Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-01

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party were met by Mr.. Smith and sew
eral others, There was carriage ride
IN the afternoon. One of the Galena
party had not been provided with n
seat lie stood in front of the hotel
watching the delegations preparing for
the trip of pleasure and business.
Mr.. Corwith, that gentleman is of
yonr party, is he not?" asked Hyatt
Smith.
eS, he came over with us
Well, we'll, III sit with the driver
and he can take my place"
Never mind him, Mr.. Smith. Pre-
sumo he does not care to 90. He is our
driver"
1t was not exactly Il banquet they
had that evening. after the GAINESVILLE
people had shown their visitors the
town and told them as much in its
favor as 1t would bear but it was Il
spread something beyond the average
for the little town of two or three thouS-
and inhabitants.
Have you regstered!" asked the
landlord of a man he saw sitting hear
the stove soon after the visitors and
their entertainers had been located IN
the dining room.
NO. sir"
Going to stay with us tonight"
Il guess So
Are you of the Galena party :"
Yes. l am the teamster"
The landlord stepped into the dining
room and said: Mr.. Corwlth. youv
driver is in the bar room. Shall he
come to supper now or waltz"
Some one suggested that he wait.
NO, let him come in. Yes landlord.
tell the captain to come ill.,"
SO it happened that Captain Grant
did not have to wait and eat with The
servants. even If he was the tcamster.
How little anyone at the GAINESVILLE
table thought that within four years
the quiet "teamster' would be the hrss
Of modern military chieftains-that n,,
would stop driving railroad delegations
about the country long enough To serve
eight years as President; that he you'll
have place in American history tina.
we'll enough belongs by the side of
Washington and Lincolnf For that
matter. who in all the wide world hal
such thoughts in 1850?
What astonishing things time and OPP
portunity will do! All the "teamster"
needed was an opportunity A cluster
II hot headed southern leaders in Con
GrCss gave him the opportunity, and
God gave the Widow Washbume. of
Maine. the wisdom, heart, brain ana
desire essential TO bring up family
of boys TO type of manhood not often
surpassed, one Of whom saw to 1t thut
the opportunity was not wreuched from
the teamstCr. One of the Widow
WashburneS sons lived at Galena whea
Grants opportunity came, and his good
bringing up had taken him 10 Congr IS
and made him one of the most useful
and influential members Of the House.
Who can tell what Grant and the na-
tion would have lost If Elihu Il. Wash
burne had not been close to and In The
confidence Of another Illinois captain
"a soldier In the Black Hawk war
Captain Abraham Lincoln? Washburne
and Lincoln saved Grant more TINA
once Who from? Never mind, now.
Captain Grant used TO drive through
southern Wisconsin selling leather \
young German opened shop ut Ian
caster. Grant called upon the German.
After trying again and again In vain "a
make the young man understand he |
asked a friend to direct him to some /
one who could talk German. A Mrs. /
Cox was named. Captain Grant, r.
by Mrs Cox, renewed the at
tack on the young German, and made
good customer That is the way Grant |
fought it out on the Lancaster line