Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-10-07
MRS. GRANT,
An Interesting Chat With the E~-
Presidents Amiabe Wife.

Presidents Amiable Wife.
Denver Tribune
Mrs. Grant was found 10 u delight
fully off-hand and pleasant. She talked
right and left, and to many at time,
laughing and chatting without cessa-
ton and apparently without tiring.
"rhis will be your first visit to Den
ver?" some one suggested, inquiringly
Of her.
"No, indeed; | have been here twice
before"
you are almost as great traveller
as the general"
"Yes; | generally 90 with him
"Were You with him during the
war;"
81 was part Of the time with him,
but not as the papers have represented.
! had a paper sent me the other day
with article marked, in which | was
represented as being much better than
am, and as doing many things which
were impossible For instance it was
stated that after a battle in which the
general was engaged ! invariably hT-
ried to the front to he of what service
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 a
time. and | knew it.
ut was also stated that had busted
myself in hunting out poor people upon
whom to bestow aims, This was also
incorrect. Enough of such people al
ways found me; did not have to seek
them out
"Then | 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. | did nothing Of the kind to in
huence him. don't think, in 'lct, !
am sure don't, that in the whole two
terms in which he was president | OBJ
tanned more than two appointments.
So, you see, the newspapers were
wrong
IL remember to have seen it stated
that long before the war you often pre-
dicted that your husband would be
president" interrupted some one.
"Ies, | know such statements have
been made, Int they We're utterly with
out foundation. did not dream of my
husband becoming president any length
of time before he was actually called to
the position. In fact, was not ambi-
tious to have him fill the position until
they began to abuse him. was per-
feCtly satisfied to have him remain gen
eral 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 he would be
and he said he thought he
would he, and that if he were chosen
he would he elected. | asked him if
he thought he could ill the Office, and
replied that he thought he could do 50
as well as most others" ."
"Nou, Of course, cnoycd your trip
lhrOad| said some one. changing the
subject.
Being led off in this direction. Mrs /.
Grant talked very freely of her expert |.
nncr in the far East and in Europe. |
She spoke Of their visit (, various
places, and told of their meeting with .
.hc great Of the world. The General. .
she said, had thought Il great deal Of /
iamhctta. the French statesman.
Only Yesterday" she said. "he was
'cadng of Gamlrtla's recent success,
md said h. was glad to see that the
French were beginning To show an ap-
lrrciatiom Of this really great man"
Nj. YES, they saw Prince Bismarck and
he Crown Prince of Germany Both
we're delightfully."- pleasant. Bismarck
allied upon her. rs he did also upon
he General. and they dmed at his
luusr. This was Il rare experience SO
and agreeable; they were such
pleasant people that she WIS reminded
# her home folks. The Prince led her
u the drrSSing-r0Om, and the Princess
oldrd her shawl about her as tcnderly
5 her mother could have done
But Of I'LL the places visited she en-
Dyed none better than Japan. The
cople there were anxious TO learn of
hr Americans. and were really pro ,
.ressiyr. But to tell all She saw and
moved there would require too much
pace.
The visits to Mexico and New
'ieXiCo were referred Ia with evidently
Ielightfn rerollections. She spoke Of
he Aztec pottery us Il great curiosity,
Had she met Gen. Lew Wallace?
So: hut she had read his novel, "The
'air God" and had been very much
by it. Turning to her
listeners, she asked had they read Judge
Nourgee's "a Fools Errand?" Nearly
il had. That she thought an excel
pnt thing, The General had also read
t, and pronounced ii very correct
'lNlult VI lllC lllt lcpltoClltth'
In reply to questions, Mrs Grant
tated that they expected to reside at
ialena for the present. She would like
cry well to live in Colorado, but if she
ould have her preference gratiiied she
would prefer Washington to any other
'lace. principally because of the great
lumber of acquaintances there. Did
he not tire of making new acquaint-
nces and seeing new. faces? No1
Ietttlpr did-the General. They have
iecn TTii6g s+rh a life for the past
wenty years, and they had become
sed to it.
Here the train drew up to the depot
The Generals Jap" brought in the
Generals silk hat, and without con-
ulting the General, took the slouch
rom his head and put the silk in its
,lace and retired
A Woman's Presence OF Mind.
t. John, New Brunswick, Globe.