Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-04-15
+" Due Deliberations"

In the Future Great City is a young
man who is supposed to be somewhat
anxious to find a young lady of many
virtues and few wants who will consent
to share with him the munificent sum of
$15 per week or Whereabouts, which rep
resents the value attached TO his services
by his employers. For some time the
aspiring young man has been paying his
distresses to young LADY of the most
estimable character and antecedents,
residing in an aristocratic locality, and,
strange to relate, he has been received
with favor.
Well, after about six months of some
what arduous courtship, at a total cash
expense of about nine dollars, the young
man concluded that the momentous oc-
casion mad arrived when he might fling
himself at the feet--they were not large
she wore threes--of his adorable and
beseech her to be his wife, his own, for
ever and ever, etc. The critical mo-
ment arrived The young man pro-
pounded the question fraught with such
world Of JOY or with such universe
of woe, according to the nature of the
reply 81. v,,, 49,, :. ,,,o ,,u.,ou. :, !,
may hope--will you marry mes" he
stammered out, never In all the course of
his life having propounded a question so
difficult to articulate.
go DEAR" said the girl, "what shall
/ do? Please let me think about It, l
will give you my answer next Sunday
evening. / can't answer now"
This was Wednesday night.
So you want to take four days in
which to decide, do your" asked the
Journalist, all the assurance of his guild
returning to bear him up in the emer-
gency. ~
Oh, yes, four days." murmured the
girl; it's only little WHILE"
A happy thought struck the young
man. He was much given to illustration
by anecdote. Why should he not illus.
trate the present caseY So he said
Darling, you remind me of an old
Dutch Judge down in one of the Mo-
hawk counties of New York"
"How in the name of goodness do
remind you of an cd Dutch JudgeY" in.
quired the astounded girl, her gentle
brown eyes wide with wonder.
"Well," began the wretch, coolly, "a
good many years ago the Wings Cd
Schenectady County, N. Y, elected to the
office of County Judge and Surrogate an
old Mohawk Dutch farmer who knew no
more about law than street-car mule
knows about love. The first case that
came before the old Judge was a suit for
damages involved in the opening CT a
road through mans farm, and 1t was
tried before him without any jury
After he had heard all the testimony and
the arguments of the attorneys he ele-
waited his 275 pounds of solemnity to a
perpendicular position and made the fol.
lowing speech:
SHENTLEMENs-I haf listened to der
teshdimony unit der arguments Won der
counsel nit great teal of patience unit
much addenshun, unit half become bro
fowntly IMPRESSED nit der great imbor-
lance of dot case. 1t ish case vich in
VOLTS many nish points Of JURISPRUDENCE,
and vich requires great teal Of telibeY-
ashun. Derfore, in view of the great
inheritance of dot case, unit in order dat
the teliberashun may pc opserfed by dis
court, shall dhake four days in vich to
tecite dot case, but shall EVENTUALLY find
shudgement for der blaintiffp"
Somehow or other this beautiful Illus.
tration did not seem to produce happy
effect. The young ladys dignity seemed
to rise as the story progressed, until,
when she heard the last of it and the
beauty of the illustration dawned upon
her mind, she quietly remarked:
II don't think shall require the four
days. can decide now, and shall find
judgment in this case for the defendant,
don't believe that any man who was in
earnest would tell such story as that
under the circumstances.
Then she glanced wistfully at her
watch and remarked that she had not
thought it was so late. The young man
put on his hat and overcoat and walked
dwon the front steps, murmuring to him
self that he was always putting his foot
In it.-St. Louis Republican.
A DUEL fought with Enfield rifles at
Willimantic, Conn, not long ago, the
principals being stimulated by jealousy,
was brought to harmless conclusion by
the happy ingenuity of the seconds in
loading the rifles with soft bullets made