Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-19
r INTERVIEW WITH MRs. GRANT.
Her Life During the war-A Picturc-The
Final Surrender

hthtt surrender.
Now tell me something of your life while
Gen. Grant was winning his honors as a
soldier during the rebellion
II was like one in a delrum all through
the war, sho said with enthusiasm ~ love
the army and was the first to urre ULYSSES
to so to the war and after that don't think
| was very patriotic WINS a southerner.
born in Missouri, and when | was married
my father gave me six slaves for my own
property. All my relatives, and my brother.
Judge Dent, were on the rebel side, but | did
not caro- for them or for the Union men. All
thought Of was my husband-that he should
win and gain new victories.
u had everything prepared for a long win
ter-iruit canned, beef smoked, and enough
wood cut % last the whole winter at our
home IN Gacna-when Ulysses sent for me
% come TO him az Cairo. | turned tho lock
IN the door, leaving everything MS it stood,
and neycr went back.
II want 90 show you picture that value
very highly and She brought up a little
water color in gold frame. She stood it on
her knee and pointing with her finger she
SAID Aou SEQ nll these tentsl This way TO
the end q the generals headquarters This
Is City Point, where we were encampod, and
this pointing 70 blue stream at the edge
X the painting ".s the James river. There
vas nice flight % steps led down to t. but
Lad been cut 81 10y the frame. Now one
sunday, lovely clear day, we All got on a
ooat-l think It WAS the Mary Powell-and
went down the James river. We landed, and
climbing hill took our field glasses to view
The rebels, when we found they were doing
'he same with Us. We an laughed, ana some
we're afraid Of their firing on us, but the gen
fral said the ladies' bonnets would keep Off
The shot It did, too On our return trip,
when just about here, pointing to place
distant from the camp, two found a string
OF boats had been fastened together 10 mike
bridge for our soldiers 10 cross over tho
James. viii never forget Con Sheridan
that day. When we saw him he was lost in
what looked like letter. He would read
few lines and the red would creep up IN his
cheeks like in girls He was SO blushingly
happy that ! said, 4 II wnger You have ~
ceiyed a lovo letter. He blusliod the more
and smiled. A few moments afterward |
learned that it was not a love letter, but an
order TO go to battle.
1.-THE second Sunday following one could
not tell that lovely City Point was the same
place wo had boon in on the day Of our ex-
cursion. Tho women had been put on the
Mary Powell for safety, and il was lying at
anchor right in front OF the steps Of CITY
Point, which told yon led down the bank TO
the shore. a number Of other vessels were
also anchored here. The men had gone to
take Richmond or to die The general said to
me In parting: II Leo surrenders | will return
and We will 60 TO Washington together. II
he takes 10 the mountains make your way
back home-you will be alone Il will wait
for you l replied. That Sunday was one Of
suspense. We had no news and were all sit
ting IN group waiting -waiting. At last
messenger boy came running ont and said, all
hreathess and gasping, Mrs. Grant, may
speak to youf Certainly, my dear,' said,
and patted his check, which was as dainty as
q girls. We went into the cabin, aud be
whispered; You mustn't tell it's as much
as my head is worth TO tell you, but / caught
il as It WAS going over the wires Gen. Lee
is just surrendering 10 Grant went on
deck and everybody wanted to know what
the boy said, but | would not tell / just
laughed, and while they were urging me, we
heard the dull roar Of voices shouting away
down tho river. Closer and closer it came,
and swelled ia volume until It was on City
Point opposite ua Then the cannons were
fired and the steamers blew their whistles ia
chorus, and every tongue was crying, Leo
has surrenderedrn
what did the general say when first you
met afterwardsr
He did not say one word. We just kissed
each other in silence, but there was great
deal in that kiss. Nelly Bly's Interview in
New York World.