Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-03-16
Effort a, socisbility, Joshus asked ,be lady ,

"Going fur p
"Ts Grayburg.'
You Lsint ! So be !. Quite . con,in-
gency. haint it?"
They we're beginning to get be.tsr &C.
quai"ted with each other. Joshua now took
his hand away from his watch aud put i,
round the back of the seat.
"Going to stay there lohs, Miss?''
"A week, guess"
"Bs you? About a. long ss BE-" res
pended Joshua, letting his hand rest on the
back Of her shawl and feeling very much a.
when Deacon Jones csugh. him robbing his
pet pear tree. The young lady drew back.
Law! you mus,n'. do so, sir. 1, ain,
proper
I'D like to know what's to bender said
Joshua, boldly.
"Why, the folks will see u.s. said tn. lady
'Who keers?' cried Joshua. lin twenty
one yesrs old. I've got ny f~ herr watch in
my pocket and ten dollars besidesl Aud
forgetting be had deposited his walle. in bis
hat, he felt for it in his pocket.
"Jeru.alsm I" roared Joshua, springins 20
bis fee. il terrible dismay. "taint there I've
been robbed a! Its gone somebody's COM
m't'ed arson 70 o'y person and pocket -
Joshua glsred a. the ysnng lady by his side,
who was aow getting as excited Is himself
aud ~as busy feeling frs. in one poche, aud
then 10 her re,icule.
"Ysu'v got it" thundered be. II ort to
have knovn you wasn't respectable I've
bsern marin say . hundred times tha. no
decent woman were one Of them waterfalls
You got it while l was hugein' Of ye! had
no business 10 hug another gal when I'm
keepn company With Peggy Ann! Ten
dollars that father gt for the brindle calf 4!
Hand il over, or BY scisz Jrs III search ,e, if
20 be . vsuan!'
The ysung lady sprang up-hor face red
and her eyes bl~zing-she 100 had read the
papers aud heard about picspsrkets
An angry man is fearful sight, but can ,
compare with al angry woman. And ,hi,
one IVES ragirg. She bra sndi.hcd her parssol
in one hand aud Scr r-,culs ia the other.
you've stolen my por,monie,' cried she.
"fsu'se taken advantage Of an innocent,
unprotected female and played the part of
pickpocke,! might = known you vas
one-lve heera say they alters had red
noses :! Conductor here here This white
eyed rascal ba. 20. my portmonie, aud Jos's
ninstuss--and he huzgsd oe,-and hes 60.
my Observation-Disclosures, dear dear |
wish had stayed TO humr'
"Don't believe \ word she savs!' cried
Josh. "She's lynn. She's the one that's
boen stesIin. She picked nay pocket Of eve
ry.hng there Vas in it, everything bu, my
my fathers watch and a plug Of ,esack.r,-
Come arch her! Dear suz! Ia, ashame
of my self! l WAS so startled couldn. cot
my own fodder, and mind my P's aud Q's
How l DO wish marm was here-shs' d know
just what to do, III zee If cau't do some
thing" and he began 70 climb over the seat
The girl se;z~d bin BY he coat ,ai!
mo yon dou't!' screamed she. not by a
long chalk! You think yoa'rs E@,,is' of
with my th'ngs do you ! III let you know to
the contrary! You'll wish your cake dough
Il Jou- dons deliver up my por' monte aud
minsture. Stop lin sumo Of you-hs'
s"i"e ~ jump OF the car with my valua,irs
and III die il he shall Con auc.'or' he's
got Jo~s mins'ure! S, p him!'
By this time Il . whole car load Of ps..en.
gers we're aroused to the condi,ion Of thing.
and, rs natural in such cases there vas
division Of opinion. Soa,s took side. with
Josh, and some with the woman.
An elderly lady in .pec,.cle., evidently
one Of the strong g-"i"ded kind. p'a.,sd her
back firmly against the car door .ff,c.ually
barring the egress.
Jo'huas senses began 70 be slightly mud
died. A half score Of people were heading
him of, and that terrible young lady in a
pink dress was cluging to bis Goa, skir.,
and his poeke.book was gone. IL. felt des-
perate. ...
"s.s"d aside, every one Of you," he cried
10 the passengers before him, aud Jus, then
the esrs gass lurch, a. they are in the
habit Of doing, and Josh vent head frs,
against the stomach Of fat woman who had
risen to see what the matter was.
| The woman went over, Josh vent over, 80
did the young woman in pink, and the whole
| crowd fell on the seat where a very lovely
young couple aud a lap dog were reposiug.
The seat was squelched, 30 we're The lovers
and the dog, and the cry rose faster and
faster, A collision there's collision
Everybody sprang to their feet and Sc zed
Their carrst-baps and the comedy mi III,
ave became a tragedy, If ,he conductor had
not just then appeared aud restored order.
lie shook Joshua and ordered the Young
woman to SIT down aud behave terself.
Josh took of his hat TO scratch his head,
aud lol out dropped his pscke,-book Ou,
hero fang up both his hands in es,scy.-
'Hooray Its found ilxn Columby, ain, |
glsd.' ~ t'"",~> .. " s..~
Aud at about the mms time tho conductor
picked upa mondcscrips l"oking bag frvm
the floor. The young lady in pink ru.hed
for "urd, and seizing it, exclaimed, My
pocket my pocket! It mus, have slipped