NJ. L.
Familiar History 81 Gcn. Gran,,
a correspondent Of the Tribune at ia.
lena Illinois, tie home Of It, Gen. Grant
gives the following familiar history 81
that remai kable man during lhe icwt, ear,
previous to the y ar when he had bis resi-
IA thst place The account is very inter.
esting aud ils ruth is vouehed for;
About fifteen years ago Gen. Grant )
father established leather house here,
under the firm OF Collin, & Co. The
leather was tanned 1t Cosiugton, Ken
tucky and sent hilher. The firm did we'll.
and It is understood made fortune. The
firm was dissolved, md Son came on 10
conduct The business, but in about Two
years he died Of consumption. He vas
well liked and was and au excellent busi-
ness man.
Meanwhile, Ulysses Grant, having
graduated at West Point, went into DIE
Mexican war, where he distinguished him.
sell in every battle, except one, when he
was not present, that was ioughli thence
he went TO Oregon, and acted as Captain
in the Quartermaster's mission and went
10 ST Louis, where he had some interest
in piece of land, and was told he en-
gagged in hauling wood 10 market, himself
driving his own oxen.
Ga the death of his brother his father
engaged him 10 come hilher and take
charge of the store. Now | come TO men.
lion things never before related. have
10 tell hard story. Statements previous.
ly made about Gen. Grant will blown
away Many young man on reading
what follows will be encouraged. gath
er my account from the most trustworthy
sources
Capt. Grant as he was called, found
the agairs of Tie concern in great disor.
der, but he went to work, and in three
weeks had everything straight. There
was one clerk besides himself, and gener-
ally more or less hired men. As this was
the only establishment of the kind in the
place, trade Of which is large, there was
much business to do. Capt. Grant was
not remarkable as salesman, but he was
good to oversee and to manage Gener-
ally he bought the hides rs they were
brought to the store in country wagons.
He took them in himself That he might
not dirty his clothes, he had short leath.
er apon, which he always wore. Those
not acquainted misiook him for the porter.
In this way, here 10 the city Of Galena,
he toiled on Tor two long years. lie was
employed at $40 a month. The intent on
on the part OF his father wa, after 9Mh9s..
was t.xsIp5e,1cftea'3 i've on on $3.50 yeor. 10
do this, and TO live in society, is impossi-
bic. Everything must be cheap and plain.
Sometimes his wife had hired ri but
usually she did her own work.
During these two years Capt. Grant
made very few acquaintance. There
we're plenty OF business men on the street
who did not know him, and who never
heard his name spoken. | presume il
would be easy TO number his associates on
ones fingers. ! have heard business men
say they never heard of him until he was
put in command at Cairo.
Those two years were years Of trial and
discouragement. In fact, the Captain
came hither from ST. Louis in n great de.
gree disheartened, sill he would not give
up He is described as broken-down
man. At this time Capt. Grant was draw
ing beyond his expenses, though this was
not ascertained till the end Of the year.
He could not live on $40 month. lie
seldom went abroad. A few near neigh.
bors were all he visited here he would
sit aud smoke his pipe. His conversation
was varied, but lie lied 10 talk on the
Mexican War. MosiB he was man Of
silence. Mr.. Washbunc told me that he
seemed to him 10 be thinking on some ab.
stract subject and tha he took bin to be
thoughtful, rehectAe and large minded
mar. Such being his condition, one is re-
minded Of Frederick the Great, during
the years he was banisled by his father.
But in whatever make; a man, Grant. the
American hero, far @cels. | will say
here that he always vas temperate, and
every way correct in lis behavior
A month or so before the Fort Sumter
outrage, and aiterwarl, Capt. Grant was
uneasy. lie walked through tle streets.
to and fro in the store sayinguothing, and
apparently was IN troubled state oC
mind. About those days tie Douglas
Guare organised in .ae cry 10 counteract
the Lincoln Wde-A wakes, aud Capt.
Grant, As military man, was appointed
orderly sergeant. His reply was that a
captain IN the United States Infantry was
not the one 70 take swh a position. lie
did not 20 near then He medded 50
lilile with polite. thatii Is 70 Ibis day un-
known whether lie yded Tor Lincoln or
Douglas
AT last war came war meeting was
held, aud Capt. Grat WAS appointed
Chairman. Then he vent 10 Mr.. Wash /
burne and said he lad been educated al
West Point At the exense Of the Gos !
erument be bad resged expecting new
er to serve again, but rDw lie offered biz 1
services for What they we're worth. A
company was raised in be Town. and On !
der lis direction il was .qaipped and sent
10 Cairo.
Galena Is in tile noFbscsi part Of the
State. Sometimes ibe wants Of ihiseor-
ner are disresarded ~ Springfield there
issilwnys a ring of politicians who are