Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-06-26
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Miseellaileous.
GRANT As A SAILOR.

General Grant has been present at every
meal on board the Indiana since we sailed
except supper. In regard to this he as
serted that he did not see the use of hur-
rying through dinner in order to be in
time Tor tea. This is practically the case,
Tor very little more than an hour inter-
venes between one meal and the other.
Jesse Grant has also retained his appetite
without exception, and so, l believe, has
Mrs. Grant, although she has kept her
room most OF the time through nervous
ness. The General is cut out for sailor.
lie seems thoroughly at home, rises early
and strolls about the deck, smokes his
cigar. chats pleasantly with every one,
plays an occasional game at Boston"
and sleeps well. Whenever he sees or
hears OF anything irresistibly funny he
tells it at once. MY legs are too short"
he said one morning; ''lhe ship rolled so
much last night, and at every roll either
slid downward two feet or back on my
head. Then | got out of bed and tried TO
make the berth shorter by slowing all the
vaises in it | could find; but they soon
Jumped out. and so | did not sleep at allr
The next day the carpenter nailed par
tition across the berth and made it more
conveniently proportionate for the little
corporal. Gen. Grant was tickled to death
one morning, because, through the ship
urchng, he had twice slid off his seat on
deck and kicked newly married man in
the ribs. 1t was really laughable, though.
to see the General in one of these esca-
pades on the floor, struggling and sprawl
about trying to regain his feet. There are
several Individuals on board who pass
most OF the time playing draw-poker. and
one OF them especially-an elderly man
seems to win nearly every day. To-day,
however, he made bet with another pas
senger that we should exceed certain
distance by noon. The time came and he
lost his bet. Just as we were talking
about it in the smoking-room, in came
General Grant. Said he, "Mr.--. see
you've lost the wager; | was hoping you
would. Some one will have to suffer for
that five dollars at "poker, though" The
poker-player looked discounted, for it
served at once as a reproof and warn
ing. Another accident | regret to have
to record The other evening, while
number of us were in the smoking-room,
the vessel gave an extra ordinary lurch,
Tor which we were unprepared. DIR. Car
ter, of Columbus, Ohio, was sitting on q
chair in the middle of the room and Cen
eral Grant sat on the side, with his feet
resting on the rungs of the DOCTORS chair.
The ship dived; DR.. Carter shot across
the room, his head bringing up against the
opposite wall, while General Grant as
usual, sprawled about the floor. 1t was
soon found that the doctors jaw was frac-
tured rather seriously-an accident uni
versally regretted, as he was the most en-
tertaning member of our smoking room
club. Journalism is well represented on
board the Indiana. The New York World,
Cincinnati Commercial, Enquirer, New
York Tribune and Chicago Times have
each correspondent, while Mr.. Jesse h.
Grant, as you know. will write for the
lnter-Ocean. The latter gentleman has
more or less of poetry in his nature, and
wrote several effusions during the voyage.
lie recited one in public last evening"
ocean Correspondent Of The Philadelphia
Times.