The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-06-17

complete history of the generals mil
itary doings in that war. 1t was to
these books, library in themselves,
that General Grant most frequently
turned, and it is from them that he OBJ
tanned the data with which he tells
his friends he has tried to provide the
exact truth, regardless of whom it helps
or hurts. If, as doubtless will be the
case, some of his statements are ques-
toned, the proof of their correctness
will be obtainable from the documents
and records in these great tones. In
this room the stenographer sits while
the general looks over the galley
proofs sent to him by his publishers.
If he sees on the sheets something that
seems to him to need explanation or
addition, he calls the stenographer in.
The general is a very sick man. He
bears up heroically, but his appearance
shocks those who see him for the first
time since he was taken i'll. A great
swelling, bigger than mans fist-al-
most twice as big, in fact-has appeared
on his neck under his right ear. His
face has lost little of its natural fleshi-
ness, but his body is frightfully enact
ated, and his bony wrists and hands
betray the fact TO visitors. Every now
and then, as he talks, his throat becomes
filled with the discharge from the sore in
the back of his mouth, and he has to stop
talking and rid himself of the trouble
some accumulation. 1t is supposed that
the swelling in the side of his neck is a
sympathetic result of the trouble in his
throat. The doctors still insist that
the general is slowly dying of the con-
sequences of a cancerous growth there.
General Grant spends his nights and
nearly the whole of every day in this
second-story front room. He sits by
the little table near the bow-window in
a huge, padded, leather-covered chair
That chair is also his bed, for he can
not lie down. His man, Harrison,
draws up another padded chair, upon
which the general rests his feet and
legs, while he settles back in the big
chair and sleeps. He sleeps in nearly
an upright position. Were he to lie
down he would choke. 1 wanted to
call the book personal Memoirs of
General L. S. Grant, Written by Him
self, " said Mr.. Webster, but the gen
eral cut the title down to the present
shape, " Personal Memoirs of L. S.
Grant" The first volume will be
issued in December and the second
one in March. Why do wait so long?
Simply because belive in long and
thorough canvass. BY waiting l get at
first only those canvassers who can af-
ford the delay and who are the best at
the business. Toward the end of the
time, before the work is out, will get
canvassers of all kinds. l am going to
put five thousand men out. l am
going to Europe shortly to prepare the
way for publishing the book in Eng
land, France, Germany and Austria.
1 have had an appeal for publication
of it in Portuguese, but l guess 1 will
sell that right to some Portuguese pub.
Usher. In the other countries we will
retain control of the publication. 1t is
possible that Italy will be added to the
list. 1 cannot tell my business secrets
but will say that General Grant will
be the chief one to profit from the sale
of the book. / mean by that that he
has got exceptionally advantageous
terms, such as leave only little to the
publisher after the expenses are paid
The arrangement made with him is
that he is to get a percentage of the
profit, and the division will be some.
thing like two-thirds to him and one.
third to us. l made the contract with
full knowledge of what l was doing
and shall never regret it. The gen.
eral cannot get too much to please me. y