The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-04

Stanton. Lincolns Secretary Of War. from
the mint, where she was then employed and
where the work was too hard for her, to the
Treasury Department He requested me to see
the Assistant United States Treasurer in this
city, and ask him to give her a position. | did
so, and the Assistant Treasurer told me he had
no vacancy. General Grants request is law
however, said he, 'and / can make room for
Mrs. Stanton by removing lady who has no
need for position This was done, and some
time afterward met son of Mr.. Stanton-the
latter was dead at the time-who thanked ms
for giving his aunt the appointment General
Grant appointed her, said l. 'sOh, no" he re-
piled. General Grant himself told me that you
had got the appointment for her" This Is char
acteristc of the General, who is continually do
ing good and giving others the credit
1t was at my recommendation that General
Grant took the cottage at Long Branch 1t ad-
joins mine, and there is no fence between the
two properties. There the General has spent
some of the happiest days of his life. He usual
ly got up about o'clock in the morning, break
tasted at o'clock, and then took drive of about
twenty miles. He went alone in his buggy On
returning, he would look over his mall and read
the newspapers. He dined at o'clock generally,
although some years his dnner-hour was Z with
lunch at 2. After meal at o'clock he took an
other drive, and in the evening he sat on
the porch and chatted with friends. many of
whom visited him. We called on each other
every day. and he sometimes strolled over to my
cottage and talked with me while he enjoyed his
cigar. While the General is fond of q fast horse,
he never visited the race-course at Long Branch,
and he never entered gambling house. He
told me once of laughable incident that oc-
Cured to him while taking one of his twenty
mile drives on the road. A short distance
ahead of him he saw a countryman driving
mean-looking horse with shabby buggy. De-
termined not to take the dust from such a sorry
turnout, he gave his horse the head, and tried to
pass But the countryman also loosened the
lines and held his position. After quite an ex-
citing race the General saw he was beaten, and
pulled up his horse. The countryman turned in
his seat, and waving his hand said, with
laugh: Il made you take my dust, General
and drove off, The General enjoyed the joke on
himself very much. and said he would like to
meet that man again, but he never did. The
last time General Grant appeared in public was
at Ocean Grove. Dick Oglesby, Governor of
Illinois, was with him, and Dick told me that
when the cheers of l0, 600 people rang out at the
sight of the old hero he turned around and saw
the tears coursing down the Generals cheeks.
thought that it would be pretty hard for him
to stop smoking when his physicians prohibited
to him, however did you find it difficult to
give up the weed!' asked him. sTt was hard
during the first two days. he replied, .but after
that did not miss it have no desire to smoke
again." 1t has been said that Hamilton Fish
wrote the speech the General made at the open
ing of the Centennial exhibition. General Grant
wrote that speech in this house, and / have the
original manuscript
Mr.. Childs then produced the manuscript
handsomely bound in morocco, with ly-leaves Of
silk. The manuscript was written clearly, hav-.
ing but few erasures, and was corrected here
and there in lead pencil.