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Show An Awfnl Wa-nlmsr to Tonner Men. On Elm street, near Eighth, about half-past seven last evening, a coupie of young ioiks a girl of apparently i sixteen or seventeen years, and a young i man only a few years her senior both well dressed and evidently on terms of perfect confidence, were sliwly walking north, evidently destined fir one of the : lover's walks cf Washington Park. when the'y were overtaken by a middle-aged middle-aged man, who walked hurriedly and excitedly from Seventh street to Eighth, and then ran up to them, when he distinguished them plainly iu the light of a street-lamp. As he reached them the girl screamed and the young man took to his heels. The pursuer merely said to the girl. "Daughter, you wait here," and then made a vigorous break alier the young man, whom hefuceefded in overtaking overtak-ing at the canal bridge. Two or three persons who saw the capture state that the middle-aged man, who had the appearance of being a respectable respec-table mechanic, "didn't waste many words on the "d d young squirt," as he called the youngster. He merely remarked. "I'll teach you not to run my daughter to the devil," and he proceeded to thrash him soundly with a s out rattan cane over the face and head and hands and legs. Having finished fin-ished this job neatly, the young man being completely powerless in his strong gras-j, the father kicked him vigorously and returned to his daughter. daugh-ter. The latter had wailed for him according ac-cording to orders. When he came up she took his a:m and walked off, with downcast face and a closed mouth. Cincinnati Commercial, Sep. 19. |