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A SLAVE TO MANY


my rlarster was Jim Blannigan- Dat
Eight al do n!ggess round Dat country
bin TO e. corn shuekin'. Coming long home
I WIS wild er yaller gal named Linda.
Bout 2 o'clock IN de mawntn stshs begin
to shoot some. Den some more. en- eroout
half past 2 hit was des awful De world
look Ike er eonsumip' Gre. What did I
think? Ny Lord, didn't think We all
des prayed. Could hear dem niggers er
shoutin' en- eT praying ever whar.
AFTER my marster died ! was sold to Mr..
Frank Eddington, en- he took me 10 Elkton,
KY. Day useter call him ole Kintuck,
He was er mighty good man to de n!ggers.
After while Ole Kintuck, he sold me ter
Marse Bill Mumford. Den Bryce StewaSt.
Of Clarksvllle, Tenn, bought me to ten de
horses. I useter drive de coach from
Clarksville up to Russellvile, KY, long
befo de war, Den Peter Peacher en- den
John Prltchard buy me, Den ole Mars John
Bell. what run fur President galnst Lin
coin, bought me. He pays 5000 fur me.
try. M0rs John de best man whut ever
son, whut day was des bulldin' den, to ten
de bosses
Den one day, long come er lot OF Yankee
sojers en- day wus er big hght. De rebs
dey ft under Simon Boliver Buckner En-
dat day I run er way en- I bin free ever
since"
So, after working for more than cen
fury, old John Flanagan has quit work
ing and will spend the balance Of his years
In comfort. The old fellsw looks good fol
twenty-five years yet
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Lexington, Texas, December 1.-THE
German Methodist conference opened with
Bishop Mallalicu In the chair. Characters
OF preachers were passed; Rev. R. Bruck,
superanuated; Rev c. schuler, located upop
his own request
Ministers reported collections and upon
their work, which were very encouraging
Three members were elected to elders
orders.
Rev Dr. Leonard, secretary OF Mission
airy society, addressed the conference ably
upon missions
Prof Rinkel Of Wurrenton, Mo-, was in
troduced TO the conference
The afternoon was occupied By various
committees
Dr. Leonard. secretary OF the Missionary
society, addressed a large congregation al
night.
The conference choir rendered severa
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Guadalupe" and it WAS also the occasion
OF q grand religious celebration in Corpus
CIrisu, Inc event In question was the
celebration Of the fortleth anniversary of
the sacerdotal ordination of Rt Rev.
Peter Nerdaguer, vicar apostolic OF the
Brownsville vicaratc. There were a num-
Der OF visiting priests here TO participate
In the impressive ceremonies Before the
APPOINTED hour for the services to begin.
the church was crowded with people, Prot.
estants as wen as Catholics There was
Also a me choir on hjSpd, which sang q
| beautiful mass specially prepared for the
occasion. The celebration of Bishop Yer,
| daguer's forteith Anniversary OF his ordina.
| ton into the priesthood TAT San Francisco.
yesterday morning at St PatricE's church
In this city, the celebrant OF the occasion
being the bishop himself, assisted by the
following named priests and their stations,
Rev. Father Smith OF San Antonio assist.
ant priest; Rev. Father Camilo Torrentes OF
Ban Antonio and Rev. Father H. j. Donadc
OF Refugio, deacons Of honor: Rev Father
y; Hlla of Goliad, deacon; Rev. Father NJ
Ptng OF San Patrldo, supdeacon; Rev
Father DIVA OF Beeylle. cross bearer; Rev
Father Monclus Of Beeyille and Rev.
Father c. Jaillet OF this city, attending N
the saactgary. me sermon was preached
BY Rev. Father Jaillet and was = most IN,
terestlng and forcihle one and greatly ap
preclated by the immense congregation
The services as whole were the grandes,
and most impressive ever witnessed her,
I
| bencdicion
After the close OF the services AZ h,
| church the bishop, accompanied by IN,
local and visiting clergy, were escorted Z,
