The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-07-30
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4 AETER THE DEATH,
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MoUNr. MoGREaon, July 23.-Quie tpdeper.
yadeda the emo ntains this morning WHEN IL
was ann ounced that Gen. Grant had csased
his long stfuggle. This feeling, however,
gave place lateFtp sense Of relief thlD the
struggle Was ended and that the tried mind
and body were at rest While there was not
aheart that mQnrned not In sympathy toward
the generals family, yet there was stong
feeling Of gratitude that the man who suf-
fcred SO bravcly md SO patiently
had earned the quiet Of long rest.
The day was perfect summers day,
warm and clear, md the sun beat down upon
the cottage roof just the same as when there
;wasla weak invalid In the;house I'd bS hors
weakened by the;heat Visitors ca,nenp the
mountain roads ds they did yestsrdayEand 4
Squad Of workmen made some claJter With
hammer and ADJ as they proceeded to build
q pavilion to which excursionists might come
o;be gay and joyous. The cottage was as
deserted house save that the shutter blinds
OF the parlor windows were turned little to
alloWt the light breeze to daily through the
room Ii which, III .fIt.5s NAV
1nsy-, ;.i THE DEAD GENERAL LAY.
The doors of the cottage were closed, the
shutters upstairs was fastened and the mem.
bers Of the family were scafecly seen during
the day except as they walked almost
silently from the cottage up through the
grove or the nearby ridge to luncheon and
dinner in'a private room at the hotel. Be-
tween 4 and 3 o'clock, a deputation
from Goxs Hill called upon Col Fred
Grant and rendered the state
capitol building at Albany FOR tKe1aylng in
state Of the generals remains. The gentle
men were Informed that the. plans for tie
obsequles were at the time SO indefinite that
nothing could then. be said reply but that
the courtesy was thankfully acknowledged.
Soon afterward Gen Beale Of. Washington,
one of Gen. Grants warmest personal
friends, s called R q tender to Mrs
Grant ties use Of shls !. house in
Washingt tons during 4 4 Ahe stay OF
the family thera In tie eseHst Of the. generate
rematns being taken IL Chat city,. Mrs
Grant could hot Be seen, but Col. Grant
thanked his fathers friend for his kindly
thought Late in the afternoon squad Of
uniformed men from Wheeler post, g. a r.,
to. guard The a5ttags 'aY ston Sy 'Wss
pitched on the aeadles | bensatb ths spiae
trees where last night the anxious CORE
spondepts ,bivouacked. Guard lines were
sooniestablished, and at dark d patrol of tile
beats was begun. I, The guard, will DO ten
porarily maintained, and thus inorbidly curl rft
GUS persotis viii be kept from the cottage. a
81 ~ tt',tsTHE ssoUIPToBis ,waRK.s3 al ia +,
MOUNT McGREaoR, Special Telegram, July
23.-Karl Gerhardt will have the hrst oppor-
tunity to pcrpetuate thes general in STONE or
metal He hhs for 81 fortnight been studying
and making sketches Of the face and has the
advantage Of two, very good pherqgra Of
the general in his chair on the piazza, Of
the cottage in the posi- eio6nh,,' and ia The
dress which 5thei has! ichosen. iXesterday. he
put the finishing touches on his clay model,
and this morning. he, took q cnst of the, face
an hour after death; q work Which 81
Gaudeno was most anxious to got The
cast was q good one and shows the upper
part Of the face admirably. The lower bart
appears more sunken ,fand the lower. lip has
fallen away The clay model is half-
size and represents the general as he
iMasfrwhen he ica,neg; to Mount Met regorz
He Is seen resting ~ hts chair dressed In his
holding his pencil In his right hand land hts
Writing pad on 4 knee The legs are crossed
and the thick, loose lids OF the gown display.
but not too plainly, tile shtunken limbs It
I, i5 " Gerha5dss purpose to reproduce The
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