The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-08
NOT BOOMING EOR GRANT.

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Tho Man on tho nIonumont and tho Man
From MacoO Discuss tho Grant Iecception
Tho Man OH tho Monument n Trine Dis.
gusted.
From the Macon Telegraph.
The city isquict again. Grant has
departed. Tho crowd that met to celo-
bratc tic "Coming of Arthur"' has dis
pcrscd, and the only figure in SIGHT as
: l passed down Broad street last hight
was the marble Confederate upon tho
monument, four Generals on the cor
ncrs Of it and pcrchcd above, on tho
shaft, our old friend the private. 1t
had not been field day for Confcds,
and, not feeling in mood for slumber,
| went over to keep them company
awhile. Sitting down on the terrace,
[ fell to musing on the dav, and the
silent man who SO lately had held tho
destinics ofour country in his grasp.
How long sat there cannot tell, but
1t must have been some time. as busy
memory wovc many a scene into the
moonlight around me. Suddenly,
however, heard slight cough, seem
ingly above me, yet when | glanced
upward only the white marble met my
gazc.the four Generals and the pri-
vate high above, with rigid face and
| III,
Thinking had bccn mistaken, re-
sumcd my rcyery, only to be disturbed
again by u distinct "ahcml" long
drawn out. This time arose and
made careful survey OF the spot. No
living body met my view, and was
about to resume my seat when the
sound was repeated. Glancing up
ward rcmark kcd in jest to the private,
"This night air appears to choke you
somewhat, my tricnd?" Looking
down at me, to my astonishmcnt, ne
replied distinctly, "No! am used to
it. Slept round the hills Of Virginia
four OF five years, and don't mind it
the least" l could only stare at him
in silence. Presently he asked:
"Bccn IN town all dayp'
eyes," stammcrcd "bccn here all
day"
"Scen Grant?"
ooh. yes; saw him distinctly. He
looks little more bloatcd, perhaps,
than when I saw him last, but the same
old Grant. Have you seen hi,n?"
Yes. nc came along this way.
Heard him ask what was up here
for. but nobody seemed to know. and
| can't eXnctly rccollcct myself. They
ought to have pat iii :i,tto.;:,yo ssi:.;o:,
know l was conundrum."
The joke appeared to tickle the gcn-
tlcman exceedingly, for lie chucEled
away fora minute and half over it.
: | did not laugh. The point of the Joke
was probably bluntcd in the fall, rs
could not sec it. After lie had laughed
all the fun out Of his reflections, he
snid.
''l think it downright shame, they
didn't give me chance to whoop with
the patriots to-day; little forcthought,
a little invention OH the part Of the
council, and the day would have pass
cd off with the utmost cclat. wanted
awtully to cheer; tried to work my
I right hand up to my hat, but it was no
use; couldn't bdugc it, and my cap is
jammcd down rs tight as blazcs: could
5 not say II word, and was afraid to
l smile, because / knew how ghastly
} would look. Here 1 have stood all
, day, sort of Banquo's ghost ut the
reception, and l would have assisted
so willingly; would chccrfully have
submitted to being pawned for funds
enough to have gotten upa banquet.
But no, everybody was too busy to
| notice me. Too busyi too busy!" I
felt right sorry for the fellow, and, to
2 laration, remarkcd: ""
q e.. "TIen Tie ~ your are an admirer OF
, "Adlnirer? Well I should smile.
why, slept out OH the ground for
years, eating hard tack, wearing old
, clothes, and drinking mud and water
Just to be near him. Those were good
Old days, however, and full of fun.
You see, Grant and his boys would
come down to our quarters now and
then, and we would get up the liveli-
est entertainment you ever saw. Some
! times fellows would get. killed and
Woundcd, but That didn't make any
difference. We were obliged to enter
, tain hi,ii at any cost. My own brother
was manglcd; and they carried him off
: to take care of him. He never came
back nor did lot of fellows they took
care OF. / learned afterwards that in
he rush and excitement of those old
days, they were allowed to go without
1000 too long, or experiments on their
particular cases failed, and they pcgged
L. out. But that was nothing, and when
accidentally our guests burned down a
house, run over q child, or provoked
an ovcr-scnsitivc woman by harmless
joke, we passed il by, for Grant is a
great man. ANY man must bc great
who can capture Lee"
: There was something cruel in the
: fellows language, it struck me, and l
. was surprised that one Of the Generals
did not stop him. They, however, ap-
pcarcd to be locked up in dreamlcss
sleep and spoke not. The Confed con-
tinucd:
} "It used to be said that the man who
} whipped should treat. l never could
understand that. Why should he
treat? He has nothing to expect
nothing to gain. 1t strikes me that the
fellow that gets cleaned up should
treat, and the faster he does it tho bet
ter, He has everything to gain and
nothing to lose. Lots Of fellows treat
cd to-day on that principle"
did not like the chucklc that ac-
companicd this remark. 1t made the
joint Of my back bono rattle like a
string of buttons; could not collect
my thoughts for an answer, but It was
all the same; llc appeared to DO bent
on doing all tho talking. He started