| the spacious dining hall VI the Incarnat,
Word convent, whore they were seated a
| aud partook OF sumptuous repast pre-
! pared In honor OF Bishop Verdaguer by tn,
| ladies' OF the Catholic church, the tabl,
| being fairly loaded with delicate viands
| The menu which, rs a matter or fact, la,
TO comnly with the laws 20 be observed OF
| Friday On partaking ~ no nesh on thai
dayl did not lack IN delicate edibles al
there was q bounteous supply Of Ssh
/ oysters. fruit, vegetables. cages, etc, OF
/ hand.
| Later IN the evening the bishop and Wis
itors were rendered 2 reception az the con
| vent by the scholars, consisting OF voca
| and Instrumental solos and Rotations
\ which was greatly enjoyed by all.
| Bishop Verdaguer win remain here sew
| eral days and or tomorrow Sunday =,
J VIII administer the sacrament or oonngna
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abled the farmers to again bring eotfoa %
town Yesterday 1s1 bales were ms.,
keted hera, The total TO date IA"
beleS
M'ETNNEY.-Mayor Pearson AM y
pointed ]. 8. Doweli, D. w. Klrkpatr11 sne
S. o. Scott delegates from McA1nnay y ~
State boil weevll convention To Do neia
Dallas December IT.
MKINNHY.-Empire lodge, o Y -
here has subscribed $3.50 TO the nna , U.s.
raised to secure the location OF me isiA'
Presbyterian university here.
WAXAHACHIM-,A new lodge OF NE -
dependent Order OF odd Fellows vss M ~
ganized at Palmer Thursday MgnL ".
| Fellows from Warahachie and Anns .
stituted the lodge
FORT WoRTH.-The call Of the IN'o,
/ Street Cumberland Presbyterian enp. c.s,s \,
this city to DR.. J. w. Caldwell, q leau,as
divine of Huntsville, Ala mas ~. IA
copied DR.. Caldwell will arrive na
time to assume the passionate January
DAILAs.-The Scottish Rite Mascns
Dallas have purchased 76IlS leet
ground at HARDWOOD and WOOD Sg .sntStl
which to erect a temple to COST sv'V
CoRsICANA.-The enumerators Iscs.'I
appointed by the city council 70 tsst
census Of this city, have coinple'eu roru.
work and fnd that Corsicana mas pSf
lation of 1o,171. - I.
GoNZALEs.-The smallpox sltIano1 h.
| getting worse and the negro seno0' 'A-'
closed for q time. a, Ma.
GoNZALES.-The cotton oil mn
closed down for the season. s.,,
LEXINGToN.-Thre negroes nav rscsnt
! arrested IN connection WIN INV
! wholesale burglary here. 0-o.
WHITEsBoRo.-Jam Perry, t.ns
,,aro,ts farmer aged go, shielded py mas
Ing. a-,v
HuLsRoRo.-The street far y .,Ss
inc large croCyda despite the bad rosus
OARIzo. County Judge spohn p "a !. I'm IN.
| fed District Judge McLane tnAt ~ Of
! possible TO secure feed for the no hsrs,
those who would attend dislrle .. MI
consequently there will be no STORED,
| TERRELL.-Mrs. Reedy HATE r. woTts-
was shot to death at Rosser ~ rstnss5 70
| less negro with whom she hso ls'
live. -. ~. r.
LAREDo.-The protest agains1t, csr NAY
| r,ovaj ~ fine State quaranune IT, Tabos
| have some effect as Health OI ma luyes
has promised to visit this pohi,o oss the Of
! tigate the conditions. III ne
fcer win probably be restoIcu' rsather
CORSICANA.-A few. days az receipts
nae rae snow .onds are well nigh . Ia.
sable. 11T bales were markeleu, sso bales
To date Corsicana has received i''
! this season. A.. shenf
KIRBYyILLE-J. NJ. Brown 5,,d ii arrested
Of Jasper county, came III ,r,tS XII Killing v.
/ Clint Matthews, charged VIII y Jasper eouhs,
| a. Abbott and carried MN MN, !" ~ lie gf.lss
iury Mt the May term Of the eisu az ihs
PsICANA,-The grand 1nry. distrk!
present term Of the Navarro :. feloniss ~
court returned PA bills, q 10, tsssrainsd ~
les for, niisdemeenors- They
witnessed ,,,5ina boqn
ANDERsoN.-There Is e 2ssidsnces -
| on and business houses anu
resulting. .-osuects .N
CoNRoE.-Thero ere gooH ne vel y
a supply OF arteslan Wa. ~, santa % w.
| ing drilled near here ~
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SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

