The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-07-25
Grant in England.
a REVELATION OF THE TRUE INWARD.
NESS OF THE THING.

The following letter received. in
this city from an Englishman of dis
tinction, as familiar almost with the
United States as with England. has
been handed us for publication. 1t
opens the way, no doubt, tor an in
teresting series OF social revelations:
LONDON,
June 3O.]
Well, General Grant has come and
gone, been lionized, dined and winel
to his hearts content and beyond,
another link has been forged in the
chain which binds together the two
great branches of the Anglo-Saxon
race-f believe that's the proper way
of putting it--but, as always hap
pens on such occasions, there is a
disagreeable undercurrent left be-
hind of toles told out of school which
I suppose will be sure to find their
way to the light of day sooner or
later.
Perhaps, therefore, there is no OBJ
lection to my telling you that people
were not universally delighted here
with the ex,President's ways, and
that they were pretty universally dis
gusted with the ways of some of the
people who made social capital for
themselves out of bis visit or belong
ed to his suit. In the first place, his
silence at most of the dinners which
he attended was something absolute
ly appalling. On two occasions he
literally never spoke one word from
the soup to the salad. At another
dinner be almost broke up the COM
pany by Directing to allow the Duke
of Cambridge to take precedence OF
him this, doubtless, on the instiga-
ton Of Pierrepont.
Worst of all the stories current,
however, is that in the Princess of
Wales's drawing room at Marlbor-
ough House be pulled out an enor.
nous cigar and was going to light in
when somebody stepped up and pre-
vented him. However, he must not
be too harshly judged for this, for
when Mr.. Seward was here twenty
years ago, and was taken by Mr.. Dal
las-in full dress, with ruffled shirt
to private concert at Buckingham
Palace, be insisted on injecting him
self with the fumes of huge Havans
just before he went, in spite of a civil
hint from Mr.. Dallas that the Queen
had strong personal repugnance to
the smell Of tobacco. Moreover, il
is we'll known that poor dead Mrs
Thornton, the excellent housekeepeI
of Windsor Castle, never got over the
ahominable conduct of Victor Eman.
uel, who, visiting the Castle when
King of Sardinia, insisted on smok
ing all night in bed, and thereby as
Mrs. Thornton used to say, poison
, ed'' the beautiful green satin hang
inss of his room.
The "tricks and the manners Of
the exPresident however, probably
would not have annoyed people Sc
much had it not been for the insufter
) able way in which he was compelled
to drag the Minister and the whole
Pierrepout connection about with
, within wherever he went. He was in
, censed at this himself, and openly
expressed his satisfaction at getting
out of Cavendish square. Gen. Ba
deau was another bob on the Presi
DENTAL kite which tapped unpleas
antly in peoples faces; and it is s
great pity that some kind friend had
not advised Gen. and Mrs. Grant tt
send that young hopeful, their DO,
Jesse, to school before them in some
cool and healthy part of Switzerland
On the evening of the dinner al
Windsor this misguided lad, by way
of making himself agreeable to the
Queen, went up to her Majesty anC
atiably attempted to open converse
ton with her by saying: 'Well
ma'am, your Majesty l hope your
newspaper don't write about you in
your country as ours do about my
father and mother" I grieve to say
that the interesting conversation
thus began never went any further
The young gentlemen, believe, still
lives, and l hope is not beyont
earning.-[N. Y. World.