The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-24
GRANT IN MAINE.
How He Travelled. and What He
Dldn't Get-POOr south Carolina.


A correspondent OF the World il
describing Grants visit to Maine, says
At Kendalls Mills, the General saw
a bevy Of pretty girls waiting at tn,
station. His eyes frightened, he threw
away his cigar, aud rushed like mad tc
the door Of his car, and then stood or
the platform. Lizzy Merrill, one o
the sweetest girls in the world, made s
dive for his ruby lips, and he was jus,
about to imprint passionate kiss or
her mouth, when Jerk went the train
the couplings clashed, and away went
the Presidential car. just as happiness
was within the Presidential grasp. lie
didn't get taste of Lizzy's lips, and re.
turned 10 his seat disappointed man,
expressing his determination 10 put
three more counties in South Carolina
under martial law
"Aud serve EN- right said General
Porter. If these Northerners won't
give us what we want, why, take it out
Of the Southerners." ."
When the train reached Portland the
General stuck his head ont OF the win.
dow and saw an old gatfer shaking his
head and looking sadly at the ground
"Pshaw," said the General, they
can have anything worth getting here;
drive on.
Entering SkOwegan the cars passed q
hatters shop. The General quickly
removed his hat and ostentatiously
brushed it; his motive was rapidly
OWNED, and out ran the halter with "a
bran new article which he handel up 10
the great man.
Thank you sad Grant, John. put
it with the rest.
But when he reached Bangor he
found the present to be second.hanied
bonnet and ont OF style; so in his rage
aud disgust he threw it into the street.
At Burnham the same old scene was
reenacted Nobody gave him any
thing, and he began to fear that nobody
would give him anything but the cold
shoulder for dinner at Bangor so in
despair he turned to Cresswell and asked
him for a cigar and the answer TO a
conundrnm. The Conundrnm was this
"Why il now the best of all times q
Cresswell knew, but he wouldn't tell.
" Brcause, says Graht, 1T is the
present. Give us a fresh cigar
At Bangor the people were rager to
view | ysscS, but unfortunately in step
ping from the car Secretary Robeson
got in front Of Grant and was mistaken
tor him. The people yelled, and each,
bearing his little tribute OF love, made
a drive at him. Watches Of the pure4t
orode were showered upon him, hats
were jammsd agp2oqr 2oqrIP biz 10 Efatk "a par
HahHSH'.y -" Uu the Secretary legs.
Women threw at him boxes LABELLED
Mrs. Grant" Miss Grant M lster
Grant Mr.. Dent" Mrs. Del t, and
so on, till poor Robeson was almost
crazy. In the melee the goods were
tramplcd into the dust, and poor Grant
was forced to say TO his man, TOO bad
John, don't put those things with the
rest.
vt last order was restored, and Mayor
Dale gave his hand to the President,
who mechanically tried to put il into
his pocket aud looked grieyed and hurt
when he found that it was attached to
the Mavor person. Then they entered
a barouche, the Mayor, the General,
Mr.. Jewet,. and Lord Lisgar, Governor
General OF Canada Then followed the
two cabinets, and the cOrtegc drove of
amid the widest excitement, everybody
OF course wanted to zee him But
the homeless poor who had nothing to
give, sat wailing on the curhs,onc.. The
party went to the Bangor llou-r, where
Ulysses dressed tor dinner, which he
was 10 take at the house o; the Hon.
Hannibal lIamlin As he dressed he
looked paintively at John aud said
"Ah, John, these drawers are all full
ofholes dear me, dear me
Never mind, said his trusty man,
heres n new pair Of nice lamhswool
drawers, just sent in by Draper a Co.
The Presidents face frightened rs he
softly murmurei. "Ah. how kind they
all are to me. And then he tried to
draw them on, but ala. they were too
small, and he had to say, with a SIGH
Put them among the rest, John; the
old ones are good enough for me. May
be they'll Il; little Ulysses. And 80
he hal To wear his ol ragged things,
but yet determined to make Sonth