Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-02-11
She Loved Him After All.

A curious row occurred on the train
which brought up the excursionists from
the Turner'S picnic to Virginia City, Neva-
da. Just as the train was leaving the
grounds, neatly attired and interesting
little German lady boarded one of the fial
cars and began to weep bitterly. The SYM
pathies Of the passengers were aroused b.
her grief, and when asked what was the
matter she replied:
''Oh mine husband leaves me for some
of those bat vimmins. Vot do you dink dot
man didl He dakes dree thinks nit dose
vimmins, and helps 'em on de Drain. Ven
says, ''Vot for, Tom, you do dot" he
knocks me down.
Here the passengers became very much
aroused, and several offered to go and
thrash the husband if she would point him
out.
sob! dat amt all, she continued. sob
blng
What exclaimed half a dozen men,
springing up. ''What else? Tell us what
else"
''Oh, de worse ding q married woman
ever hvb to dake. (Boo, hoo,) He sings
Bull Down Dot Pint Oh, my heart
will break sure. (Boo, hoo, hoo-o-o ,
Bull Down Dot Pint Shust dinl of dot,
und his luvin wife! Icouid go and drownt
myself after hearin' him sing dot pad song -
Here the passengers found it impossible
to restrain their laughter, and at this point
the husband got on the car, and seeing his
wife in tears, began to abuse her. Three
of the passengers rose up and said they
would break every bone in his body if he
didn't dry up. He found things quite
warm. and when a suggestion was made TO
pitch him off the car, he qnieted down at
once. Near the Mound House, however,
he found that several men from the next
car, whose sympathies he had enlisted,
were ready to help him, and he again be-
came demonstrative. 1t was clear that a
,row was pending, and in view of trouble
ahead, the ladies were sent to the rear of
the car. The husband, who had been
threatened with expulsion, insulted one OF
the men who took his wife's part, and he
was knocked down. In an instant all
hands were in the fracas, and those who
had threatened to throw the husband of
the train sprang in and attempted to do it
there and then. As they were about to
pitch him over the railing, his injured wife
sprang in, and, embracing him, told the
crowd to stand back. ''IIe's my huspant
de pest man vat ever lifed. Now, you
git back, eferybody. Don'd YOU lay vim
ger on him!"
This ludicrous scene set the beligerents
10 laughing, and some one remarked that
the woman was fool for taking her hus-
bands part after being hit. At this several
men, who had been taking the husbands S
part, remarked that they did not know that
he had been beating his wife, and felt sorry
hat they had sided with him, and IN order
TO show their change Of heart, were about
to pitch him off themselves. At this point
those who had threatened to throw him of
in the first instance, took his part and
swore that no one should touch him. All
this while the wife was kissing and en-
bracing her pugnaciOus lord, and sObbinQ
on his neck. As the train neared Gold Hill
he vowed that he would commit suicide
and suddenly made rush to jump down
l'beswecr-the plasfcrrss-of two cars, but was
stopped by the crowd AT Gold Hill when
the train stopped, he sprang over the rail
ing, ard ran off IN the darkness, followed
by his wife, crying out, ''Oh, Tom, vOr the
lofe of heaven, holt on. "