The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-22
Tux STORY OF A DUDE.

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rHE STORY OF DUDE.
HOW rutherford Guydon Was Met bv the
Brother Of His owed One.
inc ticket seller smiled, the usher
grinned and the people turned from the
gutter and glare of "Siebap TO view.
what every one longs to see once a
tender aud genuine dude. 1t was nearly
amonth ago, ut a Saturday matinee. and
nc was entering the Star theatre. Down
the centre aisle he ambled. with his
daintily-gl wed hand grasping the s,l.
yer crook OF a cane. and his lofty collar
.hrusting his keenly nose hirh
III tho ar, ana deposited himself In "A
seat Near him sat two Young ladies
anu the dude soon began Operations,
turning in his seat he
fixed his fascinating right eve
ON the one next TO him. n
ldlr-halred blonde, with soft gray ewes
anu yelYety cheeks flushed into deem
req ny her interest in the play, Tho
S1ance seemed TO lack its wonted mes.
nero power. He picked up her hand
6efchlei which had fallen at her feet; IA
ouered her his oporWglasses, aud showed
now solicltouS he was for her every littla
comfort hut 1t failed. The young lady
treated his attentions coldly, and
snubbed him by turning her back hair
upon him. But dudo is not thus to he
lhwarted. When tho two young ladies'
lett the ;hepter he followed behind them
at respectful distance until the one
VINO hai uuwitlingly won his heart en-
tered No. ll6 jackson street. A few
doors away the dude found a tow-h nd.
ed infant pounding tin pan and "hoor-
aging" for Cleveland.
SAY, sonny who was that vounp
ladyY' he asked. "pll give you nickel
II you'll tell me.'
. nny took the nickel and Informed
MIN that she was Miss lilly lluhhait,
and the dude muttered to himself in MIS-
delight: claw, Ihave her"
the next day luck gave him n sight of
ms adored one as she was walking along
Grand street. lie addressed hor, but
she swept by MIN scOrniully aud re.
huked him with whitening glance.
But the dude didn't mind little things
like that. On October 4 postal cano
to Miss Title. Ii read:
Pardon the liberty take, but owe It
TO myself to Say that | am deeply I'm.
terostod in you. When can meet YOU?
Answer by personal in the Herald nc
my expense.
RuruERrOnD GUYDnN.
North Ninth aud Eighth streets,
brooklyn.
Miss Tillie took no notice of this
declaration, aud two DAYS afterward
another billetduuX came. This raa:
fear you did not get my postal card.
IL 1t too much impudence in mo to ask
you to meet me in the Grand street
Terry. house next Sunday eye at Z
o'clockY In order that you may know
me Will carry book in my right
hand.
Miss Tillie showed this TO her brother
| William, and he advised her 10 meet
him and have him arrested. She did
not, however, and the dude had soi-
tary tramp that evening, carrying In
Cis hand burden which must have
been too great for his head. On Octo-
Der 10 another missive came To III. lie:
why do you keep me in suspense?"
II road: 81 already have written
two letters, and you did not dain answer
ing me. Meet me on Sunday night al
the corner of Henry and Rutgers
streets, at 7. have important things
to say To you" No answer coming from
this, the infatuated dude began to pa.
rade in front OF his beloved ones resi-
dence. Every mornings sun brought
him along, chanting "Thou art so near
aud yet so far" under his breath, aud
tur1ing his lovelorn eyes up to the
window whore Miss rllle and her
friends gathered To watch him. The
fun grew iiresome, however, and Miss
Tillio wrote, at her brother Williams
diclatiou, the following:
"Ploase meet ms on Thursday night
at Henry aud Rutgers streets. Pardon
my neglect IN not answering. | was
very busy. Thif won't occur again,
TlLLIE H."
In the cleaning of Thursday evening
MIR. Rutherford Guydon, In all the ole-
ganco that hetilted such name, waited
AZ the appointed place with beaver on
his head, smile on his lips, ana hope
in his heart. lilo did not have TO wait
long. Two strapplng young fellows APP
peared from the gloom OF an alley not
FAR away, and cast, in the light Of the
lamp-post, gigantic shadows, which
marched steadily towards the lonely
watcher. Each carried cane.
ais your name Rutherford Guydon"
asked the larger, calmly.
ayes, sir, that Is my name, 'cheerfully
answered the unsuspecting youth, who
was In such oxuberant spirits that at
towards the whole world.
"0h, you are, are your" exclaimed the
stalwart young man, selling him by the
arm. "'hon I'll (whack) give (whack)
you lesson (whack) that you (whack)
won't forget (whack, whack). You won't
try (whaCk) ~ ilirt with my sister
(Whack) again."
Tho dude cried "murdarw and "po-
liceW anu the cane of the other stalwart
young man PLAYED vigorous second on
| his stylish tall OVercoat. As he
wrenched himself loose tho avengers
followed with double tattoo from the
canes. But tho dude could run, aud
| though his his ha deserted him, his legs
supported him we'll, and he escaped his
pursuers by darling around a corner
aud dying over tho cobblostones and
lumber like Nirgil's Amazonian queen
over the top of waving corn.
Yesterday Mr.. Rutherford Guydon
had the stalwart brother arrested and
taken to the Tombs police court AS
sault. lie appeared In court with his
external appearance but little subdued,
and delivered himself of his complaint.
sit was not my body he hurt" no said
gently. at was my feelings. don't
want to press the charge much"
"You had no right to annoy that
young lady," said Justice White, land
this young man served you right"
The complaint was dismissed aud the
dude disappeared with ease, grace ant
rapdity.-(New York Times"
II Is said that Mrs. Kate Chas,
(Sprague) has suddenly retired irou
the Paris American colony, OF which
she was one OF the conspicuously bril-