The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-06
GRANTS HOME LIFE
THE HAPPINESS HE OWED TO HIS
DEVOTED WIFE
Described as q Good Hsuse keeper,
Clever Manager and an Exreffent
Wife and Hoshew-3ier Hashana~
Wish That They should Be HHrsed
Together.

Everybody who vas favored with an ~
tsrnzfe acquaintance wttn 9sen. Grant ana
hfs wife bars record Of the home Eappi-
ness Of thsg interesting family. no o3e %As
ssaareY "a the general ard 3rs. Grant N
SCENES Of Toy. sorrow and death than 'helr
pastor and friend. Or. J. Z. Newman. nov
Bishop Newman. who thus eaiogizes She2r
house. AS Ger. Grant waa the Eypicai
Asrserscsn, should we be surprised % End
that his wzs the typical American GcF'lsf
May we tEst the curtain ard look upon ire
holy privacy OF that once unbFoken mouse
hola2 Oh. the mutual and vsclpFocal EpEs
Of welded Hte w1sAim those sacred pre-
esnctaI Husband and wife the happy sup
psenenr Of each other. their characters
lIeualas in sweetest harmony Ike blended
eolcrs In the 1oy Of promise He strength.
dignity courage. she. gentieasss, grace
and purity. tie the Doric column 10 s'Is-
tain: she. ths. cerluthlan column To beau
tify. lie. the oak TO support. she, the IVY
20 entwine. He. unhappy without neF pres
ence. she. desoAate without his society.
ge confsdsa 10 her I'm his innern1ost soul
and blessed her with his last ard unsatl-
ing IoTe: she shared his trials and tfi-
ssrnphs his soYro@s and his joys. his tolls
and has rewards.
AT the time af Gsu. Grants death" said
Emily Rayner 10 the New York Tribune,
from press. pulpit and private CORE
the beautiful picture os domestic HE and
nliai devotion furnished che world by the
family Of Gen Grant Parents who knew
not the JOY of household unity eayied the
dissiHS uished genera! and his wife that
conSoling happiness Of the close Of their
united life. but often failed to remember
that iAe union OF parental and fliiai love
sTows not in a day. Domestic history. like
ALI other history. repeats Itself. Their
Sra ~ IN al In "a
ten were the eoalnterparts OF their happy
homo in New York. Gen. Grant was ten
derby ford OF his children: he trusted
them. vas thoughtful Of their pleasure and
grateful for their love. His daughter Mel
lie WAS biol To the stern soldier. but
all his loving solicitude would not have
secured the unity Of the home had not the
snother been the guiding star of the family.
The father II as the captain OF the vessel
the mother. the pilot ar the wheel.
Mrs. Grant. always quiet and unassuu-
InE is q woman of strong character. She
has great natural executive ability ard
peTsogal vitality; gracious manner, ard
a reliable memory for names and faces
that peculiarly fits her for high social
position She was always a good house
keerer, q sciever manager and most de
voiAd wife and mother. With an eye fixed
or duty and 81 heart strong IN Christian
faith she guided her domestic ship over
the dap waters Of poverty war. oftCal
life, social splendor. wordwide worship.
commercial disaster. sickness and death
into the quiet harbor OF repose. where 1t
rode with safety. adorned from stem to
stern with the pennants OF victory.
"rhe love that illumined their welded
lie ~as tender 10 the last. and out from
the sweliiugs or Jordan he rushed back
10 the shores of life to write this tender
message 10 hts son: Wherever am
bur. ed promise me that your mother shall
lie buried BIZ my side Lovely and pleas
ant In their lives. ard in their death they
shall not be divided. Side by side they
shall sleep In the same tomb. and she shall
share with hir, the homage ages shall pay
at his national shrine.
with the unanimity OF their united
lives In view Il short scene OF their home
life when In the White House may be OF
interest.
twenty-five years ago. on the evening
Of January - ts72. a gentleman and his
wife who were my host and hostess, IN
Washington, u G. were about starting
from their home 10 spend the evening by
special invitation, en- famnle. with PRIEST
dent and Mrs Grant. when. to my intense
delight. there came message direct from
TIE White House:
" Bring with Won this evening the young
lady who r. visiting YOU from New York
7
Ing with Gen. Grant and family Is here In
mn Illustrates Daily Journal Vol. XXf."
