Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-08-13

Six days before the end came he sat on
the veranda IN the morning, reading a news
paper Unknown to him, Mr.. John Gill
man. the photographer at Mt. McGregor,
took an excellent picture of him by the in
Simultaneous process. IL j. a striking pic
ture, AM one that We are fortunate 10 Sc
cure The generals was ted hands, whiten.
ed beard aud Struggling locks of hair and
fallen cheeks. tell more than words can of
the scapl - agony that hal broken this
strong man.
He had al no time dreaded death itself
He said once that DR. Newman was ms per-
sopal friend. not his spiritual adviser. Con-
cerning death. IA remarked: Il can safely
go the road that millions have gone before
me- Ii j. a remarkable saying on the
whole. But many of Grants sayings were
remarkable The last voluntary utterance
Of his life was this: Il do not want anybody
distressed on nv account
For about six weeks before he died he bad
been unable To speak above a whisper, some
times not at all. To prevent fatigue PEN
Gil and writing pad were provided. and he
expressed his wishes by that means. One
of the first saddest things done after his life
went out forever was the putting away u
these mournful writing materials. Tie could
never want them again.
He dId dread lest his death should be at
tended with frightiul physical suffering.
That, let "a thank God lie was spared. He
went out a, peacefully a the light fades of
a sunset sky.
He would have died months ago, only that
he was kept alive by the iron determination
70 finish his book his history OF the war.
That done. his mind was at rest. \ week
e n. l. -. "a 49,
than he had been in some time. DIR. Douglas
congratulate him. For answer Grant wrote:
II feel sorry at the prospect of living
through the summer and fall in the condition
am in do not think can but NAV. Ex-
cCpt / do ne; gather strength. | feel quite as
ven from day to day a. | have done hereto
fore But | ann losing strength. feel Il more
the inability to move around than in any
other wav. or rather in the lack OF desire to
try 20 move
Dr. Douglas endeavoreI to cheer him by
telling him Of the more comfortable condi-
tion ol his throat aud his increased strength.
But for answ the dying man only wrote:
After all that. however the disease is
still there. aud must b. fatal in the eni. Nv
life is precious. of course, to nay family. and
would be to me If / could recover entirely.
There never was one more willing 10 20
than l. | know most people have first one
and then anOt er little thing 10 fix up. and
never get quite through. This was partially
my case / first wanted - MANY days 10
work on NV book, 80 the authorship would
be clearly mine II was graciously granted
to me. after being apparently much lower
than since. and with "A capacity 10 do more
work than ever did in the same time. My
work had been done 80 hastily that much
was left out. and did il all over from the
crossing of the James river IN 1864 TO Apo
mattox in 1865 Since that have added as
much as fifty pages TO the book, | should
think. Their. is nothing more to 10, and,
therefore. ann not likely 70 b. more ready
To 90 than at this moment.
The generals body is still at Nj. McGreg-
or. A detail Of his own beloved old soldiers
from Wheeler post, G.. a. r., guard the
cottage from stupid and vulgar intruders.