The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-12-20
Eirs. Ellen Sherman.
A TRIBUTE FROM TIE SOUTH.

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An incident we will mention
:. Just after the war 1t happened
: that he writer was in Lancaster
and fell. or followed. in compan,
with Judge Wright and Joh'
McNeill. We walked up th,
, street, nearing the stars and th'
Court House. The party was at
!racted by a noise on the oppo
site side of the street, and w
crossed over.
Gen. Sherman, who had fol
years been used to sleeping OF
fence rails and brush heaps and
, on the ground, was lying in hi:
yard on the ground with only E
blanket oyer him, and snoring to
be heard square away.
! We crossed The street. thinking 9
that possibly a man was suffering
and the party had The Instinct to
help him.
Here we saw The old soldie.
sleeping on the ground and snor.
ing loud enough 10 starlle the
home guard of the town. and by
his side. on a kitchen chair, her
head covered with an old shawl,
sat his wife.
She quietly sat there al The
side Of her leige lord and INDUCED
him IN a possible foolery. but she
sat by him.
The men in the company who
witnessed this scene of wile's
devotion said not a word. but we
are sure every one felt lii his
heart that Gen. Sherman was
great because he had good wife.
There is nothing for us 10 say
of Mrs. Sherman that may add
TO the lusire of this good woman.
She stood bv her husband in all
the years of his tempestuons lie.
When he was denounced as a
drunkarl and as a crazy Man Tor
opinions lie had advanced, she
was Of the first. man or woman,
in the country 10 come 10 her
husbands support.
The only attempt of Mrs. Sher
man 10 do good in which she fail
ed is the case OF Col. Weldy.
We tell this for the. edification
of our Southern readers.
Col. Weldy was an especial pei
of Mrs. Sherman. She dandled
him on her knee in ,his infancy,
and told him all he good
Christmas stories of the Looks.
When the war broke out
and the Col. had enlisted, he
called on Mrs. Sherman 10 bid
her good bye. The stcry goes
this way:
Mrs. s. saws
'Selh, you have quit drinking
Yes"
lyon have quit swearing?"
Yes
Nov, Seth. join church."
Said Seth: "Madam, don't
crowd me -
II is known that Weldy was a
gallant soldier. 1t is known that
Mrs. Sherman was good wom-
an, and we know that there is
not a man under the sun TO- day.
who has warmer words for the
dead woman than Weldy, and We
hope there is no more earnest
saint III heaven 10 whisper a
prayer for him than Mrs. Sher-
man.
We append below testimonials
from Murat Halstead and Gen.
Boynton, both of whom have al
ways been the most radical op-
ponents Of Gen. Sherman. TIE
testimonials are, as Garfield said,
'.pretty flowers Oh the garden
wall :"
GEN. B0YNTON's TESTIMONY.
The death Of Mrs. Gen. Sher-
man causes widespread and most
sincere sorrow in Waslling,on.-
IL is a sadness that reaches down
and will be mos. deeply felt
among the unfortunate and those
who move in he lowly walks OF
life. w hile the officis' position
Of her husband gave iler high
Standing and leading rank in the
,ocial scale, ard while she COM :
and possessed the re-
pect of all its circles, her heart
vas never drawn towards lis gilt
er O,>eyen lis more solid atirac-
ractions. She was one of those
rho delighted most in going L
bout DONG good. TO be active i,
nd foremost in charities was TO n
er a more congenial work Than >
o be principal or assistant at y y
rilliaul receptions. TIE gems !
y her crown OF rejoicing will be
he tears which Will fal! from the
yes Of thousands among he C
oor, The atilic!ed and The hum Y
ie as they read OF her death. b
She was the most prominent a
a!holic woman in the Uaited n
lates. There was no more de- W
oted Christian in that organiza- k
on than Mrs. Sherman. She III
ave her strength and her influ- Il
nee to her Church, and exerled ST
lem to their utmost both along CO
,e lines of IFS benevolent work II
I'd in The counsels Of the Church ii
here she eXeried much power. el
he gracefully and faithfully per
rmed all The social duties which
tr position entalied upon her, ed