The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-14
Ben MIldyeed,s Idea.

\ man named Ben Mildweed walked
into the oflice of Justice of the Peace,
in Little Rock, and, taking off an old
slouch hat, addressed the dignified Of
ficial
care you the court?"
81 am. What is your trouble?" Ben
betrayed agitation in the nervous man
ner with which he fingered his old hat.
''Jedge, Nancy, my gal, hez bin run
ming around with two or three men lately,
and hez caused me a heap of oneasi-
ness.
Come to the point, Mr.. Nfildweed,
suggested the court.
'You hear my story, Jedge. I'm sot
in my ways. and I'll get thar quicker by
running my own furrow down this patch
of trouble
The Justice settled his feet comfortably
ON the table, and looked resignedly at
Mr.. Mildweeel, who continued
1Ss.is.s} = t,-'e-If tn t,Sat 500 ii s4tlf
woods. and we hez hitched for three
ye'rs, not spliccd, you know, but waitin'
FOR me 10 buy little home. The men
down TO the settlement are Jealous be
cause Nancy sot up to me, and they hang
round like blackbirds IN coru-patch.
Ben hItched mp ms pants and seemed re-
luctaut to continue Now. Nancy Is a
good gal, and her black ewes has fotched
me, like churniu' fotchcs butter. an she
ken make me a good man or a bad man
tor her sake. But. Jcdgc, she knows it,
and laughs and carries on with Bill Peters
when I'm round She goes to camp
meetin with Hcz Spilkius. when ! have
told her a hundred times that 7ic was a
low-flung fellow, aud she aggrayates me
terrible
Come to the point, Ben, said the
Court impatiently, lifting one leg over
the other
I'm gcttin' thar, your honor. Now,
old Uncle Marsh Turner and L have
talked this matter over, and he ses thet
Nancy hesut any attachment for me.
Ihet like 10 broke my heart, ,Iedge, l II
swOw 1t did Ses Uncle Marsh, Ben
ses he, 'hev you got an attachment fer
Nancy?' Yes. Uncle Marsh, scs |.
most powerful 'Hez she fer you?' scs
he. j II dubious, uncle, ses l. Ben,
ses be. sOlemuly, 'ef she cant Inv you
with her whole hart. drap her like a hot
cake. IF she heSnt an attachment fer
YOU diet Is strong, and true, and honest,
drap her You'll be mis- able, boy. I'm
an old man. Ben. and when | sees q
young man hey an attachment fer gal,
and she hesnt fer him as strong. l says
to myself, they Is foolish. They hadn't
Ought 10 splice.
'Your honor" continued Mr.. Mild
weed, 'arter Uncle Marsh ses all this to
me, L goes off and thinks. / concludes
that he is right and now | hey come to
the point saddled the old brown mare,
and put some bacon and corn bread IN
the saddle-bags, and started fer Little
Rock | COMES straight 10 you, Jedge,
and / want you 10 make out an attach
meut fer Nancy to me. knows that the
courts can make attachments, and don I
care what 1t costs. Jest You make out
the papers. and III make the old brown
mare do some of the tallest travelling
gettiu back to Nancy thet You ever saw.
/ Well, why don't you begin, Jcdge?"
"The courts don't make love attach
ments, said the Court taking its legs
from the table.
Il don't care what it costs, Jedge.
"You have had long trip for nothing,
Ben; it cant be done.
Ben pulled his hat over his eyes. wiped
a trickling drop from his check, and
walked slowly toward the door, mutter-
ing:
~"I'll go hev the brown mare fed and
study about it. l thought as how the
court mOught have done 1t. ." and then he
stepped from the Justice 5 door as if Nan
cy was lost to him foreyer.-Ljttic Rock
Gazette.