Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 17, 1892, Page 15

THE INCOMPARABLE LEADERS. A Valuable Oontribution to the History of & Oommon Country, M'CLURE'S ESTIMATE OF GENERAL GRANT. State ged the Curre Lineoln's Magnificent manship and w He Ch ning Against the «Silent Man in the Early 60%, Colonel Alex K. McClure, the veteran odi- torof the Philadelphia Times, contributes some higuly interesting reminiscences of Lincoln and Grant to the Chicago Herald. Ho says: Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses irant wers entire strangers to each other personal- 1y until March 9, 1864, when Lincolu haunded Grant his commission as lieutenant general which maue bim eommander-in-chief of all the armies of the union three days later. Al- though Grant entered the army as a citizon of Lincoln’s own state he had resided there only a little more than a year. When he_ rotired from the army by resignation on July 81, 1854, as captain, he selected Missouri as h nome and settled on a farm near St. Loufs, He haa won promotion at the battles of Mo- lino del Rey and Chapultepec in the Mexican war and was brovetted for special gallantry. During the nearly seven years betwoen his retirement from the army and re-entering tho military service at the beginning of the civil war he had done little or nothing to make himselt known to fame. FHe had moved from Missouri to Galena early in 180 10 improve his worldly " con- aition by aceepting a salary of 00 from bis two brothers, who wero then engaged in the leather business. After remaining with ‘with them for a year his salary was advanced to £500, and in a letter to a friend he exhib- ited his gratification at his business success and expressed the hope of reaching what then seemed to be his hizhest umbition—a partnership in the firm. His life in Galena was quiet and unobstrusivo, as was Grant's babit under all circumstances; and when the first call for troops was issuod ana Grant brought a company from Galena to Spring- field without any friends to press his promo- tion, it is rot surprising that, while political colonels were turned out with great rapidity, Grant remained without a command. He rved ou the staff of Governor Yates for sevoral weeks, giving bim the benefit of his military experience in organizing new troups, but it does not seem to have occurred to Grant to suggest his own appointment to & command or to iovernor Yates to tender him one. He returned to Galenz, and on the 24th day of May, 1861, sent a formal reauest to the adjutant general of the army at Wash- ington for un assignment to military duty “‘unuil the close of the war in such capacity as may be offered.” To this no reply was ever received and a month later he made a personal visit to General McClellan’s head- quarters, then in command of the Ohio vol- unteers at Cincinnati, hoping that McClellan would tender him a position on his staft; but he failed to meev McClellan and returned home without suggesting to any one a desire to enter the service under the Cincinnati commander. Gra First Command, It was a wayward and insubordinato regi- ment at Springfleld that called Grant back to the military life and started bim on his matcnless career, The Twenty-first Illinois aefied the efforts of Governor Yates to re- duce it to discipline; and, in despair ho tele- graphed to the modast Captain Grant at Gal- ona, asking him to come and accept the col ovelcy. The prompt answer cam o ac- copt the regiment and will come im- mediately.” 1t is needless to say that tho appearance of a plain, unwniformed and modest man like Grant made little impres- s10n at first upon bis insubordinate command, but in a very short time he made it the best disciplined regiment from the state snd the men as proud of their commandor as bo was of them, The story of Grant's military achieyements from Belmont to Shiloh 13 familfar to every reader of American history, Bravery Recognized, It was not until after the battle of Shiloh, fought on the 6th and 7th of April, 1562, that Lincolu was placed in a position to exercisoa controlling influence in_shaping the destiny of Grant. Tho first day’s battlo at Shiloh was a serlous disaster to the union army commanded by Grant, who was driven from tis position, that seems to have boen selected without any special reference to resisting an attack from the enemy, and, although his army fought most gallantly in various sep- arate encounters, the day closed with the fleld in possession of the enemy and Grant's army driven back to the river. Kortunately, the advauce of Buell’s army formed a junc- tion with Grant late in the evening, and that night all of Buell’s army arrived, consisting of three divisious. The two generals arcanged taeir plans for an offensive movement carly the next morning, and, after another stub- born battle, tho lost field was regained and the enemy compelled to retreat with the loss of its communder, General Albert Sydney Johnston, who had’ fallen early in the first day’s action,and with a larger aggregate loss of killed, wounded and missing than tirant suffered.’ The first reports from the Shiloh hattletield created profound alirm through- out the entire country, and tho wildest ex- aggerations were spread in a floodtide of vituperation against Grant. It wus freely charged that he haa negiected his command because of dissipation; that his army had been surprised and defeated, und that it was saved from anuihilation only by the timely arrival of Buell, Value of Washburne's Friendship, * The few of today who can recall the in- flamed condition of public sentiment aguinst Grant, caused by the disastrous first day's battle at Shiloh, will remember that he was denounced ns incompetent for his command by the public journals of all varties in the north, and with almost entire unauimity by senators ana congressmen, without rogard to pohitical faith. Not ouly in Washington, but throughout the loval states, public sentiment seemed to crystalize nto an earnestdemand for Grant's dismissal from the army. His victories of Forts Henry and Donelson, which bad thrilled the country a short time before, seemed to have been forgotten and on every could bo heard tbe emphutic de- nunciation of Grant because of his alleged reckless exposure of the army while Buell was universally credited with having saved it. It is needless to say that owing to the excited coundition of the public mind most extravagant reports gained ready credence, and 1t was Rot uncommon to hear Grant denounced on the streets and in all ircles as unfitted by both habit and tempera- ment for an important mititary command. The clamor for Grant’s removal, and often for his summary dismissal, from the army surged against the president from every side, and ho was harshly criticized for not promptly dismissing Graut, or at least re- aeving am from the command of his army. i cun recall buta siugle republioan member of congress who boldly defended Grant av ihat time. Elibu B. Washburne, whose homo was in Galeua, where Grant had lived before ne went into the army, stood nearly, or quite, alone amoug the members of tho house in wholly justifyisg Graut at Shiloh, while a arge majority of the republicans of congross l‘u:u outspoken and earnest in condemuing aim. “I Can't Spare This Man—He Fights," I did not know Graot at that time; had aeither partiality nor prejudice to nfluence aw judiment, nor had Uany favorite genoral who - might, benefited by Grant's oyer- shraw, but I shared thealmost universal con- .vlotion of the president's friends that ho sould not sustain himself if he attempted to sustain Grant by continuing bim in command. S50 much was | hu(nrosmd with the import Anee of P t aotion op the part of the pres- ident after spending a day and evening ln Ington that 1 called cn Lancoln at 11 v'elock at night and sat with him aione until After 1 o'clcek in the morning. 1 appealed t0 Lincoln for his own sake to gomove Grant at once, and o glving my rea- sns for it 1s'mply voiced the Jmlll‘flly sverwhelming protest from the loyal people o the laud agaiost Grant's continuance in pommand. 1 could form no judgment during the couversation as to what effoct my argu- ments bad upoo him beyond the fact that he w3 groatly distressed at Lhis new complica- son, When [ said everything that could be Mid from my standpoint we lapsed fnwo sllence. Lincoln remained silent for what scomod to be & very loug time. Ho /et gatherod himse!f” up in his chair and Wid 1o s tone of ocarnestuess vhat I shall sover forget: *I can't spave this man; he lghta.” That was all he said, but [ knew snough, and that Grant was safe in Lincoln’s hunds against his countiess hosts of enemios. The only one mwn in all the nation who had the power to save Grant was Lincoln, and e had decided to do it. A Shrewd Maneuvre, The method that Lincoln adopted to secure Grant from the odium into whioh he had to n very large degres, unjustly fallen, was ono of the bravest ana most sagacious aots of his adwinisteation. Halleck was commander of the military division consisting of Mis- sourl, Kentucky, Tennosses and possibly other states, but he remained at his head quarters in St. Louls until after the battie of Shiloh, Lincoln’s first move was to bring Haileck to the flold, where he at ouce super- seded Grant as commander of the avmy. This relieved public approhension and soon calmed the fuflamed public sentiment that was clamoring for Grant's dismissal. Lin- coln knew that it would require time for the violent projudice against- Grant to perish, and ho calmly waited until it wus safe for bim to give some indication to the coun- tey of his abiding fajth in Grant as a military commander. Hallock reached the army at Pittsburg Landing on the 11th of April, four days after the battle had been fought, and,of course, his prosence on the field at once made him the commanding officor, On the 80th of April, when tho public miad wi.s reasonably well prepared to do justica to Grant, an ordor was issued nssigning him ‘‘as second in com- maod under the major general commanding the department.’ 