Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-07-15
"CCT THE SPIINTEKS."
The Awful Fix in Which n Lawrence
Young Man Found Himself.

A certain young Lawrence gallant,
whose name it might not be quite the
proper thing to mention, had rather
a dep4orabie adventure down at Gar
nett recently. AS is we'll known
by certain OF our people, we feel that
we may mention the circumstances.
It seems that during the summer he
met and became acquainted with q
belle Of the metropolis OF Anderson
county, and on recent occasion
when down there he struck the happy
thought Of taking her out riding.
Sending tie young lady word, he
found upon arriving at her residence
tliat promptitude was one of her many
good qualities-she was all ready and
waiting for him at the stoop. We
will explain SO that the reader may
more fully understand the extraordi-
nary and unhappy catastrophe that
followed, that said stoop stood = lit
tie above the level Of the buggy, and
that the young nan was able 10 drive
! Tie ychiclo Immediately beside it.
DismountIng, he called q little color
cd boy to hold his horse, while he as
sisted the young lady in. But she
disdained the protiered help, with the
idea, doubtless, Of displaying her
fairy like agility (she was anything
but 5, lph, however,) sprung nimb-
ly into the buggy. Now it wasn't an
Ottawa made vehicle. and the floor
was not intended to sustain any such
violent shock. So there was crash
AS of breaking boards, feminine
shrek, and one hundred aid forty
pounds of girl went kicking and strue-
Cling down through hole in the bot
tom of the buggy. We say down !;
but not clear down. The hole was
just blg enough to let the substantial
portion of the young lady through,
but not supertluous clothing, and she
hung there huoyed up on a cushion
of crumpIe1 dress goods.
"Whoo-e!" shreked the young
lady.
"Golly!" calculated the little dar-
key, his eyes rivaiing dinner plates.
The young man stood petriiied.
The young lady's paternsl parent,
hearing the uproar, came to the door.
He gave one mortified look, and then
in very stern tones yelled out:
"Mary Ann, get out of thcre!'
II can't, father she cried, strug-
Cling anew.
The young man came to his senses.
Scrambling into the buggy, he caught
the young lady under the arms and
gave a mighty tug.
Ouch! Oh stop she shrieked
What's the matter, Mary Ann
asked the stern parent. why don;
you let him help you OUT
"Spi-in-in-tcrs,' she sobbed.
The old gentleman Immediately
understood the situation. The bro.
ken boards pointed downward, and
of course prevented the upward pas,
sage of the imprisoned damsel.
Young man, get down. Here,
you're nimbier than 1 be-. take my
knife and cut those spliuters of,
said the old man excitedly.
"Oh! Now! Go away, you llorrid
young man Papa, how can you"
and this damsel was threatened witt
Mysteries.
The old gent gazed at our youns
friend moment. A light seemed Il
dawn on him.
Young man. said he, solemnly
"I' III an old fool. You unhitch tina
horse and take it around to the sta
BILE
The young man oheyed with alac
rity. In about ten minutes the ole
ma ncamc around.
"My daughter has concluded no
to go riding" said he. "You'v'
probably got an engagement dow
town, hain't you;''.
i Young Inan said he had. Hitchct
on to his buggy. and has never bee'
to Garnctt since.