Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-09

keeps the one sitting in the next seat
in the theatre in misery, wondering
where he is .sat." If ysu had been
in that fellows place." she contin-
| ued, you would have done the very
Same thing. Even if he 10 floor
walker. he has no right to call lady
clerk q liar. Why, Just think Of /
man using such language to . young
lady. l just think it's . shame. be-
sides. il is anything but gentle
manly. Very naturally. she felt bad
about it, and told her fellow, not
thinking that he would avenge her
abuse 20 vigorously. Unlike most
fellows, he would not allow anyone
to ill-treat his lady friend, aud just
think he done right when he came
into the store and gave him a good
sound thrashing. He deserved it.
He is . nice fellow. and all that, but
then, / have little respect for q man
who will abuse lady ~ he did.
That girl has got Just dandy fell
low, and l admire his pluck"
..Oh girls" exclaimed the quiet
one, there we are way down to Fiji
teenth street. and you know we
were going to look at those hats At
That ended the argument. One
becIoned At the conductor to stop
the car. while the others gave the
bellcord violent jerk. They went
to that store and kept a couple Of
clerks busy until O'Clock. They
we're not purchasiDg-just out on
tour OF investigation. They bought
10 cents worth OF chocolate drops
| and started homeward.
Bsre.Hssdrd Chase.
The superintendent of Sunday
| school class created an amusing spec.
t.cle one evening recently BY chss-
ing q couple of boys. who had caused
some annoyance about the church
during prayer meeting hour, several
blocks down the middle of the street
without any head-covering. his cost
tail tapping and his hair playing tag
with the winds. After running quite
= distance the lads became fatigued
and were captured by the angered
class leader, who escorted them back
to the church, gave them q good
scolding. and reported their rowdy-
fish maneuvers to their parents. 1t
seems of late y number Of the boys
have been causing the superintend-
lent considerable annoyance by laugh
ling and giEgling during the progress
Of the prayer meetings; sometimes
refusing TO participate in the SER
vices. and lettering about the church
and raising cain by dancing. singing
and otherwise disturbing the meet
ings. He would try to catch them. but
when he started toward the door they
would vanish with the quickness Of
rats. His patience became very much
tried. So this evening when all the
lyoung folks had assembled he locked
the door, evidently for the purpose
of setting a, good example to late COM
ere, who nearly always constitute,
the majority of the distui hers. to get
around on time. JUS before the
door was locked the superintendent
little son entered. followed n short
distance behind by the boys who were
cha ed. They tried to enter. but
found themselves locked out. Think
ing the superintendent's son had
locked the door with the intention of
barring them, one Of them gave
the door q kick and notified the
little fellow in side in stentorian
tones that if he didn't let them in.
be would suffer at school next day.
and started to run away. Very
much to their surprise the door few
open, the superintendent sprang
forth and exercised his sprinting
proclivities to good advantage.
catching two of the pests whom he
had SO long been laying for. and At
the sane time frightening number
of the others seriously. Ut course.
the fellows would not have
been SO bold had they known it was
the father 1T the door. Now it is
said the Sunday school has been
greatly diminished by the superin-
tendent's exceedingly undignified
conduct. who it is understood will
not further assume the responsible