, 1869-02-28
GRANT AND GRfNMELh'

GRANT AND tna1slsG'aA'
:rcss 0uxrxxe on the Rrsefd NJ. H'ees-
Gstnn, 1Iss Dlnn.r 10 GFans eHaH
Rnve-nor Gard Ief-A cuseA15 -
uetrmps faefhs ana eeaees
aid; Peo.-Tne DtAuef Wntea esa
nral t;raut hte, \ d Iae nuaet. " olcn
General Grant Did MOL E6ts
Fr5r, the New Totk World:
During General Grantss last Etsit 20 thts
city It fell ont th4t Ex-Governor Gasauet, o.
Massachusetts, returning ~eaty anu nongeteo
to BIZ house uptown. iouna tnat iasastoa saS
herseE. or ciiukrr had cl ,gged the drauGat
md impsired tho usefulness Of the tsmiy
-ar,e e. the bntchnr, the baker. and the
cant1 esttck maker had forgotten 70 fuiht lhesf
innctiune. or some other domestic defanRe"
meat, with which the ,neTepaPa nnsa a9na,
sne mt copceped, had Tu{8ed the !
nnrrnai ouiet and clouded the usual hap.
,f1,es, of the house Of Gardner In fact, there |
Taa no dinner ready. md no prospect OIL any,
nnt tic spirit Of the Goyc1nnr rose superior
!" f INIT r. NJ, be wiped the brine ftou, the eyes
~ " II. II. weeping womankind, ard bsde them
Ia cnmf9,tea; he would provide dinner for |
then mi, thuy ehon}d not Want. 1mbntn
with thf, 1p6le purpose, theGoyefuor strode
"a Dclmouicp. md stormed tbs sAcctum o.
r. nyeas 0ns1 4a b i1 III sns PsasStss
made kGoTn the disaster that had be-
faIIea hia lpusehoid, and ordered the
ni,fue.t dinner tbs. one Of the stan Of the
yeat rxRaar6,rrr could s1onp 70 compose, 70
be ant 10 his house forth ~itn, TOR tht eupP1T
oi the aching vn!ds Fh1c1 Lae aehsltawn ~ en. VI
OF below the bosoms, Of his iaMily; uennonl-
CO listened to him wtths cha.- a.-itsb!e, but NTH"
al listle.s ear for his great -soui ~as sLnHg-
Cling with tho storms Of douht, aaa Hltean
himself he sang songs = M.ek geaa' : 9a'es ,nea
the prod9etion Of. quiet dinneT aof ~ apst hnt
that day Mr. Moses b. Grtuue1l had .1mpio1eo
hts lutercesefon. tfs, Gziuuctt WaF 70 ease
small but snmpsunas spscsd 70 tne'5i
Grant aud ! scry few frlends- Mr.. On uaeN
was known 10 be candidate Tot the Colle1 ~ =
~ we'll did Dslmopsco. teo. thas tbs road te
the heart Of man Hts through the stou1as,
Gf man. Uf conrsc, to dinner hich shouM
touch thc hard heart OF Great, the resources
of Mr.. Gnnue1l'a private kitchen were
quite inadequate. No uRu tut Delunnsco
OF a1r. Grfnncll for the coveted collectorshio,
and py This dinner must be sttnt or thll.
Here was u digaus rindtee ,sodus, end IN tie
solution Of this profound problem It'd the sac
With his ordinary order for = trumpel5 lam
| teudeut Of q VSe,nese Sunday school had
| broken IN upon Beethoven, in the throes
| Of the sixth symphony, ana commanded hlcn
| to compose hymn for picnic Of bis pupi.s*
While the ma.tez expos.u1stes his ideal
| eludes him, and losts 1tself lmpcrcrptihly III
the se5ena blut- Thus, In this distance, did
the cpdeav3r to appease the vulgar hnugar
| Of + dnily diner, Who only demanded his
realize great conception. just vou "fruut
| The void aud fu1mless Eauite CONFLICT NTH
In the quiet hos N Of Delmonlco. He lfs-
tened 10 the Governor kindly, as Is bis wont.
He heard him, but he needed not; his eyes
werc with his art, and that WAS far away.
but Where his Kitchen lar to rearWard 12y.
There were bis fatthttss scut'1ons all 1T play
These were the apotltug entrtes-he, their
s1re, tortured 10 make common household
gay; What human intellect could ssaud such
strntn He took the Goseruor's memoran'
dun mechanically, md sent It 10 be fued.
But the Dirine Gdea Of thrfllfrg dlEuet had
acd from him lorcHer. His interest In LIE
w1s gonc, ard he remained that d4y brood
i1g. apatlet!c aud unhappy man.
At the appointed time, i procession Of ser
warts began to bcteaguer the mansion Of the
Governor. They gathered in the area and
In solemn 81 euce thu foremost Has ushcred
!s.o she dlt tng.soo9. whsts = nsss sEE gseaEE
phrase 1t, strictly *in fimf1Y.' Thc coTe1
vas removed, and multitud,uous oyster
wire discovered. The doyernar vas sp
| preheDEirt that the great artist Ind mu
understood bin to mean only lunch. thouSl
the absn!cit5 Of luoch b; gas.tleht was Oh
! [ yltus TO him. Bus though the 1epast IVES s.
