New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-24
az INTEETIEF. FIFTH MRS. GRANT


From The Dene.r Tribune.
Mrs Grant was found 10 be delightfully."- of-hand
and pleasant She talked right and lett, and to
MANY al a time, laughing and chatting without
cessation aud apparently without thing. M
-" This viii be your nrst visit 20 DenverT some
ore suggested Inguirlngy TO her.
- No. indeed ; I nave been there twice before
"You are almost great a traveller as the Cen
Yes generally go with him ..
" Were YOU with him much during the war;
q was part OF the time VITA him, but not as the
papers have represented. had paper sent Ine the
other day with article marked, in which l was
repTeseu ed a. beng much better than am ana as
dong many things which were impossible. For ~
stance il was stated that AT ter battle IN which the
General was eng gagged | invariably hurried to tho
front to he IF what service ! might. Now that was
not true at all The General would not nave put
ND with il at all. He would have been very angry
III had appeared at such time, and knew IT.
." IL was also stated that had bused myself In
hunting ont poor people upon whOm to bestow aims.
This was also incorrect. Enough oil such people
always foun1 me did not have 20 seek them ont.
Ther wa. reported as busy1ng myself IN seeking
positions for worthy youDg ladies' in the treasury
Depart meut and for other applicants III other
places Now my husband wouid not allow that. i
did nothing OF tue kind TO influence him. dom
think-in fact, am sure don't-that IN the Whole
two terms IA which be was President l obtained
more than two appointments. 80 you seo' INC
newspaper ere wrong
before the war You often predicted that your nus
baDG yOuC be President" interrupted some one
Yes ] know such statements have been mace
but they were utterly without foundatlCn. dd
not dream OF my husband becoming fIesideht am
length OF lime before he was actualy cat 10 lhe
Position. Ia fact. wac not ambitious 20 have MN
Ill the position until they began 10 abuse MN.
was perfectly satisfied to nave MIN remain ptnrra
OF tie Army. About TWO weeks before The COnven-
ton which nominated hum spoke 10 lIM ABOUT tae
reports tlat were being circulated that he "oh'u
receive nomination, ana asked ni'n II ne Thought
he would be nominated, and he sald ne thouRHY he
would be- and that II be were chosen ne Moelu De
elected asked HIM If be thought be conid II me
Office, and be replied that lie thought ne c"uiu 90
% as well most others" a..
you IF course, enjoyed your "trip abroad = said
some one. changing The subject. ,
Being led of in this direction. Mrs: Grant talAcd
very freely of Ter experience M the Far Lat ana
In Europe. she spoke OF their visit to various
places. and told Of u cir meeting VITA lhe great o.
Tile world. The Genera, size SAID, had JnOIght "a
great deal IF Gambetta the French statesman.
Only ve-terlay,D sle said, ne was reading OF
CamDctt.is recent success. ana saId ne vas s."d
10 mat tie frcuCn Were beginning IL show
az appreciation # this really great man. On yes
ue} saw Prince bismarck ana q q crown Iflhco
oiCenaug. Bot1 were d zig at. uil{ pleasant Di'-
Earck c-Led upon Ler as re dld ~ % upon lne
GENERAL. and they dncd 20 IS house. ms was 4
rare exp rirnce-sO informal and agreeaOiej they
were such pl aslnt people taat Sc was remind d
oIessng-room, and tie Princess folded Aer s.iwl
done
But Of III the places visited she enjoyed none
better than japan. I be people there were
anxious 10 learn OF the Americans. and were
really progressive. But TO tell all she saw ana
ENJOY ere would require too much space.
The visits o. Mexico and New Mexico were re
tt9iIed 10 with evidently delightful recoieciI"hs'
tiad she met General Lew Walacci Not but She
Aad reaG L!. novel. The Fair God" and had been
snss,a much en- rtained ~ IT, r T, 70 ng
S'.ers ene ked bad they reH1 Judge our zee =
"a FOOLS Euand u Nearly all had ihat sue
tsaoggbt an excellent thing. IAe General hau "is2
gao H. ami pronounced IL very correct picture Oh
Ia reply 20 questions Mrs. Grant stated that they
rAp'SIod 10 reside az G.4oua Tor the present. Die