Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-19
THE GRANT FAMILY.
THE LOVE AND SYMPATHY WHICH
BINDS PARENTS AND CHILDREN.
Some Characteristic incidents Illustrating
the Pleasant Home Life Of Gen.
Grant and His Family-An
Settled in Life.
r'H. n. A" in Chicago Tribune ]

The home life of the Grant family has
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 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
je t. The general, coming in from
drive, found his wife auffering from this
headache; he had an important engagement
to meet three cabinet officers that evening,
but steadily refused to leave Mrs. Grant
The general and his sons Fred and Buck i'm
meiiately became most tender and loving
nurses, AMI remained constantly by Mrs.
Grants side administering to every want
until the illness had passei away.
Nellie Grants marriage was the one dark
spot in the family history, not that the
Grants personally have ever said anything
about it, but the fact, which is well known,
of Mr.. Slrtoris' dissipation and of the only
and loved daughters constant atsence 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
she came to the White House as bride
he gave her the name of Sunshine" which
she always retained in the family, and de-
servedly, for she is the loveliest 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 caililiks simplicity and frank
hess, and yet with great force OF character,
and possessing many accomplishments, a
fine linguist and musician, and altogether a
prize for any man TO have won This mar
riage, as well 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 AMI Garfield were cut off 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 waich 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 tenderiy
watch and care for him.
The splendid old hero has the satisfaction
of having his children all well settled in life
with the exception Of his only daughter; but
for this drawback, if he had himself the ar
ranging of the destinies of his children, he
would not have them other than they are or
family matters more to his own satisfaction.