Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-06-08
4 cLo osE RESEMBLANCE


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Anu M = Ied 20 q HorsewhippinE and an
5ss Angry Vile. ...s
say. now, lemme tell you something"
.sald the drummer who'd been looking IL
DIS pocket dictionary Tor the last 1Ominutes
Tor the word respiratory s over which
mere was 9 dispute.
Everybody was willing he should tell all
ne knew, and he closed the book and con.
st1nued:
Il was simply q coincidence. In other
words, resemble g Chicago man so closely
tnat the young woman made 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 row. and i may add that she was sue
scessful. Don't all speak at once, but I'm
the unknown man who got horsewhipped
on State street. Chicago.tin July, 1892. 1t
may have slipped your memory, but !
haven't forgotten any Of the particulars
yet"
'Horsewhipped by young woman, eh?':
queried the metallic paint agent as he put
on knowing look. 4
. Say, now, lemme 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 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 peg or two
The evening I arrived in Chicago was the
date she had set for the little affair.". put
up at the fremont and after supper took a
| walk" -
'This heartbroken, revengeful girl ex-
pected to find the recreant cashier with 6
lady, of course" cackled the paint man.
"Of course, and / was with lady-my
wife, you know. Yes, my wife used to
travel with me then. We were taking !.
little stroll, and the street was pretty clear
of pedestrians when young woman over
took us. hadn't caught sight of her yet
when she out with rawhide and began tc
dust my Jacket. don't deny that it was a
real surprise party. was once. picked ur
by Texas steer, but the surprise wasn't
equal to this occasion"
did she say anything?" asked the man
with the Quesn Anne chin.
"Say, now, lemme tell you that she did
She had an exclamation for every cut She
called me a. sheartless villain a sperfdious
wretch and a dozen other things which
didn't hit my character and conduct, anG
that rawhide kept after me like a swarm o.
bumblebees chasing a farmers hired man
/ got one lick on the neck which lasted owe,
| a month. Oh. she meant business. she did!'
''And the lady with you?"
1.-THE lady with me! Say, now, lemm,
tel you that nv wife ran into a hallwa,
and yelled, 'Murrderv and that's wha
brought the police to nv rescue, wa!
that SURPRISED | couldn't even holler. JUS
about the time a con grabbed the girl sh
discovered that she had made a great mis-
take, and she felt so cut up about it that
really pitied her. OF course I had to ac
cep' ner aPoiogles ana say IL was vas al r1gnt
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