Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-01
she WOULDN'T HAVE Him.


mns her Father Would. and No Tmmgha
the Mszher . Needed Lesson.
The Cairo Short LINE passenger from Pa,
ducah bad very heavy load OF excursion
ists Sunday returning home from Ken
lucky. Among the number was dappsr
little man from st. Louis whose name Ia
withheld because IL would add nothing to
this DER true story. He was very sweet;
at least his vanity told him so. The dude
sported lavender pants, black silk tennis
shirt. n flashy tie and wore No. 90 beaver
hat. Like all of his kind. this dude had a
mania for breaking hearts, and made him
self conspicuous by ogiing all the ladies on
che train and by loud remarks drawing at
tention 20 himself.
His forte, though, was n promenade at
the various stations where the train pulled
mp. Then he was in his element, as he
minced along the platform or took up an
artistic nose as much as TO say, Look M
me, amt | sweetF Whenever be APP
preached a woman, be she black or white,
this foolish dude had some inane witticism
90 crack at her expense.
This conduct continued till the train
reached station this side OF Pinkneyville,
Ills, where a long halt was made. Here
was the dudes opportunity. here he sur.
passed all previous efforts in his role as
railway masher, and here. alas, he was
oyertaken by a vengeance.
On the platform stood an old, gray
haired gentleman, With strongly marked
features, and by his side modest girl Of
seventeen years, neatly and becomingly
dressed. They were evidently father and
daughter The natty little dude spied
them as soon as the train pulled In Here
was his opportunity. OF which he quickly
awaited himself
Accompanied by three companions he
walked slowly past the couple. making
some remark as he reached them. The
girls cheeks crimsoned. while an ominous
frown gathered on the fathers brow Tn
aware OF their danger the quartet pro-
ceeded to the station saloon and gleefully
quaffed their soda, after which each light
ed a cigarette and retraced their steps to
the train, again having TO pass the father
and daughter.
Whether the soda few TO the dudes
head and made him more reckless than
usual, or whether the fact that the girl
was SO modest and shrinking that he
thought her lawful game, and as her only
protector was an old man, no danger was
apprehended, the st. Louis dude grew
holder as he approached the couple, and
turning to a companion said, This girl
says that she won't have me-"
In moment the old gentleman reached
forward and grasped the surprised masher
by the back OF the neck, saying: "No. by
gum; but her father WILL" and then pro-
ceeded TO mop the platform with his dude
ship Back and forth the natty little man
was dragged, his lavender pants split M
one leg; bis silk shirt torn, while his hand
some beaver was hopelessly crushed as
though so much paper.
Then turning him around, the old gen
tleman planted a No. 10 shoe squarely and
fairly at the base OF the dudes spinal col
umn, elevating the little man into the air
and landing him of the platform a hope.
less and helpless wreck. His three valiant
companions had fed at the first onslaught
OF the old man. but the 400 or 500 passen.
gers gave him such an ovation as seldom
falls to the lot OF mortal, the cars fairly
rolling under the applause so heartily be-
slowed.
His dudeship dragged himself away, n
sorer, II not "A wiser man. Where he hid
himself no one knew, but he was not seen
again until the cars reached the Union
depot, when he was detected limping
painfully between n standing train, wend-
Ing his weary way to the nearest street car
hna.-St. Louis Globe Democrat