The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-05-29

ed around the of hind foot OF Cincinnatus. and
Grant dismounted and untwisted II, examining
the leg In a leisurely and deliberate manner. not
wthstanding the protests OF his companion
Then, having mounted again. he said Dent
when you have got horse you think good
deal OF, you should never take any chances with
him. II that wire had been left there little
longer the animal would have gone dead lame,
and he might perhaps have been ruined for life."
To which Dent replied: II am your brother-in
law, and want no favors on that account but l
shall insist upon looking after your personal
safety, and II you are hurt will try TO do better
by you than you did by me in Mexico"
This allusion 20 a happening during the
Mexican war, when Dent, having been wounded,
was picked up by Grant and laid for safety upon
a hattopped wall the idea being that Grant
should come back for him later. Unfortunately.
Dent rolled of the wall and broke two or three
ribs. being much worse hurt thereby than by the
shot that had hit him.
During the siege OF Richmond II is related.
Grant was making an inspection OF the docks at
City Point and stopped TO look at a couple OF
negroes who were trying 10 roll a barrel OF bacon
aboard boat They unable TO move IL
and young lieutenant, standing by said:
Push harder you nggers. or 20 get another
man 20 help you"
The commanderin-chief OF the armies OF tho
United States thereupon rolled up his sleeves and
helped roll the barrel aboard the boat, wiped his
was not until later that the lieutenant, 20 his
great modification learned who the
Abraham Lincoln once remarked: Grant In
the first general I've had I'll tell you what I
mean You know how it's been with all the rest
AS soon ss put man in command Of the army
he'd come 20 me with the plan Of campaign.
and about as much say, I don't believe i
can do IT, but II you say so I'll try II on'-and 80
put the responsibility OF failure success upon
me. They all wanted me 20 be the general.
Now, Il isn't so with Grant He hasn't told mo
what his plans are. ! don't know and don't
want TO know. am glad 10 find man who can
go ahead without me-"
A senator's son in OF the departments in
Washington drank hard and was discharged His
friends gave him up hopeless. and he came
pretty near TO the gutter Then he reformed. and
struggled hard for years 10 support his family.
President Grant heard about the case, and sent
for him. lie said: II want 20 help you. What
can 7 do for you?"
II want work." replied the young man.
you shall have II. Where would you prefer
20 go-in new scenes or old?"
send me- SIR, where left blackened record.
I could be useful in my former position"
Grant gave him a note 20 the secretary of the
department asking that the young man be rein
stated But soon he came back, saying: The
secretary sent out word that my application
would 20 on file" .Whereupon the president with
some show OF anger. remarked: You can't put
your wife and children on hle. you" and
gave him another note saying: Present this In
person and bring me answer" The answer.
duly returned was NO vacancies" Gran; wrote
in red ink across the face OF the note: Make a
vacancy. or I will" But strange 20 say. even
this did not accomplish any result
No further notes were exchanged. but on the
next day after tho cabinet meeting, the president
tapped the secretary on the shoulder. and said 70
him: Whom would you recommend as your
successory
The secretary having no alternative wrote his
resignation AS FOR the young man. II IL related
that he "msde good" and rose to a position o
honor end dignity in the world