SERVED THEM RIGHT.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1936, 18 March 1875, Page 3

SERVED THEM RIGHT.

Two -" genteel"" snobs having been; secretly caught oufcm",window; smashing; in Ballaratj'the owner of the-house thus,; according,to the Ballarat correspondent of; the " Creek .JNewi^-took his <re- ; renge : —" He had a party, and the com ■ j p*iiy almost entirely of ladies, j most of whauCwere'^ ''pu&ieularly nice j girls'whose smiles the- fashionable, ,lar- < rikinsvbefore ■ mentionedihad- on/several. occasions • especially courted.^ Amdngst theuinale guests were the two window smashers, and by arrangement their hour of invitation had,been fixed, a, good deal t later than'tbat oPthe feitbf {the company. By ten^a'clock the guesta had enjoyed' themselves heartily, and then there .came a tremendous pull at the bell.' A moment later bur heroes','in'full feather/ lolled' into th!e-drawing-room,'' and- werenabout to ' give the ladies a treat,' when the voice of the host was heard, enjoining silence. * Ladies,' the commenced, ' I promised you a treat this evening, and mean to keep my word. Allow me to introduce to you Mr A. 8., and'Mr C. D.. two of our- most entertaining, fashionable, and lady-killing gent'emen, whom I have the distinguished honor to here publicly thank for smashing-in three pound ten shillings worth of window glass on Tuesday night, and for rendering my wife seriously ill for four days in consequence of the shock. I can 1 assure you it >is consoling to my feelings, as it must be gratifying to yours to know that, at least in this case, the blackguards are driven from the field.by gentlemen/ The effect was almost indes- jj cribable. The ladies went off to supper, but the two gentlemen shuffled from the scene as best they could, feeling terribly small and mean, and thoroughly realising in their minds tbe keen enjoyment experienced by the ladies during supper, while discussing the capital trick played upon their foppish admirers."