Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-02
Logan's Smart Grandson.
Washington Post.

Senator Logan has smart little grand
7on, whose name is Logan Tucker. He is
being carefully trained, and one of the
teachings most earnestly iRculcated is
that he must not accept money from Wis
itors. One day not long since friend of
the family called and presented a strang-
er, to whom the little man was intro
duced. The gentleman took him on his
knee, asked his name, age, etc, the usual
formula with children, and then tax
ing bright silver dollar from his
pocket, offered it to him. It was big
piece of money and big temptation.
The boy had successfully resisted nIckles
but was plainly tempted now. He
glanced appealingly at his mother to be
met by shake of disapproval; then at
grandma another shake; thsn at grandpa,
a more decided shake still. Then turn
ing his wisifel eye toward the gentleman
he viewed him all over from head to foot
till apparently satisfied, when turning
toward the general. he said: "Why not,
grandpa? He don't want any Office"
Hard Luck-lloW Newspaper Man Missed.
1t is matter of record that newspa-
per men always play in hard luck, and
the following taken from the st. Louis
Republican, Is good illustration of the
fact:
'Nutwood the great trotting stallion
that was sold IN the Glenview sale
recently for $22 000,was once, the property
of reporter on st. Louis newspaper.
In 1871 j. W. Knox, of Pittsburg,
attended one of the a. j. Alex
anIer saiess at Woodburn, Ky, and
among other animals he took the yearling
son of Belmont and Miss Russell to his
valley farm near the Smoky City. Mr..
Knox, who was a partner IN glass bust
ness, had large number Of horses on the
farm, and, never doing much good with
them, used to keep it going with his
profits in the glass house. This set him
and his partners at loggerheads, and they
quarreled so often that he finally decided
to close out both glass and horses,
sell off everything, and go to
California for fresh start. He
was very friendly with the newspaper
man, whom he induced TO draw up his
catalogue, and stay.with him on the farm
till the sale was over. The night before
it was over he told his friend that though
there was no reserve set ON any of the
stock, yet there were few he did not
like to let go for song, and he there
fore suggested that the news paper man
should keep his eyes open and make
bid for certain of them if they were
going overcheaply. Among them we're
Nutwood and a FLY. Neither evoked
smart bidding, and the penman
bought the colt for $4,000 and
the FLY for $4,000. He paid his
money to the auctioneer, and walked off
with the bill of sale in his pocket. In
the evening he told Mr.. Knox that he
would keep the FLY, but handed over the
bill of sale Oh Nutvood, and asked for
his $40. Knox said he would not return
the money, as he intended his friend
should keep the colt. He was sure it was
a wonder, and he was determined that the
newspaper man should not throw away
good chance. He wonld gladly take
over the FLY, as had been agreed, but
he was sure of doing the scribe
life's service if he refused to take
back the colt. The newspaper man,
however, wos obstinate, and after an
hours ou.ng Knox finally paid the
none va tore up the bill of sale. He
was trt in a few DAYS for Oakland,
Cal, and again during this interval did
he urge his friend to reconsider. The
scribe went to the depot to SEQ him off,
and iust as the train was about to pull
ont Knox once again assured him that the
colt was a phenomenon, and begged to
be allowed to take it off the cars then and
there for him. The newspaper man was
obdurate. Mr.. Knox took the youngster
to California. obtained a 2:1s4 record
for him and sold him for S12 500.