, 1861-06-27

| it." And she looked at us much as a giant
might look upon saucy schoolboy, who was
netting him.
"Thcrc, now, don't be angry, Deborah" said
| the Chairman.
"Then, YOU please to talk reasonable, ;" replied
the damsel, with dignity. aim as quiet as q
lamb, except I'm aggravated"
"Just so, Deborah. Well now, think if we
give you two-and'sixpence week, you'll bc able
to get on.
| "Not enough"
swell, but, Deborah, we have heavy claims
upon us; you'll earn something, you know"
| "No work Say threeand-siXpencc"
Now, "Despcrate Deborah" had behaved very
well to this point, and il left to he dealt With cx
clusivcly by the Chairman, would havo been
satisfactorily disposed Of; but, unluckily, there
sat in the corner, at the ftirthest distance Of
anybody from our eXcitable customer, n guar
dian Of Il o name of Rubbles, a touchy, testy
man, who must needs chime in, as follows:
"My good woman, you know you can either
take the half crown or leave il, just as you like.
We can't stop here all day discussing tho point
with you"
Tho Chairman groaned audibly @Its all
up" he whispered to me. "Were in for it,"
And so VIC were. ! saw Dcborah's eyes gs-
ten. The guardians shuliied uncasily in their
seats.
"And who are you, pray ?" screamed the play.
ful maiden, her arms working her fingers twirl.
ing, and her head nodding, in manner truly
| ominous. ..
"Now, Deborah," interposed the Chairman.
son YES its 'nOw Deborah indeed Bet
ter call me desperate Deborah at once. Ahl
I know what you call me. And as for that skin.
Hint in the corner there, out Of this room III
not 20, until I've let him See what Deborah can
do. So here goes"
,G
"it is no figure Of speech TO say that the scene
which ensuod bcggared all description. The
amiabo young lady made first furious plunge
TO reach Mr.. Rubblcs; and it would have served
him right, for his thoughtlessncss, to have sur
rendered him to her. But we, nevertheless in
terposcd, and general fight enSucd. And for
minute or SO the twelve men actually got the
worst Of it. For. you see, the frenZied woman
pummcllcd into us with her fists, whilst we, al
though writhing under her blows, forb0ro doing
more than endeavoring TO restrain her. The
yes from the unfortunate dozen Of men who
were thus being ruthlcssly pounded wero absO-
lutely dreadful. Somehow or other Deburahs
bare arms always slipped from our hold,
and then the released members inflicted blows
upon her nearest foes, which would have de-
lighted the heart of q prize-fighter. At length,
the porter, who had come to our aid, ungalaDty
grasped the enemy's legs, and Deborah descended
10 the floor with force which shook tho build
ing But TO keep her PROSTATE was no small
difficulty, and, in despair, we were ultimately
obliged, until further assistance arrived, to-l am
almost ashamed to say"
I" Sit upon her, suppose, Mr.. Jones'"
swell, that was actually the case. There
was no other mode Of doing it,"
"And what was done with her afterwards 2"
GOhi We bad her up before the magistrates
and she had ten days Imprisonment, with hard
labor. Her time ended, she came out as brisk
as ever, and was taken into tho Workhouse.
There, one day, she found her way to the mas
ter's apartments captured his good a'ly, whom
she discovered alone, carried her to coal collar
and locked her up; and to release her, such q
a life or two would be lost. At length, however,
Deborah found her master, and, strange to say,
she did so in little man, whom you would have
thought she could crush with hug.
"There lived at that time, in BrambIcstone, n
young carpenter, named Spivil. He used TO be
called Lucky Frank from the circumstance that,
though not particularly clover Industrious, or
perscyoring, he logged on in the world much
more comfortably than his fellows. GoodthingS,
that he never expected, seemed to be always
falling into Lucky Frank This cntiablo per-
son was one day standing talking to me at the
Union counter, when Deborah, who had been
discharged from the house few days previously,
walked in. She was evidently in mischievous
mood, and the first thing she did was, as Frenk
was little in her way, TO take oil his cap and
Ting it into the street. Frank said not q word,
but fetched his cap, and on his return hO be.
slowed slap on Deborah's bonnet, which en-
trUly altered its fashion, without trouble TO the
bonnet. t.maker. The result was furious battle.
nccd not trouble you, sir, with the ccvating
details. didn't interfere, and in few minutes
the contest ended in Deborah being stretched on
the ground. 1t was marvellous victory for
Frank. Ills usual fortune, Ct course, came to
his aid and instead Of being reduced 10 Jelly,
as might have been expected, hc stood a victor.
Deborah got up quietly and walked away.
1t might have been ten days after this when
the news reached me that Frank and Deborah
were going to DO married. | was utterly as.
founded. l couldn't help seeing Frank, and
demonstrating with hin. lie Lucky Frank !
to be entering into such prepostcrous alli-
ance.
"But why not" he asked, calmly.
"Mcrcy on mel" exclaimed. You must
be mad even to think Of it,"
"Thcre's nothing against her but her temper,
and she is such a wonderfully line woman
Yet, you know, ] mastered her.
Here was the secret The giantess was an
object Of unqualified admiration 10 little Frank
and then having conquered her in the struggle
aaAh ~ hSilBhleu uiihl hS Wan halhNt'S W
her, aud at length came to feel an odd sort of af.
lection Tor her.
But is she willing to have your" I asked.
"She doats upon mc," answered the lover.
She told me that the very moment had her
on the ground, sho felt WAS the man for her,
and she could do anything for me"
"WCll, said, inwardly Earyciling al this
new Instance Ol the strange working Of Ga Ill,
" lropc and trust the next person wanted aftcr
the priest won't 6c the coroner And with this
ungracious remark, left him.
They were MARRIED The whole n,iShhOr.
hood d, omcd Frank lunatir, hut hc had his
way. am bound 10 admit the truth, there