The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-03-31

Co assemble in council in his tent at
ten by the clock that evening When
the time came each man was given an
opportunity to express his views re-
garding the proposal b advance upon
Corinth. At length, when each had
concluded. Grant asked one OF two per-
tinent questions, and then added, Is
that all? Have you no more to sayY
Each one, as l said, had his oppartuni-
ty. and the conference, by its length,
proved the exhaustiveness of the con-
versation. as it lasted until nearly one
O'Clock the following morning. When
at last the conference was ended. IL
was discovered that but two of those
assembled, and think there were az
least dozen, had expressed a wish 10
advance. one was a suspected enemy OF
General Grant, and the other was Sher-
man. during the evening, doubt not,
many petty thoughts, and envious,
were indulged by the shoulder-strap-
ped gentlemen But at last. after each
one had spoken. Grant, rising, and
throwing aside his half-smoked cigar,
remarked. Gentlemen, have your diyi-
5ions in readiness to advance upon Cor
inth at six o'olocK tomorrow mernlng.
You are dismissed
THAT was thrilling" said the host
ess, and the faces Of the men re-eehoed
her words.
yes, and that reminds me of tho
time just after the fight in the Wilder
ness. Do you rem embsr?" and DR..
Cameron looked inquiringly around the
table.
Tell u.s."
Grant was standing leaning against
a tree and ths | had from one who
was as near him as l am to you-with
his fatigue cap drawn down over his
eyes, and thoughtless, apparently, Whit
Jling a stick. AS he stood thus an or
derly came running to him, and, after
saluting him, SAID, Hancock is retreat
ing Grant made 10 reply; in fact, did
not even raise his eyes, but kept on
whiting.
"A few MINUTES later another orderly
came bearing this message: Hancock
IS cut to pieces, and is retreating.' Gen
eral Meade, who was then standing
near. heard the words and said, excit-
edly, General, why not order aid sent?'
Grant merely replied, still without rails
ing his eyes, and whiting, We Will
wait Soon another orderly brought
this message: Hancock is entirely cut
to pieces, and is retreating in disor-
DER And yet Grant did neither look
up nor stop his whiting. General
Meade was almost frantic as he ex-
claimed, General Grant, will you allow
this? Why not order an advance to
his aid at once?' Grant then raised
his eyes, and replied, as he calmly
looked at Meade, Hancock is not made
of that sort of stuff And his trust
was verified few moments later by the
coming of still another orderly with a
correct report
1t showed that with all his non
in psychological reasoning" suggested
again DR.. Ellis.
All asserting, and rising they passed
into the library, and when there one
who had not yet spoken, DIR. Stone, OF
Hartford, said:
"And now | must tell you of the only
time | ever spoke to General Grant. 1t
was after his election to the Presidency
and a friend of mine, who was also a
friend of his, took me to the White
House to meet the man whom had al
ways so much admired. After being in
troduced to him, I remember saying,
General Grant, have come to ask no
favors, but merely to look upon your
fare and express my high appreciation
of you personally But to my surprise
this man of iron did not make any re-
ply, but merely bowed. And then, [
never knew what made me say it, but
nevertheless the words were spoken all
most before | realized it: General
Grant, thre are many people over this
land praying for you. And still no
reply. l was looking at the beautiful
vista as it lay stretched before us, for
we were standing on the lawn, but at
this silence turned, and you may i'm
agine my surprise when | saw the face
of man whose heart was just then too
full for words, his cheeks blushing like
girls. l really thought at first that l
had said something amiss, and was
silenced, but moment later he turned,
and the quivering voice of the Presi-
dent said: Sir, / thank you.' And
then, being interrupted, and my friend
passed away. But it gave me an in
sight into the heart OF the great man of
which | had never dreamed
Certainly there is no denying that
with all his roughness Grant had the
tender heart of child, combined with
a will and judgment superior to most,
and that he was the man for the need
in that direction, just as Lincoln was
in another" remarked some one.
Speaking of his blushing," again
said DR.. Cameron, land l cannot re-
frain from telling this story, reminds
me of his first Inauguration. BY some
mischance he had entered the Senate
chamber before he was expected, and
Colfax was taking his farewell of the
Senate. Near me were standing Sheri-
dan and Sherman, who, in their uni
forms, were eager as boys to see the
honor fall to their old comrade. Grant
stood hesitating for a moment, and
then some one handed him chair. He
sat, but was evidently i'll at ease for
he realized he had made a faux pas.
His trousers-it was when they were
worn rather tight-had erept almost to
tho ton 0f his nat leather bOOt tons