New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-08

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MRS. L. S. GRANT.
srruP an rsG up an sr h o an quTk at
as Wink sn nee Tou %h Ne Massa tell yer neer
ride Ike c%pn Gran. an Ms: Julia" And she
and too Gran, loved % was eY fonS foot Ss *
il for miles around her fathers house
In later life General Grant modestly admitted that
lille more frequent after Miss Dent arrived at hrr
home; and then he naively adds they certainty
Their walks and talks We're frequent Miss Dent
was boas sng knfW aS wmgI err, grew To these
charming spots frequent visits were necessary
we the flowers while the attendant would nav
Lady of the Lake some other book OF poems
in his pocket or lunch basket. in case botanizns
and exploring should grow tedious ,. 49,
On one occasion while Miss Dent was intent on
a'' rare and beautiful nowcr to young Grant who
anHiou.ly peernr ni9 tns srk of dog Dis
turfcd their studies In u moment deer houndcn
Tho yelpnr became more Tarid as me der WIN
dog in pursuit flew away over ne c0untry IN CIT
The deer the mother OF niue sio''eHp lhw INV"
only few days Old and this c2Fr was sN,'sn ~
her home for ~ the mother mo run wv ~ AZ 49,. 20
dog to attract its attention and induce ,ne cog IT,
n small bush almost within touch OF Grant ani
a Nil r. that the dog should not iniurc IT II It
stayed close to them. They could nav ,"u,r ~ 49,,
nu mus wantoniy. and Miss Dent agreed lie
suggested that the mother would be BACK again ~ ~
hills and could then free herself from thelr pu'su.
by taking TO the ~a,er An 40 cam" 10 out
OF river having swan down su rs,nn snf,i"
WIN 81" m To- within few rods OF the place where
| The bofani-ts were sitting. she s'ood .oohhs a.
them for some minutes. then gave stamp stamp WIN
| her foot and Instantly the pretty N,tc lawn
ienped away IT, mohe- and they ,'o.,"n on or,
and Watched the boianists and their escort UNI,
the santng rays Of the sun AS u pAhru lo 80
| and flowers about them. admonished them 10 Turn
| their faces hOmcward - H. o,,o,,,,.s
met with adventures. and young Grant ana MisS
| 'Whcn the water Is high In the Mississippi the
current Is swift and Il abrans ur "a ui',.' MIR
mines them-and they frequently cave IN IN
yards rods al time III ~, cary ,hpv yer"
riding along the bank OF the river passing from on.
I,t or vs1Iev TO the mouth OF another. Miss Dent
cove OF ,n.',' tho wntnr The land was bat few
fe" above the surface Of the swift -towinf turpu u,
ink The had given way Under her, his IN h' n
feet Grants horse was close beside mr. ~ ,hr
nws'i ahvss, Grants cool head and splcndiH
here hi nad ovar IN his right
arm around Miss Dents waist ana crew nes ~ NM
az d PER ,pnrRy eldy that moment later boiled and
surged in angry iumult over The place whe'' DAN"
ana horso had yan,-hed from sith''
Fortunately earth parted between ,, me ro rwp
| 'enving Grants horse on sofia Sfounu'
Lifting and firmly holding Miss Don't ana app'
INK 70 hi, hcrs he was On b s' to In" "arh@
/ ali this without word from the s"''' IMAM "
a scream or murinur from her ....... s,,o s,ooa
A. he hasten.d back 10 rescue her horse she stoou
holding the bride OF his Cutwaru, ~ ~, rad
lime 10 reflect upon the horror OF the situation on
Miss Dent was somewha nervous; ou' s''' WV "'>
Her horse had totally dsapPearId Gran' IN io..
lowed down stream ana nr s.npins aong several
bmndr"d yards below. amid drftwood ana neD,l i1
d lie ,h BANK and i, soon on safe ground
none the for the fright ana tne ,h n' scne Of
the horse ana i, N "a s,ced back to her by this
hn e wet horse and saddle were exchansed fon nay
0n na no, T be- any the happier FOR knowledse Of
and that , for M Nv pTsfs"na say
hot this was the one event in Grants NE to which
he ever afterward reverted WIN Grants rides
though 1ns he Country Dent nsy d HS's ,sa
along e. oh p.et o tho he's gentle ridges dyas the
small streams and valleys by the loausae They
boys ha1 5fea to see coon the boys the
tree with clubs Just then ioud car s. Vs hun
Grsd Yards distant The call grew louder T ads
through the open OPENING or Clearing They
turned their horses and rode rapay N ma an old
OF 1ne Ghe engaged clearing the Land for corn
planting had cut his fg9 Sey FOUND him holding the
w na% tightly with his hand to stop the no" Oh
%ood az much possible. ,,. ..,o. a.,
Thsy %as again Exhibited MS
em eLS.r1 9as Folded and pressed 10 the wound anu
ri. LILA there by Miss Dent-who seems 10 naN'
.n on ali occa sions Grants connpemcoht IN IA
nesa and command OF expedentswwnn'e IN. nv ON
darkey, ga, The cut to stop the flow OF blood CRAM
ear , ,ha ave cut some clean OAK bark ana ~ a
.o had II bruised into pup on tne .oP "a Ia
, ,, The pulp was placed on the wouIiu, "a III,
MISS psatnrated with blood were bound over u;
neauy 10 hack OF the mans vest was torn OUT
mn aranped over these These were heid IN Piacs
n Mis- BENT while Grant peeled 9uhhti,s ~
nDiieaiherwood" bark from SHRUBS RIoWinSS I'M
fuly III w ho ndares The blood ceased 10 now Inc
pr's wife and two little girls tand that u now
ILL.,. norticulars came 10 be revealed TOT n.' ~
thes, p,oid story OF his own good deeds came on
never ao,a nut were so paralyzed with fear that
the scen1id a. nothing but wiring their hands and
tn.' THE only Ineligible words the woman uttere1
rSre in AFFECTION to Grants tearing the pack on, oi
w. old mans vest that lay on stump near p.'
liz Told her he would bring her husband new 'e ~
80 took him to his cabin near by; ana admon-
,sh.d him 10 lie still until the next day when ne
wnu,d come and how his patient was gettlhg on;
While binding up the wound MISS DENT remhnkeu
,Sot r. was the mission OF the soldier to make
r,ounds not 10 bind them up Grant; aiter
rsuse said: perhaps It's both. But don you
rink when one makes a wound, one should Try 10
heai ft7'-with quiet look II Miss Dent ter
ewes dropped to the bandage. but she was silent;
The witness 70 this scene says. MANNER said
how that Miss Julia 'peared not to understand
what Capn Grant meant. but she said how she
lowed she did. cause abe herself know a. ana MAN. ,a
mer said how Miss Julia was the KNOWN est MISS
| she ever seen In her born days" -,
In May. 1874 Grant obtained twenty days leave
| of absence to visit his fathers home IN Onio