Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-04-16

He CIV tn . Chicago tribune Re
porter a Touch OF West Point ssti-
auette, and Sends a M Id naessage
TO the Terrible storey.

The result of an interview WITT TIE
gallant Col frederick Dent Grant il
given by the Chicago Times: Col
Fred Grant, one Of tue staff OF Gen
sheridan, the ton-in-law of Chicago
millionaire, a graduate of West Point,
aud the son of his father, the President
Of tn United States Of America, is at
the Grand Pacific Hotel. He has
been there day or two, aud stoi :
there BECAUSE he prefers it to the Pal
mer House, and because it is more
congenlai. The Times was not un-
mindful OF the advent into this city OF
SO distinguished a gentleman, aid APP
preciating bis inestimable aer.ices RS
hero, and learning that it was not
improbable shat lie would engage IL
banking here. 1pon the earnings
which he has laid aside by. the sweat
of bis own brow both III Earopo and
America, sent represent alive to call
upon him at his hotel, to ascertain the
views of the Colonel ups n his rumore,
embarkation in buiness here; upon
MS OPINION Of the Palmer Holse a. &
| hote!; upon his ideas rs to whether Ia,
world was fiat or round; upon his
| views as TO the BeccIer- Elton affair,
| aud the extent to which he thought
|
| financial condition of the country. the
speed of Bonner's steeds, and other
| matters upon which it is known that
| the gallant Colonel holds othodox
| views. The reporter called IN The
afternoon and sent a note. couched IL
| the following language, to the eon-iu-
| law of H. 81. Houors:
GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL. April L
| Lieut.. Col. Fred Grant. U s. A
| DEAR SIR:-The Chicago Times desires
to obtain your views upon certain
| matters which its reporter viii present
20 you this evening at 1870 O'clock,
with your kind permission.
Very respectfully,
hsPOkTER CHICAGO TIMGS
The clerk whistled up his ''iIvtf!"
| and sent him flying to "Col Gratt.
zO2, white the reporter waltzsd be-
| fore mirror 10 get hIinet il III propet
shape to appear before
THE YOUNG Man FROM WEST PuIrT.
| Every posture Was I'ract ccd uu;it pr
lection vas tiioCkht to be uit M. IT.
the art of court reception, Much )"
Ehe reil / o: shc reporter, Col. Grant.
2U2," was not IN. lie had gone out
.idlng. ihls gave thr reporter furt he,
time tu praCtlce aud read mp ON tine
Beecher matter; the Topography of the
Biacs Hills and the sy- TEN OF cuIfur-
and refinement wh!cn young men i"vc
to become proficient i'll T. fore they
leave West Point. Military maps war,
were also consulted, and TIE fields
where the colonel had Ell many ii
radiant band to the enemy and sur
endered them without bioodshed VI IT
noted down Then an hour WIS ~. ut
ia Nose 0 Neill's tonsorlai chair, and
| everything was gotten up III style
worthy OF the family to whose repre-
sentative the reporter was soon to pre-
sent himself. The hour of 7:3U o'cioch
arrived. With elastic step and a mul-
titude of coined phrases III his mind.
the reporter stepped III at the Grand
Pac fic and sent up h.s card. Again
AN able bodied civil rights man APP
ptarcd before the keen whistle of he
obllgirg clerk cool. Grant, 202 -
Five minutes, upon which brief no
ment there seemed to swing the aes-
TIMES OF the third term, vanished, and
the yonng mulatto from "202' al.
pros ched:
Col. Grant will be down in fe9
minutes, he said to the clerk.
The clerk, wish wave OF the hand
and twist Of his muetache. turned tC
the trembling m.i OF the Times and
said IN u steutOriau voice:
"Co'. Grnut viii be down in a f>W
mlnutes-ah."
The reporter bowed, and await q
the approach of the man from ''2u2
1u few minutes there desce4drd
man from the grand stairway, :
youug man with mustache and Gu
| al i, 1
though they bad been mapped out Tor
A cropOf Burnside whlskers, and failed
t. produce. His step was high, arr
his bearing ia millit ire in the ex
rene. There was q slight Iull IL. the
grand halfway a. be approached anC
y ,cked up toothplck at the utlic,
desk, and then the hum of hUmal
voices went On as before. The hour
hsd come Hastily the Times man
glanced into mirror aud pulled III
his collar. HIRE j. what followed, nc
cording 70 the ,u.es Of etiquette al
West Point:
Col. Gran Ito clerk who sent thai
card up 10 my room?
Clerk (to..ihe biushing reporter AR
you the gentleman
WHO SENT A CARD TO COL. GRA>T;
| you are the Times Reporter?
Reporter-I AN.
Clerk-Coi. CIR Mt, this is the ger.
tieman from the Times.
! Reporter touches his hat according
to the rules Of West Point, bows u>
they do i'll Eu ope at court II cep-
ton, ANA paused.
Col. Grant-what do you want:
This wa~ said in al excited napDer.
Reporter-if you are net enea. Cd
for few minutes, the Times de,iles
to OBJ ain your Views about
Col. Grant drawing himself up a.
they do ut West Point when they are
learning e'iquette)--Don't you think
it pretty q d id impudent in Sto,
rey to send down here to ascertain my
views about anything?
The reporter begged leave to inform
Col. Grant that a reporter WAS lot cx
pected to make inquiries beyond Ia.
inst ructIons. He was detailed to dc
his work and was expected to carry il
out.
Col. Grant-You can tell Storey te
go to hell.
The reporter blushed, and again APP
preached the Colonel i'll an apologize
way.
Co'. Grant-What do you want any
how?
K~porter-Will You inform the pub
Ii" through the Times if II is t. ue ,h,.
Won will soon open ID bank here ?
Col. Grant-You can tell the Times
it's none of it's ID business. Il Sto-
rey wants to know what am gong t.
do, let him come here to see ME H.
has abused me and my family, nnd
now sends to interview me
The reporter again spoke mildly
and said something about people gel.
ting unduly excited.
Dol. GraLt-Don't speak to me, sir
Don't speak to me! l want no repor
er to speak to me-no reporter OF the
Chicago Times. I want nothing to d,
with you or anybody who is on 1t.
Several gentlemen gathered aroui q
aud the reporter walk i away. FL,
was followed by two or three parties
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