The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-20

men, who had succeeded where 10
failed. Established in big house
in New York, with the money roll.
ing in upon him under the conur-
ing tricks of his partner, the hero
Of Appomattox actually felt hatter-
ed by the thought that at last he
was success" and could meet
millionaires on level! .t
After dwelling three years In that
fools paradise he was rudely awak-
ened from his dream Of wealth by
the young Napoleon's" request,
that he go borrowing from William
X. Vanderbilt to save the bank from
crashing. He was lame from q
fall on an icy street when the truth
was broken to him. but he limped
into the Fifth avenue palace Of the.
multi millionaire and came out
with s15O,ooo.
AS he entered the bank. two days
later, he was met with the crush.
ing news that the firm of Grant L
Ward had gone down in shame
full failure Hours afterward 8
clerk found the broken man still
sitting at his desk in silent despair,
his head dropped forward, his
hands gripping the arms Of his
| chair.
The trial of the partner and Of
another man involved in the big.
swindle, which ended in their con-
viction and Imprisonment, opened
Grants eyes to what dupe he had
been. Il have made it a rule Of
my life," he grieved, ito trust a
man long after other people gave
him up; but l don't see how can
ever trust any human being again"
Had not a stranger, grateful for
services ending April, 1861 come
/ instantly to his rescue, Grant would
have been reduced to actual want
| in New York again, as he had been
| just 80 years before. when he land
ed in the city an ex-army of1lcer IN
disgrace. Vanderbilt took from him
the little real estate that he own
ed, even the trophies Of his victor
| les in war and of his triumphs
abroad. These latter were after
f, wards given to the government ana
are now treasured in the National
Museum at Washington, a melan-'
choly reminder of an extraordln-
AIRY pawn. -
Out Of bad came good, Grant
onens his personal Memoirs" with
a frank admission that he consent
ed to write that great narrative
only because he was living on bor-
rowed money when a publisher
proposed the undertaking. AS no
pursued his theme he was grained
to discover an unsupported GIT lot
unfolding a moving tale OF his aa-'
ventures and achievements IN INC
field. He wrote on until he nsd
finished story as imposing IN ~
directness and simplicity as nis
own nature. And the first sales o.
it brought his wife, when ne Wa
gone, more money than all ta0
earnings of his lifetime. :.
One day, in the midst OF his VIII.
ing, as he was eating a peach. ~
felt a stabbing pain in his tnroa.
A deadly cancer had him IN ~
clutch. With Trim heroism 40
fought it until he had completes
the two volumes of his Memoirs
although he was reduced 70 ,Ae
necessity of whispering his aicA
ton in the ear of stenograpneis;
Finally he was left speeches. anu
had to write out the closing cnap-
tiers on pad in his lap.
At the coming Of summer, ne ~s Va.
taken upstate to cottage on NJ
McGregor. There he silently ~ei
coined. as he sat on the piazza, .u'
visitors who came to see nim'
among them Simon Bolivar bue as,
ner. To that classmate al wes'
Point and foeman at Fort Done. DONE.
son. Grant gave his last messass,
to his countrymen, a message ~
rejoicing that his sufferings ne1
united north and south IN q c'w
mon sympathy.
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