MARK TWAIN

Saviour) was allied the infinitely grand and the infinitely
little. Carlyle, whose life was one long stomach-ache, and
one ceaseless wail over it. CGladstone—and out of courtesy
to many here present, I add Elaine—Macaulay—Shake-
speare—Burns—Scott—Richelieu—Cromwell------

March 31. Called at Gen. Grant's and saw Mrs. Fred
Grant and Mrs. Sartoris. Showed them the cover of the
General's book. I took with me young Hall, who writes
shorthand. I had a telegraphic paragraph from this morn-
ing's Tribune in which Gen. Jubal Early tries to take the
magnanimity out of Gen. Grant's action at Appomattox
in not requiring Gen. Lee to give up his sword. I hoped
to find Gen. Grant well enough to tell the story of the
surrender and let young Hall take it down in shorthand.
I wanted to lay the suggestion before Col. Fred Grant,
but he was worn out and asleep and I would not allow
him to be disturbed. His wife went up to see if he might
be stirring, but he was still asleep, so after waiting and
talking awhile I came away. Many groups of people were
distributed here and there in sight of the house, observing
the visitors, and one reporter questioned me, but I was
not able to tell him much. Another tried to head off the
coupe, but gave it up.

Webster was up till this morning, notifying newspapers
not to reproduce the stolen picture of Gen. Grant as a
Lieutenant in the Mexican War.

April 4. Gen. Grant is still living this morning. Many
a person between the two oceans lay hours awake, last
night, listening for the booming of the fire bells that
should speak to the nation in simultaneous voice and tell
its calamity. The bell strokes are to be 30 seconds apart,
and there will be 63, the General's age.

They will be striking in every town in the United States
at the same moment—the first time in the world's history