The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-09-02
BUCK GRANT.
How General Grants Son Was Mittened
by q California Heiress.

A correspondent of the Charleston
Nr5OS dHd Courier writes from San
Francisco: The story Of how Buck
Grant courted Miss Flood is in every
body's mouth in San Francisco. "We
all like Miss Flood" said San Fran
cisco lady, "she is so sensible, so dem
ocratic and frank and womanly. tell
you, we were all glad when she mitten-
ed Buck Grant" When General Grant
arrived in San Francisco from his trip
around the world, he was entertained
by Governor Stanford Charles Crocker,
and Mr.. Flood. A fine.looking girl
with prospect Of four or five millions,
is an interesting object to any parent
who has poor boy to fit out. She is
splendid girl without any money
But as was saying, General and Mrs.
Grant liked Miss Flood. They urged
Buck to try and get her. He was the
most devoted lover ever saw. He was
AZ her side every moment. Well, he
finally proposed, and Miss Flood, with
out any especial thought, said: ayes,
II 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
"lt's all very well to talk about get
ting married, but you have no money
to support wife with. Wha, are your
chances in the future ?"
Young Grant said he had no business,
but was willing to do anything.
every well" said the millionaire
"You go back to New York, buy the
stocks | tell you to, and deal for six
months as suggest, and think We can
fix you out.
He bought stocks just as Flood told
him TO. Everything Buck Grant bought
made money. Every point Flood the
great millionaire gave him was sure to
come out right. II was not long before
young Grant had sroo, 900 ahead
Flood told him to go in again and
double it. Grant kept right on, Flood
arranging it so that he would make
Soon Grant had ssoo, 600. 1t 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 il was
Flood, and he was doing it so the world
wouldn't say 'he marries my daughter
for her money"
"Whai was the result ?" ! Asked
After young Gran; had made ssoo, 900
and all the world was talking abou, it,
the Floods began to think il time to
bring him back to California to COM
plete the nuptial arrangements. II was
then that Buck Gran; began to get diz-
zy-headed. He was couried and fat
tered by other girls then, for the money
which Flood had made for him. He
started back for Frisco, but tarried in
in Chicago to attend club dinners and
meet young ladies. He began to for
get Miss Flood, who is girl OF spirit.
He saunierrd ainng over TO Caiifarnia
At Frisco he found Miss Flood was
down TO Menlo Park, their magnificent
country seat. He Immediately COM
menced receiving invitations and accept
ing them from other young ladies.
Miss Flood expected him to take the
first train for Menlo Park. Mr.. Flood
was disappointed in the young man.
He called 10 see him at the Palace Ho-
tel. Young Grant excused himself by
saving he was sick, but the great banker
saw he had made mistake. The poor,
frank boy OF year ago had become in
faied. Success had turned his head
He even kept Mr.. Flood waiting in his
parlor while he finished 4 conversation
with some one else. That night Flood
went back 10 Menlo disappointed man.
He told his daughter that he believed
they had both made a mistake. Miss
Floods pride was Inundated. She had
a great fight with herself. She said /:
What would the world say? The envi-
Gus girls in San Francisco are even now
talking about me. SO she wrote to
young Grant but never sent the letter.
She said IF he can't 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, she would release him altogether
il it would please him. This made
young Grant mad, and, being half in
love with another young lady, he con-
tinued his flir,ations till the Floods gave
on, publicly that the engagement was
of"
"Did Miss Flood mind il much 2"
"Not personally. There was never
much love-" She is still in great de-
mand, and even since then she has re-
fused a marquis and a count, who were
searching around, Prince-de-B Bourbon
like, for little wife and good deal oI
money.