The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-22

the dignity of their military status
When they arrived in the mountain city
they were whirled away to a hotel tr
prepare for the ovation arranged for
the general by the populace. Ithad been
provided that he would review some
military and in general lend the luste,
of his presence so as to make Denverites
proud. Arrived at the hotel the terrible
information was made known to the
hero of the apple tree of Appomattoy
that his trunks were lost, and, aside
from the linen buster and the cindery
shirt and trousers which he wore, there
was no garb belonging to him on the
face of the known earth.
1t might not have been so serious
proposition had the fact of that review
not been pressed upon the Galena SOL
der. But it would never do for man
who had been the commander in chief
of the United States army and who had
made a triumphal march around the
world to get upon reviewing stand
clad in a linen buster and a travelling
cap. The general called upon Gen. Sher-
man for advice, and the man who had
marched to the sea readily offered the
use of IN extra uniform of his own. It
was tried, but where the eX-president
was broad it was narrow and where he
was short it was very long and ample
Then Sheridan proffered a uniform,
but Gen. Grant looked gloomily upon the
stout form of the Winchester rider and
said he was afraid the arrangement
would hardly answer.
Scouts were sent out into the town
to discover some relief for Gen. Grant.
Such work of inquiry must, of course.
be performed with discretion, as the
general. although called the plainest of
plain heroes. was alive to the dignities
of the occasion, aud did not want the
secret Of his predicament sown broad
cast. However, after several hours of
search the scouting party returned and
conveyed into his presence an assort-
ment of flaming brilliancy In mascu.
line attire which caused his rarlor
room to look like sort of masquerade
costuming bazar. There were police
mems uniforms and mail carriers cloth
ing and militia garments and Knights
of Pythias attire and campaign suits
all gathered from clothing stores far
and wide. AT last the general succeed
ed in making up fairly good suit out
of combination of military officers
garb and a uniformed rank sword and
belt. The other clothes were bundled
back to the secondhand clothing en-
rorigms from whence they had been
brought, the preprietors Of these stores
never knowing for whom or for what
purpose Shis collection of uniforms had
been ransackea.
One OF the morning papera the next
day said that Gen. Grant looked every
inch the patriotic soldier. His dignified
bearing was enhanced by his simple
but glorious uniform of blue-glorous
because of it's associations. 1t is said
that this is the uniform which the gem
eral wore in the Wilderness, but when
he was asked ABOUT it the hero smiled
and was silent. What magnificent,
what patriotic memories must be con-
nected with that suit of blue There
are men, patriots, who, if they had
it to give, would gladly yield fortune
for it.H
How grievous are circumstances
How cruel it is that opportunity is so
seldom recognized and that men crave
to-day what yesterday they might have
had for the asking. Any of those per-
sons who would cheerfully have given
fortune for that uniform, rich with its
associations, might have had it the day
before by calling at shop in Wauzee
street and turning over to the propri-
etor $4.65 lawful money of the United
States. You see, that was one casd
where the man made the clothes, in
stead of the clothes making the man.
Chicago Record.