The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-22
A Time for Hurry.


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, "boiled Shirt" an old
straw hat and broadcloth coat and huge
boots that hadn't seen backing since
thee days before the Christian era, and
he carried wagon whip in his hand.
The young lady was little more cab
orately attired, bnt 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 gun, felt for the key and
not finding it backed up against the door,
braced his feet firmly on the floor and
said in hoarse whisper:
'All right, jedge, fire away! I got to
be nome before dark, and I've got seven
teen miles to drive, an powerful bad
roads; hain't minute to spare. Shoot
qer off!'
We'll, but see here" began the justice,
II DON'T
Hang it all, squirrel" said the young
man, shutting his feet in nervous anx-
iety. Don't 60 for to asking questions;
just bang away, it's all right, tell you;
go ahead, squire"
The young woman fattened her nose
against the window, and transferred a
large clean spot to the dingy glass and a
verJ 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 hurrN!"
'Gaul dang. i'll" Whimpered the ex-
cited young mar, lifting his feet in rapid
alienation, as though the floor was
hot "that's what Pm trying to do. SAY,
quare," he added pleadingly, crush
along, won'tye? 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 EN- go. Say, squirrel"
The amazed justice looked from one to
the other of the young people in speech
less wonder. "Why, certainly" he said,
eff you'll only collect yourself and tell
me-
esquire" exclaimed the young fellow,
with solemn earnestness, 'Ill tell We
everything, every blamed thing, I swan
to Jude l will, as soon as it's over with,
1t yell only stave ahead and finish the
business fust. I'll tell ye the hull thing
from the very start, can't ], Elviry?" 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; "Go
ahead with the papers, squire. Drive on,
squire, land o. Goshen, 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 a start,
anyhow. What"-
The young woman stopped tying knots
IN her bonnet strings, (she was making,
at low calculation, about sixteen knots a
minute), and looked around, and the
young fellow shouted:
''Them's the ticks, squire! Keep her
agoln' now right at that gait, AN we'll
git through like one o'clock. 60 ahead,
jedge!'
What" asked the justice, at the first
opportunity, ''what is your name2"
Blank disappointment settled down
over two faces like summer cloud.
"Je-roo zalum, jedgev shouted the
young fellow, while the young woman
burst into fit of hysterial weeping.
tits enough to drive a fellow crazy!
What dye want to stop an talk gossip
fur when you see I'm in seech an alfred
hurry! Why squire Jee-roozlum!'
And he jumped clear into the middle
OF the room as heavy tread on the stairs
terminated IN 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 wheeling so terrifcal-
~ that he couldn't speak, and carried
walking stick that looked like the fiend
of death, walked into the room step or
two ana halted, gazing atJustice TruIock.
the girl and the young man in turn. as il
undecided which of the three to immo
late first, while the justice gazed upon
the singular tableaux with unutter-
able feelings. Finally the old man,
with terrific snort of defiance, made
step toward the young man, who eluded
him by lodging nimbly behind the JUS
tees desk; then the old party captured
the weeping girl, tucked Der arm inside
his own and tramped wrathfully down
tho stairs and SO out of sight. The