The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-23
NAUGHTY WOMAN; GOOD CIGAR
PASSENGER Saved from Adventures
by Havana's Ashes.

A gentleman was travelling in
France. He was occupying first
class compartment and was smoking
an excellent cigar. At a certain sta
tion a woman was admitted to the
compartment who was very elegantly
attired. The gentleman continued to
smoke his cigar without any violation
of conventions, and manifested to-
ward the woman a courteous and re-
spectful Indifference. This seemed
not to please her, and she began to
make efforts to attract his attention.
He appeared not to notice them and
she then attempted to engage him in
conversation. The gentleman cOur-
teously resisted the advances and re-
NAMED in his place calmly smoking
his cigar.
The lrain moved on for consider
able distance with the two occupying
the compartment. The woman con-
tinued to make efforts to attract the
sentleman's attention and used all
the Wiles of her sex to accomplish
her purposes. The gentleman, how
ever, was skillful at resistance and
consistently refused to converse with
her. The woman's pride was aroused
and she determined that she would
wreak vengeance upon her uncongen-
ial compaion. Calculating in her
mind as to what she might do to ac-
complish this purpose, she decided
upon very bold plan.
While the train was moving along
at moderate speed she gave forth
several loud screams. The nearest
guard soon enterd the compartment
and found her lying on seat. When
asked what had occurred to her she
accused the gentleman sharing the
compartment with having struck and
insulted her. The guard Immediate
ly called in the officials of the train
and the woman told them a story of
advances being made to her by her
fellow traveller, who she asserted had
attempted to engage her in conversa-
ton repeatedly until she had been
forcd to insist that he desist, and
that he thereupon had struck her and
had insulted her. The officials be-
came indignant and started to lay
hands on the gentleman intending to
arrest him and turn him over to the
police authorities at the next station.
The gentleman had sat calmly all
during this time without speaking
word, uut when the guards started to
arrest him he stretched forth hand
calmly with restraining gesture,
and said:
Listen to me but for moment.
When that lady entered this compart-
ment l had just begun to smoke this
cigar. l have been smoking it ever
since she came in. 1t has not been
out of my mouth or out of my hand.
Look at it," and taking the cigar in
his hand, he held it before him. 1T
is two-thirds smoked, and yet the
ashes are intact. Now, gentlemen, If
I had struck this lady as she asserts,
the ashes would not have clung to the
cigar, but they would have been scat
tered throughout the compartment.
Then the gentleman stated how the
woman had attempted to engage him
in conversation and how he had cour-
teously resisted her advances, until
she had aroused the officials by her
screams and had pretended to be
struck. The commander of the train
accepted the gentleman's statement,
had the woman placed under arrest,
and at the next station she was turn
ed over to the police officers, who.
upon making an investigation, dis
covered that she was an adventures.
The gentleman continued his jour
ney in peace, grateful that he had
been saved from the wiles of wick
ed woman through the faithfulness of
a good cigar.-Trend Magazine.