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II. ". Redfeld has been at the White

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II. " Red6eld has been at the White
House, and gives his experiences in a
letter to the Cincinnati Commercial:
Notwithstanding the room was nearly
full, people kept pouring in to see
Grant. They were old and young, male
and female, high and low, rich and poor,
colored and not colored. The genial
Dent attended to all with marked cOnr-
tesy, politeness and good humor. he
was born for the position he occupies,
and if the White House owners should
conclude to turn Grant out at the expl-
ration of his lease, it would, perhaps, be
well enough to keep Dent in to attend
TO the cards for the next tenant. aIH
Sitting near the fire and cycling every
person who entered was grandfather
Dent He holds no Office, believe, but
simply stays about the White House,
smoking cigars and enjoying the honors
of the family. He wears his high plug
hat all the time, and every.few seconds
brings his cane down upon the floor with
hard "thud," looking around at his
hopeful son, meantime, TO see that busi-
ness is properly progressing. 1t is be-
lieved that he is a Grant man.
went 10 the desk Of General Dent
and presented my card. lllu j
Cincinnati Commercial, ehT
Yes, sir.
Cincinnati Commercial; well, we'll, "
he mused again.
yes" said /, Cincinnati CONNER
cial," determined that there should be
no doubt shout It, sflf fhfl N
That the paper that been pitching
into us so much; it's been giving us
fury" !,
ing eoncerni il pitches around conside-
"Do you wish to see the President on
business2' asked the General,
"Oh. no, sir; | merely called, with
Others 10 pay ny respects.
He will see you, l guess, he said,
and wrote upon the card, wishes to
pay his respects. He then gave it to
gentleman Of color, who took it to
another room, where still another card
dispatcher received and inspected it,
and forwarded it on to the President by
shiny and comely eolored youth.
Take seat" said General Dent,
after disposing of several cards. " how
long since you were in Cincinnati2 i1.
ITS been some time a month or
more.
What's the political prospect among
the Republicans in the West and South
"Well, sir in the West the outlook is
not entirely clear, but in the South l
find all the Republican party that
amounts to anything to be for Grant. y
That's just what thought" said the
General, "and we don't care darn
what the papers say, for the people have
got this thing to decide. Itsall in their
hands"
By "this thing" he of course meant
the Grant question. rnt WEI
You've been at New Orleans, haven
you2" he continued
"Yes, sir a few months ago, and saw
your kinsman, Casey"
Casey a clever fellow"
=" Yes, sir, | replied, II have found
him to be very much of gentleman.
"Tll tell you what's fact, said the
General, dropping his pen and turning
around, Jim Casey is just as good a
man as cOulu W pub III Ihut CuotoW
house, no matter what the Cincinnati
Commercial and the New York Sun say
to the contrary" then looking out of
the window he pointed to a carriage,
saying, that's the Presidents carriagei
the far horse is the one he rode all
through the war. l saw a shell burst
right over his head, and he didn't hardly
wink; the President thinks everything of
that horse
Here newcomer interrupted the
mixed political and horse conversation
by asking General Dent if he had seen
the last New York Sun Hf
mo" replied he, "nsr / don't want
to see it, either.
Dana calls you worthless fellowl'
He can say what he pleases; | long
since stopped noticing his sort, replied
the much-abused Dent, as he forwarded
q fresh basket of cards.
] was ushedred into bis Excellency :
presence in due course Of cards, and
paid my respects" with low bow and
the exchange of few unimportant OBJ
servations.