The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-31

while hls face plainly showed surprise ana
disappointment When he spoke his frank
ness was refreshing.
"Why-Why, general, ! thought you were
! taller I'll heard You were not n big man,
but, declare, thought You were taller"
Good heayens' Do you want a man to bo
seven feet high| asked Sheridan, brusquely,
as he squared about and faced ms visitors.
"Nothing less than seven feet will satisfy you
fellows. You want a man 10 toe a giant,
believe"
The congressman and his constituent
laughed, but they did not prolong their call,
and soon after went away, presumably, TO
"leg it to the Capitol"
This story was first printed in The New
York Tribune. Here is another about the
generals lack of length, which first appeared
IN The Ioston Herald:
Brcvity OF stature in Gen Phil Sherian is
caused by his les alone, for ne Is about as
big as Gen sherman from ms hips up |
saw them sitting side by side on hotel
yerandaat Manhattan Beach, and their heads
were on level The gallant Phil j, not sem
sitiye on the subject \ girl came for his
and Sherman's autographs iu her album, ind
the generals wrote their names. She was
not content, for she had set her heart on a
verse OF "Shcridan's Ride in his handwriting.
This he declined to grant. Then she began
TO question him about that lannon's piece Of
equestranism Iii, answers were polite, but
not reyelatory "Now, Gen. sherman, she
at length asked, turning 10 pretty despera-
ton 70 HIM, "what DO You imagine Cen
Sheridan said on mounting his steed" "Weu,
| don't really know was the response. with
"A quizzical glance down at the legs OF his fell
low officer, who had just got ont OF n chair,
but maybe be said to his orderly, shorten
these stirrup straps"
And here Is one contributed two years ago
to The New YORK sun Il is stu told in
Washington on Gen. Me.gs
Gen. Meigs is very proud Of the pension
building. 1t is modelled after the Farnese
palace Gen Bragg who was then chairman
Of the house committee on military affairs,
and had occasion now and then 10 call on
Commissioner Black. hl, dubbed it the
Pension brewery 1T is a cross, % says the
general, between a country brewery and a
car stable Gen. Meigs took Gen Sheridan
through the building recently and showed
him all its beauties and utilities. After they
came out and stood looking up at the big
barns piled one on top Of the other, Meigs
said:
General, what do you think Of il"
Il have one fault TO find with it, said little
Phil
whats that"
cts fireproof.'
Among the pictures in his Office are two
small ones on an easel, one above the other
They represent the Charge at Winchester
and "Sheridan's Ride The first, bee says. is
good In the ride he IS dashing along way
ing the flag, and followed by his entire staff.
Now the truth is | was almost alone 1T
that time one or two of my staff nlytOllOw-
ing in the distance had no flag at all, but
was swinging my hat and riding like the very
devil to the front 50 my men could see me.
"Oh, WELL general, the artist thought it
would be more effective 10 have you with the
hag. remarked visitor who was looking ut
the picture some little time ago.
But it isn't true; he will have % take out
the flag and put it in my hat And he will
have t. take out dozen Of those fellows close
behind me. They were not there. The other
picture IS all right Do you see that big
horse running away and the officer over
there firing at him, Well, that wus a fact.
Tho horse did run away. and the officer firing
at him thought he'd kill the horse and pre-
vent the rider from being carried into the
enemy's lines But the shot didn't hit him.
and both the horse and man were captured
by the enemy, and few days after recap
tured by US"