The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-23

Enlarged from the dagucrrcotypc
taken before the Mexlton war which
Lieutenant Grant gave bis fiancrc
when they became engaged and
which she wore as "a wristict.
~ most devoted father 20 the sturdv
chubby youngster. IIc was certainly
h wonderful companion to him
through all the years that followed.
AS paront he was perfect Il would
seem, devoted and protecting. an
excellent director 10 the impulses
ana aspirations OF tho son who was
his tlrst born and who, cxcept for
his much loved wife, was his closest
ana most constant companion
through the remainder OF life.
There were many stories told me
by grandmammH or by my father.
giving glimpscs OF Rrandpapa during
tho early years OF his married life
tho little home at Sacketts lIarbor
while he was still in the army; tho
pleasant people my family knew
there among that military group;
the simple house and the active
work grandmamma had to do, cook
ing, cleaning and sewing, looking
after her boy az well; then the years
spent near ST. Louis. after grand
papa had left tho sorvlce ana was
trying to match his inoxperienoe
against tho practlcod business world.
Farming and selling wood were not
profitable at all, but moving from
one place to another looking for oc-
cupation was n eth more wearisome
proceeding.
Life promised to grow moro diff
ficult Instead OF better. More babies
came and the problem increased i'm
mensely, till finally. tempted by the
nope of good opening. Rrandpapa
moved to Galena and settled there.
lie stayed until the Civil war in Ga
lena. ILL.,. and there he had found
work TO do which enabled him to
keep himself and family in mod
crate comfort.
OF theee years there were lot
OF stories told me, nll showing
Rrendpapa In an attractive light.
one caught glimpse OF the boy.
my father. straddling his short fat
legs on his own fathers horse, seated
In front of his parent. Strong arms
held him on the mount quite safely.
while the small novice gurglcd and
laughed for pleasure In the sport.
We were told of the Joy my father
felt over his first pair OF boots, of
the desire for pair which had long
burned In his boylsh mind; OF n
chance question from grandpapa.
which had one day ELECTED the
knowledge OF his ambitions. and tho
saving of small coins tin tho few
necessary dollars were laid by. An
excursion father and son made into
| town together followed In that story.
| Finally by way OF anticlimax the
boots my father liked best and had
chosen turned out to be little small
and were soon outgrown, and then,
the agony of wearing them was hid
den for a long time before the little
suffering owner would admit the
trouble and lay aside his cherished
possession,
There were delightful tales OF
drives to town from tho old farm on
n wagonload OF hay or wood they
took to market: or sometimes in tho
buggy, the two went to do little
shopping for their household. I
grew able 10 see with my minds eye
that small boy and the quiet man of
destiny seated together talking of all
sorts OF things as they logged along
over rough country roads. No ono
realized as the pair passed that these
two friends were human beings who
were preparing unconsciously to lead
an interesting life. above most other
men; that both were going to serve
their .untry well In many places
that the quiet father was to be tho
military leader during tho civil war
and the responsible president who
I would do much for reconstruction.
Nor was II written on the boys
young brow that he also would have
II fine career and serve his country
with distinction. lie was getting
little OF real schooling, but was being
wen trained ana much information
7 was impaired to him unconsciously
to himself by his brainy associate.
Then came the war. with It's bur-
den of suffering and anxiety for the
shy silent elder man, IIo had left
the career of arms which had been
his original profession and now re-
turned to II humbly, doing first tho
work OF aiding local volunteers TO
prepare, doing next clerks work.
Finally almost In despair. because
his appeal for any command was so
long overlooked, he seized with en-
thuslasm on an opportunity TO reach
! the front with n regiment OF raw
recruits who knew nothing of battle
nor of the horrors ahead. In the
stress and strain he was calm and
tdldblt, ltduN HlWdNS, utlSImlUtu
p always, and with never a useless
word nor n wasted effort he soon
rose above his fellows as a natural
and trained leader in the storm. II
meant intense mental and physical
effort never-endlng responsibility.
a never-failing courage and will and
character unusual indeed. lie did
with seeming ease what would have
sapped most mems strength COM
Ipletely. Victories came to him and
triumph followed triumph. Douel-
+ son fell. Nicksburg was captured,
soon he was moved east and took
supreme command II all the union
armies, Then came the Wilderness
- campaign and he won the final
! fight.
Peace was signed at Appomattox,
and the conqueror did his best In
that hour to eliminate the sting his
victories might mean. A hero to
his armies, n comfort TO the country
at his back, a reliable support to the
president he ren"'- "a silent aul
y simple toward tho public. who Of
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