, 1885-04-03
THE A FAMILY.
The Generals Home Life and His
Daughters Marriage.

The Generals Home Life and His
Daughters Marriage.
At this time the home life of General
Grant becomes a subject of interest The
supplemented hero has ever been fond of
the quiet life by his own fireside, and in
in his home love and sympathy have ever
existed between parent and children.
B%ut..one shadow has ever entered that
peaceful family circle; this one dark spot
was the marriage of Nellie Grant. A well
known contributor to the Chicago Tribune
thus writes of Gen. Grant and his family:
The home life OF the Grant ramny mas
always been singularly beautiful and tender.
During Gen. Grants administration as presi-
dent, after the immediate responsibility
devolving upon him in his official capacity,
the welfare and happiness of his wife and
children were ever before him A friend Of
mine, who was a constant visitor at the
White House during Gen. Grants presidency,
relates TO me an instance of this and Of the
love and sympathy which bind the parents
and children. At the time my friend was
at the White House Mrs Grant was attacked
by one Of these acute and really dangerous
headaches to which she was sub
10 t. The general, coming in from
n drive, found his wife suffering from this
headache; he had an important engagement
to meet three cabinet officers that evening,
but steadily refused to leave Mr.. Grant
Tho general and his IONS Fred and Buck im-
mediately became most tender and loving
nurses, and remained constantly by Mrs
Grants side administering to every want
until thu nlnnze hal r,auo.f oxr.
Nellie Grants marriage was the one dark
spot in tho family history, not that the
Grants personally have ever said anything
about it, but the fact, which is well known,
Of Mr.. Sartoris' dissipation and of the only
and wed daughters constant absencs from
her fathers house brought great grief to
parents and brothers, who idolize this only
daughter and sister.
Gen. Grants devotion to his daughterin-
law, Mrs. Fred Grant, is we'll known. When
she came 60 the White House as a bride
he gave her the name OF Sunshine" which
sho always retained in the family, and de-
servedly, for sho is the l~oveliest and bonni-
est woman in the world. She was a Miss
Ida Honore, Of Kentucky, a radiant beauty.
rather small, clear olive skin, beautiful
large gray eyes. wavy blue black hair; a
woman of chidlike simplicity and frank
ness, and yet with great force OF character,
and possessing many accomplishments, a
fine linguist and musician, and altogether a
prize for any man to nave won. This mar
riage, as we'll as the matrimonial alliances
OF the other Grant boys, is a very happy
one.
Gen. Grant, when he is gone from us, may
be referred to as the third martyr president
Lincoln and Garfield were cut of in the
midst OF success and so-called glory and
fame, but the anguish and pathos surround
ing their final exit from this world is moth
ing compared to the lingering and awful
death to which Gen. Grant is speeding, mar
tyred by the dread insidious disease which
keeps him in perpetual torture, and, what is
more trying TO his manliness, makes him an
offense to himself and to those who tenderly
watch and care for him.
The splendid old hero has tho satisfaction
Of having his children all well settled IN life
with tho exception of his only daughter; but
for this drawback, II he had himself the ar
ranging Of the destinies of his children, he
would not have thom other than they are or
family matters more to his own satisfaction.