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ed around the off bind foot OF Cincinnatus and
Grant dismounted and UNFINISHED 1t, examining
the leg in leisurely and deliberate manner, not
wthstanding the protests Of his companion.
Then having mounted again. no said: Dent,
when you have got horse you think good
deal of. you should never take any chances with
him. If that wire had been left there a little
longer, the animal would have gone dead lame
and he might perhaps have been ruined for nfe."
To which Dent replied: II your brother-in-
shall insist upon looking after your personal
safety, and II you are hurt l will try to do better
by you than you did by me ip Mexico"
This was allusion to happening during the
Mexican war, when Dent, having been wounded
picked up by Grant and laid for safety upon
hat-topped wall the idea being that Grant
should come back for him later. Unfortunately
Dent rolled off 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, 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 to roll barrel of bacon
aboard a boat. They unable to move it.
and a young lieutenant, standing by said:
Push harder you niggers, or go get another
to help you"
The commander-in-chief of the armies OF the
United States thereupon rolled up his sleeves and
helped roll the barrel aboard the boat, wiped his
hands his handkerchief, and walked away. 1t
was not until later that the lieutenant, to his
great modification learned who the
Abraham Lincoln remarked: Grant is
the first general I've had. I'll tell you what
mean. You know how it's been with all the rest.
AS as l put man in command OF the army
he'd come to me with the plan of a campaign,
and about as much say, don't believe I
do it, but II you say I'll try 1t on'-and so
put the responsibility of failure or success upon
They all wanted to be the general.
Now, 1t isn't with Grant He hasn't told me
what his plans are. don't know, and I don't
want to know. am glad to find man who can
go ahead without me-"
A senator's son in one OF the departments in
Washington drank hard and discharged. His
friends gave him up hopeless, and he came
pretty 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
can | do for your"
81 want work." replied the young man.
You shall have it.. Where would you prefer
to go-in new scenes old?"
Send me, sir where left q blackened record.
| 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
secretG ry sent out word that my application
would go on file" Whereupon the president, with
show Of anger, remarked: You can't put
your wife and children file, can you?" and
gave him another note, saying: Present this in
person, and bring me an answer" The answer,
duly returned, was mo vacancies" Grant wrote
in red ink across the face of the note: Make a
vacancy or I will" But, strange to cay. even
this did not accomplish any result
No further notes exchanged. but on the
next day, after the cabinet meeting, the president
tapped the secretary 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 Is related
that he made good" and rose to a postie1 OF
ho2ar and dignity In the world.