Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-14
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 How Dizzy Damsel Lost Her Blonde wig
 at a Picnic
 A really thrilling incident was the sealping by a bird Of prey of an attrae- tlye-loolzing damseI who attended a picnic neafa shooting festival the other day It was . most cruel expose, but the bird of prey didn't know any bet ter, and, besides, it was wrong to place l temptation in his way.
 Along toward evening. when the shooting had about ceased and only a few targets remained to tell the tale. a horrifyiug calamity overlook the hand painted damsel who wore hired hair to 3 picnic. She was one of those frivol- ous fairies who attend all pienies for i the purpose of '.spieling" in Che dane- ing pavilion and drinking beer with any gentleman who will purchase for her in wholesale quantities.
 On the boat going over the speetacu- lar makeup of the lady attracted the attention of everyone She was entire ly too vivid. Her cheeks were painted a bright vermillion. there was rouge salve on her lips, and her neck had been lately kalsomined in an effort to snow the freekels under. But if was i the hair the dause1 wore which startled the beholder and caused people to fol- low her around for further fngestiga- tion.
 It was of a bright canary hue, and rippIed about the head and face Of the wearer h such profasiea that it was easy to see that the wig had been made fer much larger person. On top of the yellow mass perehaa little round hat of brown straw. anchored to the hair with two long wire sfSeWers. A Iargs stuffed bird of brilliant tints was at tached to the front elevation of the hat by way of ornament. From an artistic point of view the bird YVES 8 greater libel on nature than was the hair, but it was the biped which got the damsel into trouble and exposed her in tho eyes of the merry picaie5zers. The hat, the hairs a hawk. and the bird all united in furnishing the episode of the day
 Shortly after five o'clock the hand painted girl and her beery young man were seated on 3 bench near the top of q hill overlooking the bay. It was fearfully hot bat the sea breeze lullea them to sleep, she with her head rest ing on his shoulder While the weary pair slunbered a keen-eTea hawk came, sailing over the marshes from the die reetion Of San Quentin in search of prey. The 4narauaer saw the bird on the damsels hat and swooped down upon it with dfstende7 talona With a shriIL shrielz he buried his feet in tne back of the bird and naounted upward
 The rush of wings, coupled with the cry of the hawk, awoke the maiden, but too late to save anything but her sparsely settled scalp Sine jumped up, uttered a series Of screams, which di- feetea the attention Of everyone with in hearing to the unlawful seizure. and frightened her young man into state of disgusting sobrietT In his bewilder- ment he said he could whip anyone in the crowd of people who were laugh ing at the ridiculous figure cut by the girl
 With her own and her escorts hand lzerehief the damsel covered her few struggling locks which were of Q fiery red, and fled to one of the little late ticed drinking booths. Meantime the hawk was making 8 laborea escape with his capture. The weight of the hat and the blonde wig distressed the pirate, but he chung to the bird and made off slowly in the direction of ths bay. Il breeze had sprung up how ever, which made navigation difficult.
 Handicapped by the load, the hawk put his helm hard down when about a quarter of mile to windWara and came sailing back. This was where he! made the mistake of his life, for al crowd of the ridemen, attracted by the tumult had left the targets and were watching the bird When they saw him wheel about and take the back track they ran into the shooting-shed for their long range rifles.
 4 hawk leads an exciting life even ia his calmest moments, but no denizen of the ozone ever experienced the agony of spirit which attended this one while he fingered Waiting until their victim got well within range, the marksmen opened fire. Tine first bul- let whistling across the hawks bow caused him to stop and whirl dizzily, The next shot clipped large chunk out of the yellow wig and turned the whole outfit upside down in the air.
 Then came a volley which complete ly demoralized the hawk and upset all his future plans. Tail and wing feath- CTS flew in opposite directions, more loose tufts dropped out Of the wig, which became detached from the hat and futtered to the ground. Being re- leTed of part of his load the hawk made a gallant effort to escape with the remainder, but the next volleE shattered the hat and broke . leg. The hawk was game, however. As the hat fell and before the marksman could reload the dazed, crippled bird put on a squirt which carried him straight up in the air out of gunshot, after which he struck for the timber with his stuffed prize Were the hawk capable of expressing sentiment his feelings on sitting down to dine off that sawdust- filled bird wonld about equal those of the damsel when her maaglea hair and perforate1 hat were returned to her.
 In spite of her porcelain cheeks and coral tinted lips the maiden bora q
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