Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-12-17

A queer case has just come to light in
Chicago. A young man spent an evening
with his girl, and during the evening
while the family was present in the parlor
he was as demure and bland and child-like
as could be wished. The mother came
into the room after the family had left, and
the Young man was seated in chair in
the middle of the room. while the girl was
seated on sofa, and nothing thatthe moth.
er could see in the action OF either led her
to think they we're more than passing &C
quaintances. 1t seemed to her as though
the young people had met before, but
there was no evidence that they were very
well acquainted. All night, after he had
gone, the girl complained OF pain in
her side, and in the morning doctor was
called and found that two OF the girls
ribs were broken How it was done no.
body knew. The girl could not tell for
the life OF her. though she blushed when
asked about it. and the mother looked very
wise as she glanced at the doctor. The
doctor made some inquiries, set the ribs.
and went away, and the girl proceeded to
recover.
That evening the young man called. and
was astonished when informed of the ex-
tent of the girls injuries, and wondered
how ii could have happened, though the
mother watched him closly as he spoke,
and detected not only blush, but pro-
fuse perspiration on his face. She had
been a girl once herself, and though she
had never had any ribs broken, she had
been Rugged some. 1t was trying
position for all of them. The father
was away on a trip to Wisconsin, and
when he came home the matter had to be
explained to him. He was told that the
ribs Just simply broke themselves, and that
neither the mother nor the girl nor the
young man could account for it, and yet
all three of them blushed terribly. The
father patted the girl on the head told her
she would be better when she got over it.,
and then called the young man into the
library. The young man was so weak
he could hardly walk. and when he sat
down he took out handkerchief and mop
ped his brow, and wished he was dead.
The father looked the young man over and
was sorry. He finally said:
Young man, | guess l can give you
some points on hugging. You must first
learn that girl is not instructed on the
principle of an iron fence or truss
bridge. girl is delicate piece of
mechanism. like fine watch full of little
springs, wheels, jewels. etc. The break
ing of any one OF these would cause her
to cease keeping time and necessitate her
being taken to jewellers tor repairs. In
hugging girl you don't want to 60 at it
as if you were raking and binding, or
catching sturgeon. know that where
the family sits up late with a young couple
and spoils several precious hours of hug
ging. unless the young man has good
head. when LETT alone with the object OF
his affection he is liable to overdo the
matter and try to make up for lost time.
and grabs the girl as though he want
ed to break her in two. This is wrong
You should 90 at ii calmly and deliberate
ly. even prayeriully, and be as gentle as
though she 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. You
should not grab her as you would bag
OF oats, and leave marks on her that will
last her a life time. A loving woman
should not be made to feel that her life is
in danger unless she wears a corset OF
boiler iron. hope this will be lessor
to you. hereafter, ii you cannot contro
your feelings, will provide wooden
Indian for you to practice on at first, unit
you have developed your muscle and go
tired, and then we can turn our daughter
loose in room with you and not feel thai
it is necessary to keep a surgeon handy
In allowing you to keep company will
my daughter do not agree to provide
you with human gymnasium, dressed
in Mother Hubbard wrapper and wear
ing bangs. You can readily see that {
girl would not last a season through i
she had to have ribs set once a week
Please think this thing over, and if the
girl is well enough next Sunday you cal
drop in and try some more ribs. Nov
you go home and hug hat-rack for al
hour or two. and have it repaired in tn,
morning"
The young man went out into the nigh
air. took his hat off to cool his head. an,
hired man to kick him.-Peck's Sun.