0w the General Was Suved. This was an entiroly nbadiess order so far as more military movements were 1nvolved, and 1t is one of the very rare casos in_tho his: tory of the war in which such an order was issued. Only under very special circum- stances could there be any oceasion for an order assigning a particular general as sec- ond in command of an army. Whilo the army is within reach of orders from thecom- manding goneral there can bo a0 socond in command. In case of his death or inability to take active command in_battle, the mili- tary laws wisely rogulate the succession, and only in extraordinary cases is it departed from. In this case the purpose of it was ob- vious. Lincoln had quicted public approhon- sion by bringing General Halleck to the field and thus relioving Grant of command with- out the semblance of reproach; but he de- sired to fmpress tho country with his abso- 1ute faith in Grant as a_military leader, and it was for that reason that the special order was issuod assigning him s second 1 com- mana of Haileck's army. Tho effect of that order was precisely what Uincoln anti- cipated. It made all loyal men take panse and abate or yiold their violont hostil- ity to Grant in obedianco to the publicly ex- pressed confidenco of Lincoln. The country kuoew that Lincoln best understood Grant, and from the datoe of Grent's assigament as second in command of the army tho preju- dico against him rapidly perished. It was thus that Lincoln saved Grant from one of the most violent surges of popular prejudice that was evor creatod agaiast any of oar leading generals, and on the 1lth of July, when it was entirely safe to rstore Grant to his command for_active oparations, Hullock was ordered to Washington by Lincoln and assignod as commander-in-chief. Thus was Grant restored to the command of the army that ho had lost at tho batile of Shiloh, and it was Lincoln, ana Lincoln alone, who saved him from disgrace and gave to tho country the most illustrious record of all the heroes of the war. Never Mentioned It, I doubt whether Grant over understood how Lincoln, single and alone, protected him from disuonor in the tempest of popular pas- sion that came upon him after the disaster at Shiloh. Grant nover was in Washineton until he was summoned there early in 136+ to be commissioned as listenant general, and ho was entirely without personal acquaiztauce with Lincoln. After he becume commander- in-cnief bhe made his heaaquarters in the field with the Army of the Potomac, and was vory rarely in Washington after he crossed the Rapidan and opened the campaign by the battles of the Wilderness, That ho fre- quently saw Lincoln between February and May while perfecting his plans for army movemonts 18 well known, but Graut was one of the most sileut of men, and most of all reluctant to talk avout mmself, while Lincoln was equally reserved in things per- taiving to himself personally. — Especiaily whore he haa rendered any service to another he would” be quite uniikely to speak of it himself. Judging the two men from their chief and very marked characteristics, it is entirely reasonahle to assume that what Lin- coln did to save Graut from diserace was never discussed or referred to by them in personal conversation. Grant never, in any way known to the public, recognized any such obligation to Lincoln, and no utterance ever came from him indicating anything more than the respect for Lincoln due from a ®eneral to his chief. The President Doubted the General, 1never heard Lincoln allude to the subject but once, and that was under very painful circumstances and when the subject was forced upon him by myself. Lincoln knew that I had personal knowledge of his heroic efforts to rescue Grant from the floodtide of odium that came upon him after Shiloh, and an aceidental oceasion arose in the latter part of October, 1864, when his relations to Graut became a proper subject of considera- wion. The October clection in 1564, whon Lincoln was a candidate for re-election, re- sulted