The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-08-08


San Francisco from his trip around the
world, he was entertained by Governor
Sanford, Charles Crocker and Mr.. Flood.
Grant took great fancy to Flood. They
are a great deal alike-both grim, sturdy.
sef-made men. The General and Mrs.
Grant took a fancy also to Miss Flood.
A fine looking girl, with prospect OF
four or FIVE millions, is an interesting OBJ
ject to any parent who has poor boy to
fit out. She is a splendid girl, without
any money. But as | was saving, the
General and Mrs. Grant liked Miss Flood.
They urged Buck to try and get her"
did Buck tryy"
Try? Why, he just laid himself out.
He was the most devoted lover ever
saw. He was at her side every moment.
He was constantly getting Miss Flood off
one side that he might pour the siren tall,
of love and hope into her ear When we
went up to Mirror Lake, Buck got Miss
Flood to stay 9Th him in the parlor of
the hotel. When we first went to the
Big Trees, Buck lel Miss Flood home.
Well, he finally proposed, and Miss Flood,
without any especial thought, said"
"What 2"
"She said Yes, if father agrees tn it
What did Buck do them"
"Why he hurried back to Frisco, and
went to the rich banker at his office in
the Nevada bank Mr.. Flood listened Ia
the young man respectiully-ves, with
pleasure. Bur still hr turned to Buck and
said:
It's all very well to talk about get
ting married, but you have no money to
support "A wife with. What are your
chances in the futurc?"
Young Grant said he hal no business,
but was willing To do anything.
"Nery WELL" said the millinnairr.
" Iou 60 back to New York, buy the
stocks | tell you to, aud deal for six
months ~ ! suggest, an,l think We can
fix You out"
Did Grant follow Floods advicc?"
Precisely. lie bought stock just ~
Flood told him tn do Everything Buck
Grant bought made money. Every point
Flood gave him the great millionaire was
sure tO make come out right. IL WAS 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 hHI goo, ,0uO.
1t began to turn his head Evcrvbodv
was TALKING about Buck Grants success.
He didn't think it was Flood behind him
who WAS making the money l"r him. I'mt
il was Hood and he was doing it sn that
the world wouldn't say 'hc marri..< INV
daughter for her money Well, success
began 10 make the v"mm" man top heavy
lie couldn't stand it, He SAW III himself
a great sprculat"r, when in Fact it was
Fl"od'> manipulation behind the SCENES
which made the dollars come in
"What was the result - a>kr.l
After ynung Grant had made $500
900. and all the world was talking about il.
the Floods began 10 think it time u brin"
him back Ia California to complete the.
nuptial arrangement. II was then that
Buck Grant began To get dizzy headed
He was courted and flattercd by other
girls then for the money which Flood
had made for him. lie started back for
Frisco, but tarried in Chicago Ia attend
club dinners and 10 meet y6ung ladies'.
He began to forget Miss Flood, who is a
girl of spirit lie saunter,l along over
Flood was down to Me0lo Park, their
magnificent country seat. He imme-
diatelv commenced receiving invitations,
and, accepting them, from other Young
ladies' Miss Flood expected him To take
the first train for MenIo Park. Mr. Flood
was disappointed in the young man. He
called To him At the Palace Hotel
Young Grant excused himself hy saving
he was sick, but the great banker saw
that he had made a mistake. The poor,
frank boy of year ago had become
inflated. Sucress had turned his heal.
He even kept Mr. Flood waiting in his
parOr while he finished conversation
with some one else That night Flood
went back t" MenIo a disappointed man.
He told his daughter that he believed
they had both made mistake. Miss
Floods pride was hnmilate'l She had
great fight with herself. She said !:
What would the world say? The envi-
ous girls in San Francisco are even now
talking about me- so she wrote to
young Grant, but never sent the letter
She said: IL he cant come straight To- me
| don't want him. Finally when young
Grant called on her at Menlo Park she
was in San Francisco, and he did not see
her. In Frisco she learned that young
Grant had been flirting with several
Young ladies, not particularly her friends.
So she wrote him plain note saying she
would release him altogether if it would
please him. This made young Grant
mad, and being half in love with another
yonng lady, he continued his fiirtations
till the Floods gave out publicly that the
engagement was of"
"Did Miss Flood mind it much? 2"
"Not personally. There was never
very much love" She is still in great
demand, and even since then she has
refused a marquis and count, who were
searching around, Prince de Bourbon-like,
for little wife and a good deal of money.
-Coiifornia Gossip.