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Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1871-09-30
wHIskEY EFT BOURBON

gcnonx ct murmura une prere.
-Je mai pas e droit de mourir soupra.t ec 10 sui.
eide est crime Qu prendrnit son daleurs Dc ma mere
ct de freres 81 e neais pas Je dos vivro pour
cnx.
Ellie ssst ct reprit penrcr Ic front cache dan,
mains ioines M t#eg
-Eh bcn, sicriat ellie Gu 50 relevant avec violence.
pusqnc je puis pas mourr o parrai dc Q,e Julien
erousc untre. quill obeisse perc Moi abenc
oublera Ia panvre 6e qui await mis- en- hi fo Je
on rai. Oh T.! nmportc Jira oin. Vi oin 4ae le SOU
vcnr de Tillay ct des Caaud senvosrs c mon esprit
Tou, c monde ne pas mechant pour Ia misere e roa.
vcra acars do braves amcs qui donucron. de lou.
vraxs. Js-travsilerai, Joaticrai peutdlrc.
Ellc sangiOts. tsa
Mats ma mere mais jeaue fire z songeat eIls
Ellie regnrda a venvs. aagselas i ts H.
-Jc con6ersi mere il IL nourricc de mon frerc.
reprt.cc Des que aura rouve gaelquc psrt 9an, une
fermc Ia villc place SORE e les sra ous veur
ct les soignerai hbas les sgac ic la nourricc
couseDtla bicn garder mere dusaot uus qunsaino
Iu dcnaDdera service des deman avant e Jour- car
e partirs dcman dc bonne hsure Jers vcux pas revo
Julien Conapd.
Ellie tressrilii eees1s sa f
On ansenlai'. d-h~s rstenr. 40 ,nsu an silerve,
e chant dcPalouettc.
rHAacis TEssos
In sai.s az proclaim nne1r3.)
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Non. il nc semble pas qu'ellc ait en-
Intelligence de ses devoirs. ct
qu'elIe ait pris les charges en- meme
temps que les profits de son avene.
ment an tr6ne. Tout entiere 4 Pab.
sorption, 4 l'engloutissement des
depouilles de la noblcsse ct do cler-
gt, arro1dissant son domaine. aug.
mentant ses capitanx, ellie s'est on.
bliee dams Ia contemplation ct Ia
ionissance de Ia fortune ct s'est
montrec 4 tout antrc egard dune
superbe indifference. Ellie await tire
l'echelIc don't les drgres l'avaient
elevee a Ia richcssc, ct peu lai i'm
portaient les cris pousses den bas
par le proletariat qni lentement
amassait dams son c1ur les dUnlenrs
ct les rancunes Portecs an joar1'hni
par Ia SOciete internationale an
passif dc la civilisation bourgeoise.
Ellie s'spanouissait dams sa fierte de
parvenue. prenait ses aises, ct ne
se souciait meme pas de gonverner
lc moad. qui venait de lni etFe Ii.
vre. I'm nuage vcnait.il tronbler Ia
serenite de son ciel, les rses de sa
capitale somptueuse etaient'ellcs
tout-a.coup envahies par lc aot i'm
pnr de fanbonriens en- gncnilles, nn
tr6nc .'ecronIait.il, la grande devise
revo.utionnairc aamboyait ellie sur
an drspeau ro"g", vite Ia bonr.
groisi.. an lieu de gonvcrncr ellie.
meme avec Justice lc pcnp'e don't
ellie etait Ia tnt,ic: natnrcllc, invo
luait le prerj.rs sauvrnr ven" ct ln'
livrait son antoritG. mo ms one &C
prntrctaur, comm. il arrivait 10 plus
<oarcnt, nc s'inp"-at dc riv !ofc",
.as anluel Ia classc prfpanaeran'e
cedait ON rem rciai', pnis 5.
