The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-09-20

warn respectable" I've hcc!cu
marin say 4 hundred times that
no decent woman ever wore one
Of them Waterfalls. You got it
while l was huSginy Of YOU! |
haint any biziness to hug another
gal when I'm keeping company
with Peggy Ann Scri-sins! Ten
dollars ycnc-tcn dollars that ia
ther cot for the brindicy calf ami
the cnbtaiI sheep! Hand it over.
or by scissors, III search yc if yc
be q woman =
The young lady SpranG ap-her
face red. her eyes hlaz:ng-she.
too had read the papers, and had
heard Of pickpockcts.
An angry man is It fearful sight,
but cant begin to compare with
an angry woman. And this one
was raging. She brandishcd her
parasol in one baud and her rc,i-
cule in the other.
"You've stolen my portcmon.
naier!" cried she. ''You'vc took
the advantage Of an innocent, un-
protected female, and played the
part Of Il piclSpocIset! | mean the
pick Of il part-pocket! I've read
about such rs you in the Eu2y;Iiic
Gazette! I might have knowcd
YOU was one! I've hcern say they
aI.rs have red noses. III have
YOU arrested on the spot! Con-
uuctor. here! here! This white
eyed rascal has got my portcmon-
aaie and Joe's minncraturc, and
he hugycd me! and he's get my
pocket handkerchief and ali til"
turnoverS that marm put in for
my dinner, and M pockets clean
gone! oh, dear! dear! | wish I'd
staid at home!
"Don't believe q word she SAYS =
cried Joshua, She's Il lying! She's
the one that's tecn i stealing
She picked my pocket Of every
thing but fathers watch ;tnd 4 six
cent plug Of tobacco! Somebody
search her? Dear Suz! I'm
ashamed Of myself! | was so
sartinc | could cut my OWE fiddler,
and look out my P's and O.!
How | do wish marin was here !
She'd know Just what to do! I'll
sec if can't do somethiny" and
Joshua began to climb over the
back Of the seat into the aisle.
The gir! seized him by the coat
tails.
NO you don't!'' screamed she:
::not by = long chalk YOU think
you're Il ywine to get of with my
things, do yc? I'll let yc know
to the contrary! You'll xish your
cake dough, II you don't deliver
up them portmonnaic and minnc-
raturc! Stop him there, some omr
of you! Hes S"!nc to jump OF!
; the kccrs with ny valcrei:!cS :.
And Ill die if he shall! If he
jumps thcr'!I &c two jumps! I'll
! 80 nlySeit! Conductor! !ic's got
Joc's minncratErc that cost m;;:"
shillinrs with his hair trizz!rd and
! Ills .utfted l;nc:: bo>om~d shirt on
! to him, l say. stop him!
; BY this time the whole car full
Of passengers were aroused to the
condition OF things, and as is natu-
! ral in such cases, there WAS u dl-
vision Of opinion. Som" took sides
with Joshua, and some with the
! lady.
; in elderly woman in SpcctacIes
-cvidcntiy one of the strong
minded species, planted her back
! firmly against the door; ctfcctHAl!y
| barring the ryrcss.
Joshua'S senses began to be
Slightly muid!cd. y hali' score o!
! people were heading him off: and
! that terrible ycung lady in pink
dress was c:insiny to hsa coat
slsirts, and his pockct.booE was
gone. IIc fe!t desperate.
; Stand aside, every one Of you! :!
; he cried to the people before !Hm
and Just then the cars gave 4
lungc, as cars are in the habit OF
! doing. and Joshua went head first
against the stomach of fat wo-
. man who had risen 20 sec what
! the matter waS.
! The woman went over, Joshua
] went over, 50 did the young lady
! in pink, and the whole crowd fell
on the seat where a very loving
couple and lap dog were rvpos-
! ing.
! The seat was squclched: so were
! the lovers and the dog, and the
cry rose fast and furious
a collision! There is i colli-
! sion -
! Everybody sp~any to their feet
! and seized their carpet bags, and
the comedy might have become i
tragedy, if the conductor haI not
just then appeared and restored
! order.