Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 130, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1910 — General Grant’s Joke. [ARTICLE]

General Grant’s Joke.

Eliot M. Miller, a civil engineer of New Orleans, tells how General U. S. Grant made his father, Chaplhin Miller, swear. It was one of the chaplain's duties to receive and distribute the mail to General Grant’s staff. Whenever the mail was late he was greatly annoyed by questions as to the cause of the delay, time of probable arrival, etc. On one occasion, when the post was unusually late, the chaplain for fear of losing his temper attached the following notice to the door of his tent: “The chaplain does not know when the mall will arrive.” Shortly afterward General Grant, passing the chaplain’s quarters, noticed the sign. He paused before it a mo-, ment and then walked slowly on his way. Coming out of his tent a few moments later. Chaplain Miller was horrified to read: “The chaplain does not know when the mail will arrive, and he down’t give a dr—n.”—Harper’s'Weekly.