Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-11


A queer case has lust como 10 light IN
ChicaQo. A young man spoot an even
inc with his girl, and during the even
inc, while the family vas present IN the
parlor, be vas - demuso and bland AID
ohildlike - could Be viohed. Ihe
motheG came into the room after the
family had retired, TO get . handler
chief she bad left, and the young man
vas seated in q chair in the middle OF
the room, while the girl was seated on
sofa, and nothing that the mother could
80 in the actions Of either led her TO
think they we're more than passing &C
quaintances. Il seemed 70 her as
though the young people had met BE-
fore, bot there was no evidence that they
we're very well acquainted AL night,
after he had gone. the girl complained
of q pain in her side. and IN the morn.
ing a doctor was called, and he found
that toe of the girls ribs were broken.
How is Was done nobody knew. The
girl could not tell for the life OF her,
though she blushsd when asked about
II, and the mother looked very wise as
she looked at the doctor. The doctor
made some inquiries, set the rios ana
went away, and the girl proceeded TO
recover. :.
That evening the young man called
aad WAS astonished when informed OF
tie extent of the girls injuries, and
wondered nov il could have happened,
though the mother watched his face
cIose as be spoke and detected not only
a blush, bat profuse perspifatlon on bis
face. She had been a girl once herself,
and though she meyer had any ribs
L -. 49, hnnnod
was a irving position for all OF them.
The father was away on a trip 70 WIS
cousin, and when he came home he was
told that the ribs simply broke them
selves, and that neither the mother, nor
the girl. OF the young man could account
for it, and yet all three blushed terribly.
The father patted his girl on the head
and told her that she would be better
when she get over 1t, and then called
the young man into the library. The
Young man was so weak that he could
hardly walk. and when he sat down he
took ont his handkerchief and mopped
his brow and wished that he was dead.
The father looked the young man over
and was sorry He finally said:
Young man. / guess / can give you
q few points on huggin2. You must
first learn trat girl is not constructed
on the same principle as an iron FENCE
or truss bridge. girl Is a delicate
piece of mechanism, like fine watch,
full of little springs, wheels, jewels, etc.
The breaking of any one OF these would
cause her to cease keeping time, and
necessitate her being taken to a
ieweler for repairs In hugging a girl
you don't want to go at 1t as II you
were raking and binding or catching a
sturgeon. / know that where the fam
lily sits mp late with young couple and
spoils several precious hours OF hug
ging. that unless the young man has got
good head when left alone with the
object Of his affection, he 10
liable to overdo the matter, and
to try and make mp for lost time.
He seems to want to hug up lot ahead
and grabs the girl as though he wanted
TO break her In two. This ID wrong.
You should 90 at it calmly and deliber-
ately, even prayerfully, and be - gentle
as though che was an ivory fan. The
gentle pressure of the hand that girl
loves, even the touch, is as dear to her
as though you run her through stone
crusher. Yoa should not grab her az
you would a basket Of oats, and leave
marks on her that will last lifetime.
| A loving woman should not be made to
feel that her life ia in danger unless she
wears corset made of boiler iron. /
hope this will be . lesson to you, and
hereafter IL you cannot control your
feelings will provide wooden Indian
for you to practice on at first, until You
have developed your muscle and got
tired, and then we can turn our daugh-
ter loose In room with you and not
feel that il is necessary to keep sur
geon handy. In allowing you to keep
company with my daughter l do not
agree to provide you with human gym
nasium in Mother Hubbard wrapper
and wearing bangs. You can readily
see that q girl would not last a season
through II she had to have ribs set once
q week. Please think this thing over,
and IL the girl Ia well enough next Sun
day you can drop in and try some more
RIBS. Now, you 20 home and hug . hat.
rack for an hour or two, and have 1t re-
paired in the morning"
The young NAN went ont into the
night air. took his hat Of to cool his
head, and hired man to kick him.