Show r general grants penchant for fust a is well know his hia liking tor for a good game of billiards balliard either cither as a spectator or contestant is scarce scarcely ly less although few persons nrc are awai ware re of the fact A day or two since ho he called at tho the establishment of phelan the voted veteran an wishing to purchase a table and at tho samo same time renew an BC c quain tanco which was foamed many yeara aca ra since on an tho pacific coast phelan was enraged engaged when nhon tho the general entered tho the crosby street waro wareroom room and paid no more attention to the latter than if ho he had bad wen been a cou cointa irdon oa in mortal ortal having looked about a little tho the intending customer stepped up to the head of tho the establishment and sald said how do ou il do mr phelan Ph clan tho the latther hnuter returned the gri cat inq in but bet it was still evident he did not nizo hr hie visitor vastor tho the general then said 1 I see pee you hao forgotten me mr puelan adding aith his ti a modesty ino d z t 1 I used to play billiards in your in in san L francisco cisco at that time thiv calapa callpa nio mo captain grant find now they c call all me general |