favorably for the republicans in Ohio and Indiana, but unfavorably for them in Penusylvania. There was no state ticket to bo electea in Pennsylvania that year, and the vote for congress and local officers Tave a small democratic majoriay on the home vote in the state. slcClelian, a native of Pennsylvania, was the democratic candidate for president, and state pride naturally added to his strength. General Cameron was chiairman of the republican state com- mittee. He was well equipped for the posi- uon, but was so entirely contident that he neglected to perfoct the organization neces- sary 1o gain the victory. The democrats were highly elated by thoir rather unexpected success in October, and they made the most desperato and well dgirected battle ta gain the .state for Me- Clellan. So anxious ' was Lincolu about the campaign that after [ had beeu a week in co- operation with the state committee he sent Postmaster General Dennison over to Phila- delphia specially to talk over the situation move fully than 1t could be presented in my lottors, and to return the same uight and make report to him. It was evident that we had gained nothing, and I so informed the postmastor goueral and expressed great doubts as to our ability to do more thau hold our own, considering tho advantage the democrats had in_the prestige of ' theiv Octo- ber victory. I told him, however, that in another week the question could be deter- mined whether we were safe on the home vote i Pennsylvania, and thatif there was reasonable donbt about it L would notify Lin- coln and visit Washington, A week later, as 1 bad advised Lincoln from day to day, I saw nothing to warrant the belief that we had gained any material advantage in the desperate battle, and I tele- graphed Liucoln that I would see bim at 10 o'clock that night. I found him waiting and he exhibited groat solicitude as to the batule in Pennsylvania. He knew that s election was 1n no sense doubtful, but he knew that if be lost New York and with it Pennsyl- vania on the home vote the moral effect of s triumph would be broken and bis power to prosecute tho war and make peace would be greatly impaired, His usually sad faco was deeply shadowed with sorrow when I tola hum that L saw uo reasouablo prospeot of carrying Pennsylvania on tho home vote, al- though we had about held our own in the band-to-hand conflict through which we wero ‘Well, what is 10 be done? was loquiry after the whole situation bad been presented to him. 1 answered that the solution of the problem was a very si ple and easy one; that Graut was idlp i front of Petersburg; that Sheridan had won all possible victories in the valley, and that if 5,000 Pennaylvania soldiers could be fur- loughed home from each army the election could be carried without douot. Lin- coln’s face brightened instantly at the suggestion, and L saw that be was quite roady to execute it. 1 said tobim: *Of ©OUrso you can trust (iraut to make the sug- gestion to him to furloagh 5,000 Peansylvaula troops for two weeks{” To my surprise Lin- coln made no answer and the bright face of & fow momeuts before was iustantly shudowed agan, 1 was much disconcerted, as 1 sup- posed that Girant was the one man'to whoin incoln could turn with absolute coufidence as his friend I then sald with much oarnestuess: “Surely, Mr. Prosident, you can trust Grant with & confldential sugges- tion to furlough Peansylvania troops " Lin coln remained silent and evidantly distressed &t the proposition I was pressing upon him. After a few moments, and speaking with em- hasis, I sald: “Itean’t be possible u irant is not your friend; ho can’t b such an ingrate?” Lincoln hesmtated for some time and then auswered in those words: “Wall, MuClure, I have uo reason to believe that i OMAHA Gradt profers my oloction to that of Mo- Clellun," The Result Assured, 1 must confess that my response to this to mo appaling statoment from Lincolt was somewhat violative of the rules of courteous conversation, I reminded Lineoln how, in that room, when I had appoaied to him to re- spoot the almost universal demand of the country for Grant's dismissal he had with- stood the shock alons and interposed his om- nivotonce to save Grant when ho was a per- sonal stranwer. Lincoln; as usual, answered intemperance of spoech by silence. [ then said to nim: “General Meade 1s a soldier and 8 goutleman, he is the commander of the Army of the Fotomac, send an order to him from yourself to +furlough 5,000 Pennayl- vania soldiers home for two weeks, und send that order with somo trusted friond from the War department, with the suggestion to Meade that your agont be permitied to bring the order back with him.” = After a little re- flection