Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-17
ATTRIBUTE TO GRANT.

Washington Dispatch: Gen. Beale,
one of the old commsnder'- deares
friends,in speaking of Gen.Grani says
al have been very intimate frien,
of Gen. Grant for fifteen years. Ii
all my daily companionship with him
at home or abroad, never heard Gen
! Grant make n remark which coult
not he repeated with propriety before
a room full OF iadies, Ills charactel
was wholly pure and free from guile
As to the reports that he drank to ex
cess ] ought not to refer, for they are
senseless and untrue, but l vii
say that during the whole period
that | have known HMM riding
to and from my farm near this
city two or three times a week, in
! dining at the same table, in walking
the streets of Paris until O'Clock in
the morning for amusemcnt-1 have
never seen him when he wasn't as
clear headed as You aud | are now.
His even disposition was something
wonderful to me, and | have seen him
tried almost beyond human endur-
ance. lie never carsed and swore at
people, and he never lost control of
himself He was always able TO do
what he considered right.
81 saw him once while ut white
heat of vexation in the library at the
White House, put personal prejudices
and wishes aside and do his duty
without question. He had been abused
and slandered by a certain person to
such an extent that be could only
recognize him as personal and bitter
enemy. The question arose whether
that person should be nominated to
the senate or not FOR position
knew all the circumstances aud said O
Gen. Grant: What are you going 10
do about it?' DO about ii?' he re-
peated: Il will send his name to the
senate. lie has deserved his appoint
menf by his services t. his country,
and no personal i'll feeling on my part
shall prevent him getting what he de-
serves He sat down and signed the
nomination and it went TO the senate
at once. lie was generous to the eX-
IRENE. II was always difficult for him
to refuse requests made of him. |
could tell you instances of his great
kindness Of heart which you could
scarcely believe, but little things will
show this trait as well as great ouos.
When Gen. Grant had been visitor
at Ely house children would over
whelm hin with requests for his auto
graph Ofsen When we would return
home late a night frou some recep-
ton, tired and sleepy, on the tahle
would be piled autograph albums n
foot or two high. Mrs. Beale would
say. Come, general, il is time TO re-
tire. You arc tired aud need rest.
Dom stop to write in those books !
tonight, but wait till morning No. I
Gen. Grant would reply, III do it to-
night. These books belong TO little
aud they will stop for them
on their way TO school in the morning |
and don't want TO disappoint them
and he would write in every one.
''He had a wonderful facility as a
writer. His mind grasped the whole
subject. and he wrote without hcsita-
lion. have seen him write for hours
without stopping for a word: lie
made fever corrections in his writings
han anyone ever knew.
During his military experiences he
BAD learned that 1t was his duty TO do
he engineering and planning, and to
cave the details to his lieutenants. In
his way he became accustomed TO
placing the most implicit confidence
n those near him, for he supposed
hey would do their duty as he would
10 his. To that confidence in Others
lone can his terrible misfortunes in
Jew York be attributed. can un-
erstand why some people should
riticise and disagree with Gen
rant, particularly military men, but !
amt understand how a man could de- !