Show guarding general grant A washington correspondent of the tribune lulls this story about general grant A retired army officer who was on general grants personal staff during the war speaking the otla r day of general didcaus Hid caus articia in the lay centry said lias made one mistake hasas acu grant was in danger of assassination during alic last year of the war while his headquarters were at city point and that his personal staff formed a plan to protect liim one of bliem sitting up every bight as special guard kow one of his staff who guarded general grant at alic risk of his own life it necessary but there was no danger at city point nobody thought of it there there never w as hut one time and place when we did think the presence of our troops was not sufficient protection or that we could add to his safety by making ourselves liis personal galard that was at culpepper before going to the wilderness the rooms of alie house we occupied were so situated that general grants room was isolated and we thought that in spite of the guard outside it was possible for an enemy to get to his loom unobserved we took in the situation and derided to place a sentry before general grants doer at night after he had retired this was done without saying anything to alie general who himself had no fears and had thought nothing about it but he got even with us for keeping him out of the secret the first morning after the sentry had paced back and forth all night his door the general did not comedown come down to breakfast it was for him to be late at b and after wailing some I 1 said to rawlings what in the mischief is keeping alie old roan in bed so late after waiting some time longer we pot rather fidgety and I 1 hunk it was who finally said hed go to the generals room and sec ahat was the matter well rawlings went up aud found general grant all dressed and silting quietly in his room why general breakfast lins been neaily sonic binic faid rawlings well replied general gannt with perfect seriousness n sentry has been guarding my bloor all and I 1 supposed 1 was arrest now what havu I 1 to be placed under in this way af course gen rawlings Kaw lings appreciated anil alien aliey came down together lie pretended to lie as serious estlie general lio with dry humor said gentlemen im sorry to kept you wailing hut sentry lias been placed before iny doo all and as 1 thought I 1 wa under arrest I 1 tome down till for an was a queer pulled led look on every and mcall burst out lie our fears but let us lisne our way avery eglit an sentry paced before gen grants door guarding hica while he slept |