The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-11-12
JOE BOWERS, WEDDING.

J mountains boasts of one Of the best Judges
! of California. On the bench he is firm, de-
cidcd and prompt, not caring snap OF the
finger for either the applause of friends or the
mu,tering of enemies. He is, perhaps, the
most devoted man to the law Of al creation;
and has his head 50 full OF wha. lie terms ''ju-
dIcial talk tha. he not untrequcntly finds
! himself making learned charges, and passing
sentences outside the courtroom.
On recent occasion, the Judge was called
| On to exercise the power and authority in
him vested in the case of a Young couple
who desired wedlock. OF course he content
: Cd 10 perform the pleasant duty, and OF. The
| appointed eTening was promptly on hand at
/ the hour at which the affair TO come off
/ The room was crowded by the beauty and
! fashion Of the town, and none looked more
dignifed or happy than the Judge himself,
who was dressed within inch Of his lie.
| 1t is customary, on occasions Of the kind
referred TO, for the good folks Of the IL mountain
towns TO pass around the wine quite freely, to
their everlasting credit; We viii add, they
consider II no harm for one to manifest his
interest in the joyous event by getting = live
ly,' the Judge is an ardent adu:rer of the
fair sex, having IL the course of his iie{lcd
the third one 10 the altar. To use his .oNn
language, he Is a great believer III wed
dings, and that lie should become little
mellow amid the glorious scenes Of the even
ing, was not to be wondered Al u" thosg who
knew him iu;iua rly. He had the woa mes,
u! all good IN gcs-he would t,.hc his tod
Tie WINE had passed round and r,UId All
rOuud-thc music had ocasCd-thc Tine Tor
making joseph Bowers and Nancy liArkns
one had arrived Evcry heart lLrJUbcd with
the most delightful emotions. The -youug
! /. l.. o
stand it, and the Young ladies were anxions 10
see how Nance would suffer the anxious
shock Others again, who had cIose!y ob,
served the turn Of affairs during the eyeuinr,
fixed their attention upon the JGdsS 70 sec
how be would come out Of tic scrape
Atlcngth tuetryjng GAomcntwas az npunccl,
the judge rose very cautiously from the chair
which be occupied in one corner Of the room.
and casting his eyes over the company, he
singled out the Sheriff Of The county, El0 was
prescn, as IA invited guest. The Judge had
Just nbibcd enough TO make ham forget the
nature Of hi, business He Was iuh oi his
judicial talk. and required nothing bu; the
presence of the SLcsn to start LIN. Look
my stcrnly at llat oil.cer be shoated
"Nr. sacslF open the Court, tnd call
order
\ .cueral tw;t,er followed this eommand,
III the midst vt which tie SLcrifr took the
CoIri' by ,hc arm. and led iIn to his seat
in the corner; =, tL, same ume Ia. ormiug the
august -c ut the mistake.
Even ,l.ag Doa bill ....r .or a pieasau; and
Sudden reri.!ualIy.. ol tie affair, until another
~h.e.,a .. ,i.. tr..r...,-...,,n ab.crx.I II
turned ogt tsa; be had Just stepped across ;Lc
s,-r., f., f,.u ..s r-..,i. in = nar;i,, drink.
L,,t l.. r,- I., return. som. cool.bIoo5eJ war
f.J ,gl:--o-.i inn, tie ear # our old fory
tEe 20 ~ Of Tho ..terav Of the proceedings.
,r....,.,t,. ,l,. ,la;r IN ;le corner moved aid
n ,b..t a.-r,..,., all .y.s we're fixed
NJ >l.~-r.. How'll, Iav.lcd the Jg5ge
bring -. lar, the Court ona supenar," the
Vr1r.l =, rbe, ,I.,rrs.In1 the BRIDE. Yb9 had
stood n the foreground and hung her head
in dc,p confusion. he adIcd.--i s'pose YOU
~. rL.. ,,1,r.tff2 Nril don't take on. In
nocrn.,. and ,ir;ue viii be protected in this
here Ca,,t
This w. the a.ldlcst jlurder Of all. The
JUDI, was again made 10 see his mistake.
a.d would have been considerably set back.
lad It ugt been Tor : corrective IN the shape
,l .a.r.T-,lr.rs If tie cril;cr," which be IN
s,..i.t-y applied.
Lax. .ry mrmc,ts all was ready ia ri.Lt
dawn earnest. The lr..,crraom had arrived
FIJI Of ior The excitement was intense
r.. evidently t.,'t evcry inch a judge.
"J-J-o-o bow .c-r-s.'' commenced the
man Of law, in TIA, distressing s,vic of speech
with which he wa invariably troubled when
under the influence OF liquor. J-J 90
BIB B-o-w-c-r-s. r.and up Have v-y-yuu anIihia-c
to s-.ay w-aly -scu,enco--'
"St-p. stop. stop. Judge" shouted the Shcr-
If from tha b,ek y.r. %. The room. ~yyu ar