Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-06
An Unfortunate ATair.

ACIne Clnclnnatl, Hamilton d Dayton de-
pot in this city, yesterday, occurred one of
those peculiarly sad incidents to relate
which almost chills the ink on the lead pen
Gil point. Mr.. John Smith, one of our most
highly-respected citizens, accompanied
his young wife to the depot to
see her off on short visit to her
another. Mr.. William Brown, another we'll
known and much esteemed citizen, was there
to see Mrs. B. take her departure for q brief
sojourn with friends in the country. I'm
fortunately, Mr.. Smith did not know Mr.,
Brown, nor did Mr.. Brown know Mr.. Smith.
Neither gentlemen had ever seen the other
until the train was steami.g out
of the depot, with their respective
md esteemed wives aboard. Mrs,
Smith, from her seat IN one end of the car.
waved her lily-white handkerchief out of the
window, q good-by to Smith; and Mrs,
Brown, from her lookout in the other end of
the same car, waved her cambria in wifely
au revoir to Brown. Smith saw Brown kiss
his hand toward the car, which was rapidly
whlsklng out OF sight, and Brown, to his
great disgust, saw Smith do the same.
That internal dead beat imagines my wife
is waving her handkerchief to him. thought
saw Smith kiss his finger tips and blow q
kiss toward the disappearing car, that
it had fallen to his lot to punch the head
of one of pack of we'll dressed sooun-
drels Who hang around public places and
insult respectable women. He was
rather glad of it, for he knew that ho
was just the man to do the thing in style
that would be an everlasting warning to all
offenders. Gas soon as the train is gone"
he said to himself, s'1'll attend to his case in
manner that will be beautiful to see -
and once more he kissed his hand good-by
to his good spouse, Mrs. Brown.
When Smith saw Brown kiss his hand
again and again, his indignation knew no
bounds. 81 had mind to hop right into
him." he said afterward, land wipe him from
the face of the EARTH" Browns pulse
ran up to 24O when he saw Smith
standing within dozen yards of him and
blowing kiss after kiss at Mrs. Brown, as he
verify believed. 81 wanted to blow his in
fernal head off, said Brown, in explaining
the unfortunate affair later. .sMy wife," he
he went on to say, sis nervous and in not
very gooi health, and I knew if / got into
any SO abble before she was out Of sight,
she would jump rightout of the window"
The moment the train had whisked around
the first corner. Smith hitched up his panta-
looms aud turned fercely upon Brosn, with
the remark: es
!" You wall eyed leper, I'll teach you to
ply your nefarious game u
Brown was too much consumed with rage
and indignation to have heard thunder-clap,
and that instant was in Smiths hair, wit b
the observation:
You low-llved scoundrel, I'll show you
how to blow your venomous kisses at re-
spectacle ladies! -
The men came together like the rushing
Of mighty waters. They struck and bit
and clawed Brown handed Smith one on
the chiu, which made that PERSONS teeth
rattle like dice box and Smith responded
with one on Browns nose.
The combat deepened. IS Then
we're oaths and imprecations dire, and blows
that tell thick aud fast like lightning from
the mountain-clOud. Every citizen yelled
that he would teach the others lesson
that would last him az long
as he lived, and danced around the
while In manner that was quite friRhtful to
see. Browns coat was split down the back,
and the bosom of Smith's sir, tapped in the
breeze like flag of distress. Both men were
pretty badly punished. but neither subdued,
when strangers stepped in and stopped the
fight. When all the facts in the affair leak
ed out, as itdtd before the combatants were
washed, it cast gloom over the entire COM
munity. iEi