The Portland daily press., 1871-10-23

The bright correspondent of the Comm
| IN. W Advertiser, who pleased everybody
with his Saratoga letters appeared at the
European and North American railroad cele-
bratioa at Bangor last week, as Eli Perkins,
AMI writes as follows:
GRANTS HEADQUARTERS,
Bangor, Oct. 10.
This thing is getting to be bore!
tits all nice to train around with Presi-
dental party for a day or two, but the thing
soon becomes an old story. They all saw SO
Even the jolly Roteson, wio has told all OF his
marine jokes over the second time, begins 80
look seedy, aud signs for his regular meals at
Welkers.
Graut and Lord Lisgar submit like veterans,
They ride in long procession, listen to sere-
nades,and shake hands with endless post Office
rows of the red-faced, lum berry yard Democra-
cy-aLd all with commendable patience
Hamln risks about, and is alfthe time intro.
ducing Deacon Perkins or Judge Smith to
Cieswell and Belknap, who in turn, to get rid
of them, turn them over with wink to Ad-
miral Alden or Speaker Blaine. The Admiral
is anxious to raise few subscribers in Maine
for the Sun before he goes off with the Europe
an squadron. Senator Wilson slid to the re ar
last night. Partagas got too thick for him,
and, not being smoker he said duty called
him to Boston to read the proof sheets Of his
new book. Iugalls and Porter continue to
smoke every cigar offered They say they can
ohJ duo SJIii lSGi IGSu anu VlgOI-
Gus, =
GRANT sURRENDERs.
This morning an enterprsing citizen came
to the Bangor House at seven a. m., (think Of
il. lazy New Yorker,) and took the President
ont riding. At nine they put Ulysses through
a hearty breakfast. aad at ten tney had him,
with the Cabinet and Lord Lisgar, riding
around in great procession of militiamep,
firemen, and lumbermeD. At ore D. M came
dinner, at two the regatta on the Peuobscot, at
three big free lunch to everybody at Norom-
bega Hall, and from four to six the President
shook hands at public reception with every
body in Bangor. This evening will be allowed
the PRESIDENT for reflection on the arduous du-
ties CT the Chief Magistrate, compared with
those OF the Commanding General.
BANGOR GIRLS.
Many excursionists ara quartered around
the city IN private families, aud consequently
many of the nobby young fellows from New
York and Boston are having good time With
the pretty girls. enc remorseless young man
who leads the German in New York, is quar-
tered at Judge Swans. where they have three
beautiful daughters. He thinks he shall like
it. He was seized with a sudden fondness for
a favored one, and magnanimously introduced
the other two to some of Us fellows. Every
dashing 6eds is now properly introduced into
the first families of Bangor. Things begin to
look brighter. wish the eXcursion could last
a week. wish the President would send for
Mrs. Grant and the children. think by to-
morrow night several susceptible Young men
Will become engaged. The Bangor girls are
too lovely for anything! aud then they are SO
honest. They believe every. word the New
York and Boston fellows tell them. It would
be wrong not to cheer them up with the Oft
repeated tale of love and hope. New York
boys are the last fellows to see hearts of tender
confiding country maidens signing for a re- !
sponse of love.
Far different
So the fellows are all devoted to the girls of |
Bangor!
l have just magnanimously given up nv
room n the hotel to an old fellow from New
York. Eli Perkins don't like to see all these |
gay city fellows getting ahead of him. Talk |
about
TIE bells of Shandon,
Which sound go grand on
The River Lee
Why, the bellies of Bangor
Are still more grand, or
They've fooled me!
WHAT IS BANGOR?
Why Bangor is great, overgroun village,
which for wears has been the dumping |
place" on the Eastern Railway towards Cana
la. The population is made up of French de-
cendents, Penobscot Indians, lumbermen,
(ankees, and pretty girls aforesaid Bangor
3 named in honor of the author at the Waver.
? Novels-tbe Pen ob-Sc0tt The people
hrive by raising potatoes and floating timber
We had baked beans this morning for break.
ase' senator Hamlln says the man on the |
abroad who said he made his living by rails.
ng hell-and potatoes" was no constituent of
Us ,,s. ne says be is stray member of Tam
LA nahy Hall: The town is without street lamps.
mu, were 1t not for the houses being ali linn
""'eu IL would look dismal enough
LATEST TERRIBLE DEVELOPMENTS
- o.Grant has finally Surrendered 70 ,h.
oangor slls Secretary CresWell inst taIIs III wy,
low 1t happened. Alter the recani; HsI teIis me
Town hail 10, day, and after the 80 ~ !ne
Governor, Wilmot, and Secretary Rohnan hna1ian
made their eloquent speeches, the be',ii:ad aad
osy- y-cheeked, laughing Bangor girls awant auiLui: a:
irant Old Appomattox kissed one, and tba 10.
hey all came like sbeep-a whole honseI,e,ih
FIRST, the President hestated little-perbans
linking of Mrs. Grant and the chidren-then
e flanked his face squarely to the front, and
issed every one who came-and you bet thew |
II came! The pretty girls besieged him on ali
two or three kissed him at |
nee. There was no finch to old &ppomattox
Ihen he got started. He waded through sew
raj hundred of these pretty girls as he waded |
brough the Johneys in the Wilderness. 1t
7as fight it out on this line if it takes all sum-
aer." Robson suggested to the President |
nat he was having too much OF good thing. |
ut U Unconditional Surrender went straight |
mead with his kissing. 1t is estimated that
ne PRESIDENT kissed six hundred pair of sweet.
usnihg, pouting lips that afternoon, and so
nto history! 20