Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-05-23

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short, his entire apl earance indicated q
brave and prolonged, but unsuccessful
struggle with the August thermometer.
He looked at me as I approached, and
the cherub face Lit up with smile oil
triumph as he extended q broad hand,
palm upward and fingers distended, and
exclaimed, or rather roared: :" Hurrah,
stranger! Put itthere! Now we'll show
these wandals thing or two"
The crowd laughed outright at his ex.
ultant manner, and had all I could dc
to repress broad smile as I took the
proffered hand, and asked what the mat
ter was.;. ;.
"This ere chap with the gold band
around his cap" he said, pointing to O
porter who stood by holding tight to a
rusty-looking leather valise with col.
lapeed sides, as if there were nothing in
it-"this ere chap grabbed my valise as
l came of the boat, and I want it again,
that's all. You can jes' tell him that fol
me, it You please, stranger"
"What are you doing with that va
ise ?" asked the servant.
The herrt oldme to carry it for him, -
was the reply.
but how could he tell you? You
see he doesn't speak German"
:. Yes, but he pointed to it, as much
az to tell me to take it."
"Nonsense! Drop it and co." said I,
"or IN call an officer here fer you in
two minntes.''
9 The fellow saw that was in earnest,
80 he su1len)y dropped the valise and
disappeared in the crowd.
j. "6ich set o. thievin' scamps I never
did see," said the cherub, with good
natured laugh. IL only wish l could
talk this lingo. I'm everlast;n'l ~ obliged
to ye, stranger. Ny names Jedge John.
son, Of Reshtigo, Wis. You are Ameri-
can, too?"
Itold him I was and gave him my
name, adding that it afforded me great
pleasure to have protected a fellow coun-
hyman from Imposition.
"Come and let's hev somethin'," he
exclaimed impulsive]y.
I felt obliged to decline, for the boat
was about starting and had to hurry
aboard. "You don't stop over here,
o.you2., I asked. ~ !. 49,. =,
"I'm agoin' to take the first train for
Munich" he answered. "Here's my
through ticket"
q" You'd better be getting on then,"
told him. "That is your train and it
leaves in about three minutes"
So he and I shook hands again. Mis-.
ter - ",said he in q pathetic tone as
he grasped: my hand and struck dra-
matte attitude, Mister I'm pleased
to've met ye. Whether We ever meet
again 1r no, don't yer forget it, Tn al.
ways yer friend, the jedge," and giving
my hand a parting squeeze that sent q
twjDge up to the very collar-bone, he
seized the rusty valise, rushed irantical.
" across the track, and in another mo-
ment had vanished into the interior of 9
third. class car. And that was my FIRST
acquaintance with my friend tthe
jedge."
l really never expected to have the
pleasure Of meeting his honor again.
Time passed by, and when memory now
and then brought him back to me, I pic.
tured him serene and happy once more
on the bench of mis- Wisconsin court
house, dispensing impartial justice among
the pines Of Reshtigo or RECALLING his as
sociates with spicy recitals of his expert
ceBamong the s. yVandals "of Europe.
But last autumn business called me t.
Bordeaux. and it 30 happened that
there With & week to wall
before TIA mattess fIhad in hand could
be contaminated. How to fill up the
week was question. There was Area.
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