Smyrna times., 1882-09-06
Buck Grant and Miss Flood

Once more those dear dead days Will be-
For DEATH who took all, may restore
The past we loved to us once more
Buck Grant and Miss Flood.
A correspondent of the CharlestOwn
NeWs and Courier says the story of how
Buck Grant courted Miss Flood is in
everybody's mouth in San Francisco.
ave all like Miss Flood" said a 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 When General
Grant arrived in San Francisco from
| his trip around the world he was enter
| tanned by Governor Stanford, Charles
Crocker and Mr.. Flood. Grant took a
great fancy to Flood. 4 fine looking
| girl, with q prospect OF four or five
millions, is an interesting object. She
is a splendid girl, without any money.
But as ! was saying, General and Mrs.
Grant liked Miss Flood. Buck was the
most devoted lover | ever saw. He
was at her side every moment. Well,
he finally proposed, and Miss Flood,
without any especial thought, said :
YES, if father agrees to it,
Buck hurried back to Frisco, and
went to the rich banker at his office in
the Nevada Bank. Mr.. Flood listened
to the young man respectfully-yes
with pleasure. But still he turned to
Buck and said:
Its all very well to talk about get
ting married, but you have no money
to support wife with. What are YOU
chances in the future?"
Young Grant said he had no business
but was willing to do anything.
Every WE'LL" said the millionaire
"You 90 back to New York and bu.
the stocks tell you to, and deal 70
six months as l suggest, and | thinl
we can fix you out"
He bought stocks just as Flood tOlt
himto Everything Buck Grant bOugh
made money. Every point Flood gay
him the great millionaire was sur
ought to come right.
1t was not long before young Gran
had $4,000 ahead. Flood told him
90 in again and double it. Grant keI
right on. Flood arranging it so thi
he should make. Soon Grant ha
- 100000. 1t began to turn his hea
!. Everybody was talking about BuC
Grants success. He didn't think
was Flood behind him who was nal
ing the money for him. But it W;
Flood, and he was doing it so the wOr
couldn't say, she marries my daught
for her money" What was the resul
After young Grant had made 5000, 90
;. and all the world was talking about
J the Floods began to think it time
Z bring him back to California to COZ
: plete the nuptial arrangements.
1t was then that Buck Grant beg;
to get dizzy headed He was court
and fattered by other girls then, for t
money which Flood had made for hi
He started back for Frisco, but tarri
in Chicago to attend club dinners a
= to meet young ladies. He began
forget Miss Flood, who is a girl of spil
,w He sauntered along over to CalifOrn
vi At Frisco he found Miss Flood v
nj down to Menlo Park, their magnitice
country seat. He Immediately co
9TH menced receiving invitations, and
las cepted them, from other young ladi
ew Miss Flood expected him to take
ler first train for MenlO Park. Mr.. Fl(
:" CIV was disappointed in the young III
;' ;n, He called to see him at the Pal
ned Hotel. Young Grant excused him
mar by SAYING he was sick, but the or
hat banker saw that he had made a mista
ort' The poor, frank boy of year ago
ma ma become inflated. Success had tur
ex. his head. He even kept Mr.. FL
nen waiting in his parlor while he finis
s of q conversation with some one else.
That night Flood went back
res. res. Menlo u disappointed man. He
yea I his daughter that he believed they
both made mistake. Miss Flo
j pride was Inundated. She had g
I'm tight with herself. She said: "N
will the the world say? The env
girls in San Francisco are even
g talking about me-" So she wrote
.Ss young Grant, but never sent the lei
She said; "If he can't come stra
to me don't want him."
"a Finally when young Grant caile'
her at MenlO Park, she was i'll
Francisco, and he did not see her.
Frisco she learned that young G
anu had been flirting with several W
ladies, not particularly her frie
,nr So she wrote him plain note, 50
hpN she would release him altogether
OAH would please him. This made "
Grant mad, and, being half in love
h another young lady, he continues
llI flirtations till the Floods gave
publicly that the engagement was
ne, Did Miss Food St mind 3TSdit it much? 2,9Sa ?
yery much love. She is still in
demand, and even since then she
before refused a marquis and a count,
were searching around, Prince-de-l
bon-like, for little wife and a
ID deal of money.