The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-07

"WE ARE THE TwINs.r--G General
Sheridan wss bachelor up TO the 4Oth
year Of his life. Then he married Miss
Irene Rucker, daughter of General
Rrckcr. She was dozen years
younger than her husband. The Gen
eral had four little obildsen, but two
Of them do not sokno wledgs that des-
ignation. While they were all tramp
ing along with their father not long
ago an Interested passer-by stopped
the two girls walking behind and ask.
cd "Are you all General Sheridans
childrens"
mo-" answered one, with show Of
impatient disgust.
"They are General Sheridan's child.
rep," said the other, pointing to the
boy and the girl walking with their
father 1--WE are the twins"
He PAID ATTENTION TO Hrs Own
WIFE.--"General Sheridan" says
the Pittsburg Dispatch, was not so
popular "a was General Sherman with
the ladies'. He was fonder OF staying
at home than of going about in society.
He took more pleasure in paying at
tention to hls own wife than to other
mems wives"
HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE.--There
was no better known figure about the
National Capital than "Little Phil"
He rarely wore his uniform, and amore
unmilitary looking man never lived in
citizens dress. Sheridan was very
short and each year seemed to add TO
the rotundity OF his pudgy figure.
"When ! saw him in the lobby" says
q Washington writer, che wore upon
the back of his round bullet head
very slim, high, old-fashioned silk hat
of a style that was very popular about
the time of the close of the war. It
was about two sizes too small. His
short, iron-gray hair stood out from
under the rim of his hat at nearly right
angles with it. His red, weather beat.
en- face did not show any new lines of
advancing age, but the grizzly, iron
gray mustache and imperial were
whitening very fast. He wore short,
light, yellow-gray overcoat which had
only two buttons and they were nearly
ready to fly of from the undue strain Of
Sheridan's round figure. The coat like
the hat, appeared TO have been long out
grown. The trousers were gray plaid
and fitted very snugly to the Generals
fat legs. His boots were thick -soled
and un-blacked. He wore no Gloves
PUaNAcroUs FROM BoYHooD.
Ohioan who was familiar with Sheri-
dams boyhood and parentage spoke to
Boston Globe reporter on Sunday
night as follows:
"He came from as good stock az
ever came over in the steerage. Phil
was little bit of fellow, but guess
he whipped every fighting lad Of Som.
erset. He became in early life q
mos, daring horseback rider. His first
experience as cavalryman was on the
back Of an ugly beast without strap
about him. The brute started to run
at terrible pace aud did not stop until
he reached q tavern ten miles distant.
There he ran into a stable shed. Phil
hung on like an Indian and did not
seem to be in the least frightened.
When asked how he had managed to
stick his reply was characteristic: sd
been told how to do it. I just hug
ped his neck and stuck my knees in his
sides. Nobody had ever before suc-
ceeded in riding the beast.
BATTLE FIELD Much
of Sheridan's reputation as profanity
expert" said writer in the Boston
Herald of yesterday, ''may be attri-
buted to Buchanan Reads poem des-
eribing Sheridan's famous ride from
Winchester to Cedar Creek. Sheri-
dan, according to Read, rode down the
line with terrible oath, which was
80 soulinspiring ~ to bring back the
demoralized and scattered soldiers to
their senses, and instill them with new
courage. Sheridan was accompanied
on that ride by two staff officers, Bri-
gadier- General George A. Forsythe
and Col. O'Keef. This ia what Sheri-
dan said according to General Forsy
the, when he rode up and met his sol.
diers fleeing from the enemy: Boys,
those of you who are not towards fol.
low me, for I'll sleep in camp tonight
or I'll sleep in hell" The effect Of
these words, General Forsythe says,
was magical. The boys turred with a
cheer and followed Sheridan to a
man."