Icmettait i table an banqnct
oa Sc mangrnt les parts de ccux
Ini sont i Ia po,tn "a d finjnrc
dn temps. VOLTA ce que fait Ia boar
gcoisie ,lcpnis 80. ct &C nest pas
nous qni reconnaiirons cornme cir.
const amces nttennantcs d.. fnuies
pircs que drs crimes. les caluela.
ges d'une fronde politilnc d'oh
sortcnt rarfois les tmentes aux.
gnclles Ia bourgcoisie ne nc mele
paa. ct les railleries anti-religieuscs
qui prouvent que cette meme bonr-
geoisie ma ancnne espece de foi, ne
croft nj aux dieux a:ciens nj aux
dieux nouvesrx. Ylle sa pss meme
d'ideal, ct dcpni. longtemps Far
tists De profession . manifesto son
rn3pris It son horrenr pour ce type
de Prndhomme. 10 bourgeois gate
par l. fortune. comman, vail
kairc ct stnpide, tour tour
imperienx ct servile. ct pourtant
az SONNET de Ia societe ct Ia "a
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ger separe da troupcau ID brebis gacuse. =
Ellc qui navat recueil usqua presen: que e respect
re trouvenit 10 mepris some chagne pa, route
Car il ny await pas dire lie mairc Caiaud dait trop
profondemsnt rrit6 pour reven parole II tcn
draft que trop. helas! CO quill await promis.
81 Jeanne await le courage dscouer lcutrcticn jus
quau bout ellie aurait comprs que Ia coere da ermcr
await dea baisse dun degre dcux as ello await fui
sous e coup de cctte eroyablc Je chasscrai
dc ct deji Gle voynit chassec dsshonoree pcrdac
Mon. non, secriatelc. mieux vaut moniir tout de
suite que de vvre ansi. II dix pas, pro-
fonde Puisquc les hommcs repoussens. aune
me sera hospitalierc.
!. Ellie ct IN pas pour soFtir.
as ces Instant yeux rencoutrercut 10 visagc 1c
MathuriBe qui dormait.
lie Aambeau de rssnc. que Joansc await aume
trsnt tclarat vaguemcDt 10 figure aune ct hasc de Ia
pauvrc oe ct IA faisa deachcr antastquement
bsncheur do drap sevres souva.nt ct cfcrnaent
par uu movement febrile ct marmotai,nt do ces
chansons matcrnclles 81 naivcs mais 81 submes aand a
bouche souraote dune mere les auprss dun bcr
ceau: s
Do, DO, renfant Dc,
L'cnlant dOrunrn tanot. s
Cttsit encore scs enfants qu ellie soDgca nslgre
fos este humble Of obscure bsreins du d6yousmsot.
Go sissge sime css,s vox cberie 6rent cesr.
psr euchaDtemens lezalatiou De IA uoe 6e Et tsomba
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LES MILE ET UNE
CONNAISSANCES TITLES.
CXXXVII

II Sc fait 4 Paris un commerce con.
siderable d'oranges, car 81 nous devons
croire le chiffre d i'm ortation, on eva!ue
a quarante-deux millions Ie nombre
des oranges qui y sout expediees de
Portugal, de Matte ct d'Afrique. La
vile de Blidah seule en- fournit pres de
huit millions.
De tous les commences, dit IN
savant ecrivain. celui des oranges est 4
coup sur le plus ancien. II date du
lendemain do "a creation. ct Ia premiere
orange vendue fut payee gros prix,
car lie premier marchand d'oranges fut
maitrc Satan, q j, sous Ia forme dun
serpent, SO scrvit de ce fruit pour ten
ter Ia femme dams le raradis terrestre.
Je sails qu'une vieille tradition pretend
que ce fut au moyep dune pommc,
mais je suis de ravis do Ia plupart des
commentators de Ia Bible. qui assu-
rent que. par la pomme qui fit succom-
Der notre mere Eve. il faut entendre
ce que les Latins appelsieut pommc
dor. c'est. .a.dire l'orangc. ct non 10
pommc propremsnt dite, fruit prosai ,ue
ct bss. .normsnd.-Uu autre fat con-
6rme d'ailleurs cette opinion toas les
savants placcnt lc paradis tcrrestre dams
pArabie !; Ia Premiere seduction ar
une orange cxpliquc naturellcment lc
golt des Orien.aux pour roranscale,
tandis qu'il ert iooui q"'un Ar'bc ait
bu du cidrc.
"Lorangc joue un roc important
dams l'an,iqui'e. HercuIr. le dompteur
de monsires aux temps heroiIues. ne
fut au fond ln'ync femme gourmande
il fila, ct, au jaraiu des He's; erilcs, on
lc Wit, commc Eve, tout sacriiier unc
orange.
