The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-09-23
Mrs. Grant.
An Interesting Chat With the Ex-Presi-
dents Amiablc Wife.
Dcurcr Tribune,

An Interesting Chat With the Ex-preSi
dents Amiablc Wife.
Dcnrcr Tribune.
Mrs. Grant was found to be delightfully."-
oF:hand and pleasant. She talked righ
and left, and to many at time, laughing
aud chatting without cessation and appa
rently without firing.
"This will be your first visit to Den
yer?" some one suggested, inquiringlJ
to her.
"No, indeed; have been here twice
before"
"You are almost as great traveller as
the General ?"
eyes; generally 60 with him."
"Were you with him during the war ?'
~ was part Of the time with him, but
not rs the papers have represented. !
had paper sent me the other day with
an article marked, in which l was repre-
sented as being much better than I am,
and as doing many things which We're
impossible. For instance it was stated
that after battle in which the General
was engaged I invariably hurried to the
front to he Of what service might. Now
that was not true at all. The General
would not have putt with itat all. lie
would have been very angry if l had
appeared at such a time, and l knew
it.
"It was also stated that had busted
myself in hunting out poor people upon
whom to bestow aims. This was also in
correct. Enough of such people always
found me; did not have to seek them
out.
"Then 1 was reported as busying my
self in seeking positions for worthy young
ladies in the Treasury Department, and
for other applicants in other places.
Now, my husband would not allow that.
1 did nothing of the kind to influence
him. don't think, in fact, | am sure
don't, that in the whole two terms in
which he was President I obtained
more than two appointments. So you
see, the newspapers were wrong"
"Iremember to have seen it stated that
long before the war you often predicted
that your husband would be President"
interrupted some one.
"Yes, I know such statements have
been made, but they were utterly without
foundation. did not dream of my hus:
band becoming President any length of
time before he was actually called to the
position. In fact, l 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 I spoke to him
about the reports that were being circu-
lated that he would receive the nomina-
ton, and asked him if he thought he
would be nominated, and he said ne
thought he would be, and that if he were
chosen he would be elected. l asked him
if he thought he could ill the office, and
he replied that he thought he could dos SO
as we'll as most others" -.
"You, of course, enjoyed yoar TIP
abroad?" said some one, changing the
subject.
Being led off in this direction, Mrs.
Grant talked very freely of their expert
ence in the far East and in Europe. She
spoke of their visit to the various places,
and told oftheir meeting with the great OF
the world. The General, she said, had
thought great deal of Gambetta, the
French statesman. "Only yesterday"
she said, "be was reading of Gambetta's
recent success, and said that ne was glad
to see that the French were beginning to
show an appreciation Of this really great
man." Oh, yes, they saw Prince Bis
mark and the Crown Prince of Germany.
Both were delightfully."- pleasant. Bis
mark called upon her, as he did also upon
the General, and they diued at his house;
This was rare experience-so informal
and agreeable; they we're such pleasant
people that she was reminded OF her
home folks. The Prince led her to the
and the Princess folded
her shawl about her ms tenderly as her
mother could have done.
But of the places visited she enjoyed
none better than Japan. The people
there were anxious to learn of the Amer
leans, and were really progressive. But
to tell all she saw and enjoyed there would
require too much space.
The visits to Mexico and New Mexico
were referred to with evidently delightful
recollectiona. She spoke of the Aztec
pottery as o great curiosity.
Had she met Gen. Lew Wallace NO;
but she had read his novel, "The Fair
God," and had been very much enter
tanned BY it. Turning to her listeners she
asked had they read Judge Tourgee's "a
Fools's Errandw Nearly all had. That
she thought an excellent thing. The
General had also read it, and pronounced
it very correct picture of the life repre-
sentcd.
In reply to questions, Mrs. Grant stated
that they expected to reside at Galena
for the present. She would like very
we'll to live in Colorado, but if she could
have her preference gratifed she would
prefer Washington to any other place,
principally because of the great number
of acquaintances there. Did she not tire
of making new acquaintance and seeing
new faces? No; neither did the General.
They have been living such a life for the
past twenty years, and they had become
used to it.
Here the train drew up to the depot.
The Generals "Jap" brought in the
Generals silk hat, and, without consul
ting the General, took the slouch from
his head and put the silk in its place and
retired.
Shriner's Indian Vermifuge is perfect
ly safe and easily administered. It is
cheap and will give satisfaction: Try it.
The work that is to tell in heaven
must be that which is done on purpose
for heaven. The work that is done for
earth goes down with us to the grave:
A little daughter of Mrs. E. G. Vim
cent, two and half years old, fell from
her mothers arms in Union County on
the 18th inst, and striking her head
against a sewing machine, was almost
instantly killed.
= When the Spanish proverb says,
"Thcre is no such thing as a trifle III the
world" it speaks most profound truth.
Nothing can be little, whose conse-