The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-27
Grant and an Rx- Confederate officer,
Washington Correspondence Of the New lor
Herald, Nov. 90

Washington Correspondence Of the New York
Herald, Nov. 20.
While Gen. Grant was here after his re.
turn from Galena lately, gentleman not
long in the city happened TO pass by the sta
bles of the president elect and, having Gu.
riosity to look iu faced towards the place
and entered. A PLAN looking little man in
his shirt sleeves was sitting on an inverted
bucket quietly smoking cigar. To this
plain little man went the inquisitive gentle.
man.
GOOD day to you" said the gentleman.
"Good day. responded tue plain little
smoker.
This Grants stables p
This is his stable"
"Any objection to looking at Hiram Ulys-
SEES horse flesh p
"Not bit; quite welcome to look, sir.
"I!eard so much about the generals fast
beasts that thought would like to view
Thorn. BY Jove that is a fine animal, aud
no mistake Cooking at one Of them.) Grant
| is very fond Of his horses, isn't he?'
eyes, he is rather given that way ALI
swered the little smoker, with an unaccount
able twinkle 10 his eye
"Rather drive a fast team any day than
get serenaded, | suppose, or hold cabI
net
That's rather broad question" replied
| the little man, with another curious twinkle
Something in the twinkle disconnected tht
questoner just at this juncture, and prompt
ed him to utter:
"Oh, beg pardon, sir, but | don't near
to be inquisltiye."
"No occasion to beg pardon at ALL an
swered the little man in shirt sleeves.
This rsassured the curious gentleman, who
recommended his questioning, while he kept
cycling the horseiiesh.
GLOW does Grant take his election now
Does he really take it so coolIy as the news
papers say have never seen him, you
know, and knew nothing Of him except by
report
"Well, yes; the newspapers are abou
right there anyhow. The general does take
the election about the same rs anything else,
said the little man.
"WelI, now he must be a wonderful fell
low. BY Joye sir, the man who can bear
every honor so easily and coolly as Grant
must be something above the rest of man
| kind
"Did you ever see Grants likeness ~ dry
| ly asked the little man.
ooh, yes of course. They say he's uglier
than the prints make him. | suppose you
know him we'll, now. lie talks to you, o
course, q great deal about his horses, and
wouldn't wonder if he told you good dea
more than most people about him.
"WelI, am supposed to know good dea
about Grant; that's a fact. You say yot
have seen Grants likeness, and that people
say he is uglier than his pictures. Now
what do you think? Do | look anythln
like his pictures2'
A flood Of light overwhelmed the curiou
gentleman in an instant, The little man i
shirt sleeves and smoking was Grant hin
self. What mistake! A number Of apo
, ogies escaped from the gentleman. He wa
sorry to have made such a mistake-ver
sorry. He himself had been on the eOntet
crate side fighting against Grant, and wa
still more sorry for that. Wouldn
have been so impairment had he known
was conversing with Grant himself.
p "My dear sir said Grant, "no apology
n necessary; glad to see you. Whether yc
4 were q confederate or II union man maxi
no difference now. That is all over, 20
, know, and should be forgotten. The soon
T. the distinction is ignored the sooner we W
+ have peace. will be glad to see you agar
sir. Good day to YOU
v Good dav, general" and the curious &c
d tleman withdrew, cogitatng on Grants 81
IS US have peace