Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-12-18
INTERVIEW WITH MRS GRANT.
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Snow tell me something Of your life While
Gen Grant was winning his bonor a. .
tolder during the rstslli0n.-
II was Ike one In delirium all through
the war" shs ALL with enthusiasm IL love
the army and Was the frst 10 urge Ulysse.
to 40 % the var. and after that don't think
I VAS very patriotic was q soalherner.
born In Missouri, and wbslI was married
my father gave me ain slaves for my own
property. All my RELATIVES, ami my brother,
Judge Dent, we're on The retsl side. but did
not carr for them 90 for the Union men. AL
thought q was my husl-ani-,hat he should
win and gain new victories
IL had everything preparcd for q long win
ter-fruit canned, b>.f smoked, and enough
wood cut 81 last the whole winter at our
home In Galsna-when Uly~e. ssnt for mo
10 cone 10 him At Cairo turned the lock
In the door. leaving everything as u stood,
and never went hack
II want 10 show yOu picture that value
very highly and she brought up little
water color Ia goli frame she stood u on
ber kDee. and pointing With her finger shs
aid. "Yoa - all the-s tentsl This way 10
the snd u the generals bcaslquArtsrN This
IL City Point, where Ne wsre sncampesl. and
this" pointing % blue stream nj the ~ige
~ the painting. ia the jams river. There
wAs nics fight % stsJs Ill down to u, but
IL hal t-~n cat OF by the frAmc. Nov, one
San,iay. q lovely, clear day. We al got on
boai-l think Il was the Mary fosell-ani
went down the Jams river We lAndel, aud
climbing hall TOOK our Geld glas-ss 90 view
the rsle.s, vhen ve found they we're doing
the same with IA We all laugbei, ana some
vsr, afraid % their aring on us, but the cen.
sral All the ladies bonnsts woald kcep %
The sho, IL did, too On cur return trip,
when iusi ahout herc. pointing to place
distant from the camp. I'VE fouDi string
% boats hal l--sn fasisnei togrtber % maks
q bridge for our soldiers 10 cr,-s over The
Janes will never forget Gen Sheridan
that day. When Ne saw him b. vas lost In
What looked like letter lie would rad
few lines and the rrd wvuld crrsp up In hs
CHEEKS llkc In girls lie was ~ blushlngly
happy that AID. 4 u wager you have 10
ceiv~i q love lsttsr' lie blusb~i the more
and smilei. A few moments arsrward l
learned that ~ was not q love letter. but an
orisr % 80 O. hattie.
''Ibe s~nuni Sunday following one o0uli
no, tell that lovely CITY Point was the sane
plscs ~ bal t-sn In on the day of our er.
curloa. Tie women hal bccn put CA the
Mary Powell for safety, aud u vas lying at
anchor right IN fruui % ths steps of City
Point, which told you iei down The bank 10
the shore A numtsr - other ,c--ls we're
Also anchorul hsrr The men had gone 10
iAks Ilichmo1d o. o. die. The general aid 10
uss In parting ~ lss sgrrvndsrs vill return
AMI we will 60 o. Washington togvthsr III
b. tAkrs O. tho mountains maze your way
tAcs homs-yoa will bs alone 4 vlll sait
for YOU rvpliei That Sunday wAs one o.
1spsu.a We had M nsss AMI were al sit-
ting Ia a gruup waiting At lAsi
me--.ng,r boy came running cut and all. al
trraihlcss Ani gasp.ng. Mr.. Grant, may
Tsak o. your 'Csrtaialy. my dear, ] aid,
aud Tattsd his c.iscs. which vas ~ dainty as
. girls We ~rnt into The cabin, and be
whispered You masat tell, H. a. much
|. my heai is worth b. tell you. but ! caught
u a. 70 uas going over the wirrA Gen. lie
s jai surrvndsring % Grant went on
3ecs ami everybody wanted % know What
the Toy AID. bui ! woall not tell l lust
laughed, AMI while they wsr- urging me, We
hear,i the dali roar % voics- shouting away
down tho river. C.,-r and closer 70 cams,
and swsli-i la volume until u Vas on city
ruint opp.-its IA Tben the cannon- were
lr~i And the steamers biss their whistle. In
chorus, AMI every tongue was crying. 'Iss
las surrvulcrslf
"whAt did ihs general say When hpi you
ne, AfIsrwarisT
"ils dii ~, say ous word We jus, kis-~i
,ach other Ina s,lcnos. bat th~re ~as great
deal In that kiss Nelly Blys lnisryisw In
New Yors World