The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1853-07-19
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A LEGAL MARRIAGE. ,EWH
pY rREpERIcK IvAuLr.

o'clock. The person thus addressed gave
no attention TO my summons; at least he ap
peared totally Indifferent to my want. And
had to repeat the words Il want you' in q
somewhat louder tone, in more emphatic
manner, at the same time requesting him tc
step aside, that might announce to him my
| business. f,i.t ,-sf.6aI r
you want me! Voty you want NIT meY
| Il havo wrt against you, replied.
You maj es a mistake dish morning, kess,
said he, with great assurance. IsN
i guess don't mistake ,,r,a ,,.it.
| 'Vot ish te pizness, pout! Wo you kot q
writ akinstY inquired he, boldly.
The business replied, lis about breach
of promise of marriaaa ana .he ...'s" gutt,y I'd
| the breach as my writ says, is .Gottliep Hop
| ping. and you are he.' t
MIR Konestoble'-
| Stop there! stop there! my friend, said
interrupting him. 'We may as well start fair.
am not constable. know that your fears
may have conjured up devil with all the hor-
rors of constable, but your hopes might have
invoked being of more gentle nature |
am tho sheriff, M. Hopping
'Ahl you ish de sheriff. said he COM la
Gently; de sheriff, and noicht de konestoble.'
We'll, says. you kit dc unrochei pick bey
de ear dish time; mein namo ish ncbt Hop
ping
'Ah! said l, your name is not Hopping, and
you say I've got the wrong pig bv the ear
Ja mien name ish nicht Hopping contin-
ued he.
What is your name thenT inquired.
Johann Yones,' answered he.
John Jones' cried | with amusement, and
giving way to long and uncomfortable burst
of laughter, John Jones! ha! ha! ha! ha! John
Jones! in fai'h, he must have heard of Bur-
tons Guv Goodleux. John Jones! he must
have studied Doggct's Dity Directory. That
won do. Hopping continued l. John Smith
might, Johann Schmidt would answer; but
John Jones never
'Mein name ish Johann Yones,' replied he,
compIacently 'and knows you do wrong
tines hey me, fon yon took me by oder name
tan Yones
Il am going to take you, any how Jones,
Yones, or Hopping; either suits my pur-
pose; and either, so long as the person is
right would be entirely satisfactory to Willhel-
nina Led, the girl you have deserted, the
plaintiff IN the writ He saw was msvicld-
ing. and disposed to give crcdence to his de-
nial TO his name. yet he steadily persevered in
the denial for what purpose / cannot say, ex-
cept to mt intain the docgcdness he began
with. when first accosred him. Still, had he
his thoughts about him. he must have known
that would be oble (if already did not know
hml TO have him identified as the varitbe de-
fendant.
Hopping said to him
'Ynnes,' interrupted he
Hopping, persisted !.
Yoncs! Ich Yones, and nothing oder, re-
piled he.
Hopping or Jones, don't care which, re-
piled /, you must give bail in two thousand
dollars. You have done great injury TO a
worthy young woman, as am told; and as it
is expected of every one doing wrong that
they should suffer also would say to you
in all candor il would be better for you to
make an honest, frank avowal that you arc
the true defendant here, and save yourself
much pain, and myself some trouble
'Ich vesstche Slenicnt, Was sagen Sie!'
:Ja Ich elm Yones
'Nein du bist Hopping; das weisz ich;
know you are Hopping said 1: and finally
dropping down to the plainest English. Imade
him comprehend his trne position. that Jones,
Yoncs or Hopping, would not still be stoop-
ing 10 waste my time on him. | forthwith
told him that he must go along with me; he
refused steadily. and expostuated with me,
maintaining that he was not the person de-
scrbed in tho writ as the defendant But as
had some experience i'm these matters, and
was somewhat with the human character, as
demonstrated in my long experience and ac-
quantance with defendants, and the various
shifts and devices they occasionally resort to
in order to deceive tho officers of the law
was inexorable, and with n strong arm / seized
him by the collar and proceeded TO draw him
along with me. 1t was tough job; and dare
say i should have come off second best in the
encounter. had not my old friend Thison (who
in times of my deepest trials always appeared
like the 'genii of the ring TO succor me in my
distress) come to my relief. Tise while cross
ing the Park had observed me expostulating
with the defendant, and naturally concluding
that some potential aid was required oy me.
ever swift to do me n service, come up and
coared my man, and rs he was about to level
blow at my head dextrously tripod him up,
SO that he fell sprawling upon the ground.
who's knocking people downf said Tise.
'Shame shame! Git up! at the Same time
raising Hopping. Come, hal, hal, upsy he!
there you are, all up. all standingl What's
the mischief? What's the matter? Well I'm
blamed continued he laughing, 't's too bad.
You hean't hurt, be your addressed Hopping.
mix; but tink mein clothes pc tored, moth
ing said Hopping, in reply, at the same time
looking at the old man with wonder and aston
ishmcnt.
'Ab. that amt nothin,' if your skins hull.
nor no bones ain't broke you see WEN rough
customers. But God bless youl we'm the
gentlest creatures alive, if we alters let sich as
you have their own way And the old man
cbuckeled at his adroitness both in limb and
tongue
Take him along. Tisc. Take him to the
sheriff's Office said I. There's work for you
to-day
yes, sir. And I'm in for it then: alters
was: and never shirked nothing said no,
raising himcaIf IN h;s full s.afura aaino his
limbs to give me assurai ce that thcro was mot
tie in him yet.
'Tse,' said l. sr cn
SIR? quericd he, rumblingly. an.tT
you Understand me. Take this man TO
the Office f-4l iiI fssr Hs dii
yes sir; and what will you do thcnr in
quired he. ~ rif 3. a1a
You shall sec, anon, funny things replied
i: for made I'D NV mind. from what had