The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-02-27
DIR. GRAHAM,s COURTsHIP.
How Louisville Scientist Met his Fate
In Arkansas. :,

How Louisville Scientist Met BIS Fate
In Arkansas. -
DR.. Graham having passed a very
creditable examination before the army
medical board, was commissioned an as
sistant surgeon in the United States
army in 1S-, and ordered toreport for
duty to the commanding officer at Fort
McKavett, Texas. There were no rail-
roads in the Western country at that
time, and the usual way of getting to
Texas was by the Mississippi river to !
New Orleans, and then crossing the gulf i
to stage it up through the State. DR..
Graham was very desirous of examining
the Western country mineralogicaliy, 50
applied and received permission fromthe J:
War Department to go by way of Arkan-
sas and the Indian Territory TO his post.
On his arrival at st. Louis he shipped
the greater part of his baggage by way
of the river, and taking only what he
could carry on horseback, started on his
journey. While in st. Louis, at the
Planters Hotel, he formed the acquaint-
auce of gentleman who learning where
he was going gave him letter of intro-l
duction to his brother, who was q farmer
living on his route in Arkansas. 1t is
not necessary for us to follow him on his :
road, or tell what discoveries he made in ;
the interest of science; sufficient it Is (
that one dag toward dusk he reached the
house of the gentleman to whom he had :
the letter, and, dismounting, knocked at
the door and presented his letter to the K
Judge, (even in those days every one was {
Judge in Arkansas), who would not have
needed tito have accorded him an open
handed welcome; for travellers were
God. send, and news was as, much sought
after then az now. After short: visit
he proposed to 60 on to the next town,
about four miles of, where he intended
to put up for the night. The Judge
would not listen to his leaving, and was
so cordial in his desire for him to stay
that he would have been rude not to have
done so. The Judge, after directing one
of the servants to attend To, his horse, in
yited him into the dining.r6om, where he
was introduced to the wife and daughter.
of his host, and also substantial Wes-
tern supper, to which he did ample JUS
tice.
After supper they adjourned to thepars
lor, and he entertained his new. made
friends with the latest news from the
outside world. The old couple retired
and left their daughter to entertain him.
and he made hot love to her, and finally
asked her to be his wife and go to Texas
with him; to which she consented. She
being very unsophisticated and-innocent,
took everything he said in downright
earnest, and with her it was case of
"love at first sight" ~ .1.si g
But am anticipating, During the
night our friend, the doctor, awoEe
up and remembered what he had. said,
and it worried him; but he said 10 him-
self, after euptying his water pitcher,
"never mind; I'll make it all right in
the morning. I must have made q fool
of myself. She's lovely; but what must
she not think of mel' and rolled over
and went to sleep again. Morning came
and upon his going down to the parlor.
he found the young lady, alone, for;
which he blessed his lucky stars, sndwas
just about to make an apology, when
she said:
II told Mamma, and she said it was
all right" at the same time giving him
kiss which nearly took his breath away.
"Papa is going to town this morning,
dear, and you ride in with him and talk
| it over; but he won't object, I know.0
"But, my dear miss, 1 was very fool-s
ish, and"-
aNo, indeed; you are all right" e
"Well, I will 60 to my post, and re-
turn for you; for must go on at once.o
"No; can go with you."
"You won't have time" e
20 yes I will. Papa will fix that.
It would be such an expense for you to
come all the way back here" ss
"But have no way of taking you"
"I have thought of that; that does not
make any difference. Father will give
US team"
With nearly tears in his eyes he went
in to breakfast, to which at that moment
they were both summoned; but, alasls
appetite he had none. 1t was not that
she was not pretty and nice I; but he
thought what confounded fool she must.
be not to see that he wanted to get out of
it. But it was no use. When the judge
started. for town, DR.. Graham was sitting
beside him. The Judge saved him the.
trouble of broaching the subject by STAR
ting it himself: Re-
"I always, young man, give Nell her:
own way so it is all right; you need
not say worc."
"But I've got to 60 on to-day"
The judge turned his eyes toward him.,
He had an Arkansas bowie in each, and
one of those double-barrel shotgun looks
as he said: "you amt a-trying to get
out of it, are you?"
The doctor, taking in the situation
said promptly, all hope being gone, mo,
SIR"
"That's right. I will fix everything,
for you; giveyou that black team OF mine,,
and light wagon to carry your wife's'
things" there the doctor shuddered,l
"and thousand as starter. You can
be married to night, and leave early in
the morning. That'll suit, vtol't it pr
ayes, sir" answered Grat am, family.
But on the judge turning toward him, he
said, eyes, sir, certainly"
CATER you get fixed at your post |
will come down and pay you visit. I
have been thinking abont selling out
and moving to Texas for some time it's,
getting crowded here and things are q
moving as slow as lasses in wintertime." !"
Things were arranged as the old judge.
said. The marriage took place, and the.
army received an addition to its ladies
in the person of the Arkansas judges.
daughter, and Dr. Graham has never
regretted the obduracy of his father-in-
law or the unsophisticatedness Of his
wife.-Harper's Magazine.
- In Jones county, Iowa, two farmers
had q quarrel about fourteen fence rails,
alleged to be worth S1.40. They hired
two lawyers and went to law, hammer;
and tongs. After a long contest the
plaintiff got verdict of one cent, the
cost to the county was $50 and the law