"Ces memes oranges on pormss dor
fircnt perdre a Atuluntc lc rrix de Ia
course, parcc que Hippo:neuc. son sou.
pirant, s'avisa dc les ui fairc roulcr
dams les jambes au moment de 10 lutte"
Nombreux ecrits ont etc fats sur
l'orangc, don't on dit: "c'cst Ia pen
dule dn pauvrc, qui en- garnit 81 che.
minee."
&c fruit meme defraye Ia charalc:
Mon premier eat metal precieux,
Mon second habite les cieux,
Mon tout est fruit delicieux.
(COCHINAT, Rome, 1862
Apres ces eminentes autorites. il
nous scrait maladroit dc parlcr aussi
d'oranges. Nous nous rapgeons de Pavis
de ceux mi afirmcnt que ccttc fameuse
pommc dc l'Eden fut unc orange. Cettc
opinion nous est dictec par l'amour-
propre. Eve. dit-on, syant doune i
Adam le fruit qu'ellc await cntame, il
est plus Aatteur pour les hommes de
penser que 10 premier dc lcur sexs a
perdu 10 paradis pour uuc orange, ct
non pour urc pommc.
Dams le premier cas-. c'e.t IN mou-
sieur poll qui accepte un qrartier do.
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C'est ce Prudhomme, don't la peur a
fat 4 certains jours de represaiIles
un monton enrage, c'est lui qni a
laisse confisquer par Napoleon Ter
ct Napoleon III. ct par les Bour-
bons dcs deux branches, rheritage
81 peniblement conquis des Fran.
Gals; 4 lui la responsabilite du Is
brumaire ct du 2 decembre, de
Sedan rendn ct des Provinces per-
dues; quill sc frappe 10 poitrine,
car il est plus que lie complice, il
Test l'auteur des dGsastres de son
pays. ct c'est encore lui, 4 son
hesitation puerile, a son indigne
frayenr, gull doit imputer lie re-
doutable aspect dune route quill Sc
plat 4 .rendre tortucusc ct sombre,
ct au bout de iaqnelle il finira, sill
rentre dams les vieilles 0rnieres, par
rencontrer les cobortes vengeresses
de l'Internationale. La bourgeoisie
intelligence ct couragense dn
XVIIIe steele fait IL lit OH a mol.
lement repose celle du XIX, qni a
t0nt Pair de faire le ccrcueil Oh ellie
sera ellie. meme couchec jamais.
Les republicans de Ia veille sin.
clinent devant ellie ct Ia con- ursnt
d'rxcrccr ie ppuvuir. mais n'cntcn.
dent pas quo, par son etcrnclle
scur dc l'inconnn, ellie livrc encore
lc pays mnliIe i un regime qni
nest que trop connu. II est temps
qu',Ilc scontc ceux dcs siens qu'
ont gardi 1uclque sentiment DE-
sa digniie Ct dc son inttret; !;
gu'cllr reReclisse, avant dc CON
metre unc abdicaliJn nouvsllr,
aax cxliortaiions d. mobiles person.
nag 8. tells que MN. dc Noai!lcs G.,
dc Tuc1:evilr, don't Ia bouclle
eloluente rend un hommasc sisin-
cerc A Ia vtrile Q,'ehfn c!le s'effor-
ce de me.iler l'tloge que lc celebrc
hislorien A"gastin Thicrry faisait
des ancicns bourgeois: I'll y u, dit.
il. nn grand merite d'a propos 1
rrcucillir l'histoire de ces families
SANS nom, mais non pas sans gloirc,
d'ou sont so,tis les l,orn,nes qni
fircnt les revolutions dc 1889 ct de
1880. En- .ffet, de grandes Iecons
ct de bcanx exemples pour IL steele
present peuvent sor,ir de Ia reveIa-
ton de cette face obscure ct trop
.negligee des six derniers siecles de-
notre historic rationale. II y await,
chez nos ancttres de Ia bonrgeoisie,
cantonn9s dams lenrs mile petits
centres de liberte ct d'action muni.
cipalcs. des monrs fortes, dos vcr.
tns pnbliques, un devoucmcnt naIf
ct intrepide ! Ia loi commune ct !
10 cause dc toas snrtout lis pose
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E. DUMEz T. BELOW RE0ACTEURS

daient 4 un haut drgrd cette quali,6
du vrai citoycn ct de l'homme poll.
tique, qui consiste 4 savoir nette-
mcnt ce Qu'on veat ct nonrrir des
volontes fortes ct pcrstrerantes."
