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Anecdote of General Granger.—Thereis no one more fond of a sly joke than General Granger, which, by the way, is invariably an evidence of a kind, genial heart. I Well, while almost a stranger at West Point, Cadet Granger was one day called upon in a 1 class to sketch upon the blackboard a map of New York State. He advanced to the board and drew tolerably correct boundary lines, chalked out the course of the principal rivers, railways, canals, Ac.; made a; pretty good sized square in one corner, showing the location of New York City, with smaller squares for Albany and other second-rate towns, but away up in the woods, near the shores of Lake Ontario, hesketched an immense.citv. Everv one was• •amused at the supposed blunder; and, finally, the Professor asked what place it was intended to represent.Young Granger replied: “Sodus, sir. ' “What is Sod us noted for?” inquired the Professor. 1“It is noted, air,” replied the scholar, “as being the birthplace of Cadet Granger.” !Several pupils obtained black marks about that time for boisterous laughter in class; j but all declared that the instructor was as guilty as any present.
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Frankfort Commonwealth
Frankfort, Kentucky, US
Tue, Jun 20, 1865
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