Lincoln answoered: “I reckon that oan be done, I then said, “What about Sheridanf" At once his sad face britght- ened up like the noonday sun suddenly emorging from a dark cloud as ne answored : Ob, Phil Sheridan: he's all right.”” Befors I left his room that night he had ‘made his arrangements to send messengers to Meade and Sharidan, The order was sent to Meade and he permittad it to bo returned to the president, but Sheridan noeded no order. The 10,000 Pannsylvania soldiers were fur- loughed during the week, and Lincoln ecar- ried Pennsylvania on the home vote by 5,712 y, t0_which the army vote added 403 majority. It was.thus that Lincoln made bis triuinph in Pennsylvama &, com- plete victory without what was then com- monly callod the “bavonet vote,” and Lin- coln carried Now York by 6,749, leaving Mo- Clellan the worst defoated candidate 'ever nomiuated by any of the great political par- ties in the countr, Was Grant an Ingrate? Ileft Lincoln fully eanvinoed that Grant was an Ingrate, and Lincoln certainly knew that he permitted that conviction to be v mind. He did not in any way mark about Grant, although 1t wais his custom when ho felt compelied to dis- parage any one to present some charitable explanation of the conduct compiained of. The fact that he refused to send his request to Grant, while ho was willing to send it to Meade, proved that he was, for some reason, disappointed in Geant’s fidelity to him; and tho enthusiasm with which he spoke of Sheridan proved how highly he valued tho particular quality that he did not credit to Graat. 1 confess that the conviction formed that day made the name of Grant leave 1 bad tusie in my mouth for many years. 1 heartily supported his nomination for the presidency 10 1568 and was chairman of the Pennsyi- vania delegation in tho Chioago convention that nominated him, because I believed that the chivalrous victor of Appomattox would command the highest measura of confidence from the southern people und hasien the rostoration of paace and business prosperity ; but Grant and his 1mmediate friends knew that, while I earnestly supported his nomina- tion and election, T did nov have the conil- dence in him that he generally commanded. I now believe that Lincola was mistaken in his distrust of Grant. It was not until afler Grant’s retiroment from the presiaency that Iever had an apportunity to hear his exola- nation. I remembered that on election nignt, when Grant was advised at his headquarters in front of Petersburg of Lincoln’s election, he sent Lincoln a dispatch heartily congratu- lating him on his triumpn. I nover heard Lincoln allude to the subjsct again, and I am therefore ignorant as to whether his belief was ever changed. Grant Read the Papers, I never visited the white house during Grant's presidency, although twice specially invited to do so to consiaer what I regarded as an impracticablo or impossible political suggestion, but I uccidentally mot him soon after his rotiroment in the Continental hot in compaby with Mr. Childs. Grant came forward in tho most cordial manuer and thauked me for an editorial that had ap- pearcd in the Timos on the day. that ended his presidential term, in which T had spoken of him and his achiovements as history would record them, regardless of the political pas- sious and prejudioes of the day. The meet- ing ended with au invitation to lunch with hiny that afternoon at Mr. Drexel’s offica, which I accopted. ‘I'hord wero present only Mr. Droxel, Mr. Childs and one or two others connected 'with tho Drexel house, After luncheon all dispersed but Grant, Childs and mysell, and we had a most delightful conver- sation with Grant for an hour or more. I was anxious to learn, 1f possible, what Grant's feelings were in the prosidential bat- tie of 1864, Without, intimating to him that Lincoln had distrusted his fidelity, I reminded him that he maintained such a silont attitude that some of Lincoln's closest friends were at a loss to know his proference in the contest. He answered vory promptly that he supposed noto could have doubted bis carnest desire for tho re-election of Lin- coln, although he studiously avoided any ex- pression, public or private on the subjoct He said: ~ It would huve been obyiously un- becoming on my - part to have given a public expression against a general whom I had succeeded as commander-in-chief of the aray.” 1 do not doubt that Grant declared the exact truth in that statement. Naturally silent and naturally averse to uny expros- sious whatever on politics, he feit that ho could not with propriety even appear to assail aman who had failen and fallen n the position that he had won and maintainod. Thus for twelve years T