The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-18

A really romantic story of woman's
daring, and how it successfully punished
the militant bullying of an ill-bred Ger
man officer, comes from Stuttgart, via
London. The heroine is Miss Mary Lang
rishe, well known in the United States
as a former lady lawn tennis champion.
In three consecutive tennis tournaments.
Miss Langrishe defeated Miss Mabel Ca
hill. the woman champion OF America,
and she has won for herself considerable
fame as the best petticoated fencer in
Great Britain and Ireland, or, indeed, In
all Europe. Miss Langrishe is the eldest
daughter of Sir James Langrishe, an Irish
baronet of good family
Everybody who has Travelled in tier
many knows the bumptious nature of the
average officer. Only quite recently two
respectable civilians were killed by uni
formed followers of the emperor, just be-
cause they interfered to save their wives
from insult in public places. As mat
ter of fact the officer in the various Teu-
tonic states considers a gentleman in plain
clothes, as well as the ladies VINO accom-
pany them, fair game for impertinencc.
Every now and then some plucky Ameri-
can or Englishmen resents these Insults
at the sword point or pistol muzzle, but
the native civilian prefers to grain and
bear.
| Langrishe in company with her aged
father and a clergyman of the churcl OF
England was listening to the band IN the
kursaal at Stuttgart, when some young
fellows in uniform approached the party
and made impairment remarks. SIR
James Langrishe, although a very Feeble
man, resented this conduct and struck
one of them with his cane. He was IN
stantIy confronted with drawn saber
and would have been run through on the
spot had not some walters dragged MIN
into safety Miss Langrishe, seeing her
fathers plight, walked boldly up to the
ringleader. and drawing off her long
glove. smote him across the face. Bully
as he was. the fellow could not wen slaO
a woman.
"Has the fraulein a representative he
! demanded.
Miss I,angrishe answered that her broth
| er would act for her; and, giving her
brothers address as the hotel in when
she was staying, she took the arm OF me
English clergyman Whose cloth, of
| course. precluded his fghting) and reJoin-
ed her father outside the kursaaL
when the offending officers reached the
duelling grounds next day they found two
young gentlemen, attired in the conVen'
tional frock coats, and armed with ra-
piers, awaiting them. Ihese, they We We
told. were Miss Langrishe's brothers, and
young lady greatly
In the duel that resulted the insulting
dra COON was run throug the neck ana
was disabled. 1t was not until the en-
counter had closed and the opposing par
ties returned to their quarters that the
Germans seconds receiver the loho"ihs
message: ~
"Sir-There Is no Herr Langrishe. The
nerson who punished your principal so
Justly this morning was Fraulein May
daughter of the elderly gentleman as
saulted by him so dastardly last night.
The Fraulein Langrshe VIII reel great
Measure i'm meeting any or all OF the
wounded officers regiment at SWORDS
points. The frauein also wishes 1t under
stood that she is a dead shot and that aer
sister. the Frauiein Beatrice Langrishe,
who seconded her to-day can likewise
handle either rapier or pistol
So great was the ridicule resulting from
,bo defeat of the Dragon bully by a vo-
man that that hero was forced to cx-
change into another regiment.
"Put what Of my social posiuon?' Is the
cry OF the woman who is obliged to be-
come self-supporting, says the Philadel-
phla Times. She may ask Il frankly OF
some one who can furnish her more
or iess satisfactory answer, or she may
only ask Il Of herself IN secret In won
dering, pathetic way.
Social position Is dear to all, but espe-
ciallv dear to the woman who was born
into a high one, who has experienced its
importance. and who has regulated her life
BY it's inexorabe laws.
THE fear OF losing this position deters
many women from attempting pecuniary
indeDendence, but women who have food
and ralment supplied them from relatives
not near and having other claims upon
their incomes long TO be self-supporting.
Unless a woman has marked talent In
the direction OF music art or literature,
she must turn her thoughts OF money
making toward some OF the occupations
more commonly taken up by men, or else
as In many instances must adopt some
humble business, such as Us conducted by
those whom she has been wont 70 con-
slider her interiors. BY introducing Vari-
Gus notifications and reiinements, she
must elevate this business TO a higher
standard OF attractiveness.
To paint pictures or write epies ~ not
possible to many, 80 the majority OF US
mist look TO humber occupations when
the necessity arises for earning money.
MilIiners' establishments, shops for choice
lingerie, stationery shops, and even lodg-
ing houses al conducted by Rcntlewomen,
have ceased 20 be an absolute novelty.
IL Is not the point 10 dwell upon the
large admiration these brave women must
feel for the humber citizens who conduct
these same businesses without posing as
herolneH.
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