The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-12-13
Aged and Respectable Females. !"
that was situated opposite DoWsell's

that was situated opposite DoWsell
pumD?
We'll. that's a good 'un!" ejac,
lated old Dame Scaremale, when h
had gone. HE says whoever II hay
a drop Of .tOddy this cold da,
with u rusk 10 help II down. let 'oi
come up to the Bears Head abou
twelve o'clock, He's u gentleman
I'm ont"
Dame Scaremaie was y raw. bon
woman. past the prime Of life, bu
with nails and muscles In good con
dittOn vet. and a very virago for mod
esty. 1t Is true she had married
man; but the report goes. he onl,
survived 1t two month:
Outside Of tho front entrance I,
the Bears Head"
"N0w. then. Dsunton it'stwelve =
said wilkins, returning bis watch {,
his pocket. "There are deuced fev
people 10 sight"
"All right" said Harry; "but 20,
fellows-only Waggers and Wilkinl
to accompany, mind!"
A murmur OF assent came from th(
few who had gathered round to 90,
the start.
where's Perks:" shouted Wag,
gers.
Got half q days leave SIR" said
the landlord, coming forward.
Waggers drew bin aside, and some
whispering took place.
"All right SIR" nodded the land.
lord, when they had finished. It'll
see they has It as they comes 10, sir,
and put It down to your account"
on they start, the unabashed Har.
~ leading on the left hand side
Messrs. Wsggers and Wilkins fol:
lowed on the other.
Harry was 10 luck. Looking down
the long street, there scarcely seem.
ed 2 dozen folks In sight altogether.
First he met q young shop girl.
who received bis salute With . blush
and q stare; then q fresh.c olored
farmers wife, who declared "the
young man must be mad; but, there!
after all -" then an aged. stout
gentleman with his charming dsuRh.
ter, who shrsnk from him In vain,
while her paternsl relative could do
nothing but snort, and vociferste
empty threats after tho hence speed.
iDg rouge: then he surprised cook
aud hoUsemaid outside their front
door, who only laughed and asked
for another, which they didn't get {:
then it was q girl Of about fourteen.
whom he kissed to make sure, opil.
ling some OF the milk she carried.
which he stayed to toss her q shil.
ling for; then q young man With bis
sleek cOrpulent mamma. who con.
sidered herself insulted, while her
son pulled excitedly at q few stray
hairs, Carefully designated by their
owner a moustache), and fitted az
eyeglass into his eye to eco who It
was, tuning afterwards to his az.
# ,nted parent, and remarking,
''Vewy stwange!"
Then be Glanced upon q sour, an.
gular. Hooking spiuster, who had
never been kissed before 10 her life,
and rather liked 1t, but managed to
get her open hand sharply on bis
ears nevertheless: and then, hearti.
" enjoying the fun, and taking by
,urprise-or, giving rather--what be
without word or comment,
be came upon q show that caused
him much conformation.
There, fling out OF the Institute"
,ame In pairs, three. and little knots.
he good, frequently venerable. but |
llways ugly, widows and spinsters OF
1t was . terrible sight |
o him, and he gr0aned; but look.
ng over the way and noting the 10.
Unite relish and mirth OF his two
blowers, he nerved himself and
ped forward.
"After ALL" be argued, "they're
IL old, and can't show fight or run.
t only wants cheek"
Down On tho first batch. One af.
or the other be caught them dexter.
'usly by the shoulders, and plump.
d them One-anyWhere! Still on
10 urged, not missing any. flrst max.
NJ q pounce against the wall; then,
18th q bound, across the path into
he road, and on to one whose old
egs were warily.trying to dodge bin
nd now, two " . time, with an arm
ound each neck. It was for oil tho
'orld like q big fox among q huge
0ck Of geese; such q cackliog. such
Kissing, such . hubbub Vas never
card before. If
He had only another twenty yards