The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-08-01
The Loi oilm Great Military a6i
Civic Chieliain


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captains on modern times Military crit
lns mry differ "a 10 his chnmctar and
rank ls a military commap Icr, but in
o.. tg. IL .lfs ,rbt.,.,.,ts s,y o..
tDpt 10 7'IIllIe hlS mNillrY caIiclly
wuu.i bc ldIc. llo held a place in the
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which was cqullcl by no ono except
Lincoln Ma record az the lo,ler of tbo
Union AIIAj WINCH cluaO'H lhN IeoeIIlon
will leave him nu unlyiug name In the
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MI. GRrGop. n. Y-Sh0rtly before
clobt o,rlocE tlls morpla, w1ilc tho
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''' uo''"I' "'''~ 'I'c''''nS lne Ph'''ht
chluc"S ON lbc pih2zl OF the cottage,
Henry, the nurse, who was with the
General. stoppcd hurrIedly out of tho
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'o'' "vi'' '"'o''''u lI'" 'la' ~ Vu""-n'
lh' end was near The doctors hastily
went 70 lhe Io"ihi ana ~ q glance o o
IN The situation, They quietly ordered
the nurse TO summon the family AZ n
nrs Grant .Iess. Gr,nt ana yIfo II <
Grant .Ir apd vif, ANA Mr. gnInrsl
Grtnt Instantly answered the snmmons.
V,s s,r,,ris rot,cing an, dnc,nrs I'M.
rIelly com, a. tbc rom olI,vnI thom
1,d ~ tho NJ, wrmh,r ~ M fo,,iiy
pr,scpt Colonel FrcI y,s now thr oniyy
,rcubor ~ ,bc family ahsnnt having
st,oIIrI aronnd ,bc gropnIs m" ~
snts ,ycn, IN soarcb IN Kin hn, no an.
,cred ,bc sirg. rnnn, before 1,v ana sue.
rooG,I I'm Lg,,,t,. hIn, Tho nn,ys ~ LIs
fsthcris a,-nrn1cbIug Jissnlnilo, cni.
oncl Gran, ,ont sc,t ~ ,bc ,I,bt side
nj Tho hal )rt,rtn. bis lcu ann n, he
niIIow ,bnyo his ratbcr,s hrsd
Close BY the bedside sat Mrs. Grant,
intensely agltated but brayoly Suppress
ing her emotions and striving to be calm.
She leaned upon the bed with one elbow
aud gazcd with eyes blinded with tears
into the Generals face. There was,
however, no Sign Of recognition In his
pallid face. He was breathing fast, with
slightly gasplug rcspirations.
Mrs. Sartoris lc1prd On the sbouIlcr NJ
her mother nnd witnessed viii ren,r,
cm,tlon Tho cbh nj IN, mn, In ,,bi,h ~
had constituted an element Of mid,
Tho SCENE N,s a ouie, ana AMI tho
General passed %ouietly and paIpI.ssIy
Into anotbor v,sld
At little distance behind Mira Grant
aud Mrs. Snrtoris stood the thrce physl.
clans. Doualas. Shrady and Snnds sIicnt
sneciator, of tbr srcnr which I'M foy
their Efforts. would doubtlcs. have 40.
currrd months AGO
.Jesse Grant audi II : Grant .tr s,o,d
onposIto Their mrtbcr Al tho n,bcr sidc ol
tbe he'd. Near the foot of inc cot clos,
bv te.sa v,s 4 b.wsn, 10 n.nar
ni,s confidential .rrrc,ary anl s,cn,"rs.
rhor
At the loot OF the bed stood Mrs.. L. s,
Grant, Ir., and by her sile Mrs. Colonel
Fred Grant aud Mrs. Jesse Grant. These
three gazcd down into the lace Of "a,
General while lcars.and the sad expression
OF their faces plainly reflected the anguish
OF their feelings, aud they now and thct
stole A glance at Mrs. Grant who will
bowed head WIS lutently watching IN,
face OF her dylng husband.
No word was spokcn and the .tilIncs.
of the room added TO the imprcsslyencs
of the sad scene.
Mrs. Grant several times a~Iectlonatel,
strnkcd the face. forehead and arms o
her diving husband. and seemed uttcfl,
! beside herself with despaIr AZ the though
/ OF her approachiug separation from tn
! man with whom she has passed so mani
} years OF welded happiness.
nr' Douglas several tunes ielt W.
] pu''e OF tue pallcnt, Wno was now qu,e'
! " passlhg aWaYi tnis nav uWluuic'
/, 10 a point beyond detection hespl,atol
grew momshtatly more P~u'saeueu, w
/, MS lace rcneeicd no paln; Allnousu :
, ntst hls brcaisinR seemed iaooreu iIgtia
y uaIy became Weascr' but wv NV
effort toward the cnd As Oi , suuue
Impulse, MIS- 1fan, atp,e ION h.r sei,
. anI seitlug uoln OF Wy eSa.la.s uanV
|. wllhln hct own pIessyu ,u.m, ahu .uII
I 10y s,sse1 nlm leI'sn,y w .ne 'o,Ouoa'
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. ibic. Her lips qulyercd with the dee
. sorrow plainly depicted In her face. ~
y eagerly sought to be recognized by h
~ dying father. just a few seconds bcioi
d demise the General opened his cycs. AZ
}. thcy met those Of bis daughter. The e
i feet was instant lie closed them agaiI
II and soon after expired. Mrs. Sattor
n was weep as were also other mcr
II btrs Of the lamiiy.
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