The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-10-28

that" said his worship.
"ish, but dat ish nod the vorshd ov id
vor de vorshd ov id ish, dat she is nod
stay away" returned the Dutchman, " vec
her wash gone, l wash SO please as leedlc
dog NIT dwo dails, all | wish all dc dime
she wash den dousand miles away; but
yen | ish come to my work dish mornin,
an ven l wash come back to de blacc we're
| sElieeps, dcre, dunder and teeples, her
.s..i back again as tashder den cvcrw
Il "an's d. any thing for you in that
case either" observed the court.
"Den dat ish too bad endirely," re-
sumcd Mr.. Krutz, "an l wish | wash
mine wife, and dat mine wife wash me, vor
ven Ivash run'd away from her NIT mine
self, and nod mid anoder woman. Mine
Col dey but me IN blace vor dree days
and lie" n'yh;s, we're ] got nodin to cal
but iectlc bit of pread an water, an we're
derc vashn't 50 much light dere ish in a
rad hole"
80, | remember YOU now," observed
the court, you were in the habit of beat
ing your wife in those days."
INA, ia. nynheer, dat wash nod it -
IL, ...,,. :.,t ii T. answered the Flatland-
CT. 1t lsh my wife as wash used to bead
me, and dat ish de reason run'd away
ven dey but me in de blaze init out no
light"
81 remember to have committed you
myself for beating her."
30, ish now tink, dat wash Won time
zen she wash 50 drunk dat mine Got!
have to carry her Oil mine pack all de way
from Washington market, down to Ihom-
as sdrcct; and den did nod beat her,
but only struck her dree or four times init
modem but the balm of my hand"
"You must have treated yonr wife bad
ly, or she wouldn't have runaway from
you" remarked his worship.
Dat ish nod drue," retorted krutz,
'vor drcated her so sgdat as l wash able,
an dish am now de durd time she have
vent away NIT John Van Winkle.'
"What, do you mean to say she has
runaway from you three times"
"Ish mynhcer! drce times l would't
have said noding for Won time, nor for
dwo times, but mme Got! dc durd time
,.o L. L.,--L-1 --i--4~--.----.-,---f Z -
man NIT any feelings ov bride or courage
about him."
81 should think it was" said the court.
at wash indeed, your voship," ,"contln-
ucd John Krutz, "but den ven say to her
no woman dat ish goot will leave her hus-
band dree dimes and run away init anodeI
man. Got tam! she say to me, you fool
YOU, dat ish de fashion in dish coundry
an vii gone an 60, gone and 60, so Of
ten as blcase; for John Van Wrinkle lsl7
dwo times as goot man as you, only nc
hashn't have SO mootch money!
81 know of no law by which l can re-
licvc you in this court" said the bench
Den vii give dem dwcnty, dirty tol'
lars to have Won law made" returned the
complainant.
"That can't be done" answered his wor'
ship, "but if you will swear against Van
Wrinkle for intruding on your premises,
can give you a warrant for him."
"Yaw, mynhcerw exclaimed the Ouch
man, with an evident feeling of strong
emotion, "Vill you give me warrant tc
make John Van Wrinkle run away mil
mine wife. Mine Got! if you do vii
bay den dollars, for dat ish all | ask"
"No," returned the magistrate, II near
that | will give yoa 4 warrant to put hn
in prison" o.,
"IIa! dc tuvii," sighed lir. kruiz, witt
a sudden extention of his neither jaw
"dat would be vorsh den nodin, for den
mine Got! mine vrow wouldn't have no
body to run away mit!'
"Then cando nothing to comfort you,
observed the magistrate.
"Vcll, veil, it ish ov no madder, NJ
maddcr," added Mr.. krutz, "tor l Cal
have lcctlc more batience; but the mex
time she runs away init John Van Wrinkle
/ I'll run away too, and 60 some ware, ware
dare ishn't no law, and no prisons, tt
make me subort her ven she comes bacl
again." -,
And having thus consoled himself b.
the anticipation of tho speedy elopemen
of his too constant lady love, with her pc
cuiarly convenient cltcre ami, Mr.. John
Krutz made himself scarce.