New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-04
CIGARS AND BID MANNERS.
ANECDOTES or PRESIDENT GRANT AND COL JAMES
BOWIE.
To me Editor Of The Trfbure

ANECDOTES or PRESIDENT GRANT AND COL. JAMES
BOwIR.
To me Editor Of The Trtbuse
SIR: found this in your issue of the 18th
inst:
Lady travelling from Sew-York To Boston. short
time ago. took hcr sea, III up enti Tenn one wa.
smoking: the other held fresh and unghted cigar just
ready 10 apply the match Tine ir 1r"sIr u a, u' th
the OGOr Of sinoAc, and calmly n,hhrAtu alVuu t ad
this wac the drawing ear and they would please .u
the smoklngfar tor~aiu Tor tho Snohe va Foty am.
Siye TO her. me gentleman lehONeu VIC u' ,J !,
weeds. looked extremely serious sbolt H. ana pu y
Sn,rIrd lie miv rsGste the lady to ,ep into
anuther car hut she comfortably seated anu u,runc
dressed tha ord be smoker as Mr. President" and
when at last oD" let drop the mystic wora
tho Obuse wcl!-Iueaniue dame recognized her cOpT
ny and. sumulOnn, the conductor sought another cai
II affords prominent Illustration OF the common rc'
mat self ndu scnce OF whatever kind tends directly 10
bad mnnncrs-I may add often To bad morals ~"
days ifr Gen Grant was inaugura'ed as PreTieht inc
first time went into the Executive Chamber with the
Republican members OF the Pennsy lyanis delegation III
the two houses OF Congress the President came H.
with cigar In his mouth nodded at OF the persons
present >hoOk aDl. with others, ana while ihey ie'u
seats took dr stand table on which wa pie
Of books. Lesnins his left elbow on the top
most book he pulled away che tobacco smoke Inc Ou-
est member of tho delegation. seated on sofa at my
aide could hardly restrain his indignation lie Wills
uiny wears and under different Administrations nut
have seen nothing compare with this The President
had patronage the Senator's aad Representatives, wanted
the dsnen aiion Of portions of it for SUSTAIN
Ing themselves home; ami they held In check the nh'
ura disgust they felt
remember u story head 10 Lr 20 year, ago rtige
coach was going along Arkansas road on the pdcA
seat were thrce women tho middle on, two mrn.
tai and muscular while the forward -eat held Only a
small man. wr9ppod up completely In blanket After
iinr one of the powerful the middle seat lit a
,iaor and annexed. The sIncse went full IN TIE face Of
one OF the women, vino was both young and tmid she
sikcned and then requested tho man 10 s0p -iokllg
This aroused the ruan lm. ana he roughly dee ,arel
have paid nv fare; il " customary To smoke, ana
will smoke o. much | have mind to-" Accordingly
ne took out fresh cigar, AMI started I'll" smokecl"ud
again The woInan could only add tina. "smoB'r5 ought
not "a forget 10 be gontlencn.' This suggestion
excited the mans rake to white heat. AT this
point the small the front seat
laid aside his blanket, put his left nano
on the knee of the enraged ran in order to Withdraw
his attention nom the and 10 himself while with
b,neen hi. shoulder blade. Pointing tho weapon al
the heart of the brute and looking him square Ia TIE
eyes tho little man quietly said: am Col. james
RnNgie and uuic.s yG throw that cigar away IN ohc
minute this knife into your heart az true a.
tlirrp In Got" The rutan couprehended III
An instant u in whom he had O deal, and threw Inc
ir.,r ont of he window without adding word. col
B0wj replaced hiH weapon. drew his blanket about hni
and re,alsed into a condition of apparent indifference
n ho had lived in the ancient tmea hr cote nlporares
the generation nuuvtl3l'iy loliVhlh6' "uu4" AZ. q
made gud Of hn T.
H0ptsd0!e. April 30, 1870.