Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-19

How Gen. Grants Son Did Not Marry Miss
 Flood.
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 The story of how Buck Grant courted Miss Flood is in everybody's mouth in San Fran terey, the Long Branch of California. On the train was Miss Flood, with dozen frol icsome California girls. Some of them got off at Menlo Park, and some went on to Monterey. Menlo Park is the Audubon park of San Francisco. More than 20 milionaires have their residences there, including ex Gov. Stanford and Mir. Flood. It is here that Gov. Stanford had his 600 blooded horses, and it is here that he had those in stantaneous photographs taken, showing the exact attitude of the walking, pacing and running horse. These photographs Gov. Stanford showed to Meissonier, the great modern master in Paris, and they so excited him that he painted the governors picture exactly the size that he painted Mir. Van derbilt's. These the only two Americans ever painted by the great Frenchman. But about Miss Flood. The young lady is large a, and handsome She looks like, and is like, thoroughly sensible American girl ''We all like Miss Flood" said San Francisco lady ''she is so sensible, so democratic and so frank and womanly. tell you we were all glad when she mittened Buck Grant, ''But we in New York thought it was the other
 
 firted with Miss Flood.' "No," said my friend, ''I know all about it. I went to the Yosemite with the party when Buck Grant and Miss Flood were first thrown together" "How was 1t ?" asked. ssWeil, when Gen. Grant arrived in San Francisco from his trip around the world, he was entertained by Gov. Stanford, Charles Crocker and Mir Flood. Grant took great fancy to Flood. They are good deal alike-both grim, sturdy, self made men. The General and Mrs. Grant took fancy also to Miss Flood. A fine- looking girl, with prospect of four CT five millions, is an interesting object to any par ent who has poor boy to fit out. She is a splendid girl, without any money But as was saying, the general and Mrs. Grant liked Miss Flood. They urged Buck to try and he just laid himself out. He was the most devoted lover I ever saw. He was at her side every moment. He was constantly get ting Miss Flood off one side that he might pour the siren tale of love and hope into her ear. When we went up to Mirror Lake Buck of the hotel. When he went to the Big Trees, Buck led Miss Flood home. Well, he finally proposed, and Miss Flood without any es- pecial thought, said-'' ''What ?' 'sShe said, Yes, if father agrees to it. " ''What did Buck do then ?'' Why, he hurried back to Frisco, the Nevada bank. MT. Flood listened to the young man respectfully-yes, with pleasure. But still he turned to Buck and said /: ssLt's all very well to talk about getting married, but you have no money to support wife with. What are your chances in the future?" Young Grant said he had no business, but was willing to do anything. You go back to New York, buy the stocks I tell you to, and deal for six months as I suggest, and think we fix you ont. D
 ''Did Grant follow Floods advice ?'' ''Pre- cisely. He bought stocks just as Flood told h to bo,, Ja ey. Every point Flood gave him the great millionaire was sure to make come out right It not long before young Grant had & hundred thousand dollars ahead. Flood told him to go in again and double it. Grant kept right on, Flood arranging it so that he should make. Soon Grant had $2OO, GOO. It began to turn his head. Everybody was talking about Buck Grants success. He didn't think it was Flood behind him who was making the money for him. But it was Flood, and he was doing it so the world wouldn't say, He marrles my daughter for her money We'll, success began to make the young man top-heavy. He couldn't stand it. He saw in himself great specula- tor, when, in fact, it Floods manipula- tions behind the scenes which made the dol lars come in." "What was the result?" I asked. s'After young Grant had made $2OO,- 900 and all the world was talking about it, the Floods began to think 1t time to bring him back to California to complete the nupti- al arrangements. It was then that Buck Grant began to get dizzy headed He was oourted and iattered by other girls then for the money which Flood had made for him. He started back for Frisco, but tarried in Chicago to attend club dinners and to meet young ladies. He began to forget Miss Flood, who is 8 girl of spirit. He sauntered along over to California. At Frisco he found Miss Flood was down to Menlo Park, their magnificent country seat. He immedi- ately commenced receiving invitations, and accepting them, from other young ladies' Miss Flood expected him to take the first 1 train for Menlo Park. MT. Flood was disap- pointed in the young man. He called to see him at the Palace Hotel. Young Grant ex- cused himself by saying he was sick, but the great banker saw that he had made mistake. The poor, frank boy of a year ago had be- come inflated. Success had turned his head. He even kept Mfr. Flood waiting in his parlor while he finished a conversation with some one else. That night Flood went back to Menlo a disappointed man. He told his | daughter that he believed they had both made mistake. Miss Floods pride was hum1liated. She had great fight with her self She said: What would the world say ?