The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-28
FOUR GIRLS GO GRABBING
How They Caught the Crabs and Hcw the
Crabs Caught Them.
New York Herald.l

New York Herald.
Grabbing" is fine sport. Some peo-s
pie think it rather tame, but four young
ladies who tried it up the Hudson the
other day have discovered that it is
capable, under certain circumstances,
Of afording considerable excitement.
The four naaidens in question en-.
barked in a boat by themselves, not
because they were averse to masculine
companionship, but because there hap
pened to be no young men around to
take them out. Soon after starting
they found that their. boat leaked a
little. Then they took off their shoes;
and stockings and slowed them away:
Ssh and dry on the thwarts, and dab
b1ed ~ their shapely little .'tootsey
80 1.s.a,, the water in the bot:Sas
"ootseys III Slsr- -s0in
of the boat, and agreed that they were
lawfully glad" that they hadn't
brought any horrid man along, because
then their little "tootsey wootseysn
would have to stay in their shoes and
stockings, which would consequently
have gotten wet.
THE CRABS CAUGHT.
1t is singular fact, or, perhaps not
singular at all, but merely Illustrative
of the peculiar idiosynerasies Of femi-
nine nature, that girl in an abbreyi-
ated bathing costume, which displays
pretty near as much girl as costume,
will make no bones about exposing her
feet Especially if they are shapely feet}
and even something more than good
section of her ankles to critical mascu-
line scrutiny; butwhen she isn't clad
10 abbreviated and close fitting gar
ments the mere accidental exposure of
| one little pink toe causes her'to blush.
It requires more luck thar skill to:
| catch crabs, and as the girls had plenty
of luck they caught egoodly lot and
deposited them in big basket, and
had a tip toe good time all round. But
in frisking about one of the girls aeci-
dentally knocked over the basket,
though none Of them noticed the acci-
dent at the time.
THE CRABS LOOSE.
The first intimation that three Of the
girls had that the crabs were loose was
a prolonged blood-curdling yell. The
owner of that yell was the fourth girl,
and the cause of the yell was crab
which had grabbed her by the little
toe. The kicked so vigorously that the
crab was sent flying the fall length Of
the boat, and in consequence was:
doubtless more. frightened and as
founded than the girl had been. s.
The three other girls shrieked, too.
when they discoYered the cause Of the
sudden commotion, and dropping their.
lines in jif1y they took refuge on the
thwarts, where they gradually ceased
screaming when they perceived that;
the crabs could not get at them. Luck
lily the boat was beamy craft, built
on the scow plan, or she certainly
would have capsized, and then the COM
edy would have been turned into
tragedy with vengeance.
THE CAPToRS CAUGHT.
But the tables were completely
| turned, and instead of four girls catch
ing crabs it was acase of crabs catching:
four girls. The crabs held indisputed
possession of the boat, which foated
gently along the ealna bosom Of the.
Hudson. Tine girls meantime held 3
4 counci, of war, and decided they would
do what girls generally do when con-
| fronted by the sembiance Of danger
keep on screaming.
In due time the screaming attracted
attention, and boat shot out from the.
shore, i'm which were two young men
from New York. When the rescuin2
party of two drew near one of the girls
suddenly remembered something and
communicated it to her companions.
Then they all shouted out in chorus to
tine young men in the boat in peremp-
tory tones
| RESCUED.