The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-05-27
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Ia The May 81 Nicholas George Z.
smlth tells OF temaIkabie ride OF %
msae by General GFsut, from the village
Of bethlehem to tbs froals House 10 tina
Waite Monnlsla.. Tho driver ~ss
EIs.rd Cox. .ad Mr, Smith dtscrbes the
tide ss iolloss
When, about seven u'a,nok Of tia, calm
August evening, tha fttEtdeatial paftr
stepped oat Of the Sinclair Hose General
Grants trained eye, ssecpirR ovcr ths
tssm With the glance Of y cuuuuistsar. at
ouca recognized It's srecIlpnoa. Walking
quickly to the divers eide, he said 10
Coz, II you have no oil lcuoas, will get
Mp there with you. h IL pretty rough
nting mp hefe, 0snetsl, vas the reply,
| eau stand II II you eau. sal q ant, as he
climbed TO the place snd settled himsclt
The President was drtB4ei In long linen
dustar, high silk hat sni black soft The
others OF the party sdIustad themselves
IN the big, hesvy wagon according TO their
ideas Of comfort, and all was ready. sI
teen people were Ia that vehicle. including
Mr. Cox
The driver uRhleuei the reias viths
Whist and tue noblb auimel. were of Tor
the Profile, The telegraph operator At
the ST. Olair sat vita bIa huger Oh tho hey,
looking out Of the window aud Watching
Tor the moment oi The start moasage
at once 4 sshed Owe, the vlra TO the Profile
House say that they had gone. ana the
tme was Noted 1t eas preatatly seven
o'clock.
At the Pr hle large company hal
gathered In the office. waiting for the al
rival. Among them were several stage
drivers, who with becoming gravity gave
various opinions, ~ sagos aud orsslce Of
profundity in rad knowledge, and fouy
discussed the situation. 1t w,s Known
that Cox intended TO break sll reoords II
be could but 1t was the unanimous eI
preston OF the drivers, knoulng ever
foot OF the road ss they did. that ED
could not make the drive In lees than tWo
hours, and 3 portion Of ihom thought lie
had better make II two aud a hall, as tie
last three miles we're night mp into tie
mountain. with 8 steep grade all the way
into Frsncouii Notch. Bat that be could
make the eleven mills in less than two hours
was not believed to be possible.
Those OF my readers who have visited
this famous hotel, tho Profile, will remem
ber Echo Lake, aud the little cannon kept
there to wake the echoes. This beautiful
sheet OF water famous far and near for is
echoss and their many repetitions, is y
bout quarter OF mile from the hotel, and
the Presidential party had to psss it to
get to the house. IL had been srranged
that when they drove by, the gunner
should fire the cannon, to announce the
fact to the house At the hotel We we're
Ii teuing for the signsl-gun, chsttering.
the event, and passing the time
Az best we could, when bang went the
gun. The eoho-msker had spoken. We
looked at the clock hanging in the Office.
II vas not believed il was the resident,
II cannot bel Look at the time Some
mistake has been msdel Suoh were tho
expressions heard on oil sides.
The proprietor hurried u beil-boy to
Inc lake. to ascertain why the gun had
bee fred before the time. Bot 1t was
the sIpec ed party. In what seems Dn IN
credibly short time we heard the tramp
ng OF the flying steeds, and the rattle Of
he chariot; and in another moment they
we're swept around the corner OF the house
into plain view.
Never will forget the scene, AZ they
,wung INTO the LARGE circular space before
he buiding Ell Cox stood up on tho
DOT. boari, with teeth set. eyes bltzng
md every rein drawn tight Ia bis hand"
3eneral Grant est beside bin, bpl5iDg lie
iat on with one bani the other grasplug
he seat The eight horse. we're on lbe
ull tun, with months VIDE open, ears
,ack fat 10 their heads erd ponjris Gs
ended. They were coy red Witb e~cat
nd foam, yet siI under pori.rt osn'r.I Of
be magiciau on the box. 81 thy mede
be circle aud drew up TO ff1ut az the
,otel. Cox threw bis whole weIgbt % tho
rake aud stopped At once II hat made
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