The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-03
JAMES EXPERIENCE
The Disastrous Results Of Taking a
.Jump in the Dark,

On one of the principal streets Of
the city-it may have been Jefferson
avenue-during the last cold snap,
says the Grand Rapids Telegram
Herald, there was an occurrence that
might have been tragical in it's de-
nouement, but fortunately it was not.
The household was wrapped in
slumber when Mary Jane, the hired
girl, returned from the grand ball
given by the ancient and horable or
der of bartenders, and finding the
doors all fastened she humanity re-
solved to avoid rousing the sleepers.
She dismissed her escort and went
around to the side of the house to try
the windows. At last she found what
she supposed to be the coal window
in the cellar unfastened. 1t was long
past midnight, and the street was
empty, SO Mary Jane resolved not TO
risk her best dress and her clean skirts
by going through the rather limited
aperture. She swiftly Invested her
self of the outer apparel, and when
the bright-eyed stars peeped out be-
tween the flying clouds they saw the
maiden standing alone in the wintry
night, clad only in her baseball suit
and her bushes.
The night wind whistled around the
corner and toyed with her golden
hair, and a more charming cigarette
picture was never 9 She got down
on all fours and started crab-fashion
through the cellar window. Her little
footsy-tootsies struck out wildly in all
directions for something to rest upon,
but finding nothing she let go OF the
window-sill and came down kerr
PUNK. 1t was then that Mary Jane
discovered how she had erred in her
calculations. FOR instead of landing in
a coal-heap she found herself stand
ing alone in the silent night in the
middle of a large cistern. The water
came clear up to her shoulder blades,
and there was about half an inch Of
ice for an upper crust. Mary Jane
executed a terrific war whoop, and
the man of the house turned over in
bed and remarked to his helpmate:-
II hope the G. &W. M. will quit
its dodgasted experimenting with To-
connective whistles. 1t blew one o min
ute ago that would give a fellow a
toothache for a week."
Just then came q blood curdling
yell of Help Murderpo seemingly
from right beneath the bed. The
man of the house lodged under the
clothes, while his wife sprang to the
bureau tor q revolver. Another
screech from Mary Jane assured them
that the cry came from some one in
mortal extremity and very close at
- ~ a..sa.- L;n5 IL iSasS.. aad
r,,sbad and fonnd saverai Of
his neighbors clad in their night
clothes coming towards his house.
lney couiu near a woman voice
crascendo and then die away with !
lonc drawn sbnddarino wall lika tho
sod lament ~ a screecb owl and
Lnowinr that nohodv conId ~ rran.
tising nisssical mns;c a. thst nnaarth-
" ba,,r tbav lonLad for nurdar most
foni ~ tIa Tins tbev raaohad tha
caller win6ow Marv lana was giv;ne
ton@,a / q xghola nacL ~ fn~
bn,'nds la,nn was brarobt and 10
1i1bt ra,,aalad bar stond;Sg H. :
Tsntonic Vanns in the niddIa If tha
icv water with hlne Inns and starino
ayas and her lins chattar;ng ths
s.E;Sbar,s Hornn;pa
The mon af +ha bo,,sa dasoardad
bravelv into the lev waste and
bnostad Mary rane +hro,,oh h Win
5ow Ha snant tha rast - +ha n;rh+
,nar;,a IA +o5dy and nasr;ng -
dnun har throat wb;Ia q pernwd os
svmnatbatic ladies c,rriad III bar
: rtinn aasb ~
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Young Girls in France.
When talking of French women and
the imnortant place thew hold in the
.,a.la y sha,,d ~ hanaa +,sa+
woiio ''ia0
they have n great advantage over
their English and American sisters.
The French woman, until the day OF
no. marriage, 10 q hi1io oip.oI, Any,
ILL., s = = Gue snn ~od IN ,n'Ing s anu
even eycentional beauty is NOT de,
sired. The mother Of a young girl
rather under than over dresses her,
anu Woslo ihlniseay aa,aie ~ ii ss1uhy you
soy, ono = ~ iIeos.se. - Wnas =
si n younS "uh s~ui taasn.sa
Isl. slan nave iier pnssioai a''iiou'es
ail mSso 4. no+txi aa,or;as ,,.
! nus ~ 'le poSoy aa,mois u,nss;oh
sossiP anu peusonal ? wnis ~,
assail an Lilgiisn ~ Aa1lioan slli
laying preeelsiols " ia aS tol,une
anu ueauoy alo snss;h,a an nar - az
Only pecoiIes. q possiolo pstsuAaiily
wlel sne has oo.aneu M husoan n :
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