Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-10-07
FLOOD.GRANT.
The Story Of the Broken Engagement
Between Young Ulysses Grant
and Miss Jennie FlOOd--
Who Broke it.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.

From the San Francisco Chronicle
Society here was thrown into feverish
excitement by the sudden, unexpected and
unannounced arrival of the younger Ulysses
about a month ago Why he came was q
mystery to every one who had no business tt
know, and who was naturally on that account
all the more anxious to find out. In lieu OF
better reason to account for his sudden ap-
pearance, society circulated the theory that
he had come out to attend the wedding OF
his brother Jesse, who will lead Miss Lizzie
Chapman to the altar some time this month,
as well as to crafty romantic longing to be
with his betrothed few blissful days. So
ciety was confirmed in the latter conjecture
by his constant attendance on his betrothed,
and cried in ecstacy, "Oh, how nice and ro-
mantle" |" and society's fair daughters envied
Miss Jennie's lot. When few days after
his arrival it was announced that Mrs. and
Miss Flood had gone to the elegant Summit
mansion Of the widow Hopkins in the Sierras,
and that Ulysses Jr. was to join them there,
and pass the remaining days of his brief So
journ here in the sylvan scene among the
sOughing pines, the limpid streams, the
clOud-capped hills, and all that sort of roman
tic thing, society was blissfully exalted. 1t
was the last sweet dream before the awaken
ing cold douche of disappointment. Young
Grant fingered in the city instead of seeking
sylvan Sierra shades; then he disappeared
going east as suddenly, unexpectedly, unac-
countably as his coming. The bonanza
people returned to the city, the magnificent
diamond engagement ring disappeared from
Miss Jennie's finger, and society was par
alyzed with the sudden announcement that
the engagement had been finally and detin-
itely broken off. AS soon as society caught
its breath again it began to inquire for the
reasons, but could get nothing satisfactory in
that way except the unquestionable fact that
the banns were off. Upon the astounding re-
suit all parties are agreed but there is a wide
difference in the statements of the friends of
the two parties The version of Miss Floods
friends is that the former and her mother
went to the mountains with the understand
ing that young Grant should join them soon.
Instead of doing SO he wrote to say that he
was sick and could not come until the next
day, neglecting to add that his malady was
sickness of his bargain. The next day he
wrote that his illness continued, and he must
again postpone his coming And so it went
on from day to day, until the story reached
Miss ,Jennes ears that her. Ulysses was in
dustriously flirting with other women down
here Then she got out her sal volatile and
wept, and said he did not care for her and
wanted to marry her only because of her
money, and she vowed he should never have
a single silver brick, not even solitary scad,
and she broke off the engagement. The YER
sion of Grants friends is that the wedding
was the fancy of the old folks and that they
talked their children into the engagement.
After obligingly and tilially plighting their
roth they separated, Ulysses going east and
alling desperately in love with another girl.
After struggling loyalty against this passion
or months without weakening it's force, he
resolved to come here and state the case
airly. This they say, was his sudden errand
lere and he performed his duty.
Which version is correct it is hard to de-
ermine at present, society here being very |
much divided upon the question, and only |
certain of the one momentous fact that the |
much -talked-of engagement is off.