New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-26


mad arrived In London. In day or two the Foreign
Secretary replied that the Lord Chamberlain had
informed him Her Majesty would be happy to
receive Miss Grant at private audience at Bucking
ham Palace; together with the lady who ac-
accompanied her. and the Minister of the United
States.
Now Nellie Grant, as the country called her,
had been sent abroad by her mother to take her out
OF the way Of half grown admirers; she had never
worn q long gown in hsr life till she arrived III
England, but az the Presidents daughter she was
the OBJECT of very natural attention. Mr.. Borte,
Inc recent secretary OF the Navy was gong 70
Boric to take Nellie" with her. 1t was great
favor on Mrs. Borie's part. but she was happy to
consent. She thought, however, that she was to
take y schoolgirl and she found she had a nalf-
hedgcd princess on her hands She did not want TO
60 to Buckingham Palace, aud asked If the dansh-
Grant. But the Queen had not invited these young
adde's. and they could not suggest themselves
this difficulty was overcome, and she went to the
palace. like a lady in attendance" on the little
girl she had expected to chsperone.
gave Nademoiselle garden party while she was
in London and was delighted with her ease and
srif-possession. She stood by my size and smiled
with democratic grace on duchesses and marchion-
esses a. they made her the same curtesy they male
TO royalty the higher their own rank the more
profound the prostitution they performed
On the return voyage, the young lady met her
fate. Mr.. and Mrs. BOre we're both i'll and kept
their staterooms while Miss Nellie remained ON
deck. There she fell in with young Engilshman,
and before they reached America the mischief had
been done that she was sent to Europe to avoid
Nellie Grant was engaged-and to an English.
man. Sarfors told me how he asked General Grant
for the young lady's hand With all the awe of an
Engshman for the Head of State, he Was invited
to dinner at tho White House. knowing what was
expected of him. After dinner the President led
the way to the bilard-ro0m and offered hum cigar.
"Tnen," said SartOris. | knew my time had come.
waited and hoped the President would help me.
at me- l hesitared and hdgetted. and coughed, and
Thought should sink through the floor Finally, !
exclaimed In desperation Mr. President, want
IN m "A n
say that to General Grant, but doubtless the bold
ness recommended him. for SArtOris carried away
His mother. Adelaide Kembie Sartors, said
something TO me once which, she Is no longer
living. may repeat it shows the English notions
| paid the young couple a visit after their
marriage They were living witt the father of
SartOris, in the south OF England; and one after
noon when the pair off together IN the garden
for the honeymoon lasted n long WHILE Mrs
Sartoris. the elder, was telling me- how she liked
bumptlous" she said. Soon after her arrival we
were making o'clock tea and Nellie asked TO
help. consented, of course. and she exclaimed:
never made tea before in my life" Then Mrs
Sartoris grsvey remarked. Ii had not occurred to
before but of course Presidents daughter
had never made tea" said, Certainly not l
suppose she had never before made tea :" but |
didn't explain it was because o'clock tea was
unknown III America at that time. was not going
to take down my princess peg
Another of General Grants children visited
England while was there. Buck, as we called
u
went to Lemon with one of the firm with whom
he was studying. The lawyer had business end
took Ulysses to do the copying. but when they
arrived he was worse off than Mrs. Bore. The
of the President and the gentleman who
accompanied bin" were invited everywhere.
When thew drove ont " Mr. Grant" was put on the
front seat, and the gentleman behind; when
they were announced at dinners and parties after
English fashion, IL Mr.. Grant who preceded
ridiculous manner / was having holiday at the
time, and they took my house oil my hands for a
month or two They went sbout immensely in
LOndoo, was told, and we're both more than
popular, ana the gentleman who accompanied Mr.
Grant made the most of his opportunities.
But all this passed away. The children of
beloved chief vent into business and was wronged
disgrace rather than the loss of fortune. .trnck TO
the soul the man who had been honored by the
world The long terrible story has been told. The
nation is familiar with it. Aud then IN the sorrow
that was worse than cancer. General 6rant
chung to his family. Then land believe even
they-frst fully discovered how dear they were 10
him His love Tor his wife remained what Ii had
always been all that the love OF husband could
be for the partner of his greatness and his poverty
his Joys and his griefs, during more than thirty
years; a beautiful spectacle Of domestic affection
in az great striking cisstudes earth Can ever
know but the passion Tor ms children was now
unreasoning He admired the talent of his sons 40
If it had been extraordinary; he declared EIysses
had a marvellous business capacity that Colonel
Iirant was tit TO command armies; that jesse was
a mathematical genius All the world knows how
he labored for them after he had been given up .0r
dead how he revived to struggle on their account.
His passion was parhstic 1t reached out almost
from the grave toward those children for whom he
was suffering. He never believed for a momcnS
aught against their good name any more than
against his own. he lived for them he died for
them. 49,.
All this was revealed in those last months of his
existence and have no doubt the feeling was
increased by his illness; the protracted parting
mot only aggravated his suferngs but intensified
his affection, until as narrowing as the
other He not only did not know himself until the
last how profou nd his feeling was, but while he
fingered the feeling grew from day to day, a. the
cancer did, downward and inward INTO his nature.
till at last il consumed him. At the end he forgot
fame be was past even patriotism but his last
glauces and thoughts and heartbeats were for her
with whom he had become one flesh, and for those
who were bone of his bone After his death paper
was found on bis body addressed TO his wife and
containing his last njunctious to her regarding
their children. ADAM bADEAC.
AN ANDOVER WOMAN.