Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-26
LOVE UNDER THE BRIDGE.
A DuSky DnmseI Intercedes fol-
PaIefaced Husband.
rnrrn lnahnLnl Republican. July n ]

Mrs Price, the daughter of Peronto,
who is heir to the best part Of Fargo,
complained to Justice Roberts yes
terday that her paleiaced husband,
Fred Price, bad got full of fro-water
and proceeded to break things gener-
ally, and had given her substantial
assurances Of his abiding love by ad
ministering to her sound thrashing
An officer was dispatched with war
rant for Fred s arrest, but that worthy
had skipped to Moorhead. The pc
lice kept up their search for him, but
without avail, and Justice Roberts
was cogitating what he would do
about it when he received the follow
ing note written on piece of brown
wrapping paper:
UNDER THE BRIDGE, IN THE WIGwAM |
OF The PALEFACED HUSBAND. J
To the Great Father at the Police Courts
Listen while the lily of the forest
speaks. Many moons ago Perdita
Perouto roamed the heights of Island
Park free in spirit and as light of
heart as the bounding roe; but when
the Indian summer came there came
with it a score of palaces. They
we're strong-hearted and strong of
limb, and among them there came one
onto whom Perdita surrendered after
he had sworn by Mauitou that his
heart was warm towards her. He
vowed that he loved her best out of
fourteen.
hope you catch on.
And Perditas heart was heavy with
the new, strange feeling which the
pale faces call love, but which the
Sisqitons and Sioux for many genera
tions have called letting 20 Of your
right bower. But you may call it
what you will she wilted.
0 you may say what you like, that
Fred Price was a dandy lover. He
would get drunk every night and
pump taffy into me till | couldn'
rest, and he would get up the next
morning feeling like a fighting cock.
supposed, galoOt that | was, that
would be ever'thus.
He tumbled to my racket and took
me into camp.
If only had dollar for as much as
he has fooled me | would be well
heeled.
His promises were like the leaves of
the forest that ascends in the winter
gales and are seen no more.
The pale face has a forked tongue
and Fearful stomach for FIRE water.
Don't you forget it.
| am the daughter of Peronto, and
the old man will have the best halt of
this town one Of these days. and the
way Fred goes on breaks me all up
However, you want to treat me pretty
well, and I'll see that you are an al
derman some day.
When the pale face drinks frewater
he is bad man.
Il have stood his racket as long as
intend to and want him locked up
otherwise my scalp will dangle from
his belt. Think of it The scalp of a
Sisseton dangling from the belt of q
pale facel"
He is over in Moorhead. Send
over and arrest him. LII be therep
The SissetOn's are a brave tribe.
PERDITA.
Later have just seen him. He
says he wont treat me so any more
and think you will be mean if you
don't let up on him this'once. ! am
going up town this afternoon to buy
some stuff for q polonaise and will droT
in and see you. PERDITA.
At three o'clock the dusky child o.
the forest (under the bridget appeared
in Justice Roberts Office and made
such an eloquent appeal in her errinl
husbands behalf that the tender
hearted Justice surrendered at discre
ton and dismissed the complaint, anc
Perdita returned to her wigwam to-
receive her regular whipping when tn,
pale face takes it into his head to ad
minister it.