The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-08-11
A o RESEMBLANCE.
And 1t Led to a Horsewhippine and 9
Angry Wife.


And 1t Led to a Horsewhippine and su
Angry Wife.
say, now, lenme tell you something
said the drummer who'd been looking in
his pocket dictionary for the last 1ominutes
for the word respiratory" over which
there was a dispute.
Everybody was willing he should tell all
he knew. and he closed the book and con.
tinued:
1T was simply a coincidence. In othe,
words, / resemble a Chicago man so closely
that the young woman made a mistake"
And precipitated herself and welcomed
you home, Of course,' growled the old man
with the Queen Anne chin.
Not that evening, old man. She was a
young woman who was looking to precipi.
tate a row, and l may add that she was sue.
cessful. Don't all speak at once, but Pm
the unknown man who got hersewhipped
on State street, Chicago, in July, 1892. It
may have slipped yogr memory, but /
haven't forgotten any of the particulars
yet"
"Horsewhipped by a young woman, ehe"
queried the metallic paint agent as he put
on a knowing look.
Say, now, femme tell you how it was.
1t was one on me, of course. but it all came
about through my being SO stylish and good
looking, you know. Cashier of a bank made
love to a beautiful girl and won her heart.
Her father failed in biz, and the cashier
threw her over. Her love turned to hate.
and she yearned for revenge. She heard he
was shining up to another girl, and she de.
termined to take him down a peg or two.
The evening l arrived in Chicago was the
date she h&d set for the little affair. put
up at the fremont and after supper took q
walk"
This heartbroken, revengeful girl ex-
pected to find the recreant cashier with a
lady, of course" cackled the paint man.
"Of course, and l was with a lady-my
wife, you know. Yes, my wife used to
travel with me- then. We were taking a
little stroll, and the street was pretty clear
OF pedestrians when a young woman over
took us. l hadn't caught sight of her yet
when she out with a rawhide and began to
dust my jacket. don't deny that it was a
real surprise party. | was once picked up
by a Texas steer, but the surprise wasn't
equal to this OCCASION"
Did she say anything?" asked the man
with the Queen Anne chin.
Say, now,l femme tell you that she did.
She had an exclamation for every cut. She
called me q 'heartless villain a 'perfidious
wretch and a dozen other things which
didn't hit my character and conduct, and
that rawhide kept after me like a swarm of
bumblebees chasing a farmers hired man.
l got one lick on the neck which lasted over
a month. Oh, she meant business, she didt'
And the lady with your"
1.-The lady with me! Say, now. lemme
tell you that my wife ran into a hallway
and yelled, MURDER and that's what
brought the police to my rescue. | was
that surprised | couldn't even holler. Just
about the time a cop grabbed the girl she
discovered that she had made a great mis-
take, and she felt SO cut up about it that |
really pitied her. OF course l had to ac-
cept her apologies and say it was all right,
but / couldn't keep my feet still while do
ing t."
And of course your wife accepted her
apologies?" queried the glue factory drum
mer, who had been holding his breath.
Say, now, femme tell you that she
didn't" replied the victim. THAT'S where
such mistakes do u power O harm. 1t was
all perfectly proper and as straight as a
string, and yet my wife wouldn't speak to
me for a month and is holding the 'coinci-
dence' over my head yet"
do we understand" said the paint man
after two minutes of silence, do we under
stand that the mistaken young woman also
apologiZed to your wife?"
Say, now, femme tell you something"
~petulantly exclaimed the coincidence chap
as he got up to leave the smoker.
"All right, go ahead"
at has just occurred to me that she didn't
apologize, but Im not going to raise any
row about it, and if you fellers think your
selves so awfully smart just go ahead and
swap lies and get off stale jokes and pat
each other IN the back for Smart Alexis!
Say, now, femme tell you Tve got through
and the whole gang of you can go to grass
and nibble for fodder. "-Detroit Free Press.