cherishod a perscnal prejudice agafnst Grant bocause of his sup- posed want of fidelity*to Lincoln that I now believe to bave been sholly unjust. Ono revelation to me at the meeting with Grant at the Drexel lunch was his remarkable and ractive pdwers as a conversationalist. Ho discussed politics durinz his term and the politics of the future, public mea and public ovents with great freedom and in a mauner 50 genial 8s to umaze me. 1 had shared the common 1mprossion that Grant was always reticont, even in the circle of his closest frionds, but tho threo hours spent with hun on that day proved that, when he chose, he could be one of tho wnost entertaining of men in the social circle. The Summing Up, It is evident that from the day that Grant became commander-in-chief Lincoln had abiding faith in him, He yielded implicitly to Grant's judgment in all” matters purely military; ~Graant, like all great soldiers, yielded as implicitly to Lincoln in all mattar relating to civil administration, and the an- nals of history will testify that Grant ful- filled every expectation of the goveramont and of tha loyal people of the nation as wili- tary chieftain. Many have criticised some of his militury movements, suoh as his_assaults at Vieksburg and Cold Harbor and his battles in the Wilderness, but he met the great need of the country, and was as_heroic in peace as in war. When President Johnson attempted « punish Lee for treason, Grant not ouly admonished the president, but notified him that “the oflcers and men paroled at Appo- mattox Court House, and since upon the same terms given to Lee, cannot be tried for trea- sou 80 loug as they preserve the terms of their parole,” and he went so far so (ar as to declare that he would msit(n his commission if the government violated the faith he had wiven when Lee surrendered to him. He fought more battles and won more victories than any general of any country during his generation, and when on the 23d of July, 1585, Ulysses S. Grant met the inexorable messenger, the great captain of the age passed [rom time to eternity. A. K. MoCLune. ——— Notice. 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Normandy Seen Through the Eyes of Mrs. Generdl Urook. CARDINAL RICHELIEU'§ HISTORIC CITADEL. Havre, Author of Table the Birthplage of St. Plerre, the “Paul et Vieginia'—The Land¥' of Pays de Canx, Rovey, Deo. 28.—[Special Correspondence of Tire Bee.|—1 asked an old friend, who had crossed the Atlsatic many times, if he thought we might venture to cross in De- cember, and he replisd, he had mude sum- mer trips in winter and winter trips in sum- mer. Ho had asked an old sea captamn who had followed the sen for fifty years, which was the best s0ason, and the rough mariner said: “When your trunks are packed, sir.”” So wo ventucod to cross in tho middlo of tho wintor—and we aro nol sorry. We sailod on the Bourgogone, of the French line, on Dacomber 19, and for thrso days wo bad o summor sea. L would not advise my friends to take the French line, unloss they speak French and liko F'rench cooking. The passengers wore mostly Fronch, and from captain (I beg his pardon—the command- ant—for o Fronch captain who wears thered ribbon of the Legion of Hanor, must be styled monsieur ls commandant) down speak only Fronch. We all remember Mark Twain’s bon mot, a bropos, “‘an_honor fow osoapo,” As our captain wearlng the red ribbon, brought us safe into the P ort of Havre and in good time, and under a bright sky, to tne sunvy Inad of France, we aré giad he has not “escaped. Among the few Ame that very bright dramatis. who has given us “Heurietta,” “Tho Banker's Daughter,” “Shenandoah,” ete. We had letters of introduction to him, and he assisted in wiling many hours, that would have been othorwise very monotonous, telllng of his life abroad and al home. And it was so refreshing, to converse with a thorough American, who loved and believed in his coun for the few Americans aboard wero either Anglo- maniacs or Francomaniacs, and the latier are even moro unbearable than the former. I believe our chief dolizat on the steamer was hoaring a German-American tak, who could find notning entirely perfect outside of the United States, Christmas spent on the ocean, surronnded by strange faces aud hearing forsizn tonguoes 1s not jolly. But when one never knows what mal do coear~ means, and spends 8ix- teen of tho twenty-fonr hours in sleeping and four in_eating, evon a-Christinas on the briny deep is not uifogetber bad. Wo iunded at Havré on the 27th very early in the morning, aud_while all tho other pas- seugers wera breaking their necks to catch the “uidal train” to Paris, we re- minea over 16 ‘)see Havre and take a little runk‘ through this fair province of Normandy: Wo knew Paris would koep, if they doot have a_revolution soon. We took a ‘cutfitge at Hayre and drove for several nourd,’ {Benfg the first con- tinental city we had evér seeo, it was full of interest to us-—and all fortitied towns have a halo of romance. The citadel was built by Cardinal Riclielieu, andij} was here the lead- ers of the Fronde weredmorisoned; it was from here that Richmond embarked to meot Richard on Bosworth fild—vide Shakspeare. St. Pierre, who wrote “Paul and Virginia,” was born here, and from the top of the hill of lugouvillo ono_seesthb Capa lo Hare, his favorits hanat. The view from this hill is magnificont, the three~basins, which from the harbor, filjed with::¥ssels of all uations (for it is 30 extensive $t"will accommodate 500 ships) the old towi, With 1ts suburbs, the ‘ocsan and the Seine, are - all spread . before you,,. On — the — very summit of the,pill is an enoruioity White mars ble monument, erected in-memory-of those who go down in hips, and a quaint old church—Notre Dame des Ilots—ergcted as a thanksgiving for those who return sately to land. A'ne windows, tho tablets and’ the thousands of curious thauk-offerings, from the ckeletoa of a fish to a golden cup, bring a tear, (o ones oyes. We'loft Havro at noon and arrived at Rouen at 2 o'clock, passing through the fer- tile tavle lands of Pays de Caux. Its rolling hills and scatterea groves of trees reminded me of beautiful drives west of Omahu, and when I said 8o to ., ske agreed with me, re- marking*'that they wereso much like the drive beyond the county hospital, and our hearts were fillea with longing for those happy days spent in far-awuy Nebraska. We wanted so much 1o stop at Honflours, that was formerly the port of Paris,had once nad a formidable fortress and was the Key to who iselne, it is full of historical interest, but we wanted too, some days in Rouen. Rouen 158 city that few of our own countrymen visit, and 1t is 50 interesting, Lot only for its antiquity, but its b-autiful old, old churches, its quaint, narrow, crooked streets, through which you cateh glimpses of the graceful spires and tali towers of the churches, ‘As wo stepped from the train a respectable looking old party, in & blue cottou blouse,and with “commissionaire" across his cap, seized Told of our traps and sald “‘General Graot, madame,” Isaid, “oui, oul” I dida not know whether he wished to announce him- self as the ghost of our dear general or what he wished to represent. He could mnot speak @ word of our language and we little of his, but'he spoke 50 slowly, so distinctly and so sweetly bis own, that we understood him perfectly and soon understood he had been the courier of our General Graut, 50 we asked him to show us to a respectable hotel near Lhe stution Wyen we had registered our namos and di posed of our lugeage, we started out to look for the churches and the tower of Jeanno d' Are. No sooner had we crossed the threshold of our hotel than ourblue bloused friend sprang up. I knew, I felt, he was an oid soldier and my heart went out' to him—and he is! The amount of information given us, the courtly manner, and the immenso respectabilty of our old 'soldier will have to be well paid for. We bave been swindled at every turn but we have prospered and take it philosophi- cally. Rbuon, which was thé capital formerly of the provinee of Normandy, has now about 170,000 inhabitants. It is sitated on the Seine and surrounded on threesides by high hills. Built on both sides of the Seine there is the old and the new Roueu. From the copter of one of the magnificent stone bridges ono has a fine yiew of the city and its environs. And the envirous are well worth visiting. It was theold city wo wished to see, and out P guide, who was an encyclopedia ' of irforialion, very soon un= derstood us, and we spent ten days very pro- fitably and very charmrmgly in this, one of the oldest cities of f'rwuce. The, to us, most_interesting edificoof the city is the church of St. Ousn, thilfinest specimen of pure Gothic architectire in the world, It was commenced in th6fourteenth contury by the Abbe Jean Rousel. The Interior was defaced somewhat by Huguenot rabble i the sixteenth . gentury by the smoko from . tho (Gffes they bullt in the church. Dhe ocentral tower 200 eet bigh, is a model'of grace and beauty. The Hotel ds Ville, aing the church was the old monastry, belonging to the Ben dictine monks: The tower over the trans- cept is surmounted U¥The crown of the Duke of Normanny. le the church ot St, Ouen is vastly morg _beautiful than the Cathedral de Notre Dajg, tho latter is more futeresting in its mouuments, plotures snd wouderful tapestries, It