Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-11-13
COLUMBUS, O., WEDNESDAY MORNING,
A Sllrbt Mi.,nke.

They have some affecting weddings out
in the fiat country, beyond the trees.
! In the semi-rural district of Winona, on
the Mississippi river, lives, among several
people, good Jolly fellow of justice of
the peace. On fair day last week, after
the ten by twelve law dipensary had been
swept, there was step heard on the stairs,
and vigorous rap at the door.
"Come in," said the justice. .-
A handsome. black-eyed, Spanish look
ing woman entered. 1t was clear case of
senorta, of the New Mexican brand. She
shoes; spotted red cheeks, black hair, and
eyes that snapped like the lock of a shot
gun In a Spanish accent, and in the worst
possible English, she said:
You make justicia aqui? You law
Yes, Madam; be seated
"Want paper. Want paper to take man."
Just then stout French half-breed en-
tered the room. He was unable to speak a
dozen words, and looked either scared or
bashtui. The judge saw at once there was
marriage to come on, and said to the
woman:
want paper to take this man?'
"Yes; want paper. Me teach him.
(Nice woman, thought the justice)
''All right" as he turned TO the man and
said: You know this woman; can you
take her ?''
The man shook his head, and muttered
unintelligible words.
"Ah, see. Can't talk English. Well,
never mind"
He ran into the street, invited few
friends up stairs, and on returning with
them said to the woman.
"fon want to take him; me pay!"
"All rightP
Then turning to the man who stood trem-
bling: ,las.s1 fi.s sefl
"You take this woman for better or for
worse, and promise to keep her, &c, &c.
''Umph J" and several mods of the head.
"rhen in the name of the law, and by
virtue of the authority in me vested, pro-
nounce you man and wife," And he step
ped forward before the woman could say a
word and kissed her red lips.
''Slap" came her hand in his face, and
she clutched his hair. The new husband
jumped to take the woman away, and to
protect her, as the man supposed, when in
self preservation the justice gave him rap
on the nose. The woman pitched into the
new husband. who in turn pitched into
her, and for about five minutes there was
q general bustling. t
AT last the parties were separated, when
the man and woman took another turn at
each other, the blood and hair flying In all
directions. Down came the stove, over
went the table, clatter went the chairs, and
into the street like mad went the Justice,
with black eye and the bosom of his shirt
looking like a warranty deed covered with
red seals t-aI
A crowd rushed up stairs and found the
man and woman lying on the floor. the wo-
man on top and pommelling the newly
made husband with a will.
The newly married couple were separat-
ed, when through the aid OF two interpre-
tiers, it was discovered that the night be-
fore the parties occupying the adjoining
shanties in the lower part OF tie town had
got into dispute over some stovepipe
which was claimed by both. and from
words they had come to blows. Each
party had fastened to the Justices office in
the morning tor a warrant for the other,
with the result as stated above.
The last news from there was that the
parties had gone in search of another JUS
tice to unmarry them.