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range que lui offrc une dame &c 1ui Sc
fait dams les mcilIeurcs societies.
Dams lie seconl cas-, c'cst un meurt-
de.faim qui rongc un trosncn pouah !
Mieux vaut done ttre poll que nal.
propre.
(Jouraai Wuslre.)
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CARTE OFPICIELLE
DE- EETAT De Ia L0UISIANE
HARDEE

Cette carte, don't 10 bes0in Sc fassit viye-
nent sentir, et6 preparee ayec un soin
extreme ct une exactitude parfaite par NJ.
T..S. HARDEE ringenieur specislrment
nomms par l'Etat acct eA-t. Etant oficiellc.
ellie iait necessaircment AUToRITE.
Ellie embrasse une vnriete de rcnscignet
ments qui jamais suparavant mont et6
compris dams aucune carte d'Etat; on y
trouve les divers CANAUx. CHEMINs DE FER,
achieves ct prjet6s la designation dc cha.
que township sur remplacelnent des
townships; les Mons de tous les PLANTEuRs
ct de toutes les PLANTATIONS IL long du
heuve MISSISSIPPI, ct un resume compet ct
hdele de tous 'cs documents liIsTOH voUES
ct sgATisTioUEs, relatifs 4 fEtat.
pEIx: Si2.oO L'ExEMPLAiRv.
Cette carte, d'environ six picds cares
est elsgamment col0riee ct montee sur
rouleaux. w@ "au
lie soussigns 10 droit eSclusif de vente
de Ia Carte HARDEE. .....r.
EDGAR0 STEEL.
Nile Orleans, P..O. Lock Box 4s9, ct
Etablissement lithographique, % rue St
Charles, Sc etage.
CERTIFICATES
Nous certi6ons avoir fait un examen criti
bue de Ia carte Oiiicielle dc Ia Louisiana
publiee par T..S. Har,iec, incsnieur spScial
Ct nous Ia recommandons, non settlement
CONNIE une 9uvre dart, msis encpre CONF,
un objet d'utilite pour tout Marchand et
resident syant un intertt quelcouque dams
rEtat. # '@r
u. L. BgAuREdARD. rs
WV. J. McCuLLocH, ex ar.
, penteur general.
M.JEFF. THOMPSON, ingGnieur
en- chef du board des travaux publics.
j. A. D'HEMEcoURr, d6pnti.
arpenteur de 10 vile de Ia Nouvelle.
Orleans.
HENRY VAN VLEcx, ingGnieur
en chef du chemin dc fer de In Nouyel.
le'Orleans. Mobile ct Chattanooga
w. II. BELL, arpenteur dc 10
vile.
B. II. GREENE, ingenieur rn
chef du cI,emin de fer de Ia NouvClle.
Orleans, Baton Rouge ct Vicksburg.
JouS LyycH. arpenteur gene.
raj de rEiat do la- Louisiana.
CHARLES WHIrxxY Cio
agents.
JAMES TUcKER. agent general
,lu cl,emin de fer central du Mississippi.
PIKE BROTHER 4 Cic.
l5av7l Gm.
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AIMS one ls lei await recommends Jslisa, Jeanne,
49, . rspss psis eoa1ss = Oaillssdsss, s'mst
psas alasodss sjnss hsnns, dass y ssie = oonpa-
eris de- ssvastes ri sshssaisst lee pc6fa psss \
Ma;s bien6s, eaarsssss bosviss saeheSsy so1t1stdS
avslsasss q sSvastss aRs.6rsAe ssi ps Is qsi ~
srss sssvsrtss q pails = Ses - " dsvaiSss gasS
up spn ben g.gst spres uss d dure journes.
Jeanne reeea seule.
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JEANNE DE BEAUCE

IL chies Fino pelosooaS dams Il pou1ers. scgsrdst
d usnd gil proond e doug son jeuns nsss don't ls
poirg. eepaiens don't es hvres ooutraetsss
raiept dss uols s,ns suite. -rFr
il chisn await Fair De compatir = muetts dssleur
--AIoss. s'6cra Jslsa Calland, . lsvant bruG
qssnspk lei pssisai deasin ellie dorns tnsquills
cour. -.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-11
WORCESTER
nloNnAY. prcrMnnR n, 1sa1.


