Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-07-16
NERAL GRANTS DOUBLE.
nod. of Washington, an Exact c"nss
>ternart OF the Great soldier.

nod. of Washington. an Exact c"sa-
= terpart OF the Great solder
|ere are few OF those strange out
resemb lances which ex st between
tent persons more remarkable than
(which Dr. 7. b. Hood. OF this city
Pmery surgeon OF volunteers. and
Many years medical referee Of the
ed States pension office--bears to the
ne leral U. 5. Grant. The accidents
y Am pagning brought the two men
ther during the greater part OF the
both in the West and in the opera
around Petersburg and Richmond.
ZIfty Pint Va, in the fall OF 1854,
SraI Grant had fine team, with
Sh he used to drive Mrs. Grant out
1Ie she was visiting him. DIR. Hood
Burgeon William l.. Faxon were at
tk4& time in charge OF the Fifth corps
Af& ttal, at that place, and the strange
n 1nbance referred to was often
~ of wonder to General Grant
elf, the likeness being not only in
IRE, but in height. build and weight;
Two men had measured together.
Both turned the commissary scales
trecisely the same notch on the
Mrs. Grant had gone home. and
evening General Grant drove Mrs.
f1d out for airing; the road from
uuarters came directly toward the
3ltal and then turned off at an
=. and Surgeon Faxon. seeing the
G)le coming toward him, stood beck
6Gl1r and hailing them, but as they
'<QI15Ied off at the end of the road, he
IG&1ISd out several times at the top of
III Voice.
HALO, Hood. Hood! What's the
1&iter with you? You don't know
16Xbody since you're driving such a
& turnout A mistake which great
unused both General Grant and the
d6GfOr's wife.
I'm the fall of 1866, said Doctor
Woqd, latter President johnson had
6o6n Swinging around the circle and
hand General Grant had fallen out.
NJ still in service and was ordered to
report at Vicksburg, for duty. The
trnin on which | left Washington was
Sxtremely crowded; there was not a
6o0t to be found. | was not in full
uuilorm and had nothing, in fact, which
\ d6noted military rank except stripe
upQn my trousers and d sword in a
Chamois leather case, which l carried
III my hand. Presently a young officer
Nd intun1nnad hip,caif Al nj 4.
in1 that under no circumstances could
& h6 permit the General of the army to
stand while he could prevent ii.
GaW that he had made the same mis-
t&1ko about me that was so often re-
poated and made the most vigorous
i ND explicit disclaimers 1t was of nc
avail, however; the more ! protested
The more he stuck to it, and at length
he leaned over and whispered; Gen
Sral, it's all right; you'll find me per-
lactly discreet. but I'm not an absolute
! IDIOT, for | was introduced to you only
Yesterday at your headquarters in
y Wash ington by Representative Oliver
i J. Dickey, Lancaster, Pa Protestsl.
xf0ns and asseverations were alike
futile and had to make the best of it.
ny young and enthusiastic admirei
finally procured a seat for me, but rs
the train reached Frederick Junction
.hee ame up again and remarked;
General, find that there are quite
6nnmber of your old soldiers on board
the train. and they are wild to shake
the hand of their brave commander.
VIII YOU not condescend to oblige them
Just this once?"
sMy case was fast becoming desper-
ate; but. making an almost superhuman
effort. partly by persuasion and partly
byassuming an air of stern and forbid
ding authority, succeeded in subduing
my tormentor. When we finally part
ia. however. he compromised by taking
3 couple of enormous rosy-cheeSed
apples from his 'grip-sack and giving
them to me, with the urgent reques
that when | reached St Louis | would
be good enough to give these to Mrs
Grant; he wanted her to know wha
kind of apples grew in Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania "-Washingtor
Letter.