The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-11-03
THRASHED BY A GIRL.
4 New York Tough Taught That He Did
Not Own the Earth.

4 New York Tough Taught That He Did &
Not Own the Earth. I
Mr.. 'Speck Mccall, who had almost {
forgotten that he was Ihristened John s
because he is so seldom called by that
name, set ont to terrorize avenue G.
and got his face and reputation spoiled
in the process. 1t didn't make much
difference about the face, says the New
York Sun, for beauty is not Speck's
strong point, but he did have the rep
utation of being one of the toughest
members of the dry dock gang and a
general all-around scrapper, which
reputation he lost, together with
thirty-fve-cent shirt, at the hands OF
Miss Frances Stehl, 1G-year-old girl,
who knows her rights and stands up
for them.
In consequence of any one of score
of good and sufficient reasons, Mr.. Nc
Call devoted the greater part of the
evening to decorating his interior with
an exhilarating if somewhat injudi-
cious mixture of ale, gin and whisky.
This led him to suppose that he owned
avenue C, AID he sauntered forth upon
that thorougtfare with the intent of as
sorting his ownership before all men.
Pm tn boss of this street." he an
nounced loudly. II own it, all OF it.
If anybody don't like it they can lump
it. Get out tn way fer tn percession's
comm"
Knowing Speck of old the people
gave him room, but not room enough,
for he wanted the whole sidewalk to
himself. His first victim was an old
man, whom he seized and threw into
, the gutter, following this up by drop
, ping an unwary urchin down an area
way, Then he upset wOman's mar
keting basket, punched a laborers
head because the man called him
|. name, and kicked viciously at cur
dog, who, not knowing Speck, retail
ia.ed by chewing that gentleman
trousers. This put Speck in bad
. humor. He chased the cur and then
. proceeded on his way until he met
Frances Stehl. Speck hadn't the
honor of Miss Stehl's acquaintance,
but that didn't make any difference.
He Immediately accosted her in the
', picturesque phrascology of the region.
10 "Ah, there he observed. "Get OIL
'r tn earth"
The girl made no reply, but at
tempted to pass, in which endeavor
"a she was hindered by Speck's lodging
in front of her.
"W'y donche speak wen yer spoke
% TOP he inquired sternly. "D'y know
d. who am, hey?"
in Miss Stehl responded to the effec
I'D that she did not know him, nor did sh
have any ambition in that direction.
ks "Well, I'm Speck Mccall. See
by know me now? I'm tough mug
uv an don't like yer face"
ut, Then he undertook to push Mis-
Stehl into the gutter. All he game
oil by this move was smart blow on tn
" bridge of the nose, which proved a!
. Economically instructive, but was
G other respects unpleasant. He hit OF
- vigorously in return, and for the TO
- ~ lowing thirty seconds he was unde
40, ,st the impression that the neighbour
"a. buildings had all fallen in, with hin
on self as basis for operations. He WI
of thumped and dumped and hammert
ors and bumped and jabbed and prodde
to and scratched and battered al
md pinched and kicked and rumpled al
Tue banged and generally maltret
>, ~. ed until he had neither t
an breath to yell nor the power to resi-
for Finally he was brought to himself
ore. Policeman Enright, who also broug
lose him to the Union Market static
;om where he took inventory of himse
His shirt was gone, all but one str
new shirt that he had paid thir
IS. five cents for and had only worn
Pre-. six days; his eyes were battered,
and body bruised, and his face ama1ln
only ornamented where Miss Stehl's nj
am had landed. To complete his n
"A fortunes he was locked up over mig
and at Essex Market court, was
to the island for ten days in defa'1l
IN $40 fine on the girls complaint OF
sault.
Miss Stehl herself, who does
look like fighting character,
sh. served to Justice Simms:
,ro- "He got too fresh with me, al
preg. Just thought I'd give him les
about insulting unprotected girls
5 TO which the justice responded
4 if every girl showed the same
fciency in protecting herself as
Stehl exhibited there would be
- fewer police cases of that kind.
Nh A Kind Heart.
~ Tramp-Please, mum, will you