The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-09-02
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New BRUNSWICK, N. j., Aug. 20.
Five pretty young women, who
caught curious man peeping at them
vile they were bathing in Manaplan
Creek, near Old Bridge, yesterday
afternoon, chased the peeper, and,
dragging him into the water, taught
him lesson that he will always re-
member.
The girls were Martha Robbins,
Agnes Thayer and Sadie Hickman,
farmers daughters, and Madge and
Jennie Hackett, sisters, from New
York, who are boarding at the Rob-
bins farm. For several weeks the
girls enjoyed the delight Of bathing
in secluded swimming hole in the
creek far from the road, where no one
could disturb them. Two of the girls
who could swim would not be hamper
ed by any bathing suits yesterday,
and, having no fear of intrusion, left
their clothes on grassy bank and
boldly plunged into the water.
The young women were enjoying
themselves in the water, little dream
ing that Samuel Budlong, young
workman on the Hickman farm, was
peeping at them through the bushes
on the other side of the creek. He
had heard their merry laughter from
nearby field, and, anxious to get
peep at the girls, had sneaked to the
bank. The girls never would have
known it at all, probably, had not
Budlong, in his eagerness to get
good view of the living pictures, lean
ed too hard against a bush, which
gave way with cracking noise.
When the girls looked up in sur
prise they saw Budlong scrambling up
the bank, down which he had fallen
when the bush gave way. For mo-
ment the girls were too startled to
move. Then, realizing that the man
had been peeping at them, the three
girls who wore bathing suits ran from
the water and with anger ranking in
their minds gave chase. Budlong, in
his hasty flight, fell over log, and
before he could scramble to his feet
again the girls had seized him. De-
termined to teach the young man a
lesson, the girls dragged him back to
the swimming hole.
Budlong struggled in vain. The
girls had not lived on the farm for
nothing, and the man was almost
helpless in their strong arms. By
the time the girls with their victim
had reached the water s edge the other
two girls were hastily dressing. They
were thoroughly frightened at the
boldness of the three girls and watch
ed them in mute astonishment. But
the three young women were angry,
and dragged Budlong into the water,
screaming at him, "We'll teach you
to peep at us through the bushes, you
miserable scoundrel!" !" They follow
ed up their words by ducking the
young man under the water.
They did this several times, until
he cried for mercy. Then the girls
released the youth and allowed him to
sneak away in his wet clothes. Miss
Hickman told her father about his
farmhand's action when she came
home to supper. Mr.. Hickman be-
came very angry at the news, and,
going to the barn, took horsewhip
from a buggy and started to look for
his employee. He found the young
man changing his clothes in the
house.
"You get out of here or I'll horse
whip you within an inch of your lifev'
he shouted to the youth.
Hickman brought the whip down
upon his shoulders with crack that
made the youth vince. Budlong did
not stop to talk, but with his back
smarting under the lashes the farmer
had given him, fed from the place:
He has not been seen around the Old
Bridge since.-Ncao York Herald.