The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-11-13
A Time for Hurry.

only day or TWO ago, pair OF ner-
vous young people stepped hurriedly
into the Office of Justice Trulock. The
young man was faultlessly dressed in
pair of brown overalls, &c boiled shirt"
an old straw hat and broadcloth coat and
huge boots that hadn't seen blacking
since three days before the Christian
era, and he carried a wagon whip in his
hand. The young lady was little more
elaborately attired, but her toilet was
also rather ill-assorted and bore indica-
tions of great haste in its arrangement.
AS they entered the Office the young
woman looked out of the window and
back at the justice and out of the win
dow again. The young man slammed
the door shut with q bang like Rod
man gun, felt for the key and not find
ing it backed up against the door, braced
his feet firmly on the floor and said in
boarse whisper:
"All right. iedge, fire away ! 1 got
to be home before dark, and I've got
seventeen miles to drive, an powerful
bad roads hain't a minute to spare.
Shoot her off
"Well, but see here" began the JUS
tice, "I don't"
"Hang it all, squire !" said the young
man, shutting his feet in nervous anx-
iety. "Don't go for to asking ques-
tions just bang away, it's all right, 1
tell you; go ahead, squire
The young woman flattened her nose
against the window, and transferred q
large clean spot to the dingy glass and a
very dirty one of corresponding size to
the end OF her nose as she tried to look
two blocks down the street and around
the corner.
"Oh Sam," she whispered, wringing
her hands, tell him to hurry !"
"Gaul dang it " whimpered the ex-
cited young man, lifting his feet in rapid
alienation, as though the floor was hot,
"that's what I'm trying to do. Say,
squire" he added, pleadingly, crush
along, won't ye? Shove her ahead,
squire talk it right off jest as short an
quick as the law'll let ye give 'em the
CAD, squire, an let 'em go. Say,
squire 7"
The amazed justice looked from one
to the other of the young people in
speechl0ss wonder. "Why, certainly,
he said, elf you'll only collect yourself
and tell me-"
esquire /" exclaimed the young fell
low, with solemn earnestness, "Tll tell
ye everything, every blamed thing, ]
swan to Jude will, as soon as it's over
with, if yell only stave ahead and finish
the business fust. I'll tell ye the hull
thing from the very start, can't 1, Ell
viry 2" And the girl turned from the
window and kicked him and blushed al
lim. "She means yes, squire" said
the young man, fairly dancing with ex.
,itement; :" Go ahead with the papers,
squire. Drive on, squire, land O. Go
5hen, squire, what air ye waitin' fur
Why
The justice interrupted him, and
made one more effort to ascertain what
these excited clients wanted.
"Well," he said, "let us make
start, anyhow. WHAT
The young woman stopped tying knots
in her bonnet strings, (she was making
at low calculation, about sixteen knots 6
minute), and looked around, and the
young fellow shouted:
"Them's the licks, squire KeeI
her agoin' now right at that gait, al
we'll git through like one o'clock. GC
ahead, iedge!"
what asked the justice, at tn,
first opportunity, "what is your name ?
Blank disappointment settled down
over two faces like q summer cloud.
"Je-roo. zalum, jedge shouted thu
young fellow, while the young woman
burst into fit of hysterical weeping
A" It's enough to drive a fellow crazy
What dye want to stop an talk GOSSIP
fur when you see I'm in sech an all-tire'
hurryl Why squire-Jee-roozlum '"
And he jumped clear in the middle o
the room as a heavy tread on the stair
terminated in tremendous kick agains
the door.
The next instant an elderly man, VIII,
never had taste of anti-fat in his life
who was about three feet broad at thu
shoulders, who was wheeling so terrific
ally that he couldn't speak, and carries
a walking stick that looked like the fen
of death, walked into the room ste
or two and halted, gazing at Justic
Trulock, the girl and the young man il
turn, as if undecided which of the thre
to immediate first, while the justice gaze
upon the singular tableaux with unuttel
able feelings. Finally the old man
with terrific snort of defiance, made
step toward the young man, who elude
him by dodging nimbly behind tn
Justices desk; then the old party car
tured the weeping girl, tucked her arr
inside his own and tramped wrathfull
down the stairs and so out of sight
The young man followed slowly, afte
peeping out of the window, with ininit
caution, to see that the old man was nc
lying in ambush at the foot of the stairl
and as he passed out at the door b
turned mournful glance on the jui
/ tice, and said pathetically
fSee what ye've did, jedge dad slal
, the thunderin' luck, see what ye'V
( been an done with your gol twiste
J prevaricashin. But I'll bet you yoB
of red steers I'll marry that gat yit,
I've got to git up at one o'clock in til
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