Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-31
TOPPY MAGUIRE VS.. GEN.
GRANT.

A Rich Scene on q Long Branch
BOat-The Hon Hosea b. Perkins,
Bet-A Jerseyman's DecisiOn-HOyv
mr. Perkins Lost s3-DOes TOpPy
Mcguire Resemble GEN. Grant,
Six weeks ago, last Friday, Gen. Grant
went down to Long Branch from this city
on the Jesse HOyt. He went up into the
upper cabin, and passed out to the for
ward deck. There he dropped into an
easy chair. s ..--- .er
Soon after the Hon. Hosea B. Perkins
took seat fifteen feet from Gen. Grant
de wore black clothes and a high hat,
and talked with everybody within speak
ing distance. Gen. Grant meanwhile had
pulled the newspaper from his pocket and
was reading it very inently.
After the boat started, the Hon. Toppy
Mcguire, proprietor of the Cayuga House
on Harlem Lane, approached Mr.. Per-
kins. ......---.-
Chow do you do, Mr.. Perkins2" said
Toppy Mcguire.
"Quite well, thank you," responded
MIR. Perkins, Show is Mrs. Mcguire and
the children" 'H- g-
''First rate, " answered Toppy. "You're
looking well, Mr.. Perkins u
''Do you think so9" said Mr.. Perkins.
"There's a man over there looks better
than l do" pointing to GIN. Grant.
''Who is III" asked Toppy.
''Wby, don't you know who that ISL
said Mr.. Perkins, in much establishment
Swell, he looks like horse fancier, +"
replied Mark; Shut l never saw him be-
fore. Who is III"
"That is the President of the United
States" said Mr.. Perkins, impressively.
''No! You don't tell me sol" exclaimed
Toppy, gasping for breath.
''Yes, do, said Mr.. Perkins; sand
do you know, Mark, tina. there's a great
resemblance between you and the Presi-
dent9 though think" looking nervously
from one to the other, Shat the Presi-
dents better looking man than you are.
swell, now, come" said Toppy; that's
little rough, Mr. Perkins. IN have to
bet a little bottle of wine that I'm a bet
ter looking min than Grant. If l ain'C
I'll shut up the Cayuga and travel"
'Well, I'll wager a small bottle" said
Dir. Perks. ''But whom shall we leave
1t tO2"
"Oh, leave it the first Jerseyman that
comes along" responded Toppy.
At that instant Jerseyman approach
ed. He wore small hat, blue cotton
necktie, no vest, a pair of barn door
pantaloons of red sandstone color, and
army shoes. Mr. Perkins accosted him
thus:
"WOuld you oblige me, sir, by settling
little wager between this gentleman
and myself9n pointing his thumb at
Toppy Mcguire.
"Wall," replied the Jerseymau, coming
to dead standstill. "Jest as Levels not.
What's the bet? a"
swell, we want you to decide which is
the best looking of these two. This
one" pointing to Toppy, cor that one
over there reading the paper, pointing to
Grant.
The JeIsayman stuck his hands in his
breeches pocket, walked over to the Presi
dent, straddled his leg', and took good
look at him Then he returned and gazed
at Toppy Mcguire in the same manner.
''Well, what do you think 2" asked Mr.
Perkins.
"They look enough alike to be broth
ers," responded the Jerseyman. "But
think this here man, looking at Toppy
''has got good deal more intellect about
him than the other fellow. He's about
as stupid a looking specimus as 1 eVel
see."
''That'l do, said Mr.. Perkins. "Mark,
let's GO down stairs
And Mr.. Perkins hauled out three dol.
lars and bursted bottle of wine.-Neu
York Sun.