ial humor, and for humor he had some capacity. He was not
an admirer of Mr. Sumner and a trace of irony may be found in a remark
attributed to him: When some one said: "Mr. Sumner does not believe
in the Bible," General Grant said: "No, I suppose not, he didn't write
it."

General Grant was attracted by a horse driven by a butcher. He
purchased the animal at the cost of five hundred dollars. He invited
Senator Conkling to a drive behind the new horse. The Senator
criticised the animal, and said: "I think I should prefer the five
hundred dollars to the horse." "That is what the butcher thought,"
said General Grant.

He was sincere and devoted in his friendships, but when he discovered
that his confidence had been misplaced, a reconciliation became
impossible. With him there could be no genuine forgiveness, and his
nature could not tolerate any degree of hypocrisy. All voluntary
intercourse on his part had come to an end.

There was a time when a demand for my removal from office was made by
some Republican Senators and by the New York _Herald_, to which he gave
no attention.

The imperturbability of spirit which was indicated in his conversation
and movements was deep-seated in his nature. I was with him in a
night trip to New York; when the train was derailed in part. As the
wheels of the car struck the sleepers, he grasped the back of the seat
in front of him and remained motionless, while many of the passengers
added to their peril by abandoning their seats.

On a time General Grant received a pair of large roan horses from his
farm in Missouri. He invited me to take one of the horses and join him
in a ride on the saddle. I declined the invitation. I was then invited
to take a seat with him in an open wagon. When we were descending a
slight declivity one of the horses laid his weight on the pole and
broke it, although the parts did not separate. General Grant placed
his foot upon the wheel, thus making a brake and saving us from a
disaster. General Grant's faculties were at command on the instant
and under all circumstances.

When the Ku Klux organizations were active in the South, the President
gave members of Congress to understand that he would send a message
with a recommendation for punitive legislation. Upon reflection he
came to doubt the wisdom of the measure, especially as the use of the
military forces at New Orleans and elsewhere had been criticised in the
country. While the sub