The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-23
Grant and n Child.

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the twenty-tith army corps. After the
surrender the division was ordered to
Join the remainder of the corps near
Peersburgh, and we left Appomattox
courthouse on the 18th of April, fol-
lowing the South Side railroad. The
general commanding directed me to
take an orderly and proceed to Prospect
station, and there select a camping
ground for the division, and also a
place TO pitch our headquarters tents.
| proceeded as directed, and after Sc
Letting suitable camping ground cross
ed the fields TO large white house near
the station. AS rode up to the gate a
most venerable and noble-looking gen.
tlcman, of probably sixty-iive years,
came TO the front gate, and i asked him
if he would have any objection to our
pitching headquarters in his yard. He
said: Il should be very glad to have
you do it, as it will be protection a.
gainst the vandalism of the strag@lers
of the army He asked me to come in,
but | told him / would prefer seat in
the veranda. Finding him to be
Methodist minister and most polished
gentleman, became interested in him..
and we at once began to discuss the UNI
fortunate division of the church in 1874
and then | switched off on the war.
He took the extreme southern view,
whilst ! took as extreme view OF the
other side, but the discussion was
friendly, and exceedingly pleasant to
me. | found he really felt that the
South had been badly trcated:in the ell
ection of Lincoln, and that secession
was in his view an act of sclf-preserva-
ton. After the discussion had contin-
ued for about an hour, he said: Il take
it that the war is now over, so what
will your government do with Gen.
LeeY and added, Il suppose Mr.. Lin
coin will follow him with all the vim
dictiyeness of his nature
81 replied: IF he gets no punishment
only that which results from the vim
dictiveness of Mr.. Lincoln's nature it
will not kill him. as Mr.. Lincoln is one
of the kindest-hearted men born into
this world He gave me look full of
skepticism and asking me what meant.
told him that there was much more
danger of Mr.. Lincoln offending the
North by his leniency than to punish
ont of revenge, and then told him who
and what Mr.. Lincoln was, dwelling
on the merciful side of his ma
ture. lie replied: If that is MIR.
Lincoln, the president of the United
States, he is not the Lincoln described
to us by our papers. He is not the man
of whom we have read. The Lincoln
described to us is man of blood and
full of venom, who cares neither for the
lives nor the rights Of the people, and
from whom we have no mercy to eX-
pect. This is the demon whom our
people have been fighting these four
years After thus delivering himself,
he said in a subdued tone: If you
have properly described Mr.. Lincoln
10 me, then / have been most shameful
" deceived and have as shamefully
misiudged him: but said he, q was
just as badly deceived i'll my views of
Gen. Grant
II asked him if he had ever see Grant.
Yes said he, my house was full of
vour generals last night. There was
Sheridan, Humphreys, Meade, Custer,
Ord and quite a number of others, and
they were lively set and full of fun,
and all were quite jolly, with the excep-
ton of one officer whom ] noticed sit
ting in corner smoking and taking but
little part in the sports in which the
rest were engaged. They all went ont
of the house but this solitary, silent
man, and as l was going out he asked
me where the pump was, as he would
like to get drink. On offering to get
him some water, he said: "No, sir, l
am younger than. you; l will 60 my
SELF" and as l passed out he came up
behind me. When in about the middle
Of the hall my, little granddaughter
came running toward me, but the silent
man, spreading out both arms, caught
her, and taking her up fairly smother
ed her with kisses, saying: '"This re-
minds me of my little girl at home and
makes me homesick." To the question
where is your home he replied: &c a
lena, H., bnt | have my family at City
Point and am anxious 10 get back to
them" / said: "Will you permit me
to ask your name, STRIP Certainly;
my name is Grant" "Grant," exclaim-
ed l, Gen. Grant," and stood there
awestricken and paralyzed with aston
ishment, whilst my heart went out after
ti1iS HAL. tHoUSiiI W my SOiA hSio 20
man whose name is now in the mouth
of man, woman and child throughout
the civilized world, and yet with oil he
exhibits no emotion and seems uHcon-
cerned and unmoved until the little
child reminds him Of his loved ones at
home, and l fairly broke down, as Gen.
Grant had been pictured out to us as q
bloody butcher, and had looked for a
man looking as savage as a Comanche
Indian. TO say | was sgreeably disap-
pointed when l saw Grant, expresses
my feelings but feebly, and now you
give me another surprise by your de-
scription of Mr.. Lincoln Just here
| saw the head of the division adyane-
ing and babe him good-cvening."
Stabbed by Bell Boy.
Geo PrOuss. 16 wears old, bell boy