The republicans have nominated an excellent
ticke, for mayor and aldermen and excellent
candidates for members Of the common coun-
ell, taking the list as a whole; but they under
stand Of course, that the tlcket will not elect
itself Therefore they will work at the polls,
to-day, and seek to bring out every voter who
will support their candidates. This is the way
to success, which will he sure If sought in ear
nest.
We have already expressed our estimate of
MIR Cromptons qualifications for the office of
mayor; and these are not likely to be called
in question. But we find, Also in the two lists
Of candidates for the city council, very con-
elusive reasons for supporting the republican
candidates. On the Citizens" ticket there are
several good republicans; but every candidate
for the wards which the chief managers OF the
"citzeus movement expect to carry, is dem
ocrat We invite the republican voters to make
note OF this, and observe, also, that the repub-
lican nominations for the council are generally
very good.
In ward three our scheming competitors have
gone so far as 10 drop one of their -1egularly
nominated candidates for the council, although
a democrat, because they believed he had an in
clination to yo..-ior Mr.. Crompton, We be-
lieye, however, that the friends of the discarded
-rafdidate claim that they constitute a majority
Of the democrats in the ward, and that the cX-
communicating caucus was managed by "bolt-
crs." There is a very decided democratic flavor
in the "citizeus" management of their nomina-
tions therefore We hope that no republicans
will allow themselves to aid these shrewd demo-
cratic schemers in their desire to capture the
city council. genuine "citizens" management
of municipal affairs, mutually arranged and
honestly conducted, is one thing; a "citzens "
movement conriyed mainly by one party |
against the other, is quite another thing
Our candidates, from Mr.. Crompton down |
through the whole list, deserve the warmcst |
and most effective support that can be given |
them; and we feel sure that republican voters |
will study the situation and scrutinize the two |
lists of candidates, carefully, before voting. |
The talk of candidates, hopes and probabilities,
has been lively for some days. Let there be |
honest, earnest wolk, to-day, on the part of re-
publicans, and their candidates will be elected. |
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-11
Alexis in philndcInhin.

The Grand Duke Alexis, as we learn from our
correspondents, having duly gone through with
the state reception, breakfast and ball, arranged
for him on Monday last by his Philadelphia
hosts, heard of certain Methodist fair which
was going on in the city, and expressed de-
sire to visit it, to the great disgust of the re-
caiying committee. A fair with its pretty girls
and pin-Cushions, was beneath the contempt Of
even eX-mavors or generals, much less an I'M
perial highness. The imperial highness, how
ever had his own way, went to the fair, hlrted
with the prettieSt sales-women, bought slippers
and paper knives, threw about his grcenbackS
with as keen an appreciation otlun as any other
lad and, as the Philadelphians report with
amGzement, appeared to enjoy himself there as
he had not done since he came to the city
1t seems to us that not only Philadelphians
but all Americans might take a hint here as to
their msapprehension of the aim Of true hospi-
tally. The fact is, we are the only nation un-
der heaven ashamed of being ourselves in the
eyes of strangers. The Englishman welcomes
his guest to his heavy dinners; the Frenchman
offers the exquisite pldtS OF his dejeuners or the
evening wit and eau-suCrec OF the salons; the
Italian, music and aflights in the Conversations.
They do not alter in one whit their ordinary
habit fol his coming or going. But let
foreigner OF note come among us, and while we
display our ships and shops and schools as un-
mistakably our own, we betraY frantic haste
to alter our manners, dress, and meals into
what we conceive to be the usage OF good So
carried in Philadelphia las to New York we
never mention it,, that some half dozen of the
merchants and publishers who were his hosts
sat and ate apart with the grand duke after
the court fashion, while the remainder of his
entertainers herded together and looked hungrly
and obviously on. What explanation was offered
for this division into castles of the "sovereigns,'
we know not The truth is, that Americans have
so often been laughed at as ill-bred that we slip
into those grossly vulgar mistakes in trying to
prove our good breeding. We occupy precisely
the position among nations that an uneasy
l,oUUealt richie does in society when he tries to
establish his rank by talking of his acquaint-
ances. If we could remember but one broad
fact, we could regain our compoSure and selt-re-
spect which is that every nation has and ought
to have its own habits and manners as well as
traits of character and it is to see and study
these in our simple, unaffected home lives that
foreigners come among us, not TO be treated to
tawdry imitation of court forms of which we
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iormy expressed by me ever since"
Americans in England seem to be fastidiously
sensitive on the score of seeming TO solicit aid
from foreigners for the sufferers by the Chicago
fire. A great deal of dissatisfaction was eX-
pressed by some Of them when, almost simulta-
neousy with the first account of the fire, a dis
patch was received in London, purporting to
come from the New York chamber of commerce,
asking Englishmen to help in relieving the des-
ttutc. Except on the ground that il implied a
doubt of their readiness to give unsolicited, we
see no great Improperly in the request. HUI
manity and mutual helpfulness are not limited
in their operation by national boundaries and
it is not necessarily more Objectionable for a
citizen of New York to say to bis London friend,
1--WE are trying to relieve the distress of this
desolated city. Can you help usP than it
would be for the mayor of Springfield, Illinois,
TO send similar message to the mayor of Gin
cinnati.
