Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-16

But Stunulpg ncre u tue SuIocn BosS
I'll keep buck one for you. -.
A .igh o sigh! for my pale white rose,
That tho chilling night wind slew!
But answer you when the lilies say
am sighing most for you!
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The Grant FamiiysDuring the War.
Extract from q letter to the ". Y. Metropolitan
Record, dated Holly Spring., !Aiss., Jnly, 1885,
When that loyal family rolled into this
place at the heha Of q vast army, they re.
eined In au elegant stolen carriage, which
long ago went North oa parole. A porinn
of the time they occusied The handsomely
furnished residence Of Mr.. viii Henry Cox,
a wealthy, refined and educated gentleman Of
noble ancestry. This gentleman is deceased,
but at that time his beautiful, young and &C:
cosupGshed daughter occupied the "vacapt
CHAIR Of her mother, who had been dead
some yeafs, and Miss Cox, instead of Mrs
Cox. was lady of the mansion. The Grant
family seemed wonderfully well pleased with
the house, its modern fixtures, the elegant
furniture and splendid silver ware, and they
consequently walked boldly into the posses.
sion of this private residence-no blush OF
shame to mantle such br9zen brows, no man
" dignity, no womanly decency 70 request
permission, but with efrontery of Sing Sing
convicts and London robbers they occupied
the dwelling, using everything in it as though
they were IS to the maner born." The greater
part of the time they remained there, Miss
Cox was staying with numerous friends in
the city, as she could not be mistress Of her
own beautiful home.
Mr.. Cox told lady of unquesionable To-
tesrity, that they packed up al: his silver aud
ali his valuables the night before they left,
and it was sent off with their baggage the
next morning; aud the house servants went
also. Mr.. Cox was one day resting on q sofa,
opposite the door Of an adjoining apartment,
when be saw, through the opening of a door,
one of Grants staff officers stealthily rumag.
ing around the room, pocketing small articles.
at The bureau, he took q piece OF stick pom
ade. Think Of it, you soldiers, who fought
the battles for the Union; think Of being
commended, oficered by such unprincipled
scoundrels, whose smallness Of soul showed
itself hut too plainly in that act Of stealing o
piece oY stick ponade, We only regret not
beiiiig ableSt pteasent 10 give the name Of this
sspecimen. stiT officer, shoulder strapped,
armed and equipped, even to his head, for
which the above small appropriation was
made. II his eyes ever rest on this he will
know himself inStanter. At another time
Mr.. Cox entered one of the rooms rather un-
expectedly, con iderahly disturbing the equa:
niirnity Of Gen. Grants nephew, who was
STOPPING to the pleasing task of carefully
folding up an eegsnt and very antique quilt
made 10 days of yore. BY great grand parents.
and preserved by each succeeding generation
of children as family treasure-a pleasing
memento that strangers could never appre-
ciate. The nephew, on finding himself caught,
started, stammeringly saying. Il went it for
my mother" 'fCertainly, sir; certainly y
replied Mr.. Cox, with the least perceptibis
tone of contempt. Think Of it, aoldiers Of
Grapt's army a, quilt, Grants nephew
stealing Quilt, and furnishing bis mothers
home. -.
We hope he will see this exposition, re-
pent and free his. conscience BY expressing
thst quilt to Mrs. A. e, Brewer, 70. merly
Miss Cox, Holly Springs. Miss. Bot Mre.
Grant, the General, aid others OF thai miss.
tic crew." took especial care Of the silver, the
value of which IL estitnnicd at several thout
sand dollars with other articles. The bed
and table linen was uf fnest texture, and
came iron Europe; and all this, with al
other yalnables, had a peculiar charm fUy the
avaric:ous eyes Of the Grant family. Among
the many other. appropriations OF this re-
markable family was haodsenesy careed
small card waiter or salser, with tie name
OF Is Ge,nral Mou1trie" engraved in the cen.
tire. This little safver was handsd' downffom
that noble ancestor of revolution fame; it
was priced beyond value, gnd was one Of a
pair-the other was sent out to the Kitchen
after using it, and one Of the servants, Sarah,
secretel it for her young mistress, togethe'
with several other valuable articles. Mrs.
Brewer has the waiter, and, no doubt, would
like to have the other, but would he pleased
to have another piece-a massive, but snail
silver salyer, or waiter, handsomely carved,
made in England before tn, Revolution, with
the name of q Lady Mary Aucsly, l770," en-
grayed in the eeptre. This waitor, which has
been In their distinguished family so long,
cannot hpt be a,prize indeed to them, and the
two Will be readily recognized by the Grant
visitors. N d.,uht but hundreds of per-ohS
who may have visited this Grant family at
home in the Nor lave .r'h these walters,
and many other stolen valuables that csme
from The South-Tar trophies.
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