Smyrna times., 1880-09-15
At Home and Abroad.
MRS. GRANT TELLS SOME INTERESTING THINGS
TO A REPORTER.


TO REPORTER.
Mrs. Grant W.T. found to be delightfully."-
off hand and pleasant. She talked right
and left, and to many at a time, laughing |
and chatting without cessation and appar-
emily without firing.
"This will be your first visit to Denver ?"
some one suggested inquiringly to her.
"No, indeed l have been there twice
before"
"You are almost as great a traveller as
the general?"
Yes; generally GO with him."
"Were you with him much during the |
WARP"
d" l was part of the time with him, but
not as the papers have represented. had
a paper sent me the other day with an
article marked, in which l was represented
as being much better than l am, and as
doing many things which were impossible.
For instance it was stated that after battle
in which the general was engaged invar-
iably hurried to the front to be of what
service l might. Now that was not true at
all. The general would not have put up with
it at all. He would have been very angry
if had appeared at such time, and l
knew it.
''It was stated that l had busted myself
in hunting out poor people upon whom to
bestow 'alms. This was also incorrect.
Enough of such people always found me;
| did not have to seek them out. Then !
was reported as busying myself in seeking
positions for worthy young ladies in the
treasury department, and for other appli-
cants in other places. Now, my husband
would not allow that. l did nothing of
the kind to influence him. | don't think
in fact, | am sure l don't-that in the
whole two terms in which he was presi.
dent obtained more than two appoint.
ments. So, you see, the newspapers were
wrong"
81 remember to have seen it stated that
long before the war you often predicted
that your husband would be president"
interrupted some one.
eyes, know such statements have been
| made, but they were utterly without foun'
dation. I did not dream of my husband
becoming president any length of time
before he was actually called to the posi-
tion. In fact, was not ambitious to have
him fill the position until they began to
abuse him. l was perfectly satisfied to
have him remain general of the army
About two weeks before the convention
which nominated him | spoke to him
about the reports that were being circulated
that he would receive the nomination, and
asked him if he thought be would be
nominated, and he said he thought he
would be, and if he were chosen he would
be elected. asked him if he thought he
could fill the Office, and he replied that he
Others"
"You of course, enjoyed your trip
abroad 2" said some one, changing the sub
ject.
Being led off in this direction. Mrs.
Grant talked very freely of her experience
in the far east and in Europe. She spoke
of their visit to various places, and told ol
their meeting with the great of the world
The general, she said, had thought great
deal of Gambetta, the French statesman
"Only yesterday" she said, he was reading
of Gambetta's recent success, and said h'
was glad to see that the French were be
ging to show an appreciation of this reall!
great man." Oh, yes, they saw Prince
. Bismarck and the Crown Prince of Ger
nanny. Both were delightfully."- pleasant
Bismarck called upon her, as he did als
upon the general, and they dined at hi
house. This was a rare experience-so in
formal and agreeable they were sucI
pleasant people that she was reminded Q
her home folks. The prince led her to th
! dressing.room and the princess folded he
shawl about her as tenderly as her mothe
could have done.
But of all the places visited she enjoye
.. none better than Japan. The people ther
Ia were anxious to learn of the American
and were really progressive. But to te
US all she saw and enjoyed there would r.
quire too much space.
The visits to Mexico and New MexiC
- were referred to with evidently delightfI
d. recollections. She spoke of the Aztec po
70 tory as o great curiosity. Had she nj
Gen. Lew Wallace No; but she had res
his novel, 1.-THE Fair God," and had bee