The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-04
THE DEAD
ben: Pericy "oor-'s circumference OF
General Grant.

ben: Pericy "oor-'s "reminiscences OF
General Grant.
General Grant used 10 love Ia talk
abou; McNicp brti"r than almost anv
other topc. He wa, while there Quar-
;,rma-tr- of the Fourth Infantry. and
he could hav. remained in tn rear with
hi baggage tram during = battle, but
he was always ~ the front, AMI So
cured. by his gallantry. promotion from
ia. rank Of Second Lieutenant 20 that
OF Captain by Drevct. H. took great
interest in the National Cemetery
established IN the suburbs OF tn. 'ity
al Mexico, 10 which the reilaIRs vi
those who fell III the great battles
fought by General Scott army w"r"
removed. In the spring of lH.j Il" ~
rectci General Bclknap. then Secretary
Of War. To send me- u inspect tn ccUu
stery. It is = besut tul spot. AMI !
found thai Consul General SkiltOn had
it Kept in the best of order.
On M rcturn from Washington ! re-
ported nj the Witt. House, aud General
Grant talked tn me for nearly three
hour. He showed an IutImat" Hc-
+ Quaintance with the Government and
business of Mc>icp. but expressed no
opin on Il Ia the practCabil u or ia"
po>> billy OF future annexation. III"
had asked mr. before went. to 80" IL
! could find Tie house at I~acuba,a.
one Of the suburbs OF the CItv. IN when
h" was quartcrel. AMI h" described l.
locality. could not find il. and when
he went him ELF 10 M"Nco. a few years
later. he was equally unsuccessful
General Grant used Ia talk about he
MeNjcan cooking. which he rather
fame el. Among the dishes which -uit-
ei his palate wa, the oiLc poirida. or
Spini-h stew Of mutton. PORK. cabbage,
beans, onions, red p-pPers-in short,
almost ~ many things a. were rOn-
tanned in tn sheet wh ch S. Peter pro-
noUnCed uuclcan. hi O'cs. mall black
beans. were -tewed in lard aud sea
weeds with rel pepper. ToT,ilia~ were
made Of hall boiled hominy. roilci and
kneadrl mo thin. tough cake, baked
between heated stones And there Has
pui.up. a yrastv beer. which IL the
fermcu'.d sap of n large variety 81 tho
cactus family. scoop"i from cavities
cat n the growIng plant u put up IN
hog-Sins. There have been ONE ms
t.riuU- alln-ions To Grant leaving the
army. but there was moth NJ dishonOr-
able about T. lie was 4 Captain in the
fourth infantry. in which he 70 ght IN
every battle IF the M"siCan war. on
both scots and Taylors lines. with
the exception If Bucna Vista. On hi.
return 10 the States his regiment was
ordered to the North Pacific CoasS,
where his paw would not allow him u
support his wife and children. and
wher- here was nothing TO On iysn the
round o; military duti'~. He bcAInc
diss patel and the result was that ia
was told bv his commander he mad
better resign or rfforTn. He accord
inglv plac"i his resignation IN the
lands Concnei Buchanan. 10 be used n
case ot hI- inioNicaton 4. Afsw weeks
later he visited San Francisco. whcr'
some cornwall amy frienf- got him on
4 tear AMI when h. re:urB.i 20 -,
posi- he found. 10 his modification. Tia.
Colonel Rucha,an. hearing at his d.
sip { o.. had fowarie! h- reslguaEoo
with such \ nro.nner.ia, sn - 1o.u
secur IL immediate acceptance. f<
was again = prlvat- citizen. an"s hr'
friends. Alfred P~leA-an,ons then n Lsu
ten.ct o: drcoon.. and snfus la sls>
then The Po~sQaaIt-rmasor. ad,-o'ct
: h n money enough 20 rsy his fa--sg.
,o,St LOUIS ay the wsy II n" kS.mE
: os Panam. Whan he ~sgnei =, Ia
rey receict bf re leaving his ~. men
!; is. sad - 4 friend Ten years henr'
, ,ou VIII hear from m" n n .~ss-ran.ial
~~,l,-to-c0 Missouri FARM
!. Grants a:iemp: 20 hrEsng nea
: 81 ! ON. however. sAs nrE > success
The lMd VA poor ard -. crops d.
not prove remunera,iVa lad""tf- n
only cash ircome was G~rlyei Z
iire--ooL, which % All Ia, negro ms;
. wost rt ard which he would hsul |.
= - Louis. gong trom hoUse 10 hour
!, nv he could ~<1i i. Sc I'VE dollar
!. crA Among h. customers IA Hear
q r Blow. who WAS aftrsari el-c.-t ,
= Conyr~s- wnace he too< Mrs. BlJs +;
4 D. o Presiicn; Giants receipt
D. :fe White H. e.. Mrs. Blox soaterr
:. IL General Gant xold r.cogEz. b.
8. m old fr.eni or so. uaintsus. md
Il IL. different circumstances o! is-ir 2
y .iiye situations IN lie. Mr. Bio
had not ben long 81 III Genera .
foe he weat - her aud s.t. MI
i" Blow. l remember You vel Wa
a, y-... changes have taken Place sfr'
10 we Is. met" .ies. General" 81
I Mrs. Blow. ..,he wN j. over. Il {
Al not mean that" he repliezi; Il nea
~ with myseif Do YOU reSo'lee: when
al used TO supply your husband vi
IS wood. and pile j; myset and measure
too. and 90 up 20 his oskce for a
ss pay" oh yes. General your =
&c ~ssysmafar in those days" Mrs. BIO
he those were happy days. for ] vas dois
the best I could 70 support ny family,
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