The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-07-10
Around the World With ten. Grant.

home in this city at an carly hour this
morning from his tour around the world
with Gen. Grant. Mr.. Borie left the
generals party ut Shanghai, and after
visiting Yokohama on his own accoua:
he returned by way of San Francisco.
allow did you leave Gen. Granty" the
reporter asked.
livery we'll, indeed" was the answer.
"The general bears the journey wonder
fully well, and shows great humor over
everything"
"When is he coming homer"
"That is very hard to tell. The truth
il, Gen. Grant is not in hurry. Ifhis in
tentiOns at the time l left the party are
carried out, he will reach San Francisco
about the 10th of September, by the City
of Toxic, the same steamer by which
came home. This, however, is not ab.
soluteIy certain, rs he may change his
plans at any moment, and so delay his
journey"
off Gen. Grant reaches San Francisco
in September, will he como east imme-
diately" the reporter enquired.
"Oh no." Mr.. Borie said in reply. ale
is not comming east till late in the Au-
tumn. He will spend considerable time
in California visiting the valley of the
Yosemite and other places of interest
there, and, besides, he contemplates a
trip to Oregon before no comes east.
"Why the general seems to be an easy
traveller" the reporter remarked. "One
would think that he would be tired OF
ho;,<, a u,ox, m tho nm oyo ov,1 rs m IN a
pomp and glitter of q constant success
sion Of fetes and receptions.
81 toll you, Gen. Grant is just like q
boy let out of school," MIR. Borie an
swered, laughingly. "He is out on his
holiday, and he is enjoying it. He went
abroad for pleasure, and he finds some
thing to please and interest him wher
ever he goes"
"The journey has certainly been a re
markable one" said the reporter, with
the intention of inducing Mr.. Borie to
continue his remarks, "and the hOnOrs
which have been paid him far exceed
those ever paid to any other citizen OF
the republic"
"Or any other republic" said Mr.. Bo-
RE, quickly and with great emphasis.
"Tbe treatment which Gen. Grant has
received wherever be has gone is some
thing exceptional in the history of the
world. Everywhere he was received as
no man ever was received before him.
In India the speeches of Lord Lytton
and Gov. Hennessey were especially
noteworthy, and they were as compli-
hax hpll
nation We'd with every other to make
his journey historical, and, as to Gen.
Grant himself, he received the honors
which were paid him as the most cmi-
nent Of American citizens ought to re-
ceive them"
"Where did you leave the party MIR.
Borie 2" tho reporter asked.
"At Shanghai"
"You must have made up your mind
to return very unexpectedly to your
travelling companions"
"They had three or four days notice
of my intention to quit the party. am
an old man, you see."
Chow did the dinners agree with Gen.
Grant 2"
"Very WE'LL"
"Some of the papers have been print,
ing articles addressed to him in which he
is Informed that no man can long con
tlnue to eat dinners of eighty courses
and live"
Mr.. Borie laughed.
"Tho biggest dinner was at Canton -
no said "rhat consisted of eighty 81 x
courses, but the general managed to get
away after the twenU-frst."
"Why did you leave the party?"
"WelI, there was the mistake about
the Richmond; the voyage by tho Ash
uelot was very tedious ono, and then
the Journey to Pekin was certain to DO
very Isborious. 1t is ten days at least
from Shanghai, and there Was to be q
stop at Tien-tsin. | thought of tho ia
tigue and of the delay this trip would
occasion and concluded could no Ion
ger prolong my absence from home"
"Did you 60 as far as Shanghai" the
reporter asked.
ayes. We arrived at Hong Kong on
the 10Th Of May. on tho way to Pekin,
and on the 2lst left the party at Shang-
hal, going to Japan, by the inland sea,
BY way Of Nagasaki TO Yokohama. l
was anxious to see something OF Japan,
and renamed there several days, sailing
on the 8lst Of May and reaching San
Francisco on tho 10th of June. We were
between sixteen and seventeen days
coming from Yokohama, aud according
to the reckoning We ought to have
reached San Francisco on the 18th Of
June, whereas it was only tho IL. You
see We had what does not fail to tho ex-
perience OF every man-twO Saturdays
in succession. On the second Saturday
out the captain informed us that the
next day instead of being Sunday, would
be Saturday also we had gained day"
Mr. Bore laughed AGAIN, this time
very heartily.
"You had better ask me what the
world thinks OF him." hs said. "Wher
ever Gen Grant goes he is Considered
the greatest of living men. This,
think, is sttssted by the way in which
he is every where received, and the gen
srai opinion abroad is not slow in Sceor-
ding him the proud pre- sminsnos.
"IDoes Gen. Grant manifest any hope
of or desire for third termy"
"Hs never ailudes to the subject. Ii
seems TO me he is going to be the man,
and do not think be will refuse il il it
is urged upon him as a necessity Of the
times. Just now, however, he does not