The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-30

ed around the on hind foot Of Cincinnatus, and
Grant dismounted and untwisted it. examining
the leg in letsurely and deliberate manner. not
withstandtng the protests OF his companion
Then, having mounted again. he said: Dent,
when you have got horse you think a 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: Il your brother-in-
law and want no favors that account. but
shall insist upon looking after your personal
safety, and IL you hurt will try to do better
by you than you did by me in Mexico"
This was an allusion to a happening during the
Mexican war when Dent, having been wounded.
was picked up by Grant and laid for safety upon
fattopped wall the idea being that Grant
should come back for him later. Unfortunately.
Dent rolled OF the wall and broke two three
ribs, being much worse hurt thereby than by the
shot that had hit him,
During the siege OF Richmond. 1t is related.
Grant was making inspection OF the docks At
City Point, and stopped to look at couple OF
negroes who were trying to roll a barrel of bacon
aboard boat They unable to move It
and young lieutenant standing by. said
Push harder. you niggers. or go get another
to help you"
The commanderinchief Of the armies OF the
United States thereupon rolled up his sleeves and
helped roll the barrel aboard the boat wiped his
hands on his handkerchief, and walked away II
not until later that the lieutenant, to his
great modification. learned who the man was
Abraham Lincoln remarked: Grant IL
the first general I've had. I'll tell you what
You know how it's been with all the rest
AS put a man in command of the army
he'd to with the plan Of campaign
and about much say. don't believe
do it, but II you say I'll try it on'-and SO
put the responsibility of failure success upon
They all wanted to be the general
Now. 1t isn't 80 with Grant He hasn't told me
what his plans I don't know. and don't
want to know am glad to find a man who can
go ahead without me-"
A senator's 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 to support his family.
President Grant heard about the case. and sent
for him. He said; Il want to help you. What
do for you7"
81 want work." replied the young man
You shall have 1t. Where would you prefer
to go-in new scenes or old?"
Send me- sir, where left a blackened record.
l could be useful in my former position"
Grant gave him . note to 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 go ON dle." Whereupon the president with
some show OF anger. remarked: You can't put
your wife and children file, your" and
gave him another note, saying: Present this in
person. and bring me answer" The answer.
duly returned, was NO vacancies" Grant wrote
in red ink across the face Of the note: Make .
vacancy or will" But strange to say. even
this did not accomplish any result
No further notes were exchanged. but on the
next day, after the cabinet meeting the president
tapped the secretary on the shoulder. and said to
him. Whom would you recommend your
successor"
The secretary having no alternative, wrote his
resignation. As for the young man. 1t 10 related
that he made good" and rose to . position Of
honor and dignity in the world