GUTHRIE.-ln the prohibition election
In commissioner precinct No ! In King
county, the prohibitonlsts won by twenty.
seven majority over the ants. The vote
cast was forty-one for prohibition ana
fourteen against prohibition, The pros are
juhilant over their victory
YoAKUM.-Light rains have been All.
Ing for the past two days
sELToN in the council fratrlcisa c,.o
the state rested Saturday afternoon ana
the defense began the examination az Wiz
nesses Self defense win be the piea.
eoRsIcANA--The improved condition NJ
ths roads for the past few days has en-.
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Negro Gx->JTave One
Of Cmaka's Richest.

Omaha. Neh. December. Poor old uncle
John Flanagan. eI-aiAye. and the old.
tst man IN the West. has suddenly been
made very wealthy man. and, after spend
ing more than a century In hard work. by
a few words spoken by Judge, hes be-
CONS psobaoiy the weAlthiest negro west Of
the Mississippi
He Is 40 years old. and. while be eau
neither read nor wrlta. Is 3 very shrewd
old man, and possesses as keen a mind as
when he was young man.
Old John and his eo-year-old wife, Julia.
have Lived In the north end of Omaha, IN
little house. probably worth $50 for
nearly forty years Suddenly he ia made
the owner Of whole fashionable suburb In
Omaha
In lse2 john was given forty acres Of
land lying out on the Nebraska pratries,
ave miles from the small collection Of
houses known as Omaha. The land came
to him in lieu OF debt Of SIS, and was ae-
eepted under protest It was the land OF
nothing. John took the land.
slave al his lie, with master 70
ana received no deed to his property. But
the property at that time was scarcely
worth recording
John moved onto the little farm. built
4 sod house, and each year raised smau
corn crop.
The city spread, and John awoke 10 the
fact that houses were built on all sides
Of him, and that the land was valuable.
One morning teams began hauling build
ing material over into one end Of John'e
farm The old man went over TO see what
II meant. He was shown deed TO tn,
lot, given by Ex-Governor Boyd. The o
negro Investigated and found that Air.
Boyd in truth had a deed to the VIII u
tract, given him BY the man who had Giyar
John the land without deed. Legally
John had no right 10 the place on which
he had lived for twenty-five years.
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MACHINERY Tor . Lest Wei.

Alvin Texas, December 12.-The ma.
chinery and casing TO be used In drilling a
test oil well for the Amsterdam Oil ana
Gas company about ten miles south OF this
place, arrived here Yesterday and is being
hauled TO Amsterdam, where Operations
Will commence IN o few dsye.
The outnt belongs TO Mr. A. w VII
hrson Of this city snd has the capacity OF
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INVOLVES ale LAw.

But there is a law In Nebraska which
gives to any one land Of which they have
had possession for certain number Of
years, and old John took refuge behind
that law, and began TO hght.
For hfteen years has the case been In
court Nine decisions have been rendered
each time in the old negro's favor From
time to time the white claimant continued
10 sell on lots from the land and palatinl
residences were erected.
But the last decision was from the court
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Mr.. Beckett Recovering.

