Telegram-herald., 1890-06-20


s-c-1@.1gi1 % yoe mlua iae peol-s
-.-esils % se-r - valca ks repAe1
calmly ca. na lei sheu lo12. let
t14u lock 4 l1ey e-ut to.
HE tg4sAt Aule 80 thase o4tsi1e
thlnFs He th3eFht onlv 81 MS aaoz Id
seemed - - b. Postponed ae4tA fro@
asy q. dap tven .u AIS sleep troso
s-9 s4lgea1 ha4 throuEh gre ulr-t g.
nc.e tae SIG seSt ehanss ELat mlgat
tsks t-ece lu he eoD1lslou alsola hear
Alu -arm4r 1tfally ~ sen suly
Hse 81 snisa it q huish IL
.h a11 at 4Sst a. eas f1ls1ed q
strange --essness stole ever til- he
tr.e4 70 Fe@d. beE woald sl.an pat aside
1be book He 1la ~ one th.ag very
long Bat O. TIE last hs 49, csuap posed
under All circanls taSges I never once
saw blu AngTy 81 Gisooncertsd. y any
one engaged IN conversation with klm
became gnduly excited OF boistero0s he
would slE ply s2y. Thai Is enough stop
there. 1T ti1es when be felt himself
betrayed 9r wronged ! have seen blaze
q hght stream olt or his eyes bat =
soon faded into forgiveness
The devotion of the people who
came up to NouRt MaoGregor was very
pathetic. They slUost invariably
eyinoed the desire 10 take win them be-
fore they left The place some souvenir,
however slight Of the spot One would
pick up pebble, another fern, stu
another Wild flower, and 30 oR, bur a.
something showing that they desired %
lay away some token IN Tasn nory that
shOald remind them iu ether Gzys u the
place These evidences OF people
affection were noted and deeply appro-
ciated by his family
If there Is one thought above anOth-
or" continued Mrs Grsut, '1aatgiye me
the greatest satisfaction as ] contcm-
plate IL II Is my husbands affection
and love FOR the whole land and Tor al
It's people, North and South. lie had
many friends ia the North lie also
had many In the South 70 whom Lc was
most warmly attached. When tie w%r
began. and especially afterw Ard when
Genera! Grant was put in charge of the
whole army, he felt that 10 pro!Ong the
struggle, or in any way 10 lcngthen out
common interest Of both factions. II
the conflict had % 20 on, u IL was nec-
essary 20 frht then his theory from
first % last was that every means should
be taken 70 end the s,rlle as thorough
~ and Is speedily IS possible. With
this single end in view lc conducted
tho war; and when the war Was over no
one vas SO tired OF i al IS the General.
no ono longed more FOR peace, no one
wanted more than he did 70 be the FIRST
10 hold out tie hand 20 these 90 whom
nc had been OF necessity opposed. His
first thought OF returning them their
horses told how anxious he was that ag-
riculture should restore as soon as pos
sible what the sword had swept a a@ay.
And since then ! feel persuaded that in
all be did II has been done with on eye
simply 10 the Interests Of all the people
Of the Union.
General Grant has been called tho
silent man To great extent / take
Il that this was true Of him in bis
Official position. he learned out Of a
long experience, coupled with the ad-
vice Of good cOunsellors, that silence
was the best answer IS a general rule
that a public man could make 70 all the
countless misrepresentation current in
pablic life. But when the General felt
that he with safety could bc oG-guard,
seated with his Generals in his tont, a
few friends IN the parlor or his family
at tho nreside. he often became ami
mated in conversation. At such times
he was often epigrammatic, and would
say wise, witty things which II they
had been garnered, would fairly pass
/ for proverbs. Indeed, be had dry
I humor about him which was very agree
ablo 10 his more intimate friends, and
I was often inclined to be facctlous as tho
conversation turned on topics which
/ struck him pleasantly. OF his good
1 qualities, of bis loyalty to bis friends,
often TO his own betrayal, OF his Ua0na-
nimity In war, Of his simplicity ia pr--e.
4 OF his forgiying heart, Of his modosty.
/ of these qualities must In Justice TO
/ good taste and wifely dclicac~, decline
TO speak at length; others may do that
as they sec fit
But there is enc thought. and Il is
/ tho one 20 which I havc already al
/ luded. that touches me far more than
any act cf his as soldier. and which.
/ inasmuch as it belongs 70 all the people
/ Of the North and south. belongs no less
/ 10 me. 1t is the simplicity ~ h.s lie
/ in is love for al this land even in the
midst Of war. / wish IL to be made
/ more Of than any thing else. And now
/ that be IS gone aud they gather On his
birthday and remember him with pleas
ant Sords and tokens % rc~aId cud OK
/ pressioas OF esteem by both North and
South. al these evidences q love and
affection from tho men who fought with
him and against him are indeed crate
ful 20 me; but even more than ali Is the
i picture which memory loves - paint ~
him, riding after tho taking of Nicss-
burg at the head of bis staff with no
+ sign Of soldiership upon him save tbe
two little stars upon his shoulder"