is in this church, is buried the, heart of Iichard, Coeur de Lion, hisefigy in lime stone, crowned aad 1 bis royal robes; the statues of Cardinal Ambriso, one of whom was the minister of Louis XIL ; The statue of the busband of Dians of Polotiers, by whom it was erected and who was the most beautiful womau of her age, if not the most faithfal, is in the chapel of Our Lady, Toe duke lies in & sarcophagus of black marble, bis widow kueelng at his head, au angel at bis feet, the angel sad the duke being chiseled from the same piece of marble, The cathedral is surmounted by two tow- ers, one oalled the Tour de Beurre, because it was bullt by money givea for the privi- lege of eating butter in Lent. While St. Oueu is purely gothlo, the cathedral repre- sents three kinds of architecture—Norman, Gothlo and Renaissance, and is of mueh in- wrest to lovers of architecture. The chureh of Saint Gervais, built iu the Romauesque style in 1573, over the original Ruman crypt, | where was buried 1o 810 Salnt blelicu, also any aboard, was Bronson Howard, vAlVUARY IT, 1892—SIXTEEN ATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRIES By Purchasing Goods Made at the Following Nebraska Factories. If you cannot find what you want, communicate with the manufacturers as to what dealers handle their goods. CONFECTIONERS WM. GRANT & SONS, Candy Kitchon, orders promptly filled 100 8, 16th, AWNING AND T OMAHA AWNING AND TENT €O, Flags. hammocks, ofl and rubber elothing. dend for eatalogoe, 1113 Farnam. Mail BREWERS, DY WORKS. H. STRASSHOEFER & OMAHA STEAM OYE co. WORKS New process dry clean- | Cleantax & dring o ovory 1ng. No shrinkage. | desoription!s:i. 1o ward 1621 Howard. | stroot. 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It is ornamented with the most beautiful carvings—with the arms of France —and leads to one of the oldest streets in IRouen, not yet profaned by the hand of the improver. It would take too long to tell of all the objects of interest and Instructicn in this old town. Rouen means_to us—Joan of Arc! It was not until the Nineleenth century that the countrymen of this heroic girl, who saved her king, recognized her services by any monument or stone, and then, by publio sub- scription, the money was raised to build the “Tour do Jeanne d’Are,"” erected on the spot where she was so cruelly condemued by her unjust judge to be imprisoned and burned. It was in one of the towers built by hilip Augustus 1 1205 she was imprisoned and taken from there to be burned in the public market piace. The tower erected in her honor in the Place de la Jeanne d’ Avc does not compare in any respect to the fine statue = of her in Fairmount park,Philadelpbia. In our drive, ascending the hlilof Ingouvilie, at Havre, and near the summit, was a chateau, partly Ttalian, partly Chinese, which belongs to Sara Bernbardt, It is a charming, ro. mantic piace and overlooks tbe city, harbor and channel, and 1 could not help thinking how many of our American dollars went toward keeping up this princely summer residence of thoe great and naughty Sara, who is now playving “‘Jeanne d' Are in our desr America. ‘The American consul here is very polite and kind to Americans. He has been here for ten years, and he and his charming family are very popular. His name is Willlams, and a personal friend of President Arthur. ‘We are stooping at a hotel, where no one speaks & word of our language, and yet we have not the least difficulty in being understood aud well served. Kver thing I8 so different from our own ways that one is constanuy entertained. We saw women ploughing, women as station mas- tors, holding the flags.to signal the traius. In fact the women ‘work. the men play, just like the Indians, We American women, who are loved and cherished with such ten- der care, cannot grow accustomed to this, The women wear Normandy caps when they have anythi on their heads, the men biue linen blouss but the greater part of the population ave aressed as we see peoble in any of ourown cities, The funniest sight is to see thom running about in the morning with their breakfast under their arms, a yard or 8o of bread and a jug of milk. No, the funniest are the stoves, which are on whoels, aud moved from one room to another! « Fortunately we are here on a Sunday, and have the opportunity of seeing the reu]!ln, who ara all out of doors, and of hearlng the music in_the oburchies, The music at the cathedral was vory fine and the organ grand. The dim, veligious light, the divine melody, the entrancing beauty of the bullding,the strange forelgu faces, the rich vestments of the priest, made & picture we will not soon forget. 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