The morning times., 1896-04-26
"Yes;is 1t Bourbon or Monongahela?"
''Why flO yon ask Mr. prcStflpufo,,


why do you ask, Mr. Prcs1dent?''
because, if it makes him win victories
like this at Vicksburg, | will send demi-
john of the same kind 10 every general in
the army"
Up to that time Lincoln had never seen
Grant.
1t is also a noteworthy fact that when
Gems. Grant and Lee met at Appomattox
to arrange the terms of surrender, 1T was
their first meeting since serving together
in Gen. Scotts army during the Mexican
war. When asked as to who, in his opln-
ion, was the greatest Of the Federal gen.
erals, Lee said:
"Both as a gentleman and an organizer
Of s+0rious war Gen. Grant has exceled
all your most noted soldiers. He has ex-
hibited more true coura ge; more real great
ness of mind; more Consumniate prudence
from the ouset, ana more heroic bravery
than any one on your side."'
After the surrender as Gen. Lee was
directing one of his assistants in ma king
out the list OF things to be given up, to
| include the horses, Grant quickly inter
rupted and said
mo, no, Gen. Lee; not horse; not one;
keep them all. Your people will need them
for the spring crops" 81
HIS OFFICIAL PUN.
Grant while serving as Pres ident is
credited with having perpetrated the first
pun ever placed by a ChieR Magistated in
a formal message at the assembling of
Congress. This occurred wben he re-
ferred to "A gricuture as The ground work
OF our Institutions"
While making his tour OF theSworld Gen.
Grant made a speech to the workingmen of
London, in which he sad:ss
Il ognize the fact that whatever there
is of greatness in The United States, as in
deed in any other country, is due to labor.
The laborcr is the author of all greatness
and wealth. without labor there would
be no government, or no1eading class, or
nothing to preserve. With US labor is re-
ga arded as highly respectable. When it
is not so regarded it is because man dis
honors labor. We recognize that labor
diShonOrS no man, and nostnatter what
mans occupation is, he is eligible to fill
any post in the gift # the people; his occupa-
ton is not considered in selecting, whe ther
as a la wmaker or an executor of the law"
While visiting the Yosemite Valley, after
returning to this country. he was one day
followed up the trail by a dog, and Gen.
Grant said that it reminded him OF a story.
AT one time during the civil war an order
had been issued TO kill all blcodhOunds in
the South. because they We're used to pur-
sue prisoners. A soldier engaged in the
execution of that order found Poodle aud
was about TO dispatch Linn when the ii nj
mails owner, lady, protested, and the
soldier said:
1--WE are ordered TO Kill all bloodhounds.
But he is not u bloodhound, urged the
lady.
THAT may be- replied the soldier, but
during such times as these no one can
tell what he may grow to-
When preparing to descend into the great
mines under Virginia City. Nevada, Gen.
Grant felt sure that his wife would not
GO Finally John W. Mackay offered to
bet ST 900 that she would make the trip.
The general accepted the bet, but did not
have the money. and turning to group
of reporters jokingly said that he sup
posed 1t would be useless to apply to
newspaper man for money and no one
else would loan 1t to him. Mrs Grant
made the trip and on TIE way down the
general was chaffed considerably con-
cerning his loss. when he said
We'll, thousand dollars is good deal
of money to lose but / guess it will stop
MrS. Grants shopping a while, and it is
the first bet | ever heard of where both
sides were winners"
While in the mine Mrs Grant became
somewhat wearicd and exclaimed:
'oh, why can't we have something else
for money and stop all this work and
trouble?"
because then il would have TO be paper
money" replied the general
AT the bottom of the mine. with the ther-
mometer 100 degrees, Gen. Grant sug-
gested TO Mr.. Fair:
There are two Newspaper men here
and plenty more near at hand. Find the