The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-05

found I'd get rich faster by speeulst
ing, learned enough to know thai
women ain't got no voice in runniu' To,
affairs OF the country, outside o theil
Kitchens. Catch my wife troublin' her.
self about my affairs Not much Il
take a notion to get drunk, Ill gel
drunkr
"Smail danger that you'll ever get
drunk, unless somebody puts up the
coin for expenses" said Judge Orlando,
giving the complimented man friendly
slap on the shoulder as he spoke.
Thank you, Judge You do me
proud. II there's anything DO pride
myself on, it's looking out for the dimes
and quarters"
"And estates % said Judge Hardpan,
dryly.
A team was now waiting at the door,
aud Mrs Tubbs succeeded after much
effort in arousing her husband sufli-
ciently to get him into the wagon.
~ found a farmer who was going
right by your place, and he'll take your
husband home, and no charges" the
messenger had said, when he returned
Mrs. Tubbs gladly recognized in the
accommodating farmer her new friend,
John Smith, and gratefully accepted his
assistance.
"We'll go by The hotel and settle my
bill and get my horse Reuben, and IN
lead him home behind the wagon" she
said, eheerfully.
But the horse had disappeared as
mysteriously as had John Iugleton's
horse in the long ago. After much ef-
fort the landlord was found, who blum
deringly explained that a writ OF re-
plevin had been issued an hour before
by order Of John Hardine, and the
horse had been given into his custody.
For an instant this new revelation
disturbed the equauimity OF Lie afresh.
But there was no time TO be lost 10 the
present crisis, aud she was compelled TO
dismiss the matter a. best she could
from her thoughts.
Peter Tubbs lay in the bottom Of the
farmers wagon in a drunken stup0r,
from which he was not again aroused
uniil they reached his home.
On the way thilher, and when they
had accomplished half the distance,
they were met by Israel Sappington,
who was armed with the writ which
Mrs Tubhs had previously evaded As
deputy sheriff, this worthy now served
the summons, or attempted to serve IT,
But Mrs Peter Tubbs would not receive
IL, and 10 the presence Of her husband
could not be compelled 10 DO 50, as she
could only represent him legally when
he was not present. Aud there he lay,
PROSTATE and slupefsd, and altogether
unable TO represent himself, much less
the woman whom he had vowed before
high heaven to love, protect and cher
ish TIL death should part them.
"Drive on, Mr.. Smith," said Mrs.
Tubbs. "There is 10 one here to whom
the writ is applicable"
But you are placing me in an awk-
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officer Of the law.
at rejoices me to hear it, sir. Like
John Brown, whose soul goes marching
on, you know, I am resolved to take no
action for which sovereign State, in
its capacity Of ruler, can be responsible.
Men make the laws without tue aid Of
women. Let them execute them with
out their assistance if they can"
81 declare, Mrs. Tubbs, you do beat all
natur' n' said the farmer, admiringly,
as the discounted officer rode away /;
aud Lie, once more feeling that she
had compelled somebody to accept a
practical illustration Of her individual
ity, laughed after him derisively.
Once at home, the protected woman
began the practice Of every art Of which
she could conceive to restore her lawful
head TO Consciousness. Dave, the oracle,
was dispatched to the nearest drug store
for restoratives, and a hot bath soon
quickened the dormant circulation,
which had been well nigh checked for
ever through the effects Of the deadly
drugs which she knew had been used to
benumb and stnpefy her lord by the
self-interested parties who bad used him
as a cars-paw in securing her money.
For several days the drugged and
robbed protector lay in 8 state of apa-
ihetic Indifference. Bat reason gradu-
ally regained its former hold upon its
faculties, and by the strong will Of his
wife he was induced to lend both sigma
;ure and sanction to her endeavor to Sc
cure an appeal from the decision Of
Judge Orlando to the District Court.
4 year rolled away, aud the decree Of
the lower Court was reversed.
1t was now John Hardness turn to
resort to au appeal, this time to the Su-
preme Court OF the State, which, as
Farmer Smith had predicted, bad been
created by the Governor, in spite Of the
well-knowu Constitutional fiat to the
contrary. Aud, by a singular concourse
Of circumstances, it also transpired that
Judge Hardpan was made the senior
member Of that same fraudulent Court I;
and that, too, after he had served as at
torney for John Hardine in that same
case for a round sum in gold, backed by
nobody could tell how heavy contin-
gent fee.
ITO be continued.l
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