The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-25
AROUND THE WORLD WITH GRANT
lsse1 Young Chats of His Experiences With General
Grant at Home and Abroad

Copyrighted, 1897 by Frank G. Carpenter)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April pa
spent an afternoon this week in chat
ting with John Russell Young about
his experiences with Gen. Grant and
with some of the other famous men
whom he has known. Mr.. Young is
the most eminent b. newspaper CORE
spondent of the day. He is one OF our
best writer's Of pure English, and he
has for years been one of our chief
molders of public opinion. For the
past generation his. relations with the
leading men Of the time have been very
close. AS boy he knew President
Lincoln, Seward aid Stanton. While
ne was correspondent for the New
YORK Herald in London he saw much
OF Gladstone, Salisbury and Reacons-
neId, and also came into contact with
Prince Bismarck, Gambetta and other
1amou1 men of that time. AS our min
lister to China he made a strong friend
OF Ii Hung Chang, and when the great
Vlceroy made a visit to this country
last year he came Philadelphia and
spent a day with Mr. Young's family
1t was during his tour around the
world with Gen. Grant that John Rus
sell Young first met Lii Hung Chang,
and today there is no man living, cut
side of Gen. Grants own family, who
has sustained such close relations to
our greatest military hero. Mr.. Young
is now fifty-six years of age, but his
blue eyes are as bright as they were
when he began his newspaper career
as a copy holder at the age Of fifteen
in the office of the Philadelphia Press,
nd hY-clin ic
when he rode out to the battle fields
to report the occurrences Of the late
Civil war. Mr.. Young is a delightful
talker. His words flow as smoothly in
his conversation as in. his writing, and
his talk is full of striking comparisons.
HAY IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
Our conversation opened with a word
about John Hay, who has just gone 10
England to take Bayard's place as
ambassador to Great Britain. Mr..
Young said:
Il have known Col. Hay since he
came to Washington, now about thirty
six years ago 1 had been sent here
by the Philadelphia Press. John w.
Fofney was then the editor. He was
also secretary of the senate, and l was
here as his assistant to write for the
paper and to do whatever he asked
me to do. One of my duties was to
carry the papers fPor1~the senate to
the White house. John Hay had been
brought to Washington by President
Lincoln On account of=his friendship
for Hays father. Mr., Lincoln wanted
to give John the educational advan-
tages of the position and he had him
made one of his private. secretaries. l
remember well how Col Hay looked
in the early sixties He had cheeks
as rosy as those of an Irish milkmaid,
and he was a rather girIfsh- looking fell
low. President Lincoln, who - was
quick to- discover what there wasa>in.
men, y had seen that Hay had con-
siderable literary ability, and he gave
him the answering of such letters and
notes as needed especial good wording
He would tell Hay what to say, and
would generally sign the letters with
| out changing them. Even in those
| days John Hay was fond of writing
| poetry. He often Showed me verses
which he had written and now and
then he would read hem over to me-
CHAT WITH LINCOLN.
How did President Lincoln impress
| you, Mr.. Young?'' l asked.
He did not seem as great a man
to me then as he does now. The