Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-20


him in my prayers: and | told him |
would.
Did you do it1" says the lawyer in
terrupting.
"Ce2rtainly / did," says the wit
ness, and always have. And the
next time he came we were in the par
Tor, and he said, 'Sallie, will you
have mef and he took his hand into
mine, and | said, Yes and he said
he hoped / would never be sorry,
and | said never would if he did as
he agreed to"
Did he squeeze your hand2" asks
the counsel.
mot enough to hurt it, / guess,
responds the maiden snappishly.
did he press your hand in a man
ner that indicated peculiar affections
for YOURSELF" inquired the Judge,
with impressive blandness and evident
relish
ooh, yes, certainly" says the maid
en- sweetly.
And, continued the Judge, smil-
ing and looking squarely into the blue
eyes of the witness, did he se-ah
terms of endearment, to you, Miss
Sallie2n
He only said what l have told
you, replied the lady in a soft voice
'Ahem p say the judge, with dis
appointed air, as he turns away and
makes note upon his paper
And did he kiss youi" asked the
counsel roughly.
Eyes, he did kiss me if you are so
anxious to know, jerks out the iujur-
ed female, to the great amusement of
the spectators
do | understand you to testify, ="
says the judge, Frightening up, that
he pressed your hand caressingly and
kissed you2'
yes, sir, " answers the maiden with
a grateful glance.
"And, continues the Judge slowly
dwelling with evident pleasure up
on the words, "did he by his manner
express endearment and attachment
and peculiar affection-that is, a SEN
timent of especial and endearing re
gard for you, as he caressingly press
ed your hand2"
yes, sir, replies the lady softly,
dropping her eyelids as she meets
the keen searching gaze of his hon
or.
Where did he kiss you2-on your
cheek or your lips" now resumes her
tormentor.
Sallie thinks she is badgered and re
mains silent.
please tell us where he kissed
you, Miss Sallie, says the judge kind
IIy.
ut was on my lips sir" says
the lady, in very low voice to the
judge.
She says it was on her lips, an
nounces the judge, with an air of
great satisfaction, as he turns to
his papers and makes a note of the
fact.
"Now, perhaps you will tell me how
many times he kissed you, says the
tormentor.
He kissed me once, and that is
enough for you to know" responds
the indignant woman.
when was thatl" continues the in
terrogator
when he went away, replies the
witness.
do | understand you, says the
Judge apprehensively, to say that
he did not kiss you at the time he
pressed your hand endearingly and
affectionately and asked if you would
have him"
/ 1T was not then, replies the wit
ness; but it was when he went
away"
and" says the Judge anxiously
did he kiss you only once"
THAT was all, replies the witness
And the judge, apparently discon-
certed and unhappy, turns to has pa
pers and makes a note, which he re
CARDS for a moment with great gray
ity.
'"And na-ow,' says the torturer
with a provoking drawl, to sum up
YOU mean TO swear, do you that, after
three weeks acquaintance, Swack-
/ hammer John here won the innocent,
unried, and maiden affection of your
too susceptible heart, and, having
squeezed your hand, promised to mar
ny you, and then, trying the taste of
one kiss upon your virgin lips. Scud
/ for home, and never came back is
that IT. Miss BROWNE
81 did not come here to be insulted, "
retorts the Tilted female angrily; and
she hounceS off the witness stand, to
the great amusement Of the specta
tors
After further proceedings, it comes
4 to Swackhammer Johns turn to tell
his side of the story. He 'swears
with the same energetic force with
which he is accustomed to WELD the
sledge-hammer in the shop. He de
clares, with whack of his great fist
upon his knee, that he never did prom
( Use to marry Sallie,-no never SO help
! him his Maker, he never did He adj
mits that he was introduced to her by
friends when he was looking for a
wife, and that he called upon her
twice, as she says.
And did you, says the Judge, with
slow. delicious utterauce of every