| Show THE WAR OVER i Gsa G t ant Believe Is In Beginning Another Against Wont en a j tol told i t good story stor about Gen Con Grant to- to to today day daj a that tat I never saw in 1 print print says a a writer riter in the tho te Louisville our I It I will wI be recale recalled t that hat early the tho to war the Now Nw Yori 1 lIre lre Zo I were cre a a crack regiment commanded by Ce Col Cl Ellsworth Every t in i e ranks rans had baa been a a fireman freman and wd 1 it was as confidently believed beloved that tnt Ellsworth's EUsworth's command was ablo able to t pu put flown down dow the te rebellion without assistance The e colonel wa was a young man ma handsome handsome hand hand- some somo gallant burning with avith th military mitar ardor or antI and ad tl thirsting ing for military mitar fame tame ITe Io Ie was as much the tho to Idol of the flee te North as ns Ahby was as a few tew ew months mont later th the I Idol dol of ot the te South Sout Tho The Fire were tho the first troops t to march marc to Alexandria Alex Alex- Aex- Aex andria andrla adria v Va Their colonel was nas WiS at their ter head ai and ald after the tho town had Surrendered surrendered dered Ellsworth Elisworth Ellswort saw a n rebel ts flag flying from Com a hotel Instead Istead of oe ordering a squad to ro- ro move It I ho he bolted bled into tho the house home houe ascended as tS- tS the tho to stairway went out on the tho to roof root and captured the f flag descending ho he was wa confronted by the landlord ono no ono Jackson who Jackson who eliot rot him dead Jackson Jacson Himself was then shot to death deat and the tho to affair created more nore sensation than considerable battles battes a few years later Inter Mt After r the tho to war a daughter of Jackson secured an appointment In one of the government apartments She Sho was a a modest diligent and capable young woman and dischar discharged ed her official dutes duties duties du du- du- du ties tes In the course of time timo timea a a super-loyal super I gentleman genteman was put In charge of the tho bureau hi in i which she sho worked Nosing around ho he soon discovered the tho antecedents of the tho te young clerk and discharged her herl She was friendless and penniless and andas as a last resort went to the tho White House and called cled for Gen Grant He lie re received her and she sho relate re re- re- re l atod late her story to the tho te silent man Without saYi sayIn sto a word he ho took a piece of ot paper and wrote rote The Tho war against men Is ended ende and my administration shall not be begin n one ono against women Restore Miss Jackson to her clerkship Instantly This was addressed to the loyal bt bureauS leau and the tho young lady is yet in he public service serice That was an exhibition of ot chivalry that or ore Francis I. I might have leave en en- vied 1 |
