Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-06-30
Ladies in Male Attire Assaulted by
Street Arabs,

The Cleveland Leader has the following
On Sunday night two young ladies, resid-
ing on ST. CLAIR street, proposed to take a
walk off toward Rocky river, to meet a
brother, who they expected would bring
| them home IN carriage. To escape the
appearance of unprotected females, one OF
the ladies donned the male attire, and,
with q cane IN her hand, a SLOUGH hat
! thrown over her face, she offered her CON-
panion manly arm and her bold protec-
ton. They travelled westward through the
streets, carefully cycling every carriage,
and arrived far out on Detroit street
without meeting the desired brother. -
! The rain fell in torrents, but expecting to
meet the brother st every STEP they march
| ed boldly on until Rocky river was reach
ed. Three miles turther on they plodded,
and then learned that their brother had left
| for Cleveland hours before their arrival.
| 1t was past midnight, and their only alterna-
! tive, to avoid detection was to return to the
city before daylight, and they homeward
turned their weary steps, heartily disguised
with their rash adventure. The night was
pleasant after the rain had subsidized and
the tull moon lighted their pathway They
reached the Rocky Riyer Railway a little
before daylight, and took the first train for
Cleyelanl. They escaped detection until
| the city was reached, Here they come in
contact with a troop of lynx eyed Arabs,
who at once saw the fraud. look at
that bey's hair cried one urchin,
That boys girl" shouted another.
"Hurrah, bots, let's have some
fun," echoed the crowd of youngsters,
WHO began their fun in earnest by calling
to the scene all the boys in TIE neighbour
hood, and collecting large crowd around
the luckless adventures To use their
own words, they "would have been relievep
if the earth could have opened and swat
lowed them" They applied for protection
at neighboring house, where they were
kindly received and their sad plight was
made known to the inmates One Of the
ladies Immediately started off for suitable
clothing ter her perplexed and SORROW
stricken beau, and was long time away.
In fact, she was SO long absent that the
family with whom the boy-girl was left be-
came alarmed at the character OF their WIS.,
itor, they sent for an officer, and Patrol.
man Gatiat was not long in APP
pthIIuR, hECJtl VIII liS CluU, ITt-
pared to enforce his will if the "boy girl"
proved troublesome, and to afford her any
necessary assistance if she turned ont 10
be as represented. He saw the fair one in
pants, coat, vest, hat and boots. She hung
down her head, bit her lips, blushed and
whispered her adventure III a faint voice.
The police officer was not the man to re-
main uumoyed by her words. Through
the dirt and mud he believed he could dis
Germ traces OF respectable young lady
who had been led into an unpleasant stu
alton by trusting too much in the talisman-
ic powers OF biturcated garments. He es.
corted her to his residence, where he pro-
vided her with female attire. He then nc
companied her to her home, where he
learned that she was OF very respectable
family and connections. She was radically
cured OF her folly, and avows she will new.
er again attempt to play the beau.