An instance of similar fastidi0usucss, with
much less occasion for it, is the withdrawal of
Mr. George W. Smallcy from the Anglo-Amer-
can association, because that society had taken
the initiative in a scheme to present library to
Chicago. The proposition originated with the
English members, and none Of the Americans,
who were very few in number, were asked or eX-
pccted TO take any part in soliciting contrbu
lions or otherwise promoting the object. We do
noe understand that Mr.. Smaey had any obiec-
tons to the plan in itself, nor to the mode in
which its accomplishment is sought; but as he
happens to be a native Of the country in which
Chicago is situated, his delicate sense of pro-
priety has led him TO retire from the association.
He does it in such way as to attract notice to
his action and alleged motive, and English peo-
pie laugh at him not unreasonably.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-11

We published, something more than a year
ago, the following extract from Alexander H.
stephens Constitutional View of the Recent
War" Recent contemptuous estimates Of Gen.
Grants ability have again called attention to il.
Mr. Stephens has faults enough, and we arc by
no means disposed to consider him generally
Trustworthy critic Of persons or events but he has
had long and extensive acquaintance with pub
JIG men and public affairs, and was certainly not
inclined by associations Or prejudices to form
too favorable an opinion Of the man Of whose
appearance he gives the following sketch:
81 was instantly struck with the greatlsimplici-
Is and perfect natur.ilness Of his manners. and
the entire absence OF anything like afectation
show, or even the military air or mein of men i'm
his position, He was plainly attiTed, sitting in
a lug cabin lusiy writing on a small table. by
a kerosene lamp 1t was night when we ar
rived. There was nothing in his appearance or
surroundings which indicated his official rank.
There were neither guards or aids about him.
Upon Col. BabcOck's fapping at his door the
response, Come H., was given by himself in
tone Of voice aud with cadence which can
never forget.
"His conversation was easy and fluent. with
out tue least effort or restraint In this nothing
was so closely noticed by me as the point and
terseness With which he expressed whatever he
salo. ne Hlu MOI seem either TO court or avoid
conversation but, whenever he did speak, what
he sad WIS 70 the point and covered the whole
matter IN few words ! saw before beipn with
him long that he was exceedingly quick in per
cepiiJn and direct in purpose, nith a rast 3eot
mofe o. Dfd"s nun tongue as ready as that was
at bis command.
eve were here with Gen. Grant two DAYS. He
furnished as with comfortable quarters on hoard
one Of his despatch boats The more became
acquainted with bin, the more / became
thoroughly impressed With the very extra
ordinary combination Of rare clements of char
acter which he exhibited. Daring the time he
met us frequently, and conyefsed freely upon
various subjects, not much upon our mission. |
saw however very clearly that he was very
anxious for the proposed conference 10 take
place, aud from an that was said | inferred
whether correctly or not do not know--that he
was tally apprsed ofis proposed object
pom the whole the result Of this first ac-
qhaiufahee with Gen. Grant, beginning with our
going TO and ending with our return from
linpion Roads, was the conviction on NV
mind that, taken an ia all, lie was one Of the
most remarkable men had ever met with, and
that his career ia life if bis days should be prl-
lQnged, lf9s hu1iy entered upon: that Ills char.
aeief Ras not yet fully devel 1ped; that he him
sell was not aware Of his own power and thai if
De lived, he wound in the future sexert a controll-
ing influence in shaping the destinies Of this
country, either for good or evil. Which il
Hepld De, time and circumstances alone could