Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-31
a Lively Ocene from Every Oay
Life, with Heal Characters.

A Lively 0cene from Every Nay
Life, with Heal Characters.
No. far from one Of our principal streets
lives pretty, but spunky girl. She is true
grit, aad whom she thinks she's right she
maintains the ground against oil odds, and
for fear there may b some Who will net
recognize her By this description, " will
call her Norma. The wife sfa bright-sysd
man Of some 80 sumnsrs had noticed her
LEGGED lord locking at Nsrma, and very nat.
urAIly felt just the least bit Jealous. She
never once thought Of calling him 10 ae-
count, unless, perhaps, in that usual man
msr, a Ia Caudle the mysteries Of which
are past 6nding out; but, meeting the fair
Norma yesterday forenoon, sLe placed hts
clsncnsd hand in the very closest proximity
to her nasal organ, and said, ''Pm going,o
whip you, and then pay police fine
Goodness. folks but didn't tho sparks fly.
Tho rules of the ring were just nowhere ai
all. Every blow above the belt and No
fouls. Mr.. -, ono Of our Wholesale
dealers, who was passing with his lady st
the time. was called in for referee
Norma and, for short, will say. Mrs. c.
stood facing each other. their heels grinding
the floor. with lips conpressed and flashing
eyes. moro like two royal rivals for the
crown Of Pandemonium than the loving
wife and pretty Norma. Such pent up
furies as danced in those flashing eyes
found expression thus: "I'll 6x you %
you won't want my husband" "Bah, your
husband! the ugly wretch if hs locks at
me again I'll fix him. wouldn't have
such man. and when get one I'll have
him oil 70 myself"
Did you ever see thunder cloud burst
on forest. Woman's nature couldn't
stand that. Jsalousy WAS changed to
blaeksst hate. They were kept apart,
whom asighbor interpossd thusly: my
husband knows enough about you, Miss
Norma"
Young furies let Loose ! 4 moment she
cared upon the spsoksr, and brushing her
from the doorway, spruns like eung IT,
grsss into the house. The husband was
there, uncsneious Of the thunder belt that
vas about to strike him. 0rssping him
BY the collar she walked him out il fell
view Of the recent battle Geld. and whore
quite crowd that had ny this time assem-
blsd and could see and hear oil, and then she
said "now tell what you know about ne"
Hs tried 10 get away, but finally amidst
the suppressed shouts Of the speetaters
said be "knsw nothing" Around she
brought him, face to face with his wife.
Nov tell her she liss," and prsfering to
brave the displeasurs Of lsvsd one, rath-
er than 'the chain lightning" that held
him. He did it, and went his way with .
fssr, III not . lighter heart. W. almost
held our::orsath whom We think Of the Cau
ding he must have received.
By this time quite . crowd had assem
bled, and the actors in this sero- comedy
became awars that they were playing be>
fore the public, and hastily retired With
one scene or act on the programme still
unfinished.
Whom the curtain rises again, some new
and important characters will appear as We
h.vA every reason 10 believe. But Just
whom, and how. We cannot tell at present,
and indeed, We have been told that mo
reporter will know il either
We have at least. the names Of oil, and
the Interpretation Of the plot, and the pub
lie can depend upon Us If the performance
takes place.