The Morning News

A Story of Sheridan.

A Mexican, an intimate friend of Gen. Sheridan, one day calling on the commander of the army at his office in Washington, the Argonaut says, found him at his desk, his feet encased in slippers and his shoes democratically placed on the top of the desk. While the general was apparently absorbed in some writing, the Mexican gentleman, who thought some servant had left the warrior's shoes in the wrong place, gently deposited the shoes on the floor.

The next day the Mexican called on Sheridan, and found him at his desk, shoes on top, as before. The polite resident of the tropics began once more removing the shoes to the floor when, all at once, Sheridan roared out:

"Don't do that again, sir! You make me ridiculous, sir!"

"I beg your pardon, general; but how have I made you ridiculous?"

"Why, sir," said Sheridan, still annoyed, "yesterday, sir, I went out to walk after you had called on me. I was nearing the white house when I noticed a gentleman looking at me intently. Soon he addressed me, saying: 'Excuse me, general; but aren't you afraid of catching cold?' 'Why, sir, no, not that I am aware of. What is the matter, sir?' 'Well,' said the gentleman, 'it is damp, and you are going about in your slippers.' I tell you, sir," said Sheridan, addressing his Mexican friend, "you made me ridiculous. It is my habit, sir, to put my shoes on my desk, where I cannot fail to see them, so I may not forget to put them on; and, confound it, sir, you came around here with your notions of propriety and send me around town in my slippers, sir."