Waco, Texas, December 1S.--John q,
Beckett the cotton man who was stabbed
by the negro last Wednesday night, Is
practically out Of danger and will get well
II rs believed, He has regained conscious,
ness ana an untayorable symptoms have
disappeared.
The negro who did the stabbing IS still
In the Marlin jail and is doing fairly well.
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; 0oeeoeeoeoe 90 soo

Of npsl resort. and John now comes into
possession OF the whole tract of land,
together with the houses and improvements
which have been placed thereon.
And the position the old negro takes re-
garding these houses Is one OF which tbs
greatest philsnthropist should bs proud.
'Unele John, what are you going 70 do
about those houses out there on your
landT'
''wer, boss, bin er khinkin' erbout dat
fur er long time. I'm gwipo TO do dis er
way. II airy one dem prssons had ter
wuk fer dem houses, en- dat's all dey got,
I'm gwine ter gin EN- err deed for hit I
bin wukin er hundred yeahs, en- ! know
how hard tits ter git money. But II dey's
rich pussons, I'm gwine ter make 'em pay
me every cent kin"
The old negro had no knowledge Of chro-
nology, and compares with great events IN
talking. When asked as to his age, John
said: "Well. sub, I was Al years ole when
de stahs fell 1888. OATS what my nanny
tole me, en- ole miss, she says de same
ting. I wus er Twin in ole Virginny den,
down IN Fluvana county, foteen mile from
Palmyra. on Big Bird creek
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Business chsnoss Hands

Port Arthur Texas. December SC 2.
Smith, leading hardware man here. sole HIS
VIII conduct l..
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gineer Martin and Fireman vlnetn were
kllled. All trains were delayed twelve
hours
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SAID Fs RoIl.r E.Dl.ll

Alas@an' Asiz.' December IA h.u..
o; iosorsotlve o. TIE ssnts =. boiler
today s.xV miles east q. K,ns,, s-p-0eee
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GALLAHER WAS CONVICTED.
Jury Deemed Twenty-Five Years Confinement SUI
ficient Punishment.

ton OF the penalty for that degree. but
would not wholly excuse the crime; but
II the temporary insanity was produced
wholly, or in part, from any other cause,
and while in such insane condition he com
mitted the deed, the defendant would be
guilty OF no onense It was also charged
that II the Jury believed that the confess
sion was not voluntary and made after
statutory warning that the statement
would be used against him, It should be
dsregarded and the case considered only
upon circumstantial evidence
All the witnesses, numbering about sixty
1--WE, were excused Friday night and most
Of them returned to their homes today.
THE CRIME.
Gauaher murdered his mother. who had
long supported him by teaching school,
by cutting her throat He was caught
stealing her purse to procure money to
continue n debauch. BE tried TO conceal
the evidences of the crime by burning the
house, saturating the bed and body with
kerosene TO insure its burning but this
led to the discovery OF the crime.
Gallaher was tried at Galveston IN the
early part of 1898. There was great diff
nculIy IN getting jury, ana IL was peces-
sary to 20 to the country to get Jurors
who would qualify The trial resulted in
verdict OF guilty with death penalty
4 sensation followed IN the making Of an
affidavit by one OF the Jurors, stating that
he had concurred in the verdict upon mis-
apprehension and upon misinformation.
The juror was committed for contempt
and tned, but afterward released Then
the case was appealed, and was afterward,
upon motion OF Judge Gavin OF the Grim
lnal district court. sent on change of venue
to RrazoAa county, There was difaculty
there also In getting jury, and the Judge
OF that district sent the case to his ad-
! Joining district, to De witt county, OF
which Cuero Is the county seat After
| several failures to secure a Jury, the cas- >
was sent TO Bexar county and there tried
SssesOsSSSsssssSss~Ss0sos
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CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLICS

