The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-06-13

| The GREAT COMMANDER.
the waters. Hastings stole softly up
and put his hands over Grants eyes
saying: Now. guess who it is!''
But Hastings drew his hands back
almost Immediately; they were wet
with tears; Grant was weeping. Hast
tngs was too surprised to say anything.
but Grant looked up and said kindly:
Hello, Hughey.'
You are crying, General. What has
| happened: What is the matter?" de-
| manded Hastings
Grant came pretty near breaking
down, but by heroic effort he pulled
himself together. I'VE get bad news
from England" he said. Nellie is un-
happy. and can't help thinking about
lt-thinking about it all the time l am
in trouble, Hughey-the greatest trou-
bic of my life
Grant were:
"I'll fight 1t out on this line If It takes
NIL summer" and Let us have peace"
|. He was a man of few words. At one
time he rode up to Gen. McGinnis, who
was in command of division, and.
pointing 10 a hill where the Confeder-
ates were intrenched. asked:
"Will your men go up that hill?'
'They will go through hell, If neces-
sary," was the prompt reply.
"An right; they will have a chance
TO do it after a while, said Grant
quietly.
Shortly after the order was given to'
storm the hill. and four-fifths of Nc.
Ginnis' men were killed or wounded,
but ii was move that cost the Confed
crates the day.
The day the outer lines of Petersburg
were carried and the troops We're clos
ing up on the inner lines, Gen. Grant
halted near a house on a piece of ele.
waited ground which overlooked the
field.
The position was under fire and the
enemy's batteries seemed to pay par.
ticular attention to the spot where
Grant and his staff were 1t was suy.
gested that he move to a less exposed
position, but he paid no attention to
the advice. After he had finished his
dispatches and taken another view OF
the enemy's works, he quietly mounted
his horse and rode slowly to anothe:
N rf of 1.n finI1 ur-l-i 20
GERS about him, with n decided twinkle
in his eye: We'll, they do not seem to
have the range on us"
Gen. Grant was always singularly
free from profanity. and he despised
vulgarity. On one occasion young
officer Joined group about the Gen.
eral and laughingly said:
1--WE just heard a capital racy story
l must tell you. No ladies about,
suppose
NO. SIR said Gen. Grant shortly. |
''but there are some gentlemen here"
The story remained untold.
Among Gen. Grants most marked |
personal traits We're five attributes |
which were conspicuous and pronOunc |
ed to a degree. They We're truth, cour |
age, modesty, generosity and loyalty |
He was an absolutely truthful man
One day while sitting in his bedroom
in the White House, where he had re
tired with a message TO Congress-, 8
card was brought in by Il servant. Al
officer on duty at the time, seeing thai |
the President did not wish to he dis
turbed, said to the servant: Say tha'
the President is not in
Gen. Grant overheard the remark
turned around suddenly in his chail
and cried out to the servant:
Tell him no such thing. l don't Lie
myself. and / don't want anyone to Ii,
for me-"
So careful was Grant TO tell only tn,
exact truth, even To the most tritiin,
details, that 1t was said of him ono,
that he was 'tediously truthful"
Frederick Dent Grant. in a letter t,
the World of Sept. Is. 1889. wrote tha
about a week before bis fathers dealt
the General wrote on n bit of paper t.
him Che was unable to talk at the timeJ
1T is possible that my funeral ma.
become one of public demonstration. il
which event have no particular choic
of burial place; but there is one thin
which ! wish you and the family TO iE
sist upon, and that is. that whereve
my tomb may be. place shall he re
served for your mother at my side
New York World.
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that people hear better with thei !