Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1885 — Thought He Would Do It. [ARTICLE]

Thought He Would Do It.

It is said that during tho dreary days of the siege of Vicksburg, a knot ot mon collect d in a druggist’s shop in Cincinnati were discussing the probabilities of his success In taking Vicksburg. An aged countryman, who had to n a silent listener, was lit last appealed to lor his opinion. “1 rather think he’ll do it,” said the stranger, in a tone of certainty. , “W hat makes you think so?” said the oompan . “Well, I don’t know; but our Ulysses always d.d do whaiever he s.iid he would. You see, Ulysses is my boy,” added the old man; and the event justified hfs confiden t. Never was an enterprise hedged in with difficult! s more gigantic; but against these Grant placed the silent, intlexil le lotoe of a will which no length of time oouKl weary, no obstacles discourage and the combinations of a brain which seemed equally capable of attending to the vastest plans and moat trivial mimitie.