The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-08-02


erals of the civil war. that gentleman
spoke OF his experience in posing Gems
erals Grant and Sheridan. OF the lat
ter he said:
II WAS introduced to General Sheri-
dan bv staff officer. He had soft,
low voice, though he has too often
been represented as loud-moutned'
staggering bully. He had peculiar;
soothing, quicting way about him, ana
when he finished sentence would
partly close one eye and drive his idea
into one with the other 1t was the
only eye among all the officers which
seemed TO comprise the whole head, the
most remarkable eve known to my ex-
pericnce. He had very fine. express
I've hands and graceful way Of using
them; but toward the end these became
fat and fluffy. In photographs the ex-
preston of his face always looked set
because. suppose. the muscles OF his
forehead were always moving. had
10 catch his expression as might the
movements OF fly on horses leg.
He posed splcndidly and exactly
rs he was told--a military trait. He
once sent man after me on the run.
who said that General Sheridan desired
10 see me in haste. When 1 entered
his hands were filled with the dis
patches, and an orderly stood behind
him. He said that in fifteen minutes
he was 10 start South with General
Grant and in that time his posing
must be completed. Then he adjusted
his eyeglasses. began reading his dis
pacthes and debating replies. Hcwonld
hold a dispatch in one hand. read 1t,
and pass il TO the orderly over his
shoulder with the other. Still he man-
aged to divide his glances with me.
Strange TO say, the sketch completed
under these circumstances brought out
n kind word from General Warren,
whom Sheridan relieved of his COM
mand on the field in almost the last
battle of the war and within sight OF APP
pomattox Court House. Warren said IL
was the ideal Sheridan AT the time,
General Sheridan supposed Twas mere
" making picture of him. and was
greatly pleased when Mr.. Ward sent
word TO him TO come TO the Academy OF
Design and see Kelly's very meritorious
statue, 'Shcridan's Ride / requested
him to make some suggestions for al
terations before the statue was cast.
He had nothing 10 criticise. he said.
and, instead. approved the work over
his signature"
On the outside cover of Sheridan's
memoirs" there is a reproduction OF
Kelly's statue in gilt. No credit what
ever Is given TO the artist in the book
and his name was cut out of the plate.
Mr.. Kelly SAYS: II demanded of Web
stcr x Co. TO know why my copyright
and General Sheridan's instructions
TO them were ignored. They replied
that he had given no instructions. /
then asked to see the photograph of the
statue which accompanied the manu-
script. When produced, there on the
back of the photograph were instruc-
tons written by the General 10 credit
the artist. Webstcr's people then said
il went 10 law about it 'it wouldn't
come ont of their pockets, but Mrs.
Sheridan's.' / then replied that they
were perfectly safe TO 60 ahead.
II first met General Grant at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel during 1881. He
agreed To give sittings, and began on
him the following morning. / found
him perfectly immovable and unre-
sponsiyc. Ny first attempt was a fall
urc. Tearing up the picture, | asked
him TO smoke. He lighted cigar and
then seemed TO unloosc himself some
what. though not enough. Suddenly
! sprang to my feet TO arouse him. and
said / would like TO make n series Of
sketches showing where his personality
decided battles; that desired To repre-
sent him as he appeared when he rode
up the lines Mt Donaldson and ordered
~. II. Ii.
horse was shot from under him; at
Shiloh. etc. Then lac completely
awakened, crossed his legs. and began
To detail events, holding meantime his
cigar in one hand and using the other
by way OF gestIculatory illustrations.
Ho elaborated on many scenes in his
Memoirs. which he aftcrward said he
had never done previously. He gave
such details as he could remember OF
his dress, etc. referring To- General
Hawley for matters in doubt. This
sketch, of course, made while he was
enthusiastic, was successful. So much
so that he signed il on the spot. even
using the title of General Mt tho bot
: tom. although he remarked mt the
time. i have no official signature. He
was then neither President nor ofil-
Ger.
Once reused. General Grant talked
necessarily. During this time his lit
tic Japanese servant was bobbing all
around us. greatly astonishcd at the
process and It's results on paper. The
General was not in the least annoyed
by the boys antics and allowed him
full rope. Indeed. while with him.
General Grant apologized at some