II reads as fotlows:
eve reached the White House AZ $50
and were usherea into the Rcd room;
cur wraps were removed and our cards
were taken 20 Mrs. Grant
Madame VIII receive the ladies' and
uei,tleman upstairs was the message
fruucht to US on entering the family
sitting room cur names were announced
formally and separately but after that
sli ceremony ceased what pretty home
picture = was that greeted our eyes. The
president. Wee President Cofax. Mrs.
craut Gen Wilson OF Gen. Grnnt's war
staY aud Mrs Wilson we're evidently
chatting tnrythe~ At n large table on
ore side NJ the v0o}u sat Judge Dent Mrs.
CraFs aged father; Miss Nellie Grant.
~hts ia about r. aud Master Jesse Grant.
T'hep NeTe watching a gentleman, whom
] Recognized % Thomas Mast, the car
'Noni4t rake hYrlesque sketch Of WA
Sam n Tweed ~ the Tweed nag New
York fr and Mrs Newman aG1 Mr.
and Airs Thouas T.. Te}iack were Ct Quar-
parry When Ne were duty introduced 80
MI hv TrS. Grant fAe ccnvcFSa tSnf he
Same ern~rnI Dr. Newman fairly sctatil-
l-tct WITH wit md frauv = hearty iauEh
provoked by Nis suirth echoed into the
AsW Cen Wilson was the cH2cer who
amusing description ~ tire occurrence.
Pres ifent Grant Is eSs every one knows.
fova 80 nnlws's ana right well does no
entov good Cog or horse story. ana the
Vice president 81 not Ear hahinf him
Sun.o 0ste sHeee&fef the telling or tho
iestct5e STORY ~ ,ay h~lndle huu terrier
Jack whose ssa was rnsirh lou-sr than
he body fin shortened tv Numbering
F1cfoh butcher 80 about tvo lnchca IN
iafeth v hrrg p ever Fe~aa .rs# ne a
POINTER rutn ehef away lfg he0ors }sf> var
fare vftl1 two Tc8d t-a rspz Thc a ive~.
ture ~ Jack STEER ~ Mss thus gurteIIr.l
greatly amused the urr fent once or
tvitn 3astrw the sverlng be said. fanah-
lseiv That fanny ac= lack. brave cid
1aekr"
'v aen Jesse Grant Hrousht ne an{Shef
sketch or TNeed n show us ,here vas am
nther hearty l9ush ana 81 <1st vvss -
20 tsH us aonet AtBg az tho way be con-
setVcs - AiS wonderful tfrlteuDes A.
Mrs. Grants request I vcrite2 Quietly
SEATED with the others ~roaeneA about r~r.
NfVar3 TaN,or's quaker widow -y-ta.
H1sesna Saff and Golden Hair shan
~sveF sovgo3 that ercuO Mr. Grant asked
nsn ~ sts cloee beside ytrsn3us Dent 60
tas1 - cgli9 hear ana rccstpa -vf,F rrv
elbow resting oo the arm ~ MS chair.
Nties <FiHc Grsnt. cn the other stta -
,ser sfzafsfs beg looked very nrattv IN a
aEe x ssE sewn. trimmed wifN narrow
w}fsaeS- ans a @rarses elk yesg Her dark
aa.s;fu aaig 81 ha sssI She wears II ia
fsr<e sefer stiTis cAuEHs Win a single
r5atou. Tier HaaHFrs Ahasv a1l she rr.-
@tntgosa ~ rstaf1got caashia@3 wtsA ga
refined grace ~ r5alarfr grr-ta s21sf-fet
May = H3 te y Sartrrss % F-~--
fan3a A{s. C~aec ssere g s.fr-s~ >,s,r-.r
silk e. raa. ef with velvet erf 9-f~er