The Indianapolis journal., 1895-12-22
A COUNTRY GIRLS EXPERIENCE.
She Longed for City Life, hut Was
Speedily Cured.
Washington Post.

II you really want to know what hap
pened to tall Miss Barlow, OF Maryland,
after she had absorbed her first drink Of
trapped aosinthe, read this story to the
In the first place tall Miss Barlow has not
oeen In Washington long. In truth, she
the Senators and the Congressman during
the early eventide of Wednesday. She was
born and grew up on the Eastern Shore"
or Maryland. and any of the leading young
men in Cambridge, Nd, will verify the as
sertion that she Is pretty. Her eyes are
hair ars aolen OF blue os and in her %
that artists like to paint She is tall AS
tall as the Trilby you read about; her figure
Is without fault. And best OF all che
owns a complexion oil pink and ivory white
that looks for all the world like the colored
autographs hanging in the windows of the
Tuesday afternoon she read the final chap
ters OF the most exciting story ever printed
wen to e4 paper oher and half an hour
this ass town own Of Cambridge is too slow
up by marrying Senator or a member of
the Cabinet"
Miss Barlow's worthy mamma said she
wouldn't give her. consent, but, woman
like. she changed her mind and said yes.
Then she packed up Miss Barlow's belong
.ngs and kissed the young lady just as
steamboat that connects Cambridge with
the world in general. Ii is proper to state
that there were so in new bills nesting
IN the inside pocket of Miss Barlow's black
Newmarket when she turned her back on
her home in classic Cambridge. 1t is also
proper to state that the adorable maiden
showed excellent judgment in only remain
ing in Baltimore forty-seven minutes.
When the train brought her into this
law-fearing town Of Washington the clocks
were announcing the final hour of Wednes-
day morning. She walked out of the Bal
timore & Ohio station and when the odious
nackmen h,a began to pester her she acted
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down. About the first thing that caught
her eve was the dome of the Nations
Capitol, and all unconscious of the fact that
she had neglected to leave any instruc-
tons about her baggage, she hurried up
the hill. Men turned TO look at her Wom-
sighed.
When she entered the big white building
becoming flush of excitement stained her
reys restaurant perfumed the atmosphere.
which: by the way. was eloquent with
the chatter of the hungry seekers. after
wav through the tangle OF corridors She
walked up and down those corridors un-
til her new No. shoes began to pinch
her toes Then she met a man. He was
big man with black coat and a blacker
mustache. A real diamond cleaned in, his
was in hs brssb ana tne oaS or brandy
who knew IL all and tall Miss Barlow
thought he must surely be Senator or
Sunreme Court Judge He smiled at her
and she blushed. Then he spoke to her
and she answered him. In five minutes he
knew sll about her aims and hopes and she
knew that he intended 10 find her a board
ing house. They walked out of the Capi-
tol arm in arm. Miss Barlow was thank
ing her lucky stars that dear Mister
Smith had stopped to notice her. The
man laughing. They walked down the
hill and up the broad avenue. He said
clever things to her in clever way and
she told him that he was awful smart"
Half way up the avenue he glanced at his
big golden watch and said 1t was time to
eat She followed him into the private
dining room of a swell restaurant. She saw
that the carpet on the floor was real Brus-
sells and that the round tables were shroud-
ed I'm the whitest of linen.
They sat down at one of the tables and
ne scribbled something on a card and hand
ed it to an affable waiter. who promptly dis
I'VE need a bracer." he said.
What is thst?'' she asked
Frozen absinthe." he answered
Presently the aforesaid waiter brought In
two thin glasses and a queer looking bottle
filled with a green LIQUID The man nut
cracked ice into Miss Barlow's glass and
then poured quantity OF the green liquid
Drink he said. handing her the glass
Mutely she swallowed the liquid exhiara-
| ton. II was cold as ice and tasted like the
| peppermint she used to buy in Cambridge's
felled her glass and FIVE times she drank.
| Then there came a queer buzzinR in her
head and little specks of muti-colored
| lights danced before her ewes. She forgot
her plans and the yellow omeiette the
| waiter served. She forgot all save that the
man In the black coat was smiling at her.
| More absinthe was served and then every
thing became blur. She tried TO talk but
| the words came out OF her dainty mouth
| In an incoherent jumble. The man kissed
her on the lips and she began to crv
| He tried TO kiss her again and she struck
| him in the face and threatened To call the
police. He left her. and she went out into
| the open air and walked and walked. She
| found a boarding house. and YESTERDAY
morning she discovered that the with
wedding ring.
| Miss Barlow's head was aching. but she
went down to the Police Court aud told
| District Prosecutor Mullowny all about IL.
After she had finished her story she simply
said:
"Tf you find nv ring send II TO Cam
bridge. I am going 10 start for home on
| the first train