Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-02
A MEMORABLE INTERVIEW.
Last Meeting Between the Pres
ident and Vice.President.

FROM the n. L. deralQ-
One of the most memorable visits
during the sickness of the late Vice
President was that made by President
Grant the day after Mr.. Wilson's
shock. There was not shadow of re-
serve or misunderstanding, both par
ties evidently being animated with the
kindliest feelings. The President show
ed the most earnest sOlicitude for Mr..
Wilson, and the latter was just as anx-
ious to manifest his gratitude for the
promptitude of the visit. The Presi-
dent was met at the door of the Vice
Presidents room by DR.. Baxter, who,
preceding him, said to Mr.. Wilson;
"Mr. Vice-President, the President
has come to see you"
Mr.. Wilson with great effort partially
raised himself on his elbows in the bed.
when the President advancing. his hat
in his hand, extended his hand, which
Mr. Wilson grasped, the President say
ing:
"WeIi, how is the eVice-President? i
am very sorry to find you ill.,"
The Vice President replied: "How
do you do. Mr.. President? 1 am glad
to see you, 1 am feeling somewhat
easier to-day"
The President who had meanwhile
taken q seat by the bed, then said:
"HOw did this come about? When
were you attacked? just arrived from
New York this morning."
The Vice. President then proceeded
to narrate with considerable particular
ity, but in low, feeble voice, the man
ner in which he WAS seized in the Sen
Gfr. knI-
bath, and told how, when in New
York, he underwent severe surgical
operation, the soaring OF the flesh over
the spinal column between the shoul-
ders with . white. heated iron, and
added: II imagine the operation had
something to do with my present pros
tration. Don't you, doctor ?"
''Oh, no." replied DIR. Baxter; 'it
will undoubtedly have very beneficial
effect. The immediate cause was the
warm bath, which it was very impru-
dent in you to take, fear" He added
pleasantly turning to the President,
"the Vice-President ate too many good
dinners in New York"
The President here remarked to Mr..
Wilson, "You ought to take little
wine with your dinners to help diges-
ton. What do you think, doctor !;
don't you think that little wine with
heavy dinner aids digestion ?"
Undoubtedly 1t does" replied the
doctor, "taken In moderate quantities.
That is fact undisputed by the medi-
cal faculty, 1 believe"
"Well, have always thought so"
said the President. have eaten
hearty dinners and drank no wine,
nothing but wster-not that 1 abstain
| from wiue-and have always noticed
that never felt so well afterwards as
in cases where I drank little wine."
Conversation then turned on the
Presidents visitS to New York. He
stated that he-went there with Mrs.
| Grant, who wanted to do some shop
ping, and that his visit was one OF
business merely. He referred to the
weather in New YORK rs very fine. A
pause easuing in the conversation, the
| Vice-President asked. "Do you hear
from Nellie' (meaning Mrs. Sartoris)
"often?"
"Oh, yes," replied the President.
"Her mother gets letter almost every
weekly every steamer. She writes
long and very interesting letters. She
writes with great facility"
The President remained about fifteer
minutes, when, taking his hat and
rising, he said:
= 81 hope you will be better soon, Mr.