Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-01
GENERAL PICKETT.
The Friendship Between Him and
Lincoln and Gran;


In Mrs. Pickett's Introductory chap
ter to 1.-THE Heart of a Soldier. As Re
vealed In the Intimate Letters of Cen
erat George D. Pickett, G. S. a." there
is an extremely. interesting story. 1t
appears that while at Richmond, just
after the surrender, she was summon
ed to the door by a sharp rap. She
gives a charming account OF what fol-
lowed: as ,-.s'--
With my baby on my arm I answer
ed the knock, opened the door and
looked up at tall. gaunt, sad faced
man in Ill fitting clothes, who, with
the accent Of the north, asked:
SIS this George Pickett's placer"
"Yes, sir" answered, .'but he is
not here" .
"Ij know that, ma'am," he replied.
but just wanted to see the place.
am observation-disclosures" s&4 a.
1.-THE presidentr' / gasped.
The stranger shook his head ana
said: "No, ma'am; no, ma'am. Just
Abraham Lincoln; Georges old friend"
81 am George 'Pickett's wife, and this
is his baby" was all 1 could say.
Ny baby pushed awayefrom me and
reached his hands to Mr.. Lincoln. who
took him in his arms. ! AS he did so
an%expression of rapt, almost divine
tenderness and love lighted upsthe,s sad
face. It:ewas look that I havesnever
seen on any other face. My baby
opened his mouth wide and insisted
upon giving his fathers friend dewy.
infantile kiss, AS Mr.. Lincoln gave
the little one back to me, shaking his
finger at him playfully. he said:
"Tell your father. the rascal. that I
forgive him for the sake of that kiss
and those bright eyes,"
Mrs. Pickett explains the interest
lincoln showed In ; her husband by
stating that it was through Mr.. Lin
coins influence that her husband re-
ceived his appointment to West, Point.
One impression the book conveys Is
that of the kindly and generous feeling
that existed between Confederates
and Unionists graduated from West
Point who had been friends before the
war. An exhibition of this feeling was
made at the time OF the birth of Cen
eral Picketts first baby. Mrs. Pickett,
telling the story, says: a',sS sase
! On the occasion of my sons birth
bonfires were lighted in celebration all
along Pickett's line. Grant saw them
| and sent scouts to learn the cause.
When they reported he said to General
| ingalls,: Haven't we some kindling
on this side of the line? Why don't
we strike light for the young Pick
ett?" 1
| In little while bonfires were fam.
ing from the Fereral line. a few days
later there wns taken through the lines
q baby's silver service engraved, ITO
George e. Pickett, Jr., from his
fathers friends, u s. Grant, Rufus In
gals, George Suckley." :,
General Pickett, in letter from
Washington, relates another incident in
which this same kindly feeling was
manifested: -
After breakfast we went, as ar
ranged, to see Grant. / can't just tell
you, my darling, about that visit.
You'll have to wait till see you TO tell
you how the warm hearted, modest old
warrior and loyal friend met me; how
he took in his the hand of your heart
sore soldier-poor, broken, defeated.
| profession gone-and, looking at him
for moment without speaking. sa1l
| slowly, pickett, If there IS 21s<
on the top OF Gods green earth ]
do for you, say So"
When / started to go Gra2t e21
| down a checkbooi and q <.<<
1t seems funny. does5 u Sfo,,ld
have p. AU21 -. buk hoxp
you"rI said 81 have plenty"
4But Rufus tells me that you have
begun to build house to take the
place of the one old Butler burned, and
how can you build it without money u
You do need some" N
Il have sold some timber to pay TIN
| if,' told him. and to show my appre-
] citation and gratitude. unobseryed. n
| afectionately squeezed his leg, when
he called out: Rufus. it's the same
old George Pickett. Instead Of pulling
my leg, he's squeezing IT."
Sugar For the Heart.
Sugar is splendid medicine for the
heart In certain diseases of this organ.
In others. such as oedena, It has no
effect. In the London Lancet Is re-
ported the cure OF woman of seventy
seven with rapid. Irregular, feeble
pnise. cyanosis and attacks Of paroxr
ysnai brekthias" 81 tie admhistrx.
ton Of kSpces OF limp sugar
!" !. ! !, :; :
every I gradually dimin-
ishing Il RSal weeks.
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