The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-12


great luck indeed. He thanked the kind
fortune that had made him so good looking
and popular. and proceeded to work
the racket and SIP double doses
of honey. For several months he
worked it very cleverly. too, and although
the girls were warm friends and school
mates, they never suspected that their
George" was the George of the other. In
turn they had just lovely times together,
and George accomplished almost a miracle
by making each girl keep the secret Of her
heart from the other.
And so his picnic ran on, and be was
loath to give it up, until finally he made
that fatal error of misd irected letters and
fell sHS2 l'a
the sf1srARE.
He wrote to Mssnie first and exhausted
all his endearing terms. When it came to
writing TO Mabel there was nothing left for
him to say, so he soliloquized:
81 might as well write the same letter to
both, as they will be none the wiser" and
thereupon he carefully copied the original
letter and addressed duplicate to Mabel.
This would have gone well enough had he
not mixed the letters up. Mamie got one
which bega "My darling Mabel and Mabel
got one starting with SMy sweet little
Mamie"
Then came the fireworks
Two thoroughly mad girls started for
perspired wrath and jealousy, and didn't
care a hairpin whether their crimps looked
all right or not nor If their eyes were all
red from crying.
THE CAT OUT.
"You deceitful wretch" screamed Mamie
as she showed her letter under Mabel's nose,
what does this meanP'
Explain this, you mink, you" Mabel
cried as she flung her letter in Mamie's face.
AaCh ha tha hOl
truth was disclosed.
Singular as it may seem, George was left
out of the storm that followed. The girls
had their hands full hating each other.
Blue eyes and black eyes flashed defiance,
and the girls went home to think up some
way of getting square.
Meanwhile George heard Of it and skipped
out. Pleasantville promised to belle It's
name, as far as he was concerned, at least
ONLY WITH BLOOD.
The two girls consulted with their nearest
friends, and decided that nothing but per-
sonal encounter would wipe out the insult.
A prize fight was arranged, the winner to
have George for the prize.
The otter girls went into it with vim,
that is the lively girls did, and Pleasant
vile has got full quota of lively girls
They arranged to have the affair come off
in an old barn on the edge of the village,
and after studying up on the subject set
tied on sixteen foot ring. Three O'Clock
Sunday morning was the hour set. OF
course only girls were admitted, and they
had to sneak out of their bed rooms to
attend in regular elopement style.
1t was lots of fun.
THEY PEEKED.
Some mean, horrid boys got wind Of it,
and peeked in through the cracks The
principals did not know it, and we're too
mad to care, anyway, and the spectators
wouldn't spoil such a thrilling affair by
telling on the boys.
Sophia Barry was the timekeeper. Mary
Woodward seconded Mamie Herbert ana
Laura Brown acted in the same capacity
for Mabel Brown.
The two lanterns in the corners threw a
tiickering light on queer scene. The dozen
girls present huddled together, pretty well
scared now that the crisis had come. Wraps
were drawn close about toilets which Lad
not been thoroughly completed and they
kept very quiet for girls. Mamie and Mabel,
assisted by many trembling fingers, took off
their hats, threw their cloaks aside and then
began to divest themselves of other gar
ments. One came off after another. A
modest girl gasped and said:
You are not going to take off every
thing. are you2"
"Why, of course" said Mamie, ''don't be
silly"
Anu Uney Olu, DOWN TO the waist.
The boys who were peeking blushed.
IN THE RING.
| Mabel led off first with blow straight
| from the shoulder. Mamie lodged this and
| let fly one in return with her right. 1t did
not land, for Mabel got away too quick.
There was blood in the eyes Of both girls
! and they struck out viciously. Blow fol-
lowed blow and the girls began to get
winded. Time was called and they retired
! to their corners.
When time was called again they stepped
up briskly and went at it hammer and
tongs.
| They punched each others fair shoulders
and breasts for twenty-seven rounds with
out drawing blood, and then they got mad
and clinched. They clawed and scratched
and pulled out hair. Two tigresses could not
! have been more wicked. The air was full OF
black locks and golden tresses, and blood
was flowing in little rivuiets down white
background. They screamed too, and
called each other such Manassas school girls
| are not supposed to even think Of
SAD SIGHT.
The girls continued to fight for thirty
eight rounds. Then they were so exhausted
that neither could lift hand. Both we're
| scratched, their eyes were in mourning
their hair was torn out in handfuls, their
faces were bruised and bloody, and every
part OF thelr sbodleS that was exposed to
view showed traces of punishment.
Sophia Barry finally called time, and de-
cided the fight draw. Then the girls all
shook hands and swore secrecy. The two
| fighters were taken home and put to bed.
Doctors were called in and their bruises
were bound up. Had they not already
been punished so much they would probably
have been spanked, even though they be
young ladies.
The story OF the disgraceful affair has
leaked out and the community is thoroughly
shocked. The participants put bold front
on it and profess ignorance, but it is true.
ALL FOR NOTHING.
And George says he will ''shake" them
| both now.