The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-16
A PLUCKY LITTLB WOMAN.


Chicago Tribune.
II is but recently that the exploits Of an old
old fool in his experience with the tender pas
sion in Cincinnati, were related in these
columns The subject q not exhausted, for
an old fool has turned up in New York, who
has also been dallying, and fell In farther than
his Cincinnati friend and fellew-sufferer. The
interest Of the story also II heightened by its
eyemplification Of the pluck Of little brunette
women, your blondes: being mainly lackadaisi-
cal, languishing and swoony, with the courage
OF doves and endurance Of uiea
Tho old fool in this case was William F.
Blanck, rich, widower, and ct the head OF .
furniture house. The pluchy brunette is Mrs
William F. Blanck, late MIRA Waring, widow
of truckman, who left her with no fortune
but her face, and recently took his departure
for that land where trucks are not needed
A little over year ago Blanck lived in his
happy homo surrounded by his ave children,
one of whom, married 10 Mr.. Gedney, men,
Der of that useful and pAripatetic institution
known as the Mutual base ball club,
kept the homo for her father, Is her
husband was away much Of the time on bus
mess connected with the house for which he
travelled. Mrs Gedney, 1t may be stated,
ruled the house with . rod Of iron and al
lowed no one 70 encroach upon her preroga-
tivcs. The other children were Thomas,
Sadie, Jennie. and Mamie. One day Blanck
saw Mrs. Waring, and In exactly one week
from that time MIRA waring became Mrs.
Blanck The ceremony was Intended to be
family reunion, but none Of the olive plants
in the Blanck household attended They were
busily engaged in preparing for the reception
Of the new stepmother and arranging matters
for house warming. II viii be observed, as
the story progresses that they succeeded in in
augurating . little festival Of this sort Of
very brilliant and lively social description.
The old gentleman had some doubts as to
the reception no and the bride would meet
when they returned from the ceremony
to the house and approached the latter with
many apprehensions, but he did not know the
plucky spirit Of the little woman. She was
none Of your languishing HIND, nor one Of
those mild, meek women who melt and sue
cumb at the first sign Of opposition There
was blood on the honeymoon az soon as she
Thomas and Sadie, boldly flung the standard
Of revolt to the beeeze at once, and Gedney
prepared for 0 home-run, but never reached
FIRST base. Mrs. Dlanck, reinforced by her
husband as Q silent partner, however, quelled
the revolt, tore down the Haunting banner,
issued her proclamation, and took full pos
session Of the premisea In course Of Tune
she made it 80 hot for tho base ball man and
his wife that they quit the field altogether. In
January last Sadie got married and went away
to live, and few weeks ago Thomas got mar
ried and did the same There were only left
marry, transferred their allegiance to the lit
tie brunette.
Peace being restored, the old man now set
about havinga Shuly" honeymoon, and poured
out the wealth Of bis passion in great pro-
fusion upon his plucky partner, who was I'M
aware that another storm was brewing, One
day, in the very midst OF an era Of gentle DIAL
liances srvl rapturous delights that apper-
tain to athe crimson Sea of love" the old man
disappeared He did not come homo at night
nor the next day. After some days had
passed she SGT out TO mako some inquiries,
but when. she returned, having no keys
she found herself locked out. and heard
sounds Of revelry in the basement She hast
ened to a locksmith's, got key, entered the
house, and found Gedney with two or three
low -browed piratical comrades in posses. lion
She boldly faced them and ordered them
to depart Gedney declined, and showed
perfidious old gentleman and bill
Of sale Of its contents made out to him. Ged
new. backed by the three pirates, then adj
vaiiced and exclaimed: .You turned me and
my wife ont; now wen turn you out and have
no mercy upon you," which was neat piece
Of consequential rhetoric for . bass ball
player Little he knew the little brunette, that
small but healthy tigress, who would never
leave without fight The old fool who should
have championed her cause had deserted her,
but all undaunted she made arrangements for
battle She intrenched herself in the back
parlor, whereupon Gedney cut on her com
time he could not got to the upper part Of the
house She couldn't get to the basement or
the fronrtdoor but she possessed herself in
patience She was within hailing distance of
the street, having bay window at hcr
disposal, and she ordered the pass
ccries. The boy obeyed, but the pirates
in the basement attacked the provision train
and routed il She had some cold tea and
bread, and o plucky small woman can sub
sist long time on this diet with economy. |
30 matters passed the first day. The besics |
envy out, but the besiesed brunette had no idea |
Of capitulating. On the following morning |
the pirates in the basement wore little tired |
of the niono,ony OF the situation, and anI- |
ious to enliven tho dullness Of tho basement, |
got royalty drunk OH old Banck's wines and |
liqnors. Had her door boon unlocked she |
might have made \ sortie and cut her way |
through. but this was impossible. She |
watched at the bay window, however, and |
saw the bold grocer's boy, who was attracted |
thither by curiosity, ard possibly by hopes of |
loot Sho explained to him tho situation |
and dispatched him to her lawyers, expeditins |
his service with y quarter. Soon the Off |
GERS of the law arrived, the intoxicated |
pirates were captured, and the little wo- |
man was released She thereupon in |
vited her brothers and q large number of |
their male friends into tho house, and she |
once more took possession Tho case Is now |
in tho courts ticdney claiming possession
under the loase, and meanwhile Mrs Blanck |
is mistress of ali she surveys. The periidioiis |
old wretch who married her and then ba.ely |
sold her out to the children has made her q
througha third party that il she
will consent to leave him and give up the
house he will give her $4,000. Will she take
ity Do flowers blossom? Does the sun shiney
She will take it, and ii may be stated that she |
will not leave the house until it il paid her in
hard cash Having experienced old B!anck's
pcrfdy once she will not expose herself |
again Tho unprejudiced reader will rejoice
al the triumph of the little woman over hor |
adversarics II is to be presumed that Mrs. |
Gedney AID tho other children will SEQ 10 it |
that brunette widows are kept away from the
old fool hereafter. One or two more such OK
ponsvc marriages would exhaust his pile and |
leave the wholc family without anything in |
which is II hard outlook even for
base ball player.
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