Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-27
INTERVIEW WITH MRS. GRANT,
her iiie During the Nar-A picture-Tb,

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Final Surrender
Now tell me something of YOUR life while
Ten Grant was winning his honors a. a
soldier during the rebellion
Il vas Ike one in a delirium all through
the war, she said with enthusiasm. Il love
The army and was the first 10 urge Ulysses
TO go to the Wa and after that don't think
was very patriotic | was a southarner
born IN Missouri, and when I was married
my father gave me SIX Slaves for nv ov-r,
property. All my relatives, and nv brother
Judge Dent, were on the rebe! side but did
not care for them or for the Union men. An
thought OF was my husbani-tbat he shopld
WIZ and gain new victories.
Il bad everything prepared for a long win
ter-fruIt canned, beef smoked. and euoua-b
wood cut to last the whole winter at onr
home IN Galena-wheu Ulysses seDt for me
70 come to him at Caro- | turned the lock
Iii the door, leaving everything as il stood
and never went back
want to show You a picture that vslue
very highly and she brought IN A little
water color IN / gold frame. She stood il on
Her Knee, and pointing with her finger She
SAID on see al these teatsz THIS way To
tue eAd IS the generals headquarters, This
Is oity Point, where We were encampad. and
tals' pointing to blue stream at the edge
"a tue painting, rs the james river, There
was a Nice hight Of steps led down to it. but
II lad been cut off by tie frame. Now one
Sunday, lovely, clear Clav. we all got on a
boat think it was the Mary PoweILand
went down the James river, We landed and
cllmolng hill took our field glasses to view
the rebels, when we found tbey were dong
tne same with Us We all laughed, ana some
were afraid Of their firing on Us. but tf. gen
eral SAID the ladies' bonnets would keep off
the shot. 1t did, too. On or return trin
"heh Just about here pointing to a place |
distant from the camp. we found n string |
OF boats had been fastened together to mako |
pria5e Ior our soldiers 10 cross over the |
james. viii never forget Gen. Sheridan |
'ua1 uag. heh We saw him he was lost in |
"hat looked like letter tie would read A |
lie" lines and the red would creep ND in his |
eheeks IKE IN girls He was so blushingly |
happy that said, / Il wager you have re-
ceived love letter He blushed the more
ana smiled A few moments afterward I
learned that it was not a love letter. but an
order to go to battle.
The second Sunday following one could |
not tell that lovely City Point was the same
pace we had been in on the day of our ex-
curslon. The women had been pnt on tho
mary POWELL for safety, and it was living at
anchor right In front of the steps of CITY
ONT, which told you led down the bank tn |
Iue shore. A number of other vessels were
ALSO anchored here. The men had gone TO
axe fichmond or to die. The general said to
ne IN parting: If Lee surrenders will return
md we Will go to Washington together If
10 takes to the mountains make your wav
,ack home-you will be alone 4 will wait
or you,' replied That Sunday was one Of
uspense We had no news and were all sit
ing in group waiting-waiting At last a
boy came running out and said. all
'reathiess and gasping, Mrs. Grant, may
peak 10 your Certainly, my dear said,
no patted his cheek, which was as dainty az
gris. We went into the cabin, and he
'hlspered; You mustn't tell; It's as nucb
5 my head is worth to tell you, but caught
! as IL was going over the wires Gen Lee
just surfenderIng to Grant | went on
eek and everybody wanted to know what
DO boy said but | would not tell I inst
'ugned, and while they were urging me We |
card the dull roar of voices shouting away
own the river. Closer and closer it came
nd swelled in volume until it was on CITY
ONT opposite u.s. Then the cannons were
red and Che steamers blew their whistles in
norus, and every tongue was crying, Lee
as surrenderedr"
hat did the general say when first YOU
let afterwardsY
ne did not say one word We just kissed
'ch other In silence, but there was a great
BAL in that kiss. NELLY Bly's Interview in
ew York World.