The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-06
A sPUNKY GIRL.
She illustrates the Fact that There
Are no More Unprotected Fe.
males.

! A young lady residing few miles from
Smithton, has been the recipient, for some
time, Of very marked attentions Of young
man in this city. So much 80, indeed, that
4 promise of marriage has passed between
them, and their friends looked forward TO
their speedy union. II seems, however, that
the young mans attentions were not Of the
! most honorable kind, and he recently ex.
pressed TO mutual friend the fact that he
was only waiting ON the girl for pur-
pose "f his own. and that purpose WAS
oil very di~reditable nature doubly so as
the intended victim
WAS AN ORPHAN,
and had no one to look 10 for protection but
her-eli Beins in town Saturday on =
visit - friend, the remark Of her reputed
lover found its way 10 her in some way,
and she determined TO make him visit.
On her way about dusk to his place OF busi-
ness. accompanied by gentleman and his
vile she met the object Of her search on the
railroad crossing east Of the Garrison
House and Immediately proceeded to inter
view him. To her inquiry il he had
made the remark ascribed to him, he gave
an ,ndignan, denial.
"Iou never said then, that YOU
had been waiting on me with
an improper purpose
81 never thought Of such thing he re-
piled, turning white and red BY turns, as the
gentleman who attended the girl, although
silent looked As ii he might take hand in
the discussion a;
A MOMENTS NOTICE.
But Won are engaged to me are you
not p persisted the girl. 81 want 10 know
Just how we stand, and want these friends
Of mine 10 know too. have been a subject
Of calumny in some way, and | want the
matter put to rights. You have engaged
to marry me, have YOU NOT ~
The question was clear explicit, and adj
mitiea ri no evasion hut the man hest
tated. lie looked aronnd-looked every
wav, hut in the face OF his indignant ones:
toner ard that was strange, for the face, ii
all reports be true, was prettyenough To win
ANY MANS RpGAED.
"We:l, l don't know" he said, hesitating
and flushing holly beneath the eager ques-
,ionnig glance OF the excited liebe. who
had come up close to him and was looking
into his face with eyes that fairly burned
in their hot flashes.
"Iou don't know have you no reccollec-
lion OF any thing OF the kind! ?"
The question was wrathful, Imperative
and to the point. 1t was plain that she
meant to haze no fooling and what
little courage the man had was fast
oozing away. No doubt he wished himself
anywhere but where he was. But wishes
do very little good under such circum-
stances, and a man with hall an eye could
see that he had to
FACE THE RACKET.
81 may have said something OF the sort"
he muttered at last "But this is no place
to talk about such things; besides, We are
not alcne."
SDont let that fact disturb you,' inter-
posed the g,rl's male attendant. ave shall
be very discreet"
The tone in which this was said, more
than the words, made the young man be-
Iieve that the climate around that spot was
gradually growing exceedingly unhealthy.
"You may have said something OF the
SORT" the girl interrupted. D,n't you
know that you have given me your
solemn promise to marry me,"
81 might have done so"
This was more than that rural damsel
could endure. She had acted very discreetly
80 far, bat now patience overleaped Its
bounds.
SHE WAS MAD.
What woman wouldn't be under the
Suddenly she doubled her
fist and struck him
FULL IN THE FACE.
The man fell back in disorder. She ad-
vanced in the fury which Possessed
her, and let him have il again
nor we're the blows which this
buxom country girl launched from her
shoulder to he sneezed al. On. left mark
and the otherbronght blood. The man felt
rs ii he had been cOllared by a Wild mule.
He cast one dispairing glance around. to
see ii the incident had attracted attention,
and seeing no one was about he abruptly ter
minated the interview by
TAKING 10 his HEELS.
Ii Was, perhaps, the hest solution he could
have made OF the difficulty, Tor the
man who came with the girl looked
A II he meant to take part in the argument.
This didn't suit him at all.
As there is M more to chronicle
the record OF the accident may
he closed with the remark that
there i. not likely to he a wedding in that
quarter. The eng agement has been brought
to close, and both parties are open to any
thing which Cupid may have in store for
them.