Arizona citizen., 1875-11-06
THE CITIZEN.
" NOVEMBER s, 1875.
3.., end President.

II
 r,oss in a very pleasant and cha1ty manner, gives us his impressions as follows:
 Aruad with & newspaper and cigar, ,.;n ambush for the President III one of the little canvas shades by the roadside, along with crowd of pleas ,,,. ..eksrs. until nesrly five o'clock, ,~hon some one st my side said, qui- etly:
 THERE GOES THE PREsIDEr' uo had passed within few Psoes Of rs Tn fsct, l had been looking at b;,o for half a minute before knew ..h.t this WAS the President of the mighty Republic, sDd the great cap tain that the world was in roar Of admiration over only 8 few years ago. The face is 8 great face. There is no donbt of that whatever. It is made
 
 m of savage strength and gentleness together. To get back to the subject The President was driving alone. hold ing the reins in safe-csreless fashion as if he was used to them, and now and then lifting his hat to the right and left whenever there was any rec ognition or demonstration whatever and believe invariably to the ladies whom he met driving down the beach.
 A man iu the plainest black-a very brosd-shouldered, strong-ouIIt mau-melted away in the crowd of carriages of the line, and l, for the first time in my life, had seen Presl- dent of my country. Dogs, horses -botsles-all. that picture was demolished. l even looked III yain for the cigar ss he drove back by us' after half an hour, for it was not. 1 Yet sfterwsrd noticed, not to enter into detail about trifes, that the cigar is the rule when driving. The sandy beard is bit gray; hair, thick and black; the face full, and the very nicturs of health and composure, and the man may safely count on e quarter of a century of rest upon earth after his retirement.
 How we met, how l came to be so honored as to sit with the great cap tain and talk with him, under his roof, of lands and scenes we were equally familiar with in Oregon, and all that, would be very interesting indeed. But here I shall draw the line. The man 5 cottage is his castle, and it shall not be invaded. All the pleasant little things that passed under the Preai- dents roof are sacred. But the satis- faction that felt on finding this man one of
 THE SIMPLEST AND sISCEREsT, THE PUREsT AND THE BEST
 IOf men, oheerfully share with you who hsvepride and patriotism to glory in our country's renown, and the honor and the good namo of her gress men.
 It has been my fortune during the
 past five years to meet with, III one
 way and another, about all the hesds Iof the great powers of the Old World,
 and 1 an free to say that l saw noth- ing there more Oourtly and decorous,
 and at the same time simple and man. ly, than the bearing and behavior oi
 the President of the United States
 who, ] sm informed, has still for th' first time to visit Grant race-track.
 Mine was not hurried visit at all but extended over some time at Long
 Branch, and, if this mans everyday 1, life is any key to his character, th' , country ought to count itself very proud, indeed, of this figure for it , great gallery. an perfectly aware : however, that know nothing at al about the political life of the grea . captain, and it IS possible that he ! even as great failure us an admins trstor As was the Duke of Wellington can only say to many people of thu great West, who have not an oppor tunity to see the man as he IS, or hi , life and surroundings, that they Z must journey far before they find { , simpler. a more gentle and rehne( little household than that which ou . President rules over in the cottage 8
 Long Branch In his domestic ad ministrstiOn be Is certainly & success !, and 6 kinder father is not to be found
 take the responsibility of prophecy
 ing that this will be the verdict (
 time upon his administration of th affairs of the common State, sls,
 Gsinssy it who will.
 a In conclusion l must say that son ;. weeks of idling about the BrAnci {, where the President was to be see B. almost dsily, some little intercourt
 with him, some conversation on knott .e subjects, which it seems to ne Coi . gress only succeeds in tying up tight
 every time 1t touches them, some clo B. observtion in that gentle and hspI Of household, and sll that, assure Il IT. that this man iu not py,lv a wary rr-a