. Thirty years in Washington; or, Life and scenes in our national capital. Portraying the wonderfuloperations in all the great departments, and describing every important function of our national go vernment ... With sketches of the presidents and their wives ... from Washington's to Roosevelt's administration . the Sick—Triumphant Return of General Grant—His Elec-tion to the Presidency — Remembering Old Friends —The Grant Chil-dren and Their Playmates at the White House — Marriage of NellieGrant—Making a Home of the Executive Mansion — RoyalGuests — Simple and Happy Family Life —The Journey A
. Thirty years in Washington; or, Life and scenes in our national capital. Portraying the wonderfuloperations in all the great departments, and describing every important function of our national go vernment ... With sketches of the presidents and their wives ... from Washington's to Roosevelt's administration . the Sick—Triumphant Return of General Grant—His Elec-tion to the Presidency — Remembering Old Friends —The Grant Chil-dren and Their Playmates at the White House — Marriage of NellieGrant—Making a Home of the Executive Mansion — RoyalGuests — Simple and Happy Family Life —The Journey Around theWorld — Return to the Old Home — General Grants Reverses andPhysical Suffering — Mrs. Grant in Later Years. NDREW JOHNSON was succeeded by Ulysses , twice President of the United for the Civil War, and the opportunities itgave him of displaying his military genius, it isentirely probable that his merit would never havebeen recognized and he might have passed his life inobscurity. If any one had predicted, on the election ofLincoln, that Grant would become one of the greatest mili-tary commanders of the world, and President of the UnitedStates, he would have been utterly disbelieved. No onesuspected that he was in any way remarkable until he had 37 (663). 064 RECREATIONS OF A YOUNG SOLDIER. demonstrated his ability by his deeds, lie received therudiments of education at a common school, entered WestPoint as a cadet at seventeen, and was graduated four yearslater, standing twenty-first in a class of thirty-nine, which isnot a flattering record. One of Grants classmates at West Point, in the last yearof the course, was F. T. Dent, whose family resided aboutfive miles west of Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis. After hisgraduation Grant was ordered to report for duty at Jeffer-son Barracks. He soon found time to call at the home of hisold classmate, where he met Miss Julia Dent, his classmatessister, a boarding-school girl of seventeen.
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