The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-19
BRAD ROBINSON.
The Versatile Character of a Rail
roader and How He Did Bust
ness Fifteen Years Ago.

ANYTHING, with marked success, and
IL makes little difference to him what
he engages in, as long as there is any
prospect for fun or pecuniary recon-
pense. Now, in the old countries the
law is a mysterious and a sacred
thing, and is worshiped by the masses
with reverential awe. The person OF |
q magistrate is as august as one OF
the Amounted by ''divine right and
his court is as solemn and eeremOnl-
o1s as the Holy InquisitiOn.
In America, however, and esPec-
ially in the West, the administration
of Justice is a very plain and ordinary
matter, and the county esquire or
Justice of the peace, relies great deal
more on his own powers of penetra-
ton and discrimination, than upon
the learned, long-winded speeches OF
LAWYERS or the pOnderous tones OF
legal authority to which they refer.
Our story is of country justice IN
1861 since that time ne has thrown
up the judicial ermine, become one OF
the most popular conductors on the
NJ, K. & T., and afterwards on the
Ohio & Mississippi.
Who don't know Brad Robinson,
one of the jolliest fellows whoever
sang out call aboard"
In 1871 Brad Robinson kept cOun-
try store in Montrose ON the Nj. h. u
1T. Brad sold the brightest of calico
TO the old ladies and the handsOmest
ribbons to girls, while he dispensed the
staples of life and talked politics to
the men. He was general favOrite,
and never lost an opportunity of max
ing a trade or a joke, for he thought
as much of one as the other.
/ Now Montrose was sadly in need OF
s Justice of the peace, and the old
heads of the town assembled in solemn
conclaye to see what should be done
about it, and who possessed the neees'
, sary qualifications for the office. There
was but one opinion among them. anC
|, that was, Brad Robinson was a natu
|. raj born squire from the ground up
So Brad was either elected or appoint
ed justice of the peace
We don't know whether he ISSUED
ga letter of acceptance" or not, W
don't believe that he did but 1t is tn
!. most probably that be took the neces
sary oath and then invited all hand
e TO drink. At all events he entere
J, upon his official career.
IL So Brad dispensed even hande'
Justice and DOWNRIGHT in sugar |
: his store, and it was immaterial to hlI
a which a customer called tor. Br
Brad's best judicial holt was tn
l. marriage business. 1t was a ne
d country, and the children of ths
" vicinity multiplied on the face OF I'll
Z earth and added up the whole SUI
very fast.
-, Brad would marry anybody an
!. take anything for pay.
>. For people had more faith IN Il
Of future, than cash in the presen1.
But it was all the same TO Bra,
e, He gave his blessing and kissed Il
er bride with as much ferver for thr
pounds of butter, as if he dro
lie through the marriage ceremony I
Ks some more fortunate Individual W
:; possessed V.
II One illustration will show Bra
hn way of doing business. One day
staiwart. red headed, freckle-fac
as, youth, came sauntering into his stol
Ter leading by the hand bright-eye
Id buxom lass, followed by a dog W
seemed to perfectly understand
'en inheritance of the occasion. Br
Is, saw at glance what was up, but
tientlv awaited developments.
wy Youth-Mister, is you the SOUR
,w- Brad-Yes, sir, I'm the justice
lay the peace.
lrs. Youth-Well, Squire, Sinthy n
and me want to-want to-get m
ried.
Brad-That's all right sir. j 8
Jay nose you're both of lawful age. )
,ss right this way to the desk
Youth-Hold on Squire; as
,ou- a sayin', Sinthy and me want to
married, and times is monstrous ma
D, is and-and-we are pOOty pore, b
Iity. ON us. Wat does it cost to get m
re- ried?
line Brad informed them that the
authorized by Law was so much;
on az. that some people gave him more,
cording to their means: Some, ag'
here who were poor, offered him the e.
,usi- valent in produce.
Youth Wall, Squire, | hain't
old no produce -yit, nor l hain't got
7 for mummy. But l tell you wat, SOU
ie- I've got er monstrous good dorg, a
, OF you'll hav him / reckon we kin N
: v it. Here, Carlo!
m ssloo.0 oarna I'M and WAC