The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-07-16
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tne otneE,nlgnts under most peculiar AND
alarming ng1scircumstances. z;s:Ih hres of the
ladies occupied one house and TWO were
seeking rest in another, those in the lat.
ter sleeping together With q child be.
tween them. The two houses were close
together, at least separated by only q
few feet. and therefore the inmates OF
either were within easy calling distance.
For convenience sake we will call the
larger family the Jones family and the
smaller family the Brown family, though
their actual al;names are of course Of: q less
familiar and Of decidedly different sort.
Wfat the hour was when the disturbance
began we do not know, but certain it is
that both families had. been some time
asleep when the imperiled situation be-
came manifest. The Joneses were
STARTLED FROM THEIR sLuxBER
by terrible commotion in the 'neighbcr-
ing residence Of the Browns, and visions
OF awful things fitted through. all the
Joneses' heads. However, there was
courage remaining sufficient to raise 4
window and shout violently to the Browns
as to- what tho matter could be. and it
was matter Of some surprise that con.
siderable time, as it seemed tnder the
circumstances, was required to attract
the attention Of the excited Browns.
Finally word came back that :
AMAN.
perhaps more than one, was in the house;
and help was implored. The most reso.
Lutte of the Joneses armed herself with a
good stick and. proceeded cautiously to
the back door Of the disturbed neighbors.
he door was found securely locked, but
after some little delay, the alarmed wo-
men inside rallied sufficient courage and
presence of mind to unbolt it. Hasten.
ing to the bedroom of the women Mrs.
Jones found nothing in the shape of a
man, but evidences of
MOST sANGU1NARY ENCOUNTER
were presented upon every hand. The
women themselves were covered with
blood, as weresthe clothes upon the bed
and the child that occupied the safe po.
sition between them. In the excitement
a hasty search Of the house was made,
but everything was found in proper or.
der, no man anywhere was visible, and,
outside of the sleeping apartment, there
was no indication whatever of anything
wrong or out Of the ordinary. By this
time the nerves cf the excited Browns
were becoming somewhat quieted, and
they were enabled to answer the ques-
tions Of the earnest and
REsoLUTE MRS. JONES
with some degree Of coherence. It seems
that one of the Mrs. Browns awoke some
time in the night, as she thought, under
the impression. that = strange man was
endeavoring. to get into the bed. This
action on the part of the supposed man
fired her disposition to put forth tn most
positive resistance Of which she was capa.
BILE. About this time, as it further ap-
pears, the other Mrs. Brown awoke with
precisely the. same. impression. as had
filled the brain Of her companion, and
she fell to in the most vigorous style,
also, to defeat the supposed
BOLD, BAD NAN
in his supposed outrageous liberties with
two good but unprotected women. How
long the contest lasted. Can only be con.
|jectured, but certain it is that the women
punished each other severely, and only
desisted from their bloody fight by being
brought more fully to consciousness by
the frantic cries of the Jonses from their
convenient window, -, E.
TaE HALUC1NATIoN
is one Of the most remarkable of which
We ever heard, and of its genuineness
there can be no doubt. One Of the wo.
men got fearful rap on the nose, which
orga.: bled profusely, and the other re-
ceived a blow on her lip that cut it open
As before remarked. the scene suggested
a hard struggle, which evidently, con
tinued for some time, The night clothes
of both women were spotted with blood
as were the clothes of the bed and thu
face and clothes Of the child, while bott
combatants bore evidences Of the vigo,
of each others aims.
BUT SUCH AN EXPERIENCE,
alarming as it was at the time Mrs
Jones stole cautiously and tremolinglJ
from one door to the other, armed with
her billet of wood, became supremely ii
diculous with the advent Of daylight ant
the Joresessand the Browns united, in
telling the story to- tho . neighbors an,
Laughing with them over the strange I'D
venture, wherein the two Mrs. Browns
sleeping together, each took the othc
for man Of villainous purpose.
Geld 10 Scarce, says Jenny.
|[Cheyenne, W: T., Letter to Chicago Times.
The latest news from the Black Hills j
not as encouraging as it might be, an,
here is what friend Of mine, unders dat
of June %, 1885, at Camp Harvey, Dako
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