The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1888-02-22
He SAW GRANT.
-Four Interesting Periods in the Great Gen
efuf,s cnrosr.
Philadelphia Meas.

Philadelphia Ne,cs.)
"In The year 1888" said Col
Peyton. 81 was working, as boy,
in country store at Flat rock /,
Bourbon county, Ky. Ulysses s.
Grant was then a boy, living at
! t4eorgesown o., not many miles
distant. One day Grant drove over
to Flat Rock with the neice Of my
employer. Grant was then 10
years of age, awkward, ungainly,
determined, industrious and very
poorly dressed. He drove a vici :
Gus horse. The night after his ara
rival at Fiat Rock he slept with
me in the store. 1t was q cold
night and we boys kept close to the
lee of the counter. In the morning
Grant ask me il he could assist me
I said yes. He helped me take
down the shutters and sweep out
the store and put stock in place
After breakfast he drove off.
heard from him afterwards of hi:
drive home. Before he had gone
far from Flat Rock his horse RAJ
away and finally brought up with
crash in fence corner. Moth
ing broke. Grant jumped out,
seized the trembling horse by the
bride and tied his htndkerchief
over the beasts eyes. He drove
the horse blindfoldel all the way
to Georgetown, o.
"Years passed before 1 met
Grant again. At last | saw him
in St. Lous in 1852. He was haul,
ing WOOL to town on a rough wag-
ON. lie was wretchedly dressed
pants stuck in the top of his cow,
hide boots, and was very poor.
He lived on a little farm near the
city was standing with my
brother-in>law, Mr.. Peterson. II
was Just IL o'clock. In ST. Ioui,
it was customary to drink at II
o'clock and Mr.. Peterson said:
Capt. Grant-he had been a
captain in the army-will you join
Us? You see the hour Aad be
pointed to a clock. Grant nodded.
He was surly. We went and had
som ething. For en- hour or two
we talked and Grant sat with ts
in a store, but he hardly uttered a
word. At last he got his load of
wood and drove away to sell it.
"Soon af5er the rebellion broke
ont | was at Cairo, and heard that
Grant was there as the Colonel of Il
regiment. l soon saw him. He
wore the handsome uniform Of his
rank, and presented far better ap-
pearance than when loafnr through
st. Louis in 1852. Ny brotherin-
law, Mr.. Peterson, always thought
that Grant had remarkable stuff in
him and would make a remarkable
man. Mr.. Rollins, aft-rw lris
Secretary of the War, and a man
who did as much to help Grant on
las anyone else in the world, was at
Caro- at this time. Gen. Prentice,
the commanding officer, ask me to
stay and zee a dress parade Of
Grants battalion. j stayed, saw
it, and helped them place the pick
cts that night. Grant was high
liver at that time, but the friends
were firm in the belief that he
would make his mark.
Il met Grant in the Continental
Hotel, in this city, during the war,
when he wore the three stars of a
major~general upon his shoulders.
He was in command Of all the ar,
mics of the Union. He and | W MT.
out the back door into SAMSON
street in order to get to q taii0r's,
where Grant had a suit. Tie crowd
watching for him on Chestnut
street was enormous, blocking that
highway. The next time l saw
Grant was one year before he died,
in the diuing-room of the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. New York. There
were several gentlemen with him.
lie rose es | came in and looked
at me. | walked up to him.
"Do you know me?" I asked.
Eyes. You are Barclay Pegs
ton"
81 am not. But | am Jesse Pey.
ton. Do you remember where you
saw me frst?"
cat Ca;ro.~
"No. You and | slept together
in the old store at Flat Rock,
ID y -. .