Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-11-29
SOLDIERS DEPARTMENT.
GENERAL GRANTS PEN.
The Fortune 1t Earned for Ills Family in
His Last Dags.

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General L. S. Grants nj, -
Ter than his sword if boi
timated by what they ac -cI for
his widow. Grant was j enough
] paid in money for his soryices-to his
country perhaps. and he received a
great reward in fame. certainly; but
the achievements of his sword would
have left him nothing to bequeath to
his wife. while his pen earned fortune
for her, although welded when he was
dying. Unfortunate investments had
emptied his purse, and when it became
clear to him that his autobiography
would yield hundreds of thousands Of
dollars he raced with death to complete
it. | was reminded Of this uncommon
mightiness Of the pen yesterday, when
| viewed the beautiful new residence Of
Mrs. Grant. The upper, western side
of New York City is high ground over
looking the Hudson river, and along
the top Of the deelivity runs Riverside
Park, with its wide, handsome drive
way. 4ilt Hou9tp dlolH tiilo ipdA aip
few as yet. but the expectation is that it
will become one of the most fashionable
thoroughfares of the metropolis. At
the upper end Of the park is the tomb of
Grant, with its little temporary vault to
disappoint and shock visitors. A little
more than mile to the southwark is
the house erected by Mrs Grant. It's a
mansion in stone, and the interior is
ornate in a high degree. Although
there are bigger and finer residences in
the neighborhood, the quality of this
one may be judged by the fact that its
cost, with just enough ground to stand
it on, is S163,000. The furniture,
which is now being sumptuously put in
will swell the investment to nearly or
quite 100000. As Mrs. Grant is by
repute "A good manager not at all in
clined to reckless extravaganza, ii is to /
be supposed that she has reserved suf- !
ficient resources from which to live be-
comingly in this home. Her wealth |
should not be, therefore, very much less
than half million. Two of her sons |
and their wives are going to live with
her, and she expects that her daughter, |
Mrs. Nellie Sartoris, will make long
visits, beginning with the ensuing
winter. Mrs. Grant is domestic in her
tastes and enjoyments. There is no
circle of New York society into which
she could not go with welcome, nor
many pretentious eoteries into which
she has not been invited, but she shows
no disposition toward social life, al
though she makes and receives many
visits, and is by no means a recluse.
When | saw Mrs. Frederick Grant on
a shopping tour this week she was in
dulging in the very latest whim OF
In a bracelet which she
wore over the sleeve of her dress was
set watch. 1t was not miniature
such as have been used for
some time in jewelry, but of about the
ordinary size carried by ladies' il was
N all outward respects like an ordinary
inc watch of inlaid gold. except that
there was no stem or ring. 1t had a
hunting case, however, and when it
was shut it might have passed for an
big medallion. But when she
leld up one wrist, and with the other
land touched spring. the cap flew
,pen, and there was the dial exposed
light side up for her examination. Such
5 a new fashion in jewelry, and young
Mrs. Grant is one of its pioneers. - Cor
Press.