The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-02
SPEAKING IN A WHISPER.
Zen. Grant Dictates 40 Pages OF Hi
Book in 10 Minutes.

NOOK III ~ minutes.
dispatch from Mt Gregor, N, Y, says
Ben, Grants condition is the best il has been
N several weeks. The fact that he was able
70 dictate the equivalent of 10 printed pages of
bis book Is q striking illustration of the i'm
provement in his throat, He was only 20 min
ites doing this, and his voice. although no
poke in whisper, was so clear that the stem
pgrapher had to ask him to repeat only one or
Two words. He prepared himself about half
IN hour by reference to his memoranda before
DO called his stenographer, This is the first
limo he has been able to dictate since week
Or more before he left New York.
Alter debating to his stenographer, Gen.
Grant rested while, falling into refreshing
deep, which lasted half an hour, Then he
woke up and walked about the house for a
lime, The wind was so keen and raw that he
lid not go out on the veranda He received n
aumber of callers, among them Hon. Schuyler
Crosby, ex Governor Of Montana.
later in tho day tho general went to work
on his book again, writing himself this time,
md beginning ut tho point where he had left
off debating. He worked slowly and ut inter-
vnls. He is revising, rewriting, and even
when no is not actually ut work, either pencil
In hand or debating, his mind is frequently
busy recalling more infinitely the details of
battlefelds, Of military movements and Incl
DENTS When he has these details well thought
out, he either dictates or writes them. Some
time before he left New York he thus rewrote
the entire description OF battle. 1t cost him
nights sleep.
"When the general has anything to do"
DR.. Douglass said, che does it," The doctor
did not say so, but it is very probable the gen.
eral takes the bit just little in his teeth in
this matter o. work though in other matters
he is the most tractable of patients.
VNr 1stfx Of ltpR,E rn.,tfH
trip to Mt McGregor said that only one man
ever went upon mountain to die. That was
Moses. But DR.. Newman doesn't believe this
mountain trip will result that way. He holds
| to the hone that Gen, Grant may recover.
Having been here a week. in which time the
good results of the change might fairly be ex-
pectcd, DR.. Douglass was asked to
make comparison of tho generals condi-
ton now and on the day he started from New
York. "Gen. Giant could not have lived in New
| York until this time, with the weather such rs
when he left said the doctor, "IIo was sink
| ing very rapidly there, md that was
| the reason why we had to hasten the time OF
leaving, which was originally fixed for to-day.
In making a comparison of the generals condi-
| ton week ago and now, there is n central
fact that must always be considered, n fact
that pains mo deeply and all the time, and that
is that VIC must stand by and watch the course
of this illness with the consciousness OF being
unable to stny it. Starting from that fact, the
incidents Of daily change may be noted. The
nir here is cool, and the change has benefited
him greatly, made him more comfortable the
past week than he would have been without the
change. The area OF exterior swelling is GER
tainly less than when he reached here st
Tuesday and the afflicted parts inside are no
worse. l must say that his spirits or courage
are less than week ago. In short, the gen.
eia has benefited us much as could have been
expected by any change, and to day he is
stronger than when he came here"