The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-06-05
HARRISON SCOTT.
Death of the Man Who in His Youth Boy
ishly Ridiculed Grant.

BATAVIA. @, May j-Harri-on Scott,
at the age of II, died at Bethel, the old
home of Grant, last week. He was a
member of the Flfty-niu,h OH" Req
ment, and the following anecdote Is
connected with the old mans history:
Gen. Grant, in his Memoirs. tells OF a
visit to his boyhood home clad IN the
West Point uniform and looking pert
and dudiiied, and carrying the hearts
of Bethel girls 10y storm. At this pc
Rod Harrison wesa boy, aud engaged
in the livery business as IA II stable boy
Seeing the cadets delight in making a
display, and dr>isons"t lowering him IA
notch or two. young Harrison prepared
a cal co suit, cut after the >tylr of the
cadets dandy gray uniform, in which
he paraded the streets, m"cking uIys
ses, much to his disgust and cha"rin. II
was Il cute practical joke, and lowered
the Generals then seehiiis:y bi2"ty
feelings.
The Courier this week gives a com
plete account of Scott's history, and
says the following: MANY years after
ward Harrison was on guard duty at
Chattanooga; rationS were sca;ce the
supplies were "a Stephenson, forty miles
away, and the roads impossible to wag
ons. Everybody was hungry and, Of
course. i'll. natured. While Scott, lean
ing on his mu>ker, was lameniing his
hard lines he was approached
by il mounted orderly, who asked
if he knew Il soldier 10y the name of
Harrison Scott ? Il am he said Scott
modestly, Gen. Grant desires YOU to
report to his headquarters at once
said the orderly, and rode away. SCOTS
comrades chatfei him. and wanted to
know for what mischief the General
should send for him. Scott smiled,
looked mysterious, and said The
General desires to consult me as to the
raising of the siege In due time
Harrison and Ulysses stood tao. to
face. Old times were reviewed and a
never forgotten interview to the pri-
vate was held.
"On Harrison s rising to leave his
seat the General, Knowing their famish
ell condition, Said scott, did you
bring your h%ayersack ?" Scott. who
had taken great pains t 0 make himself
~presentable. and who. under no citrum
stances, could have been prevailed up
on to bring 50 dirty an object as !, LA
versack, replied that he had not. not
deemins 1t necessary in Il consultation
with the General. Grant smiled as
this CLEAN OF hnmor of the old days
passed OYER him, and retiring, he pres
emily returned bearing in his hand IL
haversack filled with subStantials and
luxuries, which he put in the soldiers
hands with pleasing remarks.
'SiatluS II iuCitlctlt ScOtl never
told what he said in reply, though it is
probable he only looked his thanks
with grateful tears. THUS for Il brief
hour the bridge eff etiquette that divi-
ded the W was swept aside, and the
true manhood of each was made mani
test. Later, all the bridges, soclal, nil
itary, fina'cial and moral, have been
swept away, and the same rough moth
er that perform. the last offices for her
children shas covered both with the
same mantle, and the General aud the
private sleep peacefully together, await
ing IN the grand dignity of death, the
sweet strains of the r~eveiile that shall
summon all t. the Heavenly Master