Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-27

test know rightly what a 'possy' was,
but knowed by the way the Sheriff
looked it must be suthin' startlin'.
No! no! don't possy me- says /,
'an' I'll 60 peace ble.'
Take your seat onto the juryr
saws the clark. as soon's the Sheriff
brung me into court.
d" 'May't please you're Hon rable
Honor says j, turnin' to the Jedge.
"'Silencer he bellered, 'an' take
your seat onto the juryr
but says 1. I've got pertic-'
"'Take your seatr yelledt the Judge,
'an' if you cheep agin I'll punish YOU
for actin contemplate to the court
TWAS on the top o. my tongue to
tell him L thought twas the court as
was actin contemplate to me; but I
thought I'd wait till ketched him out.
"The clark made us lay our hands
onto big book, an then ratified off
SUI thin quick that sounded like, .goin'
-goin' -goin' -goner arter which they
begun TO try case where one Teller was
sum another for his character, which
tother'n said he never hadn't any; an
he want fur wrong.
81 was in hopes the trial wouldn' t
last long, an that by hirin' fast boss
1 might still be in time to be married at
the appointed hour, which twas in the
evenin'.
but along o. quest MIN, an cross
quest min, an criss-cross-quest' min, it
took good spell to git through the
ev' dence. Next the lawyers made long
winded speeches, arter which old Testy
took has whack, and lambasted both
Cs1 doe Co. -.
constable took us to room an locked
us up to agree onto a verdic', which /
thought we could in no time.
1.-The fust vote stood six an six; an
then the argyfyin' begun. an pooty
soon the two ring-leaders got to fghtin'.
I'VE got 'em separated alter they'd
wooded one another consid' rable, an
took another vote. / turned my coat
this time, which made it stand seven to
five. Then all the five pitched into me
like p'ison for desartin' of my flag; an /
b'lieve they'd mobbed me if tothers
hadn't enterfared.
"'Twas too late to think o. gittin' to
my weddin' that day; so L jest sot down
sullen an let both sides jaw away.
1--WE sent out request to the Jedge,
arter while, to be dis ,harged for in in
COMPATIBILITY; but old Testy sent back
word that he didn't see it, an onless we
agreed he d keep us out till the eend o.
the tarm, which he was sorry TO say
warn't furder off; an he was Us good as
his word. L tried to get messidge
sent accOuntin' for my absence from
the weddin', but the constable said
twas agin the CONSTRUCTION to allow any
outside communication.
1.-The day court riz we was discharged
with n reeprimand, still standin' stiff,
seven to five. The two leaders adjourned
to the courthouse yard to resoom hos
tilerties, an l struck bee line to find
the fastest boss 20 be had for love OF
money.
ii hadn't got fur when l heered a
piece o news that made me hurry faster
still. The boat was expectin' to 90 on
when the Sheriff ambushed me was
bowed up an hour afterwards, an
nearly ev'ry soul aboard lost! Poor
janet was only jokin' when
limited bit ago 'twarn't her l was a
meanin'-would think me numbered
with the dead!
Faster time was never made in them
parts nor made over that twenty mild
10 Janets home.
Il busted in without knockin'. Janet.
who twas easy to seed been erwin
jumped up with q little glad cry, an
was runnin' to me. when look he1
father gave her made her stop.
81 hurried 20 explain what ID KEEP me
away, but the old gent still looked
black an onsadisfied.
'Prehaps you kin explain this, too,
he said, placin' an opened letter in my
hand directed to myself Mr.. Hoard,
here, picked it up where YOU drapt it. !
'spose, an thought twas no more d
his duty to egspose your dooplexity.'
Il hadn't noticed afore the presence
o. Misham Hoard. a sneakin' cuss,
Janets trends had long wanted her to
marry instid o. me, but she wouldn' t.
He sot back with grim OF trump on
his ugly phiz.
run my eye over the letter.
"'DEAR CALLER it said, L got your nice
present. Joe jines in sendin' love. 1 'spose
Ill not hear or see from you agin till our
weddin'-day. Too biz to write more on! re-
Your lovin' KATE
"' Bein' already ingaged to another
- begun Janet's father, looking as
sevare as that Virginny PARENT in the
tragedy.
Engaged to anotherp' saws L
What ITO you mean, Mr.. Stacy?
That letters plain enough says
he; cit alloods to your comm nuptials
with whoever writ it, and the Joe il
speaks of IS her brother, doubtless
"'That letter. from my sister Kate, ;
says |. The weddin it delikitely re-
fers to is her own, an the Joe men
toned IS her intended husban'. lost
IL the day the Sheriff took me for a
tailsman, an 'spose that skunk
pointing to Misham Hoard picked it
up an tried to use it to blarst dead
mans character behind his back
"Janet didn't wait to hear no more.
She jest come an flung her arms about
my neck an kissed me afore 'em all.
An now, M;she Hoard saws l.
mkt time you think of administ' ring
onto another wilder. hadn't YOU better
make sartin the original purprietor's
defunct? IN y. Ledger.