The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-03-18

put up . new Over shot yhs,l 70 the
griss nil.
"Oh. my!" exclaimsd Euphenia,
How could you remember ali that !"
IL heard il ~ often. / couldn't help
rems@bering it," replied Pomoaa.
And she vent on with her narrative.
That case wasn's = easy one to
understand. - you may 80 ~ yoar-
selves, aud Il di.ln's get inished that
day. They argyed over il . full week.
When there wAsa't 10 more witnesses
70 carve up. one lawyer made . spaech.
and be Get that crooked case %
straight, that YOU cUuld 80 through
IL from the over shot wheel clsan
back 70 Brown. ssIadlhthes. Thea
another teller made . spsseh. ana y
ses the whole thing up asoshss vay.
IL was just - clear tn look through.
but il WAS snoehes cass alsoeetbsr. no
more like the other QUE than . apple
PIE y like . mug Of cider. AID then
they both ts'ok il up. and they swusg
1t around between them. till IL ~ all
twisted and knosted and vouad up.
and tangled. worse than . sksis Of
yarn in . nes: Of kittens, and then
they give il to the jury.
well. when them jurymsn went
out. there wasn's nsue Of 'em - Jone
tols me sfterward, ~ knew whsshse il
was Blown os Adams 10 Ne dsaA, ~
whether the mill Was to erisd sssh o.
to be run By coup power. OF oosrss
they couldn't agree; three Of 'em
wanted 4. give . verdict f,r the boy
that died. two Of EN- was f.r Browns
grandfather. aud the rest Wa scattered,
some going in for damages to the
witnesses, Who ought to get sOn,ething
tor having their characters ruined.
Jonc be just held hack, ready to jiue
the other eleven ~ s.nn - they q
agree. But they couldn't do il, anil
they was locked up three DAYS and
fur nights. You'd better believe
got pretty will about it, bat l coms
81 court every day and waited aud
waited. bringing something to eat in
. baskit.
''One day, at dinner time. I seed
the judge a-standing a the court
room door. a-wiping his forrid with .
handkerchief. and went UP to him
and said. do you think, sir, they'll
get through this thing soony
IL can't say, indeed. said he. Are
yon interested in the case?'
IL should think was.' said /. and
then told him about Jone'. being
juryman, aud how We was 90 our
bridal trip.
"'You've got nv sympathy madam
ays be. hut it's q difficult case to
decide, an don't wonder il takes q
good while
"'Nor nmther.' says ]. and my
opinion about these things. that il
you'd just keep them lawyers shut
up 10 another room, and make EN-
DO their talking to themselves. the
jury could keep their minds clear.
and settle the case in IND time .
"'rheres some sense in that,
says he. and then ~ went
into court ag'u.
''JOne never had no chance to jim 0
in with the other fellers. for they
agree. and they were all dis
charged. at last. So the while thing
vent for nuthin.
"Wbeu Jone come out. be looked
ike he'd been drawn through q pump
log. and he says to me. tired like:
Has there been . frost !?
eyes SAYS !, two Of EN-
"'All right, then nys be. I've
he'd enough of bridal trips. with their
Try falls. their lunertie asylums, and
heir jury boxes. Let's 60 home and
'sttle down. We needn't b ahxid.
now that thers,s beea . frost
''Oh. why will you live in such .
lreadfal place1" cried Euphenia.
You ought to 60 somewhere where
'ou usedo't be afraid OF chilli"
''Thass just what thought ma'am."
Pomona. but Jons and
No got disease map Of this country
md We looked all over il careful. aud
'herever there wasn't chills there was
o~ething that seemed . great deal
'u0 to ~. And says Jnne. If Pm
D have anything the matter With ne.
i've ne something Pn used q. Il
ont DO for q man o my time O life
D 90 changing his disease
So home We went And there "
nov. And - this i the sod Of the
ridal trip seosy. In 90 and tsks .
,ok q the Gov and tie ehieksas and
se horss. il you don't misd.'
Which Ne didn't.-and We gladly
ent With her over the eseate.-Seyi6-
~ 16WtRly or AarA.