New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-08

". az balls YOU must sit and walt ior men "
sr Won TO dance. and then you must uahoe WIN
- whether you want to or not! no" q"''e wv
I'D, | think the girls ought to choose anu 'iie
I'm elf and wait. 1 never heard OF ahE'hihs -
ro,rr II was rather curious to see no" this
r, buroiliatinC state of affairs struck iresh
urg mind without preconceived notohs' haii
IN, t,ranny is certainly remnant VI oSe0"9
tnd;ce that should become obsolete; tnere Is "o
psTbIe reason why in we-bred assembiase'
cirls should not be as independent as ihe"'
=. ro,ber hard on women that If they have a
-, % tell that is in the least improbable Hasou'
line ipcredulity shrugs its shoulders anu ni
asteria" while, on the other hand 1t man ca
~ h,s most Incredible yarns TO be received
20 imnlicit faith. Poor Mrs. ~, VINO ia" i'o9'
.~rI,ne adventure in Paris few moh'hs az
a mt her really true story was received WIFI
-. craIence and feels naturally that II II "a
lonely irving not only TO have experience " 80
.s, adventure but to be debarred from ''e rem
.e consolation of talking about IL as wen, "
"anse certain uncharitable persons nave uiNlnu'S
,aros,ed that the entire occurrence was ihasi-
sueeH 6 I, ts only TO her intimates that she teHs
IA to,ioyrira occurrence. which actually happened
- ,er in broad daylight in crowded street.
80 ~ "a taken q nacre for some shopping she
cid and after going TO one or TWO Pla0CS VI
as,ed the man to drive up the ChaihpS ue 'H'N %
~ - the Arc de Triomphe before going nome; anu
= .o,,lirg myself in my seat, disposed OF my
zinc
r.craees and opening my purse began a'7'''e
-, money and counting up what had spent 0uu-
sr,v a small slight man slipped out l'oi" u''Ne'
ha Goa, and cooly took the place beside me- s"o"
ing me tiny pistol which he heid coeNeu anu
ready fire ,,,o, ho
-, .o,,aI,, IN French 1 will fire and jump from
io,e. Int If YOU are quiet, swear no harm
will come TO you. -. -, ,,a os she
,oused for breath "Just what did' am sur
80 mat every other woman would have done al
enough people say it is so improbable saNe MN
everything that he asked for. while inc na0ie
800 ouietlv along and | people all about me-
: &C him nv money my watch ana nv brooch
nc he hurriedly asked for each article. An" tne"'
with a polite Mile renerciments' Mauai"e' i'
onaned the door and gone before July rear
,zed what had happened Even then was 100
stunned and frightened to take any action 80 on
ven, the yoture a remise to the Arc de Irlomphe
81 had ordered; there il turned. and was driven
hack 10 the hotel before l could collect my scat
tered senses | put the affair in the hands OF the
,o,,ce hut never a trace did l ever obtain OF my
lost purse and jewelry; and not the least agera'a
hg part Of the whole adventure is thal nioS' POP'
really believe that 1t never happened!
.yas came in contact with no end OF queer
characters while lived out West SAID cluo-
man who had tried 'ranching among ms MANY
and various experiments in the way OF hhulhs d
congeniaI occupation. And none was more Npical
and attractive than the overseer on ny own 'ahon.
He vas regular Saxon giant. over SIX fee' III
height and handsome as a picture, with snort
cropped curly light hair. that was pleacheu ie"''S
white bv the sun and weather ana compleNio"
that might originally have been far, but "hc" -"
nos,ra had tanned almost the color of red copper
And which contrastcd oddly enough win MS D'ish'
blue eyes He was a reticent fellow about minister,
and v,bon he had been with a few months anu
asked for a couple Of weeks leave OF absence ne
gave no intimation of his intentions. 30 II was
complete surprise when he reappearen d le" u"S'
after his time with a pretty young wife she was
regular little Spanish lady whose dainty beauty
was in strange contrast TO her rough surrou"'l"5'
and the harsh featured notwithstanding women IN
the nearest settlement a collection OF Hiise'" "''
looking shanties called b city, ten miles away
asked no questions but l strongly suspected on
elonerent for the woman Enthusiastically
lady and jim the overseer spoke Spanish as wei
sn it we're English Well. they were as happy as
possible and II was certainly a great pleasure 10
me to have a lady in our cabin; ana as we hau d
couple of Cinnamon to cook scrub and lauhder' We
were most comfortable.
"sudaenlv. however dreadful accident upset our
Arcadian existence. Did tell you that my rihc"
was IN Nev-Mexico? 1t is a country that aoouhus
IN venouo,ls insects the most POISONOUS or whlch
are the tarantula spider and the horrible cent?
pede Jim and his wife had the room next 10 hino'
and one night l was awakened by nearing MN
shouting my name. The rooms were not GUN
nected and both opened into the common hV'he
apartment As flung on my dressins-go"n anu
stumbled through the darkness into their room 1
could hear the most dreadful sound IN the "oiI"'
the sobs OF a strong man in agony. Oh eii'ci'"e ~
room | found Jim bending over the UNCONSCIOUS
form of the girl lamp in hand, and pointing 10
little round white spot on her cheek. Iarai.u'a.
he exclaimed For Gods sake get some ""SheS
Rtlt no Okp began
over an hour we silently struggled with maniac.
Finally however. she sank into n supor quick
The powder horn and whskey while hold her' ne
gasped hoarsely; and as brought theh 10 ii''' II.
forced open the cenched teeth OF his VIE anu
poured half the contents OF the bottle down her
throat she continuing to swallow. although app'r'
emily unconscious. Then deliberately making niue
pile OF powder over the bite on her cheek 10 my
horror he applied n match to the heap. A report
a tremendous blaze, Shrek OF agony and the
woman awoke again to even greater suffering ana
worse madness Hurry and ride for your lfe'
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