Celebrate Fortieth Anniversary Of Risnop
Verdaeuer
Corpus Christi, Texas December Is
Yesterday was, according TO the calendar
OF the Catholic church, the feast day des.e.
mated IS the ~feast OF Nuestra Sonora De
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Southern German Conference

ton to large number of young people a
st. Patricks church.
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san Antonio, Texas, December 18.--At "a
o'clock tonight the Jury in the Gallaher
case notified Judge Clark, who had gone
home having adjourned court until Mon
day that they had reached a verdict and
desired to report 1t and be discharged.
Judge Clark FASTENED TO tho court house
and had court opened by the sheriff in
charge OF the Jury. The clerk was still
at his post and read the verdict. which
was as follows;
1--WE. the jury. hnd the defendant, Virgil
Gallahcr, guilty OF murder in the second
degree and assess his punishment at con.
hnement in the penitentiary for period
OF twenty-five years.
1T. N, Devine, Foreman"
It is understood that notice for new
trial will be made and If overrued the
case viii be again Appealed.
THE JUDGES CHARGE.
Court convened at 9:3o o'clock and
the speeches consumed the entire day.
Marshall W. Terrell Robert T. Nell, D. A.
McAskih of San Antonio, Newton j. Skin
ner and d. d. Mcdonald of Galveston ad.
dressed the Jury in behalf OF the defend
ant, and District Attorney Carlos Bee
made the closing argument for the State.
The trial has excited great interest. and
on the last day fully 800 people, many of
them ladies' were present nearly all day
listening TO the speeches.
Judge JOHN Fl. Clark, charged the jury
upon the law OF murder In the Grst and
| second degrees, temporary insanity and the
admissibhity OF confession. he instructed
that II the jury believed the temporary In.
sanity, II such existed, was produced solely
by the recent use OF liquors, this would
reduce the offense to murder In the second
degree, and might be considered In miuga.
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"A DISTINCTION WITH A
DIFFERENCE

A man who had rented for TWEEN.
ty years would own not a stone in
the foundation, not a shingle in
the root. 1t takes two things, two
very important things, to turn a
house into a home: one is it's use,
the other it's unincumbered owner
ship. Rent money will give you
use, but only purchase money will
give you ownership.
Payments to the Iberia Build
ng Association are in no sense
rent money: they are purely and
simply purchase money; they dc
secure the use of home as fully as
would rent money, but at the same
time they gradually lead to com
plete ownership Rent payments
secure present use only; Associa
ton payments secure both presen
use and ultimate ownership. Thl
lis no mere theory, promising mucl
on paper and yielding nothing il
practice; it is the actual experienc
of scores of your own thrifty cit
zens, many of them your closes
neighbOrs. Ask them about it.
ssTHERE Is NO PLACE LIK Z
4 HOME
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AGENTS WANTED.

Life of T. Dewitt Talmage, by
his Son, Rev. Frank Dewitt Tai
mage and associate editors of
Christian Herald. Only book en-
dorsed by Talmage family. En-
ormous profit for agents who act
quickly. Outfit ten cents. Write
Immediately, Clark & Co., 222 $.
4th st. Phila. Pa. Mention this
Paper.
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The Plaquemine Locks.

