The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-12
HIS wife's Devoted Champion.

His Wife's Devoted Champion.
Lem. that man in there steppsdon my dress
and tore it." said a wife In the hearing Of the
Chicago Tribune man
what man.
The man with the goggles on. He's holding
on 70 g strap. When the car stopped started
70 come out and he put his great big foot on
ruined"
1T was an accident, wasn't itgn
NO. he did 1t on purpose. II was q man I'd
go back and knock him down"
why, Fan
And If had husband that had any spunk
he'd do It for me-"
The street car had got half bIocE away by
this time, but Mr. Finkenbinder did not hesitate.
His courage had been called in question. His
knlghtly honor as champion of the family WAS
at stake He ran after the street car, caught it
and went inside.
Are you the man that stepped on my wife's
dress Just nowl" he demanded tristling up to
red,~ hiskered party who wore pair of green
Was that your wife that went out Just now!"
asked the red.whiskered party.
1T was sir ="
III stepped on her dress didn't know it."
g She says you did it on purpose"
back"
81 represent her. SIR"
You do, heyg''
Yes. sir. and I'm man."
ITO some extent, sir; to some extent" re-
joined the man with the goggles, as he looked
Mr.. Fnkenbinder over.
IN show you"
Say Look herel don't want to have any
trouble with you. If you'll bring your wife
back here I'll apologize to herl"
You'll apologize to me, sir"
Mr.. Finkenbinder was becoming belligerent.
You'll apologize to me-" he repeated, ''or,
by gum I'll"
You'll whatf"
I'm punch your head"
You little spsckled bantami" roared the
other, IF you don't climb out of this will
step on youW
Mr. Finkenbinder's reply was a swinging
highlander. 1t lit squrrely on the red
wniskered party's goggles, knocked them all
out or shape and broke the glasses to frag-
ments.
The next two or three minutes seemed like a
dream to Mr.. Finkenbinder. He dimly remem-
oered afterward that he experienced sensations
as OF man being tossed from one side of the
car to the other, fiattened against the roof,
damned under seats, whirled round on his own
axis, opened and shut like a jack-knife and
used as foot ball. There was a roaring in his
ears, sparks Of fire danced before his eyes, and
an odor like that of birthstone filed the air.
Women screamed men lodged, and there was
general rush for the doors.
At the expiration of his engagement with the
red whiskered party Mr.. Finkenbinder found
himself sitting on the ground. He was alone.
Inc car was turning the corner a block away.
He picked himself up, looked about him to take
his bearings, and the recollection of what IL was
all about came to him by degrees. He went
oiOni1 baCh W VIC CRUISING WHERE MS WIG was
waiting for him. His hat was gone, his coat
was split up the back, his nose was twice its
natural size, end of his shirt collar was loose
and dangled mournfully over his shoulder, one
eye was closed, and he was covered with dust
and humiliation from head TO foot
Did you demand satisfaction from the
brute, Lem?" asked Mrs, Finkenbinder, as her
husband hobbled toward her
20, yes" he replied, glazing at her with his
only visible eye. II demanded satisfaction from
him. And got it madam-I got it. hope you
are as well satisfied as / am. Has there been
any other giant that has stepped on your skirt
or dared TO look at you since have been gone?
If SO" he went on, with horrible calmness, I'm
ready to go and paralyze him, madam Want
me TO- go and whip anybody else? Any other
sevenfoot man with foot like canvas covered
ham that you'd like to have me go and knock
down for daring to live in the same ward you
do? You don't happen to think of any? Then
come on. madam. With your permission your
champion will escort you home"
And followed at a little distance by Mrs.
Finkenbinder, he hobbled on down the street.
somewhat demoralized, but thoroughly salts.
fed.