, 1877-11-19

"And you hare stncc decided for then,is
II speak. 1t Is enough"
GRANT IN PARIS.
How tho Ex-Trealtlont Talked and said
Nothing tn n French EtiltoF.
It.rts tlgaro.
The American General who has been the
guest Of Paris for The past two lays Is generally
considered tic most tactHrn man III tho world,
To llIt Count Won Moltke, whom the Gcr,t,ans
call thc Great Sscnt. Ia quito talcs, since
they often get from him speeches OF ilfty or
SIXTY lines, while the longest speech which
Grant Is ever remembered to lave nla,1c was
that pronounced tic day after Ito was first nom
mated President Of the United States. Here II
Is IN all Its simplicity. Thc General appeared
upon tho balcony Of tho hotel wi,cro ho wus
staying. Below, IN tho street, moro than 10000
persons were awaiting speech. llc-
1uctanti7 removing tho cigar ho was
smoking and raising IL slightly between
tho tirst and second fingers OF Ills
right hand, ho said: "Gcntlcmcn, I am very
Ela'i To sec you.' Then l,c made bow, as
mtel as 10 say, hope you will not expect any.
thing more frum me now. On another OCCASION
he found the sncaus Of being cren moro concise.
One Of bis soldier friends who Is said to be al.
most as reserved as himself, was commissioned
to present the General With an elegantly en-.
gravel gold cup In the nano Of the eollturs who
had served un.icr him. Thu warrior was intro
0urcd Into the t;rant household bcaring the cup
In question. lie quietly placed the cup upon
sldeb,nrti, rcmaskiag, "T!,at'e tho cup." Tic
President looked at It In dreamy sort OF
way, and aftcr u lapae Of lew seconds, rcplcd,
"Iitank YOU" Then he offered his compan,on
In arms cigar. Tho tHo veterans snt down,
and, facing cacl other, hsnoked awuy IN xltcrlco,
whilo the slepusatlon Ut soldiers waited 10 VAN
outside for tho speech Which Ia usual on these
occasions.
l was aware that the General was Of this no.
ctlllar turn. md was not little exercised con-
ccrntng tic kind of Interview WAS tu have In
response to nv application Of Thursday niEht,
which le consented to with tho best gruco I'M
aglnable. An nrulable and Intelligent American,
Dr; Evans who Is known to tllu whole Of Paris,
Iran.. HOW'LL certainly be gla to receive m edit
Or OF the Figaro, but .lo not expect to make him
talk. Watt" sail Evans, "i.will tell you The
hest means Of opening his mouth search parts
ctsars 10 be lad. rltt them III your pocket. and
when YOU lind yourself In tho presence oi the
Gcncra'. and when iIc las shaken hand. witt.
you assH'a vii saw 70 ,a tue eA,s AsFean t2o susto x
yosA's yos AM o.ssas ss iisars; n0r pet nit
ne @n1o to offer @ you acme Of tho best to hchad III
und 4 he Gt'ds them ot III absolutely superior
quality, You wilt l,it hint in llno hun,or l.Is
tongue Will wag Us II by cnctantn,ent upon
everything. poitles only cxcsptcd.'' Unior-
tunatety, lad mt tho time 10 curry nut thu
very aEiKtnat plum which tl,c imagination Ut l>s.
EVans suggested, for Was informed that tho
i General ras ready to rccc'yc me immediately.
repaired " ollcc to tllu Hotel lrlatul, where
tho ucneral occupied u magnificent suite OF
rooms on the llrst floor. The salon IN whicl, lie
received inc Ia named utter tho lrlnrc Vi W.lea,
ssta% . resffss scTsa iss The eir
ls vol known, n,akcs Us numerous visits. l'his
otils'la| designation Is .nIadc BY an enormous
tapestry screcu, un which Is cnabroldcEu.l In
afSs stfFs III. vt, t3s ;,uI sst Enx' ko5A1 mo'to
The ueneral'a courier, N. jacques lIaftot,
| very p'eaant and agreeable yuliag man, Intro
dacea ms' ": -. 0en. Grant wss sitting near the
lasgc diyar. rat Airs. Grant ana her son. rsu
Iattcr il a young n,an Of ~ tu rs years, having
al'nost, Us mcd(tatIye al14 reflective al er u
M iatt'eF' ile ~ am told, great tnuthc-
mc his hand The pt,ysiognulny OF The bravo
General, to whom ! had the honor 10 be pre-.
ssnted, was WY curious ~ observe. do not
any being whatever who, under whatever eli:
cut'lsta.ges, rould Halter hi,lsef n hay[pg seen
a*!s '!pon IN talh etlsnss's figure tho ahoF,.
ss .S lrxaeen ts 0,s no,.cs. afnssy % e.;
der e eharaytetlzc this kind 81 figure,
Y would constitute d want Ot respect, this Is
ltss as to,s-wooacn r.. bead; uyssss t;Iant pos
that which. after ~, Is pe'haus quality and
reaource for soltscE ur a statesman. know
through friend Ut thu deneral that this
phenollenal Empefturbabillty /. never rcla1ed,
cren for tcson,i, cvcn in circumstances thu
must grave unl perllous. This friend has seep
ltn Under tlEe, isountel on his grtxzlY mare, a.
eGeleo,ated ~ AsnGr1ea ~ tho white horse Of
Wy. tho Sans figure, !1npa.9ll,let indifferent.
During serics VI battles, which lasted for ten
| or twelve days, and which cost the FcJrrala
having smoked ali euusmous number IT cigars,
for eight llours ut ! time, Us pearcab1y ID all
iatans' Ioso !n tue inofniug aud dressed,
.aos psfsp Wv to x 's l;,ns hi Sess sst NJ y
bills. Never have circumstances morc grave,
never has neYcr responsibility rested upon =
uian. than ien. Gsant has experienced. yet q
was mover kuowa to esvape hitn. They caIlel
Wellington the Iron Duke. The Americans
might well hays entitled Ulysses =. Gra,.t tho
sissl usncnll. a. eaw hiul NJ tho 1letel Bris-
stijl very vigorous. Ills shoulders sre 81 massive, %
bfoal, aud Ills body bus a marked tendeuct to
enbonposut. lhe Gsarral, moreover, gives
iugty u . friend yesterday that he eougsut,-
lated hsmsslf Oh not having changed Tor ten
| ycaEs: lea, AAl | h2Ya Ratue1 forir live
pounds IN weight" Ills beard, wnteh u closely
cropped, haseonmeneed to turn gray. Ills ll2tr
is perfectly black. His coinplexon, slightly
6ronze1, gIrts tue General . Getmanlc aspect,
although he comes ot purn American stock.
The conversation commenced iu English,
about PaFts, which tho General now visits for
thc hrst time In hls lltc. Inquired what hls hsst
impression Mas: uu replied 10 me, with much
good sense aud precision to the effect that he
VAS unable 70 torn, III o7iu!on, Il BIZ had ridden
from the sallrua1 depot Cydrt) to the hotel In 4
covered carriage, and was nuuble to see auy-