The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-28

The Only Time He Ever Showed More
Than Ordinary Concern.
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Than Ordinary Concern.
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Il met. said General Hayes. at al
army dinner some time ago Colonel Bow
ers, favorite aisie of Grants, and asked
him during the evening, What was the
most striking exhibition of fear. anxiety
or sense OF responsibility that ron ever
noticed in General Grant, Well re-
Piled Bowers, If there was one instance
above all others where be seemed To he
Affected by the stress OF care il was during
the five days fight down in the Wilderness.
On one OF the days. think the fourth, the
fighting commenced early IN the morning
and continued all through the dav. At the
ED of the dav there had been great
slaughter on both sides, and we had not
carried n point: we had been reppised on
every side There was not an absolute de-
feat hut we all felt that our army bad been
shaken. and that possibly severe tsetefanln-
edastaek by Lees army might be disastrous.
"'JnSt al dark that night Bowers con-
tinued said General Hayes we we're all
gathered about log IRE that was built on
the green sward al Grants quarters. Al
Grants staff were about the ere. and as the
flckering flames lighted up their faces Is
could be seen that they were all oppressed
with the greatness OF the losses of the dag
and the preceding days. Nothing was said.
The log cracked and sputtered in the fire
Grant stood by, looking at tbe bright
flames has hands behind his back. cigar
in his uacssth. saying nothing. Suddenly
there broke out on the night air mile or
two of. heavy firing. II was evidently
determined attack On our lines. The firing
grew g. il came nearer. We all jumped I'D
from orr places about the glowing IRE and
listened eagerly.
Grant stood and listened infentIy TO
The firing. He said 70 ar officer after a
moment OF two: Ride forward and see
~hat it Is ard come back 20 me- The
officer leape1 into the saddle and gaiIoged
rapidly cut into the darkness beyond the
circle OF Bght made by the camp Ere.
Gradually the firing died away. volleys
ceased. snd soon nangit was 70 he heard
save here and there the shsrI, report Of a
rnuxkes. Grant Strengthened I'D. yawnsd
and sais. II hsven4 slept any for some
time. and think ! Il go TO bed He then
tossed away the stump OF cigar and en-
tered his teni-'
"Bowsrs.m said General Hayes. ..re-
marked. Grant hasn't slept for three or
ewsrv night. examining the lines and look
ing after the raen. Grant was in his tent.
Through the iiy, which was open. conId be
seen the yeilex giimnsr of a Pickering
candle. Grant Alwavs kept a candle
burning Is his tent AZ night wheu
be slept However. with The rest
Of the ofsscerx who remained up. after
while heard the that. stiud Ok horses
hooGs gAisoplng rapidly toward heaaguar-
se-s. and soSn tie officer who had been
sent oct 20 see What the firing n.eant.
dashed into esrap ard dismounted.
BowerS got the neEs from The ossiosr ard
went Ia 60 awaken Grant, for ne lad gone
to xleep. The ne@S wasn't important. for
the firing wss simply the enemy
STRENGTHENING It's lines. OF something Ike
thss. rs0s seTioas. Bowers sent 10 Grants
tsE.s and hacked in. Fl supposed the gen
erai xzs asleep. and he didn't tAiDk the
rezs OK importance enough ~ awaken him
Grant was lying or his face ard hands, and
when Bowers IooEEs into lie tent he said :
Wei. Bowers. what's Epss GRAFT had evil
dsasiy rot gocs 10 sleep Al 81, tired a. he
wzS.
. That query o. Grants. sas2 ESwers.
sAs the naust striking exhibition ~ care.
anxiety. sensation. ssl il wia: y0a gill
thzs ever knew GRAFT 20 exhibit
General HAYES had al through TIE story
The aespeSl &Etentsoa q Ms hearers, and