Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-10-20

Another Rib Broke.

49, "
Chicago. A young man spent an even.
ing with his girl, and during the even
ing, while the family was present in the
parlor. he was as demure, and bland
and childlike as could be wished. The
mother came into .hc room, after the
family had retired, to get n handker
chief she hal left, and the Young man
was seated i'm Il chair in the middle o
the room, while the girl was seated Oh &
sofa. and nothing that the mother could
see, in the action Of either led her to
think they were more than passing ac'
quaintances. II seemed to her as though
the young people had met before, bu,
there was no evidence that they were
very well acquainted Al! night, after
he had gone, the girl complained of a
pain in her side, and in the morning q
doctor was called, and he found that two
Of the girls ribs we've broken. How il
was done, nobody kne". 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 looked
ut the doctor. The doctor made some
Inquiries, set the ribs, and vent away
ard the girl proceeded to recover. That
evening the young man called, and wac
astonished when informed Of the exten.
ofthe girls injuries, and wondered how
1t couid have happened, though the
mother watched his face close rs he
spoke, and detected not only IL blush,
bnt a profuse p%crspiration on his face,
She had been a girl Ice herself, and
though she had never had any ribs
broken, she had been Rugged some. II
was a trying position for all Of them
the father was away on a trip to Wis
consin, 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 his
girl on the head, told her she would be
better when she got owe over it, and
then called the young man into the
library. The young mar was SO weak
he could hardly walk, and when he sat
down he took out a handkerchief and
mopped his brow, and wished he was
dead. The father looked the young
over. and was sorry. He finally said.
young man, ! guess can g;ve you
some points on hugsins, You must first
learn that a girl is not constructed onthe
same principle of All iron fence or a truss
bridge. A girl is a delicate piece Of
mechanism, like a fine watch, full OF
little springs, wheels. jewels, etc. The
breaking Of any one of these would
canse her TO cease keeping time, and
nccessitate her being taken to a ~jewelcr
for repairs. In husging Il girl you don't
want TO 60 at it as if you were raking
and binding, or catching sturgeon. /
know that where the family sets up late,
with a young couple, and spoils several
precious hours of ~hngging, that unless
the young man has a good head, when
left alone with the object Of his affection,
that he il liable to overdo the matter,
and try to make up for lost time. He
seems +, want to hug up a lot ahead,
and grabs the girl AS though he wanted
to break her in two. This is wrong.
You should go at it calmly and deliber-
ately, even prayerfully, aud be as gentle
rs though she a an ivory fan. The
pressure Of the hand that n girl
even the touch, is as dear to her
as though you run her through a stone
You should not grab her as
you would a bag Of oats, and leave
on her that will last a lifetime.
Allowing woman should not be made to
feel that her life is in danger unless she
wears a corset made of boiler iron. ]
hope this will be a lesson to you, and
hereafter, if you cannot control your
ceilings, ] will provide a wooden Indian
you to practice on at first, until you
nave developed your muscle. and got !
'ired, and then we can turn our daugh-
or loosen = room Xith you and not