The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-03

! first saw him he said. well, tneTe, Jerry
! il that man isn't my double I'm ms
taken" And. indeed, Plover looked ~
much like Gen. Ct. as two peas. II they
we could have told them apart, only
Plover's beard was longer, us was his
hair.
Plover seemed to be n glum, morost
kind OF chap, but Grant took fancy
to him, and rode most Of the time along
side or him, inquiring about the coun
try and the silver ores. We had to looi'
twice, | tell you, to tell which was
which. Grant iolted good deal about
his double.
About half-past five o'clock, day be
fore yesterday, when we were following
bride path along the edge OF steep
gorge, Grant and Plover were thirty o.
forty rods ahead. Suddenly one ol
rock on tho edge. The animal came
down on his launches, and in trying to
recover himself rolled with his rider of
the ledge into the gorge seventy oI
eighty feet beneath, crashing through
the spruce pole which was the only rail
ing to the path.
You can imagine our anxiety as we
fastened up to the spot. Ii was Plover
whom we found there. He had got OF
/ his horse and was looking down over
the precipice. After half an hour :
scrambling we reached the bottom oi
the gorge. We found horse and rider in
one shapeless, horrible mass.
We returned to Greeley. and sent men
back for tho remains Then Judge Dent
beann to act very queerly. He gave out
that it was Ploper tcho irds kiiled. He
made Plover trim his beard and cut his
long hair. and dressed him in q suit OF
poor Gen. Grants.
! don't believe that Mrs. Grant herself
could tell him from her late husband.
The Dents keep Plover with them all the
time by plying him with whisky and
such, They hnre ntdde me sWcHr to sdV
nothing Of what has happened. We
came down here TO Denver this morn
ing. but have not seen the rest or the
party yet.
Ellen Just rs sure rs I am writing,
there is some great mischief up. shall
keep my own counsel. but shall also
keep eyes and ears open. think | hold
oil the cards in this little game. Will
write you tomorrow. Your aifectionate
husband, I'll. FOuRACREs.
Among the papers in Mr.. Fouracres'
valise was u newspaper scrap, marked
in lead pencil on the border. "RochV
Mountain Neps. Denv. July 49, The
extract was as follows:
DIED -July7. bv an accident on Long
Peak, Luke N. Ployer Of Boulder City
Mr.. Plover was forty-seven years Of age.
and had resided in this Territory since
1853. He leaves no family, and his pre-
vious history and connections are un
known. Mr.. Plover was widely esteemed
for his many qualities.
Tho reader will easily understand
what followed by the above simple and
story. Ployer was
taken in by the Dents, crammed with
events in the former life of Grant, made
equal by stulling TO his exalted position,
and the country knows the rest. IT any
doubt remained in skoptioaI minds,
however. they would be quickly dis
PEELED by the perusal Of the following
letter descriptive Of Plover:
CAARIEs r. CRAIG TO II. FoURACREs.
BOULDER Cry, Col. Nov. 80. 1868.
Mn Dear Su-Yours received Of the
oath inst, asking for information con
cerning the late l., n. Plover. Am happy
to serve YOU so far rs in my power.
/ knew Ployer who at one time worked
in my stamping mill He was man Of
some natural ability but coarse. unedu-
Gated. and almost brutal in his tastes.
He was obstinate to n degree which !
have never seen equalled. and this char
acteristic led to bis discharge from my
employ.
regret to say that Plover was exceed
ingly Incorporate in his habits. Hard
had become chronic with him.
He was also an immoderate smoker.
Personally he was not an agreeable
man to associate with, being exceeding
lv reserved when sober. and when under
the influence of liquor quick TO anger,
and apt to be violent. rough and abusive
in his speech.
do not remember that / ever
heard from what part OF the East he
originally came.
] have often noticed his remarkable
resemblance 10 President elect Grant.
Yours. respectfully,
CHARLES y. CRAIG.
Superintendent Pandora Mining Com
pany.
II. Fouracres, ESD.
Says the correspondent Of I ke SIN
It only remains for the reader to con
trast this description of Plover with the
sketch Of Gen. Grant given above, and
to compare it with what is known of
President Grants nature, dispos ition
and habits.