The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-02-13


Only a day or two ago, pair o
nervous young people stepped hurri
edly into the Office of Justice Truiock
The young man was faultlessly dress
ed in pair of brown overalls, boiled
shirt an old straw hat and broadclotl
coat and huge boots that hadn't see,
backing since three days before th.
Christian era, and he carried Wagon
whip in his hand. The young lady
was a little more elaborately attired
but her toilet was also rather ill .assort
ed and bore Indications of great haste
in its arrangement. As they entered
the Office the young woman looked ou
ofthe window again. The young mar
slammed the door shut with bang
like Goldman gun, felt for the key
and not finding 1t backed up agains
the door, braced his feet firmly tht
floor and said in hoarse whisper:
tAll right, jedge, fire awayI I go
to be home before dark, and I've go
seventeen miles to drive, and power
full bad roads; hain't q minute te
spare. Shoot her Off 90 so
Well. but see here began The just.
ice, Il don't
'Hang it all, squire = said the young
man, shufning his feet in nervous anx.
isty. sDon't 60 for to asking ques.
tions; just bang away, it's al! right,
tell you; 60 ahead, squirsv
The young woman flattened her nose
against the window, and transferred 8
large clean spot to the dingy glass aad
q 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.
ooh, Sam,' she whispered, wrlngins
her hands, tell him to hurryl'
.Gaul dang it r 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, square, he added pleadingly,
srush along, won't ye7 Shove her
ahead, squire; talk it right off jest al
short and quick as the law'll let ye;
give 'em the CAD, squire, and let 'em
60. Say, squire7'
The amazed justice looked from one
to tho other of the young people in
speechless wonder. why, certainly,
he said, tif you'll only collect yourself
and tell me-
Squirrel exclaimed the young fell
low, with solemn earnestness, '1'll tell
ye everything, every blamed thing. 1
swan to Jude 1 will, as soon as it's
over with, if yen only stave ahead
and finish the business fast. I'll tell
ye the hull thing from the very start,
can't /, Eiviry3' And the girl turned
from the window and kicked him and
blusbed at him. She means yes,
squire. Drive on, squire, land o. Cos
hen, squire, what are ye waitin' iur
Why
The justice interrupted him, aud
made one more effort to ascertain
what these excited clients wanted.
'Well,' no said, tlet US make a start
anyhow. What -
The young woman stopped tying
knots in her bonnet strings, (she was
at low calculation, about six
teen knots a minute), and looked
and the young fellow shout
ed: ~ eaf
sThem's the licks, squirrel Keep her
agoin' now right at that gait. IAN we'll
git through like one O'Clock. Go
jedgel' ri
WHAT asked tho justice, at the
first opportunity, what is your name p
Blank disappointment settled down
over two faces like a summer cloud.
=. Je-roo- -aalnm, jedea I, shoutad the
young fellow, while the young wo-
man burst into fit of hysterical weep.
ing. IT'S enough to drive q fellow
crazyl What dye want to stop and
talk gossip fur when you see I'm In
seech an ALFRED hurry! Why, squire
And he jumped clear into the mid
die of the room as a heavy tread On
The stairs terminated in q tremendous
kick against the door.
The next instant an elderly man,
who never had taste of anti-fat in
his life, who was about three feet
broad at the shoulders, who was
SO terrifically that he could
not speak, and carried walking stick
that looked like the fiend of death,
walked into the room q step or two
md halted, gazing at Justice Trulock,
The girl and the young man in turn, as
# undecided which of the three to inn
nolate first, while the justice gazed
upon the singular tableaux with unut-
.erable feelings. Finally the old man,
with terrific snort of defiance, made
. step toward the young man, who
sluded him by lodging nimbly be-
lind the Justices desk; then the old
party captured the weeping girl, tuck
ID her arm inside his own and tramp
ID wrathfully down the stairs and so
'ut of sight. The young man follow
ID slowly, after peeping out of the
window, with infinite caution, to see
hat the old man was not lying in am
'ush at the foot of the stairs; as he
'assed out at the door he turned a
glance on the justice, and
aid pathetically:
See what ye've did, jedge; dad
lam the thunderin' luck, see what
eve been and done with your gol
arned twisted prevaricashin. Bat
II bet you yoke of red steers III
marry that gal yit, if I've got to git
p at one O'Clock in the morning to do |
t. Dog gone it, jedge-
But he was down the stairs and out