Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-11
How . Wyoming Girl Thrashed q
Nan for Flirting.

Nan for Flirting.
A gentleman just over from WON.
ing gives an account Of q little epssode
which occurred in Cheyenne few DAYS
since. He says that q young ladv "a.
siding . few miles from that city. had
been the recipient for some time of
very marked attention from a we'll.
known young man. So much so. in.
deed, that promise of marriage had
passed between them, and their friends
looked forward for their speedy union.
1t seems, however, that the young
mans attentions were not of that kind.
and he expressed to mutual friend
the fact that he was only flirting With
the girl. Being in town on q visit to a
friend, the remark of her reputed lover
found its way to her in some way, and
she determined to make him o visit.
On her way, about dusk, to his place
OF business, accompanied by gentle
man and his wife, she met the object of
her search, and Immediately proceeded
to interview him. To her inquiry if
he had made the remark ascribed to
him he gave an indignant denial.
You never said, then, that you had
been flirting with me?"
L never thought of such thing"
he replied, turning white and red by
turns, as the gentleman who attended
the girl, though silent, looked as if he
might take hand in the discussion ct
q moments notice.
but you are engaged to me, are
you not ?" persisted tie girl. 81 want
to know just now how we stand, and I
want these friends of mine to know,
too. I have been 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
admitted OF no evasion. But the man
hesitated. lie looked around-looked
every way but in the face of his indig-
nant questioner; and that was strange,
for the face, if all reports be true, was
pretty enough to win any mans re-
CARDS.
Well, I don't know" he said, hest
tating, and flushing holly beneath the
eager questioning glance of the excited
Hebe, who had come so close to him,
and was looking into his face with eyes
that fairly burned in their hot flashes.
=" You don't know? Have you no rec
election of anything of that kind?"
The question was wrathful, impera-
tive and to the point. :. It was plain that
she meant to have no fooling, and what
little courage the man had was fast ooz-
ing away. No doubt he wished him
self anywhere but where he was. But
wishes do very little good under such
circumstances, and man with half an
eye could see that he had to face the
racket music.
II may have said something OF the
sort" he muttered at last, but this is
no place to talk about such things; be.
sides, we are not alone"
Don't let that fact disturb J ou," in
terposed the girls male attendant, 1--WE
shall be very discreet"
The tone in which this was said,
more than the words, made the young
man believe that the climate around
that spot was gradually growing ex-
ceedingly unhealthy.
You may have said something of
the Sort" the girl interrupted. Don't
you know that you have given me your
solemn promise to marry me %"
" l might have done So"
This was more than the rural damsel
could endure. She had acted very dis
creetly SO far, but now patience over
leaped its bounds. She was mad.
What woman wouldn't be under the
circumstances Suddenly she doubled
her fist and struck him full in the face.
The man fell back in disorder. She adj
vanced with fury and struck linn again;
nor were the blows which the buxom
country girl launched from her shout
der to be laughed at. One left mark
and the other brought blood.
The man cast enc despairing glance
around to see if the incident attracted
attention, and seeing no one near, no
abruptly terminated the interview by
taking to his heels. It was, perhaps,
the best solution he could have made
Of the difficulty, for the man who came
with the girl looked as if he meant to
take part in the argument. This didn't
suit him at all.
AS there is no more to chronicle. the
record of the incident may be closed
with the remark that there is not likely
to be a wedding in that quarter. The
engagement has been brought to a
close, and both parties are open to any
thing which Cupid may have in store
for them.-Rocky Mountain Ns,os.
Micawber's philosophy was appar-
emily strong enough to satisfy any
reasonable man. 1t does seem as
though, if you waited long enough,
Al