The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-13
THE COURT At LONG BRANCH.
Mrs. Grants Reception Of Lady Franklin In
the Cottage on the BiuH-Father Dent and
his GG rden-Lady Franklin on Humboldt,
BAY ard Taylor, Agassiz, Livingstone aud


Bay ard Taylor, Agassiz, Livingstone and
Sit John.
Core pondcnce Of The sun.
CONTINENTAL lIorEL, Lose BRAScu, Aug. r.
Mrs. Grant received a small party yesterday en- a.
mile in the absence Of the President Tho home cir
Gle in the cottage on the blun Is narrowed down to
Mrs Grant, little Nellie, and Father Dent. The
Presidential cottage IL about a mile NORTH OF Long
Branch proper, in what is termed by Sykes and
Gardner The West End, though II takes vivid
Imagination to change the point Of compass and
make west OF north. The cottage is built in the
Swiss style, with Tn overhanging roof The stables
are small, but an acre OF grass plot and garden
surrounds the house Fifty feet In front the
Atlantic dashcs tie waves upon the sand The garden
looks green, and is now under the charge Of Father
Dent, who takes delight in digging arouni his pct
cucumbers and turnips "scc," lie said the other
ia, as We passed by while he held up cluster Of
potatoes stl clinsne 70 the vines, "these are the
new California kind, and they crow beautifully here
in the sand. This sweet corn" he said, pointing to
a few rows, IL had sent from the Patent Once, but
Ulysses hired fool Of gardener who planted 1t
alongside some common corn, and now they are
both mixed together and spoiled You see. there
should have been row Of potatoes between to keep
the common COINS tlssels from swinging Asalns'
| the sweet COrn'- silk
sun Corresponient-14 the President--1 mean the
| General-tUud Of glrdeuingY
THAT'S right call him General" said the old
man; 1.-The Ger cral will last good While after the
President Is forgotten. wish
ULYSSES HAD STUCK TO THE GENERAL
| AMI let the President nonsense 90 butch, yes
what did YOU say' on, don't the General Ike gar
dCning7 Wei, cant say that he does much. lie
likes TO sit still, aud think and read about the war,
| and then 80 riding or bathing with the children.
lie don't know anything about tie garden" And
| then the venerable father-in-aw gathered up his
| feet. have seen Napoleon III. do, with his
weight years and gout, and shui1ed along between
| Yesterday glossy black boy showed his ivory as
| we stepped upon the verandah, but We passed In
| without any announcement Inside we found Lady
| Franklin, a. venerable as Father Deaf, but with an
eye as Keen as the eye Of Mrs Gaines or Madame lie
Vert. She was dressed in most sonbse black, as IL
| STILL MOURNING FOR SIR JOHN.
Her body was inclined to stoop, and her voice in.
dicated slight filter. Her theme Is always Lvin
| stone, Sir Jonn and Baron Munchausen, who spends
| gets lost We asked her whether size had become
| settled in the beliefof Sir Johns death,
| Lady Frankln-Yes, know he Is dead. lie IL
| older than am, and | am near the end. Then he
| could not have LIVED his natural life out In those
lngstou, was dead away in the centre OF Africa but
| Livingstone always comes TO life again. Like poor
Pilicod y's hr.the always vii turn up asain Every
tne time ne was discovering another source to III
| sun Correspondent Whom 60 YOU look upon as u,
GREATEST TRAVELLER OF MODERN ripEs?
Lady Frankin-we have several. but they travel
| with different ends In view. Hun0oldt travelled
with an idea OF learning the geology OF the world
the "Cosmos." lie learned the geological format On
OF every mountain chain and river valley. He knew
| how much limestone was IN the water, or how much
silt Sss in the soil. lie was not so much an ex
| plorer as az analyzer-a geological analyzer.
| sun CorresponCcut-rheY say up In Connecticut
| that Humboldt once passed from the Connecticut 10
| the uoasaonic river and pronounced II the health
| lest point on the face Of the globe.
| Lady Frankh--Ics, Humboldt makes mention o
this locality hoa!thiul one, aud presume he die
| 1t after thorough adslysis Of the soil water, al,
| temperature.
Sun sponient-wnSt 10 you think Of
BAYARD TAYLoRY
| Lady Frsuklin-He IL a great traveller, but j
traNels 10 people and things. He Is ageucrilzci
| lie never takes specification neither does he ana
| !yze well. lie Is universal, Now Prof. Ag4ssiz Is
| traveller too. but he Ike Humboldt, taxes a specil
cation. His specification Il natural history II
knows everything about the animal kingdom II
has explored tie genus and species VI every hsh an
fowl Now We may speak Of tie great traveller
thus: HUMBOLDT, geology; Agassiz, natural history
| B4ylId ayor, muu sud his wUrNs: SIR John al
Livingstone, geographical explorations.
, LIKE EyANGELiNE,
| for years has this grand lady beel searching f
aud patiently awaiting the coming OF. her early Low
| Years have passed sincc Sir John sailed Tor TAI
! unknown passage and dnrias all the time her hoI
| mas beol stp-diAst Nov, with the grave ia IRON
J she gives no the La; nogc, aud goes back 70 U.
| England 20 die.
Mr- Grant i, bcc9in. strictly quiet during n
| absence Of toe Genera. Collector Murphy sent dow
a revenue cutter TO ttka her to the yacht race, bu
| Mls. Grant excused herself and O." cutter WI
| loaded VITA thc Hocys, WlllacSs, Chdmberlaius
derstooI hc,c 20 be ufthe new COacctors str0n.
1 | Ell SUPPORTS. Hence the cutter. l..