New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
HEROES or THE CIVIL WAR.
HANpsHAKINa MORE IN FASHION THAN KISSING
IN THOSE DAYS.
From The Chicago Inter Ocean.

IN THOSE DAYS
From The Chicago Inter Ocean
'Hobsons kissing experience said the "A, Ma, od
t Gn' 10 was nd at the se0 audoa the night
lecture and stood within few feet OF Hopson wde
the first kisses were sveh , i nsen saw the ac
count in the papers wished h "a tbe o CON-
niving at the burning of incense to his own heroism
or that IT might create the impression 'ha' se eI.
to feed his vanty Hobson is not that sort Of man:
Navy. and is none the less good officer because
scores Of women kissed him; w.. cha oo,,,rv wss
u Of hero and there we1e he WSs t by
union 0 states ate after the close Of the war and the
greeting to him was ike an Uprising s o we're 1ee filed
With thankfulness and the mutitudes that gatnered
popuar man Of the time in their There
mothers by the thousand who had ost SOLE iost
fstSers' and old soldiers who had served with him,
all turning with the widest demonstrations OF al
FTP to that time no such crowds had ever been
seen in this country, Controlled by strong emotion,
snowy man. stood before these great aggregatiSnss
of demonsrative humanity amazed-aimost aoa s;
msndins general Of ali the armies restrained the
great crowds when the guards were poweriess.
There was nothing in Grants manner or look o.. or
conduct on such occasions to rTe dsnopsse It
So far his appearance went he was unresPoh-
siy Ss,son -. .r,,us,..m ragged in tumult about
him when men cheeTed when women omen h rbd 1ss
their sd 0 a 5ss SAILED he lbs adms ali With
an almost distressed expression on his lace WIN win
an ed rmnnnp a%ay His Silent protest
making so much Of himself the absence OF all d re-
matte or ,s hST KIM se and m e Closer hearts
Of hespeope In those times he never sa neS w9 }o
sHs speech he shook ooH his head
at him the most extravagant utterances OF pra,ss
he simply looked at them In amazement. out ne was
not unresponsive. He was simply modest sss man
saying in e tines se the orowd through
the line Of major generals and brigader generals
and as 9sr san and hsnd
one OF peopIe the committee interfered and the Cen
s5s % ii s ssd sm s Sta
he was not to shake hands AS ne stoGd Inner, nered
Tn HI hsnd eua IN n Of
to him in ehqs and Ta S 'H It back
She quietly e. she Of hs sSs eHm ps
the crowd poured over the guard and on TO him.
ana for ten ,s n Wen rhs chden
in long procession the commse as an h aSt Cd
the reach Of the little hands held out to hin r and
men who had commandsd diysi9T o IN CAME me shaRe
fands with the General he : tired But IA as the
girls nonS nags no h den
held out her hand cot Locking nd n p answ ser
girls eyes he UNDERSTOOD tne iooa, and' dnun and
took her hand instantly, with screams OF delight.
the girls were upon him. and the guard OF genera a
that the girls kissed the General they simply
caught his 3nrvnas in sssac Delight
hands on his head and then they went away sat
when General Sherman came through the
lions Of devotion and affection. 1t was his nature
not TO hide his feeling. When ne osnked H m
,annla the peonje knew It. and IL happened tnat
women who were content TO touch Grants HANDS
gave Sherman a kiss After one experience OF TINS
kind Sherman hesitated to depart from the
dent established He knew what ne was eApec'eu
to do, and he did IT.: ... ..~ou. .ha
when Grant and Farragut came through the
the General and the Admiral were the centres OF
interest. On occasion. Farragut walking
through the rotunda Of the State Capitol at Coun,
them asked Are you Mr.. Seward? Farragut, win
twinkle in his eyes. said quickly On no. am
a much handsomer man than Seward. MY name
/ want my little daughter to shake hands with
YOU The girl came up as though sns s %ede SAP
she shall not only shake hands. but l VIII give
her kiss to remember me by. and then he went
when General Sheridan came through the coun-
try after the war in a hurried. informal way. he
looked upon the proposition TO give him iecep.
Columbus with two military friends and started
up the main street OF the city AS soon IS shsrican
was recognized great crowd gathered around him.
amused 10 see with what orderness the mea.
women and children arranged themselves In a
line: but in five minutes he bo'ed. He could not
ton and shake hands with the crowd that had
pursued him with the wild clamor OF an army
stampede"
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