Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-09-09

From tie Home Journal, (N.Y.)
GENERAL GRANT IN BWEDky.

The following extracts are from let
Ter written by the dauoh'er of the Hon.
John l.. Stevens, the United States Minis
Ter t. Sw weden. to her former class mate in
Vassar College. Though strictly private
| missive. the transcriber has rec. ived per.
mission to make public portion Of it,
Eds H. J
UNITED STATES LEGATION.
STOCKHOLM, July ~, 1878.
Ga Tuesday morning early, father went
down to meet General Grant at The rail-
way station. l was rewarded tor nv ear
" rising by having a chance to see The
French prince, the young Napoleon. " ho
vas just leaving Stockholm. aud who hap
pened to drive across the market SQUARE.
This young prince is very small, has a
handsome lace and head, but looks very
much like his father. especially in the evil
expression which was 80 apparent in
Louis NapOleon's face.
At no2n we called on Mrs. Grant. In the
afternoon father and General Grant took a
ride. In the evening Mrs. Grant also went
to ride, l going as an interpreter. II my
Swedish were to be of no more use to me
should be glad that had learned it, as it
enabled me to see TO much of General Grant.
Wednesday father and | accompanied the
Grants aud several gentlemen on an excur-
sion in the royal steam yacht which the
king, being in Norway, had kindly put at
fathers disposal during General Grants
visit. 1t Was very winny, and Mrs. Grant
would stay down in the cabin. General
Grant, OF course, smoked. At the dinner,
in the Z, ening, Mrs. Grant hal on an ele-
giant ecru silk, embossed with crimson vel
vet, and looked veIy stately. About ten
the reception guests began to arrive. There
were only about eighty, as most people were
out of wn. AS General Grant uoes not
speak French had to interpret for him
sometimes, Ut Iather to hun, for you know
he arely says anything The - Minister
ent arr assed me to the last esiee by asking
me 10 explain to Genera Grant how much
he esteemed hun. asking me To say tlings
| which in French might sound very we'll
but when transl tted into plain English
were sin p y iidiculous. Thursday morn.
ing We Went Out t, drive with Mrs. Grant.
In the evening ialher aud went to the
ex-Presdents rooms and had very pleas
ant time. Commodore Vanuerbilt's
daughter the one TO whom he lett five
million>) WAS in the room with Two Young
ladies travelling wnh her. As they were
the first American girls | had seen since
we lett home, was delighted to meet
them. At nine O'Clock there was sere-
made to General GrauL by u singing club
of about sixty members, and alter that
there were pe-ches. Tnere was crowd
OF as many as ten thousand p p.ople, wildly.
cheering when General Grant appeared
on the balcony. The next Day We went
on sn excursion in the roya yacaL t, the
palace OI Dl,tiugholm. aud in The even
my 10 the Djurgarden. to Il great musical
Jete. All Stockholm was there, partly Ior
music. partly To see General Grant.
The next day was with Mrs. Grant all
day. shopping aud driving about. Gcner-
al GraLt dell gut sd ME very much Uy CIV
ing me a large photograph oi himself.
with the klndest nllle speech about The
use had been to him. Ii he were not
generally 50 silent / should not have
minded, but he almost made me ciy with
delight. That night we went TO see the
General aud Mrs. Grant otf tor Russia.
The barOor was blessed with hAys, aud
| thousands ot people stood On the wharf,
all, as usual, cheering. Altogether it WAS
| au eventful and pleasant week. One Of
| my chlef interest was in watching the
lace OF General Grant, and wondering
| what he was thinking ot, Tor never was
there more unfathUmabe and emotion
less face cut from marble thtn our Amer
lean hero has. Never did | see change
upon 1t. He SAYS that never in his nte
| did he feel the sensation OF fatigue, nsilh-
er before Vlcksburg nor la tue Wider.
ness campaign. lmayne what it must be
to be made vi iron.