The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-25
you MUST MARRY Me-
The Insane Action Of a Young
Man at Ballard.
MS ATTACK ON a YOUNG LADY.
4 Fiery Lover who Woes 1t the Point
Of = Revolver - A Sunday
Night Episode.

An epssoie occurred ~ Ballard SaEazr-
dag night ard . eeausa 10 IL last nsrssr
which Ssac.a a very essirEahss young sasT
named Miss ExsSh Mcdonald q daughseS
OF Asexan<a@< MeT,onaBs. who ran for as
seesur On Tsse PsfszAss ticket las, faai, 10
. raxsser unpleasant position
Dxsrfux Saturday evensnx, wsasse Mr.. Nc
I,rsazd wns sn seattle. young man CIV
fux ssis rsause a. u. Jerkins caliesf al tfse
house. saytnz tiat he hailed from DAKOTA.
where shw McIUxxxIds formerly resided,
and Calming 90 be well aequaSEssts1 with
the youus lady. lie mentioned q nssrsasser
of circumstances congse.tesi with fft-r resi-
AAsre I'm Laseota 10 prove ats claims AT
arxs the younE lady d&f not rerfsesnseg
him. bur finally had q sf1Sn ressnllectsrn OF
having saesa ham at tase issI#e OF al ufacie.
The yossaz mar was wesi dressed and
hors himself size a gesatezEx1zA An hour
vas paxs.d In ordinary conversation.
when he rose TO taa6e his Departure, say
sng that ase would ts pleased 20 can again
and reisew Old acaaA4n "a sAnessssp. The
mother ard daughter gave "a negative
consent 20 asis request by giving no reply.
The yosxng lady showed him 20 the door,
when suddenly be Seized her by the arm
and drew her quickly onto the porch. clos
Ing TIM door behind farn-
Turrxsng upon her hastily, he exclaimed.
sfm nalst marry mss.
The now thoroughly frightened young
lady attesnptesi 20 appear calm aEHt told
him that he must be- either crazy or In
roxlcated ard warned bin that her father
Mas expected every moment. AMI that It
~ouId mot be well for fsm should he Ia
foasnxf there lie replied:
II am ready for him. at the same tine
showing a revolver II have followed
y1s. fifteen hundred miles ard you will
have 70 marry ms viii call to see YOU
AGAIN tomorrow Afternoon AT o'clock
ard get your answer. II You do not an
swer me / win KIM you. wsii you meet
me an Per appointment 7"
Afsss MssDonaId was now firmly con-
WINGED that she was confronted by an In
eaua man and wisely concladesf to hiirnor
ham for the time being. sne ttiereUpon
PROMISED 10 meet him. He babe her good
nagfst, saying that he woailc shoot hsr In
tile streets the first time he saw her II
ssc Dsnke her appointment.
All this occupied but g brief space OF
time and the nsouher. who had witnessed
the action OF the man in grabbing hef
daughters arm. ran 10 rouse her son-ifir
law, who was asi-eap IN the house. but
besore ne got to the door the crazy Da-
kosan had vamoo8cd.
Shortly after his departure number oi
yosfng ladies and gantiesnrn called TO pass
the evening. About . O'Clock. while they
~cre pleasantly engaged, strange strains
Of nssasic from the vicirsty Of the FROM
gNto were waited to their ears. The com
pany repakrest to rho door and were sur
prisesa 10 behold a young cavalier with
nm Ethiopian attendant. engaged in sing
Ing g duet To the Accompaniment of q
gsfstar In the ira5sis OF the African
Miss Mcdonald was startled at discov.
ersnx Ia tfse person OF the young serc
saxfer her alleged Dakota acquaintance.
About uiaas tinsc MIR MoDogasld returnet
home. and. not hiking the appearance o.
the nl-assosTed pair. asiscst them IL talei
had not played long enough.
YES. sir: yes. SER replied the African
.sfnat's what 1 flsank myself. SIR. dsaI
want to come here In the fusst place. but
/ kafn't help myself. yer s<e.''
The Daieotan dbl nsss venture any repl,
sass. shc two scronaxiers betook themselves
of and wore soon swallowed up in th'
f,ssskness OF the ianpless streets OF Bal
lard
Yesterday morning Mfr. AcDofsah wers
90 tho justice of Ffas peace at Ballard Il
swear out a warrant for the young maj
Who had threatened his daughters life
Tho justice said the young 1,dy woal,
have 20 mako the Complaint in person
Afeanw.iife MeIonald had located tn
young man. who was stIli In Ballard, ans
had set fracixix Ia watch htm He ais
discovered that sfe guitarist was a Seat
tla barber. During the delay am gctttni
the warrant she adventurous ssIitor tod
car for Seettte.
He returned however, In the Afternoon
apparently fun of opium arpt isocccsfsi t
reinforce his intoxication potious frer
the fiowtfHg bowl. spending his money lib
crafty. Scsss friends u Mcdonald say
aim give a note 20 a young man nause'
Beeiy. T9ssy followed tho young ma
ard gct the note. which was addressed I
MlSs Mcrssxss.id. their wish hesng 10 saw
Miss Msncns.lt further embarrassment nj
The note was isrtas ansi 20 The point:
Miss Eastas; Please excuse rne for m
actions last right. as was drunk. non'
fail 10 keep the appointment.
Mt getting reply as he expected, r
sought otEt young Beesty ard t@aTns
the cause. upon wfsscss h, threw OF 81
coat and started on a Wild hunt for rfs
man Who had Intercepted his careful
worried aisokaxy. He aaia that nothin
but islcoi or an apology would d.. ii
fcsfuf fsgs uaan anst afse- a short et
haxhiy irsieFvssluss encounter lasting rhrv
minutes. hs easnssssssel that blood wScul
do without The a4-osogy.
wlaen hast seen BE was ON a car e
route 80 Seattle ard looked IS Il fss hs
met hun sfoSs aisf n psss driver coa4hinez
Roth eyes we're blackoi. as nsse pr
serted a halsscaSs s5sssc.rsysce and h
s.otfssa stsounsset in Ballard real estate
lie Will prshabjy- ~ aFxrssss>i sosiay.