The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-11-13
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HOLE lsA Fl PICTURE OF GENERAL GRANT
e 81 1t ia known thar the psonle 81 t7alens
: at fine close of the sxarssbaIflt and fun
q ished a house for Observation-Disclosures
2 man. General Grant. The number ant
4 urgency of the Generals public dutie,
5 have prevented him FROM ailvi TSI,sEsen
. 3oyment9 Of othe, hands0fn8s diff of hi
gratef full apd, sadmiring peighhors: bu
: to be free from fhe annoyance OF. poll
tlcians, TO enjoy the rest which his oreai
labor had Batte necessary. and 4oicaflti
yate the, society and gcompaflioBship o
those AMONG whom he formerly lived
he Is now staying for d month or sin
: weeks at his ,Galela homes 1t was 5oul
: good fortCne,toi observe him there or
Sunday, to see his manner OF, life and
become more than ever convinced of the
democratic simplicity. of his tststes. and
: of the sterling. inte9fity Of Ii character
as . natlsIa His hrRsidef - ftl3 sseasl
sslsie e flle III ssolIsI
mapdIng. 2 charming view of much. OF
the surrounding country. lisa very plain
brick structure. not more costly than the
house of any well!to-do Illinois farmer
ought to be; it is marked neither by IFS
size, excellence of finish. nor architecfu-
raj arrangement. as superior to hun
dred other residences In the seitv.H A
parlorg extends. across the, front. 20xl6.
or thereabout; it, is the show room OF
the house behind it is a short cross
nall! ending at the dinfng-rOom door.
Opposite the parfer door opens the IL
brary. room sixteen feet square. plain
~ lifted up with furniture suitable for
such All apartment. "A narrow hall AT
right angles with:that in which the main
entrance opens, leads to the kitchen and
/ closets in the, rear, and out of the hall
springs a flight of stairs, narrow, crook
ed, and steep, which lead 70 the cham
bers above. "A two story house with
four rooms. exclusive of pantries and
/ closets on the main floor, and with five
I or six modest sized chambers ion the
hoor above. is surely not grand estab-
| lshment for the IA IN who overcame the,
! rebellion. and who is now a candidate
for President ofthe United States. The
furniture and equipage of;the homestead
are in perfect keeping with the general
nnpretentlous appearance of the estab-
/ Hshment, Plainness, taste. simplicity
] ana utility have been consulted in the
/ 1ttIngs; so all is harmony, all modest.
and all good enough. Here the Gener-
al, with Mrs. Grant. Mr.. Dent, his faith
ei'-in-law. now eighty-one. and two
bright children. daughter ofltwelve!
ana son of nine years, are spending a
vacation which the General is giving
himself after his years of labor 81 sfav
here,s said he. i"because like nv place
and my good neighbors, and because
! want quiet. did think would spend
some time at the watering places but.
+ on second thought, came TO the con-
clusionthat a stay at Saratoga or Long
Branch would bea kind of mart vrdom
that | do not care to endure" And
here his course OF fitei is just what a
plain man would make it. i Riding or
ba
bank with the cashier and idlers, drop
ping into Felt's store and having a cigar
with the proprietor in the counting
room driving out to the mines and
smelling, establishments, making little
trips 10 the surrounding villages-these
and the like consume all the time not
devoted Ito his official business. One
Of his military family. General COM.
stock, Is member of. his household,
acting as secretary; to him most of the
lhbOr OF the correspondence is assigned.
Rowing everybody. familiar with everv-i
body, with not the remostest suggestion
OF PRIDE OF place or superiority OF intel
lect, the general makes his way about.
followed, by the kindly. greetings and
polite attentions of his townsmen of All
shades of political beliefs plain. hon
est modest democrat, as well as the
most9listinguished com mander of mod
ern times. Almost every day visitors
make their way to his place. some excit-
ed by curiosity, others impelled by no
lIf1cnl considerations; but their number
Is few and their stay short! as The Gem;
-elal does. not talk politics except un-
willingly, and then SO briefly that the
most inveterate bore wouId soon be dis
cOuraged.' AT the SAME time his an
sWers to all questions, are free and ex-
piicit; and his remarks on men and af-i
fairs shows that he has, thorough appre-,
citation. of the nature of the great. crisis
through which, the, country is passing.
and fixed principles. Which now guide
his expressions Of opinion as they will
by-and-by give direction to his, policy.
Inc country has no cause to fear the ii i
deity of our candidate. - 49,.
Mrs. Grant is. a true wife, mother.
woman; and no apprehension need be
felt that as long as she is mistress of the
Presidential mansion it's affairs will not
be ordered ina way to crafty the most
scrupuions lover. OF what is fit and APP
propriate in that place. Chicago Post.
-sf $3.50 -..-.-----------j - q -
"A Revolutionary soldier was running
for Congress, and his opponent was
young man who had never been to the
wars" and itiwas the custom of the old
revoIuIionist to tell of the hartlships he
had endured. Said hc: Fellow citi-
Zens.;, i have fought and bled for..Iny
country. helped TO whip the British
and the Indians. l have, slept on the
field of battle, with no other covering |
than the canopy of heaven. r have
walked over the frozen ground till eve
ry tootslep was marked with blood"
just about this time, one of the SOW
efeigDs. who had become Interested in |
his tale ofsiIfferings, walked up in front
OF the speaker, wiped the tears from
his eyes with the 'ex tfemitv OF his coat i
tail. and interrupted him with:
Ibid YOU say you had tout the Brit.
sish and Injuns s'''oisf-4 siotsa 's1'' ~
s.Yes. sir.sz IUs i = f,s.e1 i3ss3i - ~5-4i.i
did YOU say you slept oilatle ground |
while serving your country. without
any kiVer. ~ -. - - i