Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-18
REVENGE OF JlLTED GIRLS
Queer Penalties Some of Them Have
 Compelled Men to Pay.

Queer Penalties Some of Them Have
 Compelled Men to Pay.
 Financial remedies are not always sufficient for the injured affections of young women to whom fond lovers have proposed and from whom they afterwards desire release instead of matrimony. Frequently it is the case that the young woman feels an indig- ity has been put upon her which can be removed only by the young man making a public spectacle of himself.
 It will be admitted that cases are more numerous where the young wo- man has been content to prove to jury that her affections have been dam- aged to the extent of certain number of thousands. The exceptions, how ever, are enough to show peculiar desire for unique revenge on the part of many.
 1 There is a case of the young New Yorker who proposed to circus rider and was accepted by her. Possibly her daring flights in short skirts at- tracted him for the moment and that on more sober thought the attraction waned- It had led him into the diffi- culty, however, and he had to get out the best he could
 As public exposure of his love af- fair was the last thing he desired, he had his attorneys make the young wo- man substantial offer, in settlement. and secure his release thus. It was not adequate. The young woman wanted more-not more money, but more in the way of reparation. She demanded that he supplement his fi- nancial offer by appearing one night as a bareback rider in the ring with her.
 There was nothing for the young man to do but agree. With much pre- liminary practice, he managed to be- come sufficiently expert to bring his first and only appearance on bareback to a successful ending, and the young woman pocketed the money entirely satisfied. r
 Another case in illustration Is that of the young Minneapolis physician who had proposed to waitress at a ] lakeside watering resort. After he had been accepted he reconsidered. His social position made the affair quite impossible as he saw 1t on sec ond thought. The waitress, however, declined the financial remedy unless something more accompanied it. She felt that she had been humiliated and that he should undergo some displeas- ing personal experience before the mat ter would be entirely squared She demanded that he appear for week as negro minstrel and entertain the folks at the resort.
 As there was no other way out Of it without a full airing of the matter | a In faId h friends that he was doing it on q bet. If this explanation went the matter would be entirely squared She promtly gave the real reason for his blackface performance and he found that the proceedings were about as full of woe as a public hearing of the case in court would have been.
 An officer of the English army owes his commission to an affair of this sort 1 He proposed rashly and repented Tn this case the father of the young wo- man took the matter in hand. He threatened proceedings at law, to which threats the young man replied that he as clerk on small salary and that he would be unable to pay a judgment, however small. After awhile the irate parent consented to forego his intent, but only on the condition that the young man should enlist. This the clerk agreed to do and, being a fellow with brains and shrewdness, he worked himself ur from the ranks and has received his commission recently. x
 It was not long ago that a middle aged gentleman surprised a gathering at an animal show by entering the lions cage and drinking a bottle of wine there while the beast eyed him with suspicion and disapproval. His friends thought he was playing rash and foolish bet or carrying out dan. gerous dare When the truth was dis covered it was found that he had rash. ly become engaged to restaurant keepers daughter and had wished tc break the engagement. The girl con sented to release him only on condition that he accomplish the feat which had caused the wonder of his friends.
 Not long ago an English curate sur prised his parishioners by marrying 2 widow considerable older than himself The astonishment was still greater when the cause was known. The cur ate had become engaged to young girl whose frivolous conduct soon let him to regret the step. He offered [ settlement for his release, but it was refused He endeavored in every way to break the engagement, but withou success.
 ''Is there nothing can do to escape f thisT' he exclaimed one day in des } pair.
 , Yes" remarked the girls mother who was present and who had been thu prime mover in the marriage negotia tions, ''by marrying me-" - l The curate decided if he had to mar , ry one Of the two, he preferred th' , r,otllc, and atctl tcG her. The youns r girl soon married a wealty stool <. broker.