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Show x-m-:x-:x-m:-:x-:z-x-m.;i-x-m:x-?z-:z-:X'M-sz-2:m.m.:z-z:x:-X';-U. S. Grant Won Bride While Fording River pose lo her then and there. In after years she often related to her grand children the story of the helrothal. placing special stress on the old superstition su-perstition that unusual strength and constancy were attrihntes of main pledges made over running water, says Capper's Weekly. Ulysses S. Grant selected an odd time to propose marriage to Julia Pent. Lieutenant Gram from West Point had met Julia while on a visit lo the home of his chum in St l.oitis He fell in love with her and decided to return to pursue his intentions, relates re-lates Kdna M. Coliuan in "While House Gossip." Their betrothal occurred while they were fording the Gravois rivet They were in a light r''g. the young man driving. The waters were swollen and Ihe current so swift from the recent heavy rains thai rhey were in grave danger. The manner of her clinging to him in her fear of the water in spired him with (he courage to pro |
