The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-12-19
Il hdII aChO iC0S Made the Butt OF
Glt Entire TjtiGge.

The usually quiet. village of Kaw-
kawlin, on the jackson, Lansing and
Saginaw Railroad, five miles north of
Wenona, has been in decidedly up
roarious state of Iate-the cause of
which was chat some time since man
whom we will call Jones made his ap-
pearance in Kawkawlin. and in a few
weeks had proposed to all the young
ladies in the village and by all had
been rejected-he being blessed with
q very small amount of common sense.
At length, however the young men of
the village resolved to play a game
upon Jones, and according one of their
number, a beardless youth of twenty
two or twenty-three summers, agreed
to dress in female attire and persOnate
n woman who was smitten bv Jones'
charms. The keeper of the boarding
house where Jones boarded was let
into the secret, and the first scene in
the drama was inaugurated by the
boarding house keeper handing Jones
note from the young lady, who, he
said, was his cousin. and was in love
with him, and was coming up from
W NilOAltb ~ l'ttoo ~ lNh NAaNS III Ills
house. To pass over intervening in
cidents, the lady came, and Jones made
love to her, took her on walks through
the snow, went visiting with her to all
houses in the village, finally, while re-
turning home one evening, the lady
was insulted by man, whose name
might be Smith, but isn't. Jones next
day made complaint against Smith be-
fore man whom he supposed was a
justice, but who wasn't A mock war
rant was issued, Smith was arrested,
and on q mock trial he was fined SIS
and costs. 1t might be stated here
that nearly every person in Kawkaw-
lin was aware of the game that was be-
ing played on the unsuspecting Jones.
except the victim himself He how
ever, thought that everything was
correct, and was highly elated at the
result of the trial Jones was next
advised to marry the young lady, and
finally it was arranged that the nup-
tials should be performed. The ser
vices of one of the ring were prOcu- ell.
and in short time Jones and the
young lady were pronounced ''man
and man." About this time Smith ap-
peaLed. his case, jury was impaneled
for a second trial, and he was acquit-
ted. Just at the close of the second
trial another one of the ring, disguised,
ofcourse, entered the room and claimed
that JOnes's newly y-wedded spouse was
his legal wife She was accordingly
arrested on a charge of bigamy, tried,
convicted and sentenced to State pris-
on for term of years. Jones was
frantic; he cried, he yelled he kissed
her, and swore eternal fidelity. As the
officer was starting from the court
room with his prisoner. however. one
of the persons present flew at the wo-
man, tore off her bonnet. cloak and
dress, and as they fell to the floor, and
loud cries of "a man" "a man. went
up from those assembled there. Jones
saw how badly he had been sold
Roar after roar of laughter went up
from that courtroom" =" and az Jones
saw the cruel joke that had been per-
petrated upon him, his wrath knew no
bounds, and his coat-taiIs suddenly
flew out of the door preceded by man
who will never know any more peace
in kawkawlin.-Bay CITY (Hich.) ITi-
bttne.