The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-02
A Determined Female.

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Martha H., fine-looking village girl
of eighteen summers, was before q JUS
tees Court in Bavaria, charged with
assault. She had pretty blonde hair,
blue eyes, and q graceful figure. To
look at her nobody would suppose for
a moment that she possessed moral and
physical courage IN an extraordinary
degree, vet such was the case.
She bore TN excellent reputation, and
repealed the advances of the opposite
sex until she set eyes on an Industrious
young man named Paul, who was,
moreover, quite good-looking. She did
not propose to lose any time in frlvol-
Gus oourtship, so without any prelimin-
airy nonsense, she went right up to him
and said calmly, but firmly:
Paul, I've taken liking to you, and
/ am going to marry you"
The young man was somewhat sur
prised. He might possibly have OBJ
jected, had he not perceived something
about tho expression of her face that
led him to suspect she was not to be
trifed with, so he replied, modestly:
II feel myself highly honored by
your preference, Miss Martha, and will
.endeavor to prove myself worthy of
YOU"
"That's all right. Paul, but you must
not. forget that we are engaged now,
and you are to behave yourself like a
good boy, or / may have to be harsh
with you"
Paul. in subdued sort of way, asked
to kiss her hand.
Nonsense she said, that the way
dudes do. We are plain country peo-
pie, with old-fashioned ways" and, not
withstanding there were number of
persons present, she put her arms
around his neck and administered a
large, army-sized kiss fair and square
upon his lips, that caused q team to
run away, SO loud was the smack.
The engaged couple got along very
-welhtogether for several weeks, until
it occurred to Paul to spend an evening
with some boon companions in the viii
lage tavern. He visited the tavern on
the succeeding evening, and engaged in
a game of cards with the boon compan-
ions The devil-may- care expression
vanished from his countenance when
the door opened and his betrothed en-
tered.
Paul" she said, calmly, Il think it
as about time for you to leave this
haunt of vice, and return to your
home" r...--
The boon companions laughed vo-
,ciferously, and one of them said:
"That's coming it strong, Miss Mar
Stha. He is not married yet, and you
treat him already as if he were q mere
schoolboy."
"If Paul were rs worthless and
4rifing as You are, I'd not bother my.
self about him, but am in hopes oil
making something out Of him" replied
Martha.
Paul seemed to hesitate.
PAUL." said Martha. ARE you going
to compel me to resort to extreme
measures ?"
Just ut this crisis the landlady
thought it was the proper time to make
a few remarks.
You just clear out of here now
and leave my guests alone"
Paul minated that he was not quite
ready to go; but, judging from hi.
looks, he really wished that he had LEFT
long before.
Come, Paul." said Martha, Il will
show you the hole which consideratt
carpenter has made for the accommo
dation of young men who wish Il
emerge from this den," and, Selling
him by the back of the coat collar, anc
dragging him to the door, showed hin
through the door, into the street.
Having told Paul to please wait TO
her, Martha returned, and, going up I,
the astounded landlady, dealt her {
ringing box on the ear, and, thea catch