The Butcher and the Jehu.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 196, 20 December 1893, Page 2

The Butcher and the Jehu.

Quite a little comedy was enacted in Feeding on a recent Saturday night, the actors concerned in the affair being a local " Knight of the Cleaver," a well known Jehu, and a prepossessing young lady. It appears that ' the man of meat ' made a bet with his horsey friend, to the effect that he could not get the young lady in question to walk past his estate lishnient, the one who succeeded in doing this to take the stakes. The Jelni promptly accepted the wager, and though uot having a previous introduction, still he pluckiiy determined to succeed or die in the attempt. The young lady on com* ing down the street was first tackled in a winsome manner by v the handsome " Knight of the Cleaver," who got on very well until a certain stationer's shop in Manchester street was reached, but here the trouble commenced, for though he made desperate attempts, and used every possible effort to induce the sweet damsel to go with him as far as the win. ning gaol, it was all without avail, as she firmly declined to proceed one step further. Seeing it was a hopeless case, he gave up in despair and allowed his rival to sail in. With a majestic strut and a golden smile illuminating his goodnatured phiz, the gallant Jehu approached the young lady, and without farther cere* niony politely requested the honor of es« corting her down the street. Whether it was the magic influence of those sparkling bright eyes of his that did the trick, we are not prepared to say, anyhow the fair creature willingly consented to accompany him as far as the establishment which decided the result of the wager. The triumphant winner of this novel wager now proudly {congratulates himself on his glorious success with the fair sex in general, while the disconsolate ' Knight of the Cleaver ' solemnly declares that smiles are deceptive and women are vain.