The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20

with marble top, almost square. seal
Hoped little on the corners, close to
which Lee was sitting. Grant was seated
beside a small oval-shaped wooden table
In the middle of the room. The two dis
tinguished commanders were about eight
feet apart, and facing each other.
Grant and Lee.
THE contrast between these ilustrious
men was singularly striking. General
Grant was forty-three years of age,
quite slim, and weighed only one hun
dred and thirty pounds He was five
feet eight inches in height, with Shout
ders slightly stopped. He wore SOL
dler's blouse and soldiers trousers. with
nothing to indicate his rank but the
shoulder-straps of Northumberland.
His SLOUGH hat was lying on the table.
He had on q pair OF partly worn brown
colored thread gloves, which he took off
soon after he went into the room. He
was without sword. sash, or spurs. He
Wore a pair of ordinary top-boots with
his trousers inside. These az well as
his clothes We're spattered with mud.
His hair was dark brown, with no
trace of gray.
Lee was sixteen years his senior. He
stood six feet and an inch in height.
He Wore new uniform of Confederate
gray buttoned UP to the throat, and a
hfIldsotne sword and sash. The sword
was OF exceedingly fine workmanship.
1t had been presented to him by some
ladies' IN England who sympathized with
his cause. His full beard and hair
were In color a silver gray. He had
thick head OF hair, except in front,
where 1T had become a little thin. His
spurs wore handsome and had very large
rowels. He wore pair Of top-boots
which seemed to be perfectly new and
which We're stitched with rcd silk. His
gray hat, matching In color his uni
form and a"pmr of gray gauntlets. np-
parenty now. had been thrown on the
table by his Side. A stranger seeing the
marked difference In the attire Of the
Two men might very naturally have come
TO the conclusion that Grant was the
conquered and Lee tho victor. Colonel
Marshall when l asked him afterward
now 1t came that on this Sunday morning
tf'ey appeared In such nne clothes, pro-
pared apparently to so to church, while
we were IN condition that scarcely rose
10 tle dignity OF even the shabby genteel,'
explained that they were pressed so close
~ that they had to abandon their bag
gage and those who had more than
one suit OF clothes put on tho best and
destroyed tho rest.
Their Conversation.
General Grant began the conversation
by saving met you once before. Cen
erai Lee While We were serving in Mex
lco When you came over from General
SCOTS Headquarters 70 visit Garlands
brigade, to which then belonged. I
nave always remembered your appear
ance. and think should have recog-
n'zea you anywhere Yes replied GEN
eFa' Leo, I know met you on thai
occasion, md I have often thought Of
! ana tried to recollect how you looked.
put have never been able to recall a
single feature After some further men
non or Mexico, General Lee said. 7
suppose General Grant, that tho oh.
1ect of our present meeting Is fully I'M
derstood | asked to see you to ascer-
ulin upon what terms you would re-
cslva tho surrender OF my army Gem
eral Grant replied, The terms I pro-
pose arc those stated substantially In my