New-York tribune., 1884-11-03
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
o,,, al, CpNEPAI, KEYES.

,.cr,s l2mo. vti 5i5. thsfies Scri'her y 0"''S'
General Keves writes with somewhat unusual
<r,rhness about the distinguished persons with
ysom he has been assoc ed in the course OF his
ln,r and active career. and ii must be confessed
,ot his diskes seem &c he fcrvid rs his TREND
,hirs Perhaps he has no right to complain oi the
~ kindness Of fortune for he has wan re applause
and regard Of many illus'rious characters; but he
has also been subjected to trials whch
might have soured the hest temper Af'er long
service on the stan Of General Scott I've Tell nnner
60 disrlcasnre Of his chief through his a''cfi'y
in lischasgins ratretie duty az the outoresk ot
ths Vrhelisn; and after commanding corps IN
t.e Ariv of tho Potomac he was rcorgsnl,ed
iutr rriciical ohscurty in consequence IA he and
h, tg.nnis believed uf the unreasonable animO'ity
nf imein Mcclellan, who classed him with what
We stnatinrs known a. the Radical clique ni
ur.rils We shall net discuss General keyess
pr.ylnrn. We refer to them only "a ah eNrla-
nation nf the oect tsic,L acerbtv NJ hls citlrshs'
Az ittcvrtrnt public. which likcs to hear oi the
fohrs Of ihe great. will not relish the book the
lass hap,use it ,ltsprnsps 81 much cpnsnic And
n is only fair t. ALL that the authors compliment
to aoae cf his companions in arms to Grant
Thomas aud many ethets=aie extremely handsome
snd hearty,
Geno,sl Kr,e4 then newly commissioned lienteh'
Ant. iuinel tho stan 1T General Soot IN isi,i and
ha host stories aro af that iiaplfiou' Sollleri
The,e van be no doahl that the General vas vain
Of many thlngs, aud especially ~" his rrie'n
Tor tntt thor' was good rtdh"n, since was "'''n
sickenel hy hearing persons at all degrees remind
hm of his stature and symmetry, nut lo Was never
offended. lie referred to u hihsoiI IN All "'o'
s,nns and sometinies under strange circumstances,
as I'm the following example which htaii MN lt-
late several tnnes II was, think, ln the wear lN5"
the General always mnntely particular III
naming the exact date Of every event he dr>cflned
when travelling III the northern part oi ono lac
stopped at a country store where they sofa liquor
bV the glass. He ha on Il common travelling cap
anil plin overcoat that concealed his buttons:
The landlord having stepped out. he went behind
the couuter mon which the glasses stood, To desk
ami was busy writing "a note. wheh IA ltiiheI came
iu and caIlcl out Give me u glass of rum toddy.'
The General straghteucd ~. and turning iulI
upon the man. he exclaimed: Dlt You ever know
six fret four aud quarter inches tall TO sell
lie told me that when he received his first com
miS,I0n IN the Army which was Lat "t captain he
immediately ordered a new SUIT OF uni niforni-S"oId
sash. c1p-cVerthng complete an! htu u c'IIl'u
into the largest room III the house III the Diagonal
corners Of whch he placed two locking, glasses
Then ne cleared away all The furnitnre. let III as
mach liLht as possible. put on ms new UNIFORM ana
strutol back and ,orth between the mirrors ior
me. should have proceeded at once to put HIM to
DEATH
The generals vanity was by means confined
to his personal appearance:
One ,lay was reading to him a newspaper article
IN praise Of Henry CLAY. The writer dtscT he'd 1he
dIstlneGi Il krntuckian ~ Il man OF commanding
presence, with Lofty forehead aud Iargr. ioose
oIatois-liurkc. MTTibcau. and Patrick Henry
whose mouths were of extraordinary size. aud b.
men have large mouths" " All great men have large
mouths." exclaimed tne General; "why. m
mouth not above three-iourths the SIZE II should
be Ior my bulk"
lie was excessively fond Of comparing hi, own
oua tics Of greatness with those of other di,tin-
pulshcd men of modern as we'll ancient times.
lie compared himself most frequently with the |
great military commanders OF the worlds history.
III
General Scott say while he was yet IN his vigol |
that he thought himself next 10 Washington with
links perhHDs between.r In thi, he partially
mistaken. as IT was only in conscentlonsness and
PATRIOTISM that the Two men resembed each other
An inciicnt connected With TIE tronnles be
tween the United states and Canada growing
out of the Caroline" affair presents General Scott
In grotesque bnt characteristic attitude. II WAS
reported that an American vessel the Barcelona
was TO be frcl upon from q British battery she
passed through the Niagara River:
Having heard the rumor the general dresSsl him
sell in full uniform and repaired to point on the
shore which was directly opposite the English guns.
There by chance. lac found an old OAK tha. had
been blown down.. The tree was hut slightly in
clmcd, aud was lying almost parallel with the
stream. and the bright sun enabled u- to clearly
the English soldiers ON the oppostc shore. As the
vessel approached the General clmuhered upon th"
old oak. the trunk Oi which was six cr eight feet in
diameter and bare of limbs thirty or iortv feet
from the upturncl roots. lie appeared taller than
before and a. hc strobe to aud fro on his high |
wooden walk his cooked hat looked higher, and his
plumrs spread wider than over Selling the
inomcnt when the Prov OF the Barcelona was
directly opposite us, he faced the foe AMI drew Ina
point ltyWaid. as he would Haunt the moon. Then
bringing his weapon 10 carry. hc scowled upon
Canada holding hls vast hcight qp-strctchcd to
airy, though hut iabcd. present shape more
heroic. lie pliStencd with FURNISHED steel aud gold,
aud gorgeous To look upon IA King ot
Sara Though he WAS not fired upon. he frequently
referred u this defiant manifestation. ana IL seemed
a. me that IL was several hours after lac came down
from that old tree before his fiery scntatons and
brislng furry had wholly subsidized.
Many curious aud cntcrt amin details are given of
Hcotts raStronomlc tastes. lie was connoissour
IN the of the kitchen and tho table. which
hc esteemed an important part of the education of
. soldier aud n gentleman:
A. the time Mr.. Cozzcns kept the old American
Hotel IN broadway, corner of Barclay st. Now York
] was IN the habit ot gong there To dine at the
ladies' ordinary II was at thu, table that nte the
best broad | had ever secn and until about the
year 1872 the bread in America was N vile rs il il
now In The best ho,, In london The general told
m~Se the bread that praised 50 highly He sand
that AZ his hrst visit To the P,nt after Cozzens
opened his hotel there he found the bread detcstl-
bic, and not iii for dogs 10 eat. He volunteered
20 90 10 the bakehouse, and instruct the baker.
summer. upon his return 20 West Point Mr. Cor
zens eXutingy called his attention 10 the bread.
Tins rs less Dad than 1t was sad the General for
the ncad YOU have now II fiji for the kennel" He
went again TO the bakehouse and succeeded in hav |
ing his IDEAS put IN practice and the result tie
bread have found so good.
OF all creatures Of the air. earth water the one
BE loved b.si was the Maryland terrapin bat he |
believed that there not than three cooks
in America. and none the rest of the world, who
could prepare 1t properly:
On bne occasion. In Washington while dining |
With eyiDp4ny ~ eight. al lovers of good cheer
] DasfsI ~ bet dinner Of the best, for the com |
pzry. mt = - should invite tie General 10 dine
" fh gs - any ii"s ~,thin month, and have ter
~ .pf@ sfed Dy hs fayOfItc cDOk. that he would
= .g f.e dinner "a aud do O follow NJ thing.