! far simple, 1t Was abundant, aud be plucket
up heart enI tnrk Rnt tbr oystcts were NJ
nalf gone when the attendant Rcoit whisktt
the plates away, aud his fetlnw entered
bearing Tlaulc tn. eer. whence be proceed
cd to dispense the walery saup ct Gsnl. r.
him succeeded another. plsclferons. Ard II
hIm whole pr cession of tlunkeys: stiil aus
. spectral, and bearing eyesY man hts va1toa
) T1sId. These apparitions ut trst statttet
. and then stupeded the Diners, VITO Eazed d
:. the heac Of the house with dim suspicion
!. OF hts !esanl 3, ind be In turn giAEed upo
e the walters with = siuai.er suspicion Of hin
: banquet with deep d!s1rust OF The comps
{ tepcy Of bis appetite to IT,. end now q
5. the regiment Of walters With awfr
q premonllions Of the bill. But such
common mtad, that 1t does not appear tbs
y he dared to Utter reInonstraoce, or cyen =
. Inquiry In that awful presence Bus even
dinner ot Delmot leo has au eud, and the co
= OF thie one came In the shape Of gorgror
u eaccha1ine structures Of which the sign,
p caucc Ras Is dark as the hieruglyphs Of Ch
!, ops, but Of which the cost was too painful
l. clear after thsa the wattesa defined TO di
e pcrsc, ana Tho. gosged mtly were left
J. wondering meditation aud to troubled slce
e, Meantime, In. the house Of Mr. Crime
- WcEe gathered distinguished company
:. meet The General Of the Armies. as Il
y shades Of twilight tell, = scrubbs boy migl
- nediate]1 thereafter dinner was announce
- But = shade OF gloom settled upon tha fsc
= Of The guests, and \ pa1pa1Ie horror orc
q eprs ad lhe eeriat features Of the host, VIII
J" the soup, which vas meagze, though Il
trit1ous, waa removed, and in Its stead, ra
"a sHimmcrs tn the owing waate of table-clot
NJ were Get down platters Of Whist were n
y only uncomuouty common Ftanda tor De
q: | 1noulea, but ~cre also dag. sutly lnautnc,e
tic and .oco, hut II Was replaced with thsn
e even less su1icsng. Two OF three dlahes
Whist were thcS among 50 many nonhtlt
Fe. the ruosts, even IN that in2'moment, We
e. 80 nneh masters Of Themselves as not 70
- tray either surprise er d'sproportion4te ht
a. the host. as he saw the Collector ship elu
" bis clutch, and all the "p,pela5s OF
'1e a}se as fuiiin Is the political efforts OF
youth. He fancied the story rehearsed
Of pars.nony which would be hsousf
nga1nkt h,m- Hc e1ecsated inwardlT
n malIgnity Of Delmonioo, and cursed
" daF upen which that artist had h<
o. born. But what could he do? There '
ae co time 70 engage another diuner. snd
oe there had been, there WAS no other mau
Au- grossly betrayed him. IL s.zove 70 be c.
and hospitah1e. But the paugs Of hun
IL, d1spe'ied his guests At IN early honr. I
hanger Of bis hospitality. He was LETT
nd, mourn s}one the loss Of past friends and
. turc of1ce.. AZ Rach.l for her children,
usH ut wept for his Colieetorshsp, and refused te
r.,s cotnfozted. Lat Us drop the veil of pity Q
picture 70 distressing. Precisely what
ns diner consisted Of We caunoi now cefssl
tter know. Thc following only pretcuds to b.
ase- orttctnral rettor1tiou, derived not II
;ual from the recollection Of the guests, than Il
iast ! The ind.cia Of probability:
! In 1R1s II sh1 nxsrx THAT akARv AYE.
per- MENU.
this FdTEuH.
,u.- Mutton A<u.h--
IA HoR.s p"0Iy1x<-
49, Ptss Feet
xxtxEKe.
sss y s''a Balls. .,,r. H'''
cezs ussxHzf:
40 40 nus Boiled Egg.
sbie 'sss,.' Ses..
atue Lates and taxes.
~ rucfs uosr1xs.
NJ The man who ordered the p4am dinner
,,+na " got the su1nptnouA one Vas early and IL
ame tna1 nsnt At Delmonioo'a. but the man who o.
mile 49, va n4,sp ss-1;.- .aS ,nnt. n',d;.n.c,
| Out ukA u&SEA 41&AE< &uA I40EE t90iSuAAk
glisa 1sbnnt me :; h. eTr1sinaed I'll, me
| t. v4Y1 f3sA x-r1n
at NJ C. - r,sh /. -. tr5 -
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COM E1, Ifa-n. a G.irnEn H.. - sr.t
~ III Collector Of the Port of New York, the
Italy AZ h:3, ~ ,,;nner @ss ~ w., co.n,
1ould T., .Ers,t er1 di<rosed ~ ~ E.rSness
eentn tsa,, ~ ~ 1aoiti,Rss. ,nhi; cu~,a.,tr =
the ae.s aass.e - crsrtn+ - n Va. hes1 -!
'ione aa md unapp1o&ehable upon The subject
hu enn tha: dreadful dsS, but bis suhordnsse
beiag 49, - * ~,sshs - .hn.s - ~ ~
high tesss. ~ - Il Thass s1thn-f.,". to,-a.na.!
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