The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-07
A Time for Hurry.

ONLY day or two ago, pair Of
nervous young people stepped hurried
ly into the office of Justice Trulock.
The young man was faultlessly dressed
in a pair of brown overalls, a "boiled
Shirt" an old straw hat and broadcloth
coat, and huge boots, that hadn't seen
backing since three days before the
Christian era, and he carried a wagon
whip in his hand. The young lady was
a little more deliberately attired, but
her toilet was also rather ill-assorted
and bore indications 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 window again. The young man
slammed the door shut with bang like
Rodman gum. felt for the key, and,
not finding it, backed UP against the
door, braced his feet firmly on the
floor and said, in a hoarse whisper:
"All right, ledge, fire away! l 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
Justice. 81 don't
"Hang it all, Squirrel said the
young man, shutting his feet in nervous
anxiety. .'Don't 90 for to asking
questions; just bang away, it's all right,
l tell you; 60 ahead. Squirrel
The young woman tiattened her nose
against the window, and transferred a
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 ding itr' whimpered the ex-
cited young man, lifting his feet in
rapid alienation, as though the floor
was hot, "that's what I'm tryin' to do.
Say, Squire" he added, pleadingly,
I" rush along, won't ye? Shove her
ahead, Squire; talk it right off jest as
short an quick as the law II let We; give
'em the CAD, Squire, an let 'em 60.
Say, Squirrel
The amazed Justice looked from one
to the other of the young people in
speechless wonder. "Why, certainly"
he said, elf you'll only collect your
self and tell me-"
"'Squirer' exclaimed the young
fellow, with solemn earnestness, "TN
tell We everything, every blamed thing,
l swan to Jude I will, as soon as its
over with, if ven only stave ahead and
finish the business fust. I'll tell We the
hull thing from the very start, can't 1,
Elvirv?" And the girl: turned from
the window and kicked him and
blushed at him. ''She means yes,
Squire said the young man, fairly
dancing with excitement, ego ahead
with the papers, Squire. Drive on,
Squire, land O. Goshen. Squire, what
air We 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 o
start, anyhow. What"
The young woman stopped tying
knots in her bonnet strings, (she was
making, at a low calculation, about
sixteen knots a minute) and looked
around, and the young fellow shouted:
...Them's the ticks, Squire! Keep
her agoin' now right at that gait, an
well git through like one o'clock. Go
ahead, Jedger'
what" asked the Justice, at the
first opportunity. "what is your
Blank disappointment settled down
over two faces like summer cloud.
Je-roo-zalum, ledger shouted tho
young fellow, while the young woman
burst into a fit of hysterical weeping:
"lt's enough to drive teller crazy!
What dye want to stop an talk gossip
fur when you see I'm in sesh an all
tired hurry! Why, 'Squire-Jee-rooz-
umr'
And he jumped clear in the middle
of the room as a heavy tread on the
stairs terminated in tremendous kick
against the door.
The next instant an elderly man.
who never had . taste Of snti-fat in hia
lite, who Was about three feet broad at
the shoulders. who was Wheeling 80
territically that no couldn't speak. and