The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-06-16

will bet you $1,000 that we've got 'em
and that no anti Grant will be uomi
mated"
"No,' said Youngs. Il under
stood you to say that Grant would
I've nominated. That was your pro
position"
Il Didn't mean any such thing
said Logan.
Il certainly understood you to
mean that" replied Yonngs, still
very cool and very gentleman|y
You know a - sight BETTER
said Logan, fast losing all control OF
himself, land if you repeat that I'll
slap your chops"
Il don't want to get into any per
sona difficulty" said Mr.. Youngs
Il came here at your invitation to
make bet with you
General" said New Yorker No
/, ''use miIder language, please"
g you, Sir, this is my room,'
said Logan.
''You shouldn't use such language
as this, General, any way" said the
New Yorker.
"Who the hell are you, anyway
asked FEED. Grant, in Ills peasanl
way. eff there's going to be fra
cas- here" lie added, with true, sol
i:er-like instinct, "Im in it,"
Chauncey l. Filley, the Missour
Grant he;'ter, spoke up and said
General, here's q telegram you are
interested in from Cleveland"
Even that didn't serve to keep The
peace.
YOU'RE party Of - New York
gamblers" said the Illinois bully
'come here to hrowbeat and ride
rough shod over decent people in II
Iinois.'
we are not gamblers" said ih.
Nav Yorker, 81 am a qniet, peacea
ipIe citizen
"Well, who the hell are you, any
ilow!" !: i,ed Feeble, rutlling up hi:
fcnth"rs.
4 III, ii gcr!leman,' said the New
, Yorker, ".icre with the delegation
and | live at Saral,ga Sprays, New
York. / never male bet in III,
life, aud an opposed to betting, OF
principle
go" yon," said Lngan, more wra
thy il.an before. Il didn't in,it.
y"n Into my room. YOU made apro
position to bet $1,000 that B aint
would be nominated. Now, you
I'll net YOU $1,000 that Blaine wou'
DC nominated, another $1,000 That NJ
anti Grant man will be nominated
and another $1,000 that you can
name tie man who will be nomi
mated"
A Chicago man-a Mr.. Beebe-.
hal come up by this time, aud hav
ing heard the conversation on the
stairway, said:
General Logan, l heard you make
the offer to bet $1,000 that we've
got 'em, and Grant will he nomi
nateG.'"
"Who are your" said Logan, sha
king his fist in Beebe's face. g."
you, sir, Eli smash you ill the face.
For some reason or other he failet
to "smash" him. Then, turning t,
Youngs, he said:
Il am willing to make the bet
offered"
VERY well, sir" said Youngs
'sthat was that Grant would be nom
mated, and nothing else.''
80, sir; l made no such offer,
said Logan.
q am not here, SIR said Youngs
much smaller man and a gentle
man, 60 use any discourteous Ian
guage, nor any language which doe
not become gentleman. | am her
for the purpose of taking up the be
: sou offered on the stairway. | hav
: my money ready, and the only thin
hin question now is whether you wi
put up the money or back out Of tn
bet"
Il made no such bet" said Logas
sullenly.
Every WE'LL" said Youngs, "if 80
back down, that settles it,
4 All this occurred in much les
- time than it takes to tell it. File
and one or two others had been Ell
deavoring to prevent this exhibitio
. of profanity and spleen, aud at TIL
point succeeded in hauling of tt