The Billings herald., 1885-04-25
TIE GRANT FAMILY.
THE LOVE AND SYMPA1 HY WHICH
BINDS PARENTS AND CHILDREN.
Some Characteristic Incidents Illustrating
tho Pleasant Home Life Of Cen.
Grant and His Family-AN
Settled In Life.
I"u. II. A." In Chicago Tribune.l

r'II II. A." In Chicago Tribune.
The homo lire of the Grant family has
always been singularly beautiful and tender.
During Gen. Grant, administration as presi-
dent after the immediate responsibility
devolving upon him in his official capacity,
tho welfare and happiness of his wife AMI
childrel were over before him. A friend Of
mine, who was a constant visitor at tho
White House during Gen. Grants presidency.
relates to mo an instance Of this and Of the
love AMI sympathy which bind the parents
and children. AT the tins my friend was
at the White House Mrs. Grant was attacked
by one of these acute and really dangerous
headaches 10 which she was sub
je t. The general, coming in from
drive, found his wife suffering from this
headache; he had an important engagement
to meet three cabinet officers that evening,
but steadily refused t. leave Mrs. Grant.
The general and his sons Fred and Buck i'm
mediately became most tender and loving
nurses, AMI remained constantly by Mrs.
Grants side administering to every want
until the illne IS had passel away.
Nellie Grants marriage was the one dark
spot in tie family history, not that the
Grants personally have ever said anything
about it, but the fact, which is we'll known.
Of Mr.. Slrtor:s' dissipation and of the only
and loved daughters constant absenc, from
her fathers house brought great grief to
parents and brothers, who idolize this only
daughter and sister.
Gen. Grants devotion to his daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Fred Grant, is well known. When
size came to the White House as bride
he gave her the name Of Sunshine" which
she always retained in tho family, and de.
servedly, for she is the loveliest AMI bonni-
est woman in the world. She was Miss
Ida Honore, OF Kentucky, a radiant beauty,
rather small, clear olive skin, beautiful
large gray eyes, wavy blue black hair; a
woman Of cnildlike simplicity and frank
ness, and yet with great force o. character,
and possessing many accomplish msnts a
fine lingu.ss and musician, and altogether q
prize for any man to have won. This mar.
riage, as we'll as the matrimonial alliances
OF tie 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 AMI Garfield were cut of in the
midst OF success AMI so-callei glory and
fame, but tho anguish and pataos 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 the satisfaction
of having his ctiliren all we'll settled in lie
with the exception Of his only daughter; but
for this drawback, if he hal himself the ar.
ranging Of tho destinies Of his children, be
would not have them other than they are OF
family matters more to his own satisfaction.