Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-06-22
GENERAL PICKETT.
The Friendship Between Him and
ILL.,. Lincoln and Grant.
AGN0vEL. battlefield SCENE
? 'Tf'!f III
When the Blue and the Gray Joined In
ia, Birthday CeIebration-A Meeting
with Grant In Washington-Lin-
!, coins Nisit TO Mrs. Pickett.

with Grant In Washineton-Lin-
i coins Visit. TO Mrs. Pickett.
lin Mrs. ,Picketts Introductory chap
taIItd,iiThe Heart of a Soldier. AS Re-
yealud In the Intimate Letters of Cen
eral George Z, Pickett, c. S. A. there
IS, an extremely interesting story. it
appears that while at Richmond, just
after the surrender, she was summon
ed to, the door by a sharp rap. She
gives i charming account Of what fol-
With my. baby on my arm arm I answer
edithe knock, ,opened the door, and
fSoked up AT tall, gaunt. sad faced
man ia. III fitting clothes, who. with
the accent Of the north, asked: 8.
"''3@s1s this George Pfckett's placer"
Eyes, SIR I answered, but he ia
i;,ii'I know that, ma'an," he replied.
s!but. I, just, wanted to see the place.
/ saGs Abraham; Lincoln"
Eiiiis,aI'le .ipFesideht!'' l. gasped.
ssiia stranger SHOOK his head and
Aasa: NO. Iha'am; no, ma'am. just
..bra ham Lincoln: Georges old friend"
''"E am George Pickett's wife, and this
trstis baby" was all l could say.
e,AtN baby pushed away from me and
saached his hands to Mr.. Lincoln. who
sdqk him in his arms. AS he did so
n expression Of rapt, almost divine
fagMerness and love lighted up the sad
fsce It: was look that have never
lssn ,on;9'anyi other face. 4 My baby
opened his mouth wide and insisted
upon giving his father's friend dewy.
fHfantila kiss. AS Mr.. Lincoln gave
the little one back to me, shaking his
lager as ilim playfulIy, he said:
TELL your father, the rascal, that I
f7.gsva h.m for the sake of that kiss
e1G these bright eyes" - .=.,.
afEs. Eackett explains, the interest
.-l71col,. ehowed In her husband by
r.eing shat 1t was through Mr.. Lin
coins influence that her husband re-
c5ava- his appointment to West Point.
60 Impression the book conveys is
A5se az The kindly and generous feeling
tAss existed between Confederates
IA y2icnists graduated from West
: oin: vvho had been friends before the
VET. IL exhibition Of this feeling was
.naS3 :: the time Of the birth Of Gen.
:rsl E.oEstrs first baby. Mrs. Pickett,
.s.ll1s 1a3 story, says:
On he occasion Of my sons birth
oclEI2g -gore lighted in celebration all
1IorS Eic&att's line. Grant saw them
a1a zen. cceuts to learn the cause.
When t1oy reported he said to General
Ingalls,: Haven't we some kindling
.. &ht9 6, 10 Of the line? Why don't
We et-@izo E. light eo- the young Pick
otts?''
II s. -:.lo While bcnf1res were fam
ing from the T'ereral line. A few days
lctaz there wls taken through the lines
& hahy's silver ner7ice engraved. ITO
George z. Pickett. IT.. from his
= hers - e-.7c, y. S. Grant. Rufus In
sails, aao-ge 5uclzlsy."
Genera. Eiol,o:s II latter from
Washington, relates another incident in
which It's czms hinaly feeling was
-32a-,--,,s.::atead:
kfter br9aE.as:: we went. as ar
ranged to see Grant can't just tell
ycu, ny Darling, about that visit
Yell hare 10 wait ill see you to tell
you how the yyarn hearted. modest old
warrior and icyal friend met me; how
he took IN his the hand Of your heart
SIRE soldtsr-pccr, broken. defeated,
pzofessloa gcEs-and, looking at him
90 c Eenent Without speaking, said
el2BIy. "Elc'zs1t, Il there is anything
on tie tap OF Gods green earth can
IL Gor voy,, say &C."
When ! started 20 go Grant pulled
lc,gn g checkbool1 and said, pickett.
Il seeIns funny, doesn't It, that I should
have any money to offer. but how
much do you need?"
"Nos any. CID fellow; not cent.
thank you," said. 81 have plenty"
sBut Rufus tells me that you have
3esun TO build house to take the
place OF the enc ola Butler burned. and
h:v car you build it without money?
You do need some"
y have sold some timber to pay for
50 ted him. and 10 show my appre-
c.nion and gratitude, unobserved.
aGcctionately squeezed his leg. when
he called out: RUFUS. it's the same
CID George Pickett. Instead Of pulling
NJ leg, les squeezing it."
auna~ Eo- Sha Hart