The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-11-10
AMinnesota Lawsuit.

Mihhesota Lawsuit
In the semi rural district Of Winoua,
forty mileS north OF this CITY ou the Min.
netoM side of the Mississippi river,
lives among several other people, Jolly
good fellow Of Justice Of the Peace,
whose ideas of matters are much like the
current ofa deep river, Once serted in
deep dvetii is hard to turn them. -
On fair LAY recently, after the l0K IL
dependency had been swept, after the
chairs had been set in abort row
against lhe side of the Office. and suDdry
whipped qud Of tobacco and muulaled
cigarstub had been kicked under the
stove, there was wooden step on tho
stairs and avigorous knock Ot the door,
Come in, SAID the Justice, as he set,
tied into legal look so boncftDing =
man of law duly elected to dispense the
hvors OF the blind goddess,
A stout women entered. She had on
short wooleu drcss-woolen soled
shoes spoued red checks, black hair,
sod eyes that snapped like the lock Of a
shot gun, In a Portuguese accent. aud
in the worst possible English, she said:
You law manH
yes madam; be seated
4 want Taper, Wo0t paper to take
man.
Just then a stout French LNlfbreed en-
tered tborOom. lie was unable to speak
half dozen words, md looked either
scared or bashlu The Judge saw at
once there was marriage 10 come off,
and said TO the WON n, who stood with
compressed lips watching tho Justice
and tho door;
What paper to take this manN
YES, want paper MeteNch him
(Nice woman, thought the Jnstice.) He
no good man, Me take him SO quick as
cant
All right, my coyies fix you in the
jerk of lambs rOil' said the Justice, as
he turned to the man and said:
You know this womsn--can you
take her?'
The man shook his head and muttercd
uniutellgjblo words.
'Ah! | zee, Cent talk English
Well, never mind
He ran into the street invited few
friends Up stairs, and on returning with
them, said TO the woman:
You want to take this, man for better or
worsol'
Yes, me want to take him me pay
All right Then turning to the man
who stood trembling
You take this woman fer better or IOr
worse, and promise 10 keep her, &c.
'UnpR end several mods Of tho
head.
Then, 10 the name Of the law, and
tby-pirtao- IBIS aathesily yinsmssinsssls
cd, | pronounce you man and wife, Aud
he stepped forward before the woman
could say word, and kissed her red
lips.
Sap came her hand in his face, aud
she clulchel his har. The new hus
band jumped in to take the woman sway
and 20 protect her, as the Justice sup
posed, when in self preservation he hit
him a rap on the nose. The woman
pitched INTO him, and about FIVE minutes
there WAS general huslllng, and dis
play Of legs and gsrters
AT last the parties were separated,
when the man and woman took another
torn at each other the blood and hair
flying in all directions. Down came the
stove, over went the table, clatter went
the chairs, md iuto the street like mad
went the Justice, with a black eye and
the bosom of his shirt looking like war
ron,y deed covered with rod reals.
A crowd rushed up stairs anil found
the man and woman lying on the floor,
hugging each other like young bruins,
The nowly.married couple were sep
arated. when, through the aid oltWp in.
terprCters, it was discovered that the
night before, the parties, occupying ad'
Joining shanties in the lower part Of the
tcwn, had got into a quarrel oVOrs stove
pipe, which was claimed By both, and
from words they had come to blows. -
I Each parry had 'Raslened 10 the Jusice's
Office in the morning for warrant for
the Other with the result as stated above.
nyAn officer who camo M from