|
N. Q. Plcayune was published a
lengthy wrilo-up of the town of I
Plaquemlne. In the course of the
article the writer had the following
to say about the Locks:
A little more than year hence,
ii iha government contract Is COM
phed with, ha7ou PIaquemine will
be restored 10 its original useful
ness As All inland waterway, with
out the dangers OF TIE rapidly surg
ing currunt of its e1rlier years. In
the days WHEN the commerce of the
Miss s7ippl river was carried on
flatbcats. the head Of the layou
was the river and the water rushed
with such force when the tide was
high that the hatbOatmen dreaded
to pass by, for sometimes their
crafts were drawn In a disastrous
I
manner. "Bayou Pluck 'em in"
was what they called 1t after few
encounters with the swift current.
There was fall of g feet in the
first mile from the point where the
bayou left the Mississippi river, and
large quantities of driftwood was
drawn into the bayou. During the
civil war, when there was no one to
look after the channel, it became
filled and the water overt1oWed the
town and the country around cans-
ing great inconvenience and loss.
In 1865 the police jurors of the p r.
ish closed the rivers exit through
the bayou without the PERMISSION OF
the state or federal authorities. A
few years later, when the high
waters threatened to overflow the
levees at New Orleans, thinking te
) relieve the city Of the high water
jeff Thompson, chief of engineers
j was sent up here to open the bayou
He was met by about 500 angry
and determined men, and as ont
who was oil the scene expresses 1T
5 sthought discretion the better par
3 3 of valor, and he went back"
y The government is now building
:, a lock which, when completed an
3 the bayou dredged, will restore tn
business that the town enjoyed Will
the Interior before the war.
will also connect New Orleans b
way of the Mississippi river an
bayou P!aquemine with bayo
y Teche, shortening the navigabl
q route $50 miles and also connectin
g the Mississippi river by a shol
y water route with western Loulslan;
u one of the richest portions of th
IT, state. The value of commerce an
business in the town OF Plaquemln
, will be increased many told. NJ
g only will the value of trade be e.
HANGED, but the value OF proPer'
4
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s2666. 66 each, due in One, Two
and Three years, bearing 6 per ct.
interest, per annum, from their
dating.
My company has two dredges
now in active operation, and the
Police Jury is privileged to accept
either after inspection.
We further offer to allow the
crew now handling the boat, to
continue doing so for the Parish
for a period not greater than 80
days, in order that crew select
ed for the parish work, may be
thoroughly initiated INTO their
duties. The expense of operation
to be met by the Parish or drain
age district.
By way of information will
state. that one of the boats offer
ed, is cutting a canal SIX (G) feet
deep, thirty (3O) feet wide in two
feet of water, and is averaging
100 feet day in length, at an
operating cost of Four Hundred
($4OO. Oc. dollars month.
Yours truly,
The iberia Cypress Co Ltd,
|. By Geo. w. Dallas Manager.
The report brought out a long
and animated debate, resulting in
the report being tabled.
| Some two years ago the New
Iberia and Bayou Carlin Drainage
District was created, embracing
, the territory presently under con.
sideratiOn as well as the greater
portion of the town of New Iberia
E J Carstens, W. E Satterfield
Geo. M. Robertson, Geo. Winters
,, and O. P. Romero were duly com
missiOned to take charge of the
work. The commissioners issued
a call for special election to vote
on tax proposition. They were
: enjoined by the City Council, an(
the case was fought through thu
q courts, resulting in an adverse de
/, cisiOn to the commissioners by til,
o Supreme Court. An effort wa
r. made then to get the commissioner
q to resign. This they refused t.
j, do, claiming that they were havln!
:, framed an act which they wOul'
have introduced at the next session
! Of the Legislature, and if favorabl
passed they would then carry on
: the work and they had been assie
: ned to do.
v At the special session of tn
y police jury yesterday these con
= mlssioners were deposed by tn
. jury adopting a resolution decla
ing their positions vacant.
The police jury then remOdele
. the old drainage district by leavin
= out that territory lying within til
4, corporate limits Of New Iberi
Il They then appointed new set
commissiOners-Messrs A. {
q Duboin, Fl. Romero, Jules Olivie
y John G. Curtis and G. ROdrigue
- Two of the five names thus seleC
ed will be sent to the Govern
% for his appointment. All OF the
- commissioners are directly affects
- by the want of drainage, and wh'
!, commissioned will inaugurate /;
- active campaign for drainage ca
Of ais
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Senator. Claiborne Of Vernon
proposes introducing bill proyid
ing tax which will bar foreign
competition in lumber thereby
benefiting Louisiana mills.
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What every woman would like TO
do with every man who asks her TO
marry him would be to accept him
without having to marry hun.
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A woman with nice, long, wavy
hair can no more help getting
caught by men with it down her
back than she can help looking
surprised when che gets caught.