St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-02
ANODERN GODRVA.
The Midnight Ride Of n Fair but
UnattireG Maiden.

Chicago Cor. N. Y. Telegram.
Thursday Lady GOdiva made dash
down Michigan boulevard, which has been
the talk of every club in town. The lady
in question is resident of GanO street, the
daughter of a well-tO-do grocer, and the
owner of a fine saddle horse. She is less
than 81, pretty, graceful, agile, stylish, dar-
ing and an incOrigible somnambulSt. Pur-
suing a course of education not unlike that
used on Harriet Martineau, the young
lady's mother provided her with a horse
which she was allowed to ride three hours
every day, provided her Latin, arithmetic,
TRANSACTIONS, sewing, reading and deport-
ment were satisfactory. She has often been
known to rattle off the cOnjugation of
French verbs in her sleep and further than
little perambulating about the house gave
her family no cause for alarm. Last We'd
neSday being sort of off day her lessons,
music and embroidery were ignored for the
side-saddle, in which she spent the best
part of ten hours. The recreation proved
surfeit and the exercise of the day was re-
sumed in her dreams. 1t was hardly two
hours past midnight when little figure
clad in tall silk hat, pair of riding
gloves and an ivory hound whip. might have
been seen leading a sleepy bay mare from
the stable, very careleSsly saddled. A short
canter down the avenue brought rider and
horse to the boulevard and Just as they
were about to take the brdle-path a
mounted South park officer gave the salute,
and his Where are you gOing?" receiving
no consideration, the reinS were seized and
''Flossy" was brought to a stand. The
horse neighed, reared, and was about to re-
sent the indignitieS of the intruder, when
his mistress shTieked, swooned and fell
over on the neck of the officers sorrel.
Three short, shrill notes of whistle had
scarcely been answered when four fellow
guardians appeared on the scene, who were
not long in Learning that the sweet eQues-
trienne, who trembled with fright and shiv-
cred convulsively, was riding in her sleep.
A STRANGE CAvALCADE.
The girl pulled her long brown hair about
her neck and shoulders and between her
sObS begged them to please take me hOme;"
persisting, ''ThiS is not the way, dear Off
Ger; live ON GanO street, No Gano
street, near - avenue" Then she became
hysterical and ''believed she was going
mad" but one of the officers kindly
wrapped her up in mis- own blue blouse, and
the graciOusneSs with which she accepted
the courtesy relieved his comrades of an
apprehension. When Wabash avenue was
reached another patrolman joined the party,
and the strange eavaleade rode out into the
moonlight and over to State street in search
of a habit for the wild-eyed, simpering
Lady Gay SpankeT, who ''didn't want to
go that way because she was so
cold and so afraid" Everything was as
dark and quiet as Sleepy Hollow. The liv-
cry stables in the neighbOrhood were made
fast and the leader was about to head for
drug store when one of the cavaliers sighted
a saddlery shop, toward which the train
moved. Here q couple of horse blankets
were procured and the fair Mazeppa was
soon transformed into a very barbaric look
ing maiden, the hat alone attesting her
claim to civilization. Before the party turned
into GanO street she had so far recovered
as TO ingratiate herself into the favor of her
bOdy-guard and solemn promise was ex-
acted that lit wont get into the papers,"
The blue coats were as good as their words,
and not only have the reporters been
scOoped en- masSe but the identity of the
lady SacTedly concealed. Poor FlOSSy has
been put out to pasture for the present and
the somnambulist has had her bedroom fit
ted up with iron gratings which lock on
the outside of the windows and doors.