Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-07

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proposed road was to run, and to con-
suit with A. Hyatt Smith and other
GAINESVILLE men concerning the contem-
plated enterprise Mr.. Corwith and his
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 a
seat. He stood in front of the hotel
watching the delegations preparing for
the trip of pleasure and business.
Mr.. Corwith. that gentleman Is of
your party, is he not?" asked Hyatt
Smith
Yes, he came over with u.s.
well, well. III sit with the driver
and he can take my place"
Never mind him, Mr.. Smith. Pre-
driver"
1t was not exactly a 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
spread something beyond the average
for the little town Of two or three thous-
and inhabitants.
Have you registered?" asked the
landlord Of man he saw sitting near
the stove soon after the visitors and
their entertainers had been located in
the dining room.
NO, sir
Going to stay with us tonight"
81 guess So
'Are you of the Galena partyf"
Yes, 1 am the teamster."
The landlord stepped into the dining
room and said: Mr. Corwith, your
driver Is In the bar room. Shall he
come to supper now or waltz"
Some one suggested that he wait.
mo, let him come in. Yes, landlord.
tell the captain to come in"
SO it happened that Captain Grant
did not have to wait and eat with the
servants, even If he was the teamster.
How little anyone at the GAINESVILLE
table thought that within four years
the quiet "teamster' would be the first
Of modern military chieftains-that ne
would stop driving railroad delegations
about the country long enough to serve
eight years as President; that he wOul1
have a place in American history THAI
we'll enough belongs by the side of
Washington and Lincoln? For that
matter, who in all the wide world had
such thoughts in 1860?
What astonishing things time and OPP
portunity will do! All the "teamster"
needed was an opportunity. A cluster
Of hot headed southern leaders in Con
cress gave him the opportunity, and
God gave the Widow Washburne, of
Maine. the wisdom, heart, brain and
desire essential to bring up family
of boys to a type of manhood not often
surpassed, one of whom saw to 1t that
the opportunity was not wrenched from
the teamster. One of the Widow
Washburne's sons lived at Galena when
Grants opportunity came, and his good
bringing up had taken him to Congress
and made him one of the most useful
Who can tell what Grant and the M
ton would have lost If Elihu B. 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 than
once. Who from? Never mind, now.
Captain Grant used to drive through
southern Wisconsin selling leather.
young German opened shop at Ian
caster. Grant called upon the German.
After trying again and again in vain t"
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, re-
enforced 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.
Saved His Life at San Juan.
1t was in the dining-room at the CHI
cago & Northwestern station on Sun
day. The tables were filled, when
fashionably dressed young man walked
in, accompanied by tall negro, whose
clothes were ragged and old. The two
sat down together, and bountiful dia-
ner was ordered. While they were eat
lug the white man and the negro
laughed and talked together like old
comrades Finally they got up and
walked out. At the door they shook