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Show WAKING UP AM OLD WOMAN. I The other day a woman about fifty years old culled at Ilia Central depot, lugging a big satchel, and after looking look-ing around a little she took a pie Troai the eating stand and sat down for a lunch. When asked to hand over! the caah value of said pie she ruplitd: I "You don't get ono red cent, and if you eay much I'll climb over there and mop the tloor with you." It was soon discovered that she was uoi mi, anuioriearoi a rww sue not again asked for fifteen ccntd. When she had finished the pie nhe walked around, nd presently asked Utlicer Button what time the train started for Hopper city, He paid be never heard oi' any such town, and she remarked: "Well, you want to plug around and find when the ears leave, or I'll make your heels break your neck!" He kept shy of her ball an hour, and she went into the gentlemen's waiting-room, made a bed on one of J the benches, and waa soon last asleep. ' Word was brought to Officer Button, and be went in to rouso her. She had ber bead on the Batcbel, and by '" accident be brushed the tio of ber long nose. Opening her eyes, but ' ot moving a limb, nhe said: "Boy! I'll make you holler like a ( loon when I get up!" "Comethis is no place for you," he replied. "Do you know my business better than I do?" she queried. "But you must get up," bo protested. pro-tested. "Go awlty, boy!1' she 'warned, "tfo away before I hurt you!" "Will you get up?" ho demanded. She got up. She got up slowly and rogulaiiy anil gracefully, nnd as Bbe reached her Jcet she took him by the hair and crampptl her fingers until hid eyes looked like lull moons. "Boy! what did I tell you?" she quietly askfid, shutting down ft little , tighter. He grasped ber aim, and after a struggle broke her hold, but her fingers brought away enough hair to make two big birds' nests. "Now you want to behave yourself!" your-self!" he gasped as be looked around for hia hat. "Time?" she calltd, giving him a thumping kick as ho bent over for his tile. It jarred him all over, and he reached lor her arm to lead her out of the room, i "Five to three that you fa n't do it!" she snarled, taking his collar and necktie ofl at one grab. He didn't want to hurt a woman, and ho turned to go out and consult authority. "Time! she squeaked, putting in two splendid light and left kicks. "Will you go out of here?" he asked, growing pale arouud the mouth. "Not till the undertaker carries me, or you apologize (or tak-.Dg bold of my nose." 'T didn't mean to." "Do you apologiz-j?" " I do." Well, don't never do it again, mister man. I'm old and a teetle faded, but I'm a catamount! Sec here once." She grasped a handful of his shirt front and slammed him into a corner, drew him cut again, and might have thrown him over a bench if the linen bad not given away. "Come, I shall have to send you to I the station if you don't stop," ho whispered. "Do I stop worth a cent?" she chuckled, trying to kick hia chin oti. iHe jumped out and locked the door, and after a little she climbed , out of one of the street windows, kicked a hackman out of her wav and went up along theawbarves to see if she could get to Hopper city by water. Detroit Free rrcit. |