The Brookhaven leader., 1886-03-11
A MARRIAGE CASE.
Interesting Scene Witnessed In n Dakota
Justice-Shop.


Justice-Shop.
Old Bill Ditmars was recently elected
justice of the peace in Dakota town.
He had formerly taught school and run
small post-ofllce somewhere in Penn
svlvania and had come West like so
many other men with the intention of
not accepting any thing less than the
GovernOrship, but when he got here he
found the ground pretty well covered
with men possessed of similar idea.
The woods also appeared to be full.
while, ti1uratively speaking, the houses
were overiiowing and their feet were
sticking plentifullv out of the windows;
all of them had gone out with the ex-
pectation of getting some good office
and running things So when he
found how matters stood he just gave
out around that he had once been cir
cult Judge in Pennsylvania, and settled
down to finding fault with every thing
in the neighborhood.
The next day after he was elected JUS
tiee big. awkward Young fellow came
into the office and said:
"Mr. Ditmars-"
'Jedgc, ef you please, young nlan
Jedge Ditmars.'
well. iedge, then. You marres
folks, do you, jedge?'
al does
"Yes, so s'posed. 1 want You to do
the Job fir us, | and"
'All right, young man, I'll tend to
you. I'll put your case on the docket.
| s'pose you can give security for the
costs?'
"How's that?"
II say III enter that case o yourn on
the docket"
'.But we want to be married now
we're in hurry-LOuwese is out II the
wag'n now
Cant help it, young man. got o g
at these things right. Ef you want c
90 on with the case III issue sum
mons for the girl and make out a
war Mt"
"Who's goin' ter use this war 'nt?"
"Thc coneter blc of cor
"Now. iedge, | ca'kerlate you ainl
goin' to do any sich thing. / tell you
Louwese is out II the wag H.
Don't make no diff nce-you don
know nothin' bout law. Amt | got
the statutes right here in these books2
Don't YOU s'pose d justice knows w'ot
he's don. still? You can not begin no
action in this court, 'thout it goes on
the docket and have all parties CON
cerned supenered to appear and show
cause. isser citc-ationS to all your
folks. and YOU come on the day W ich l.
sot. You don't have to have a jury
less YOU want. though | alters recon-
mend it. Then cf either of YOU want to
back cut YOU can Get n writ of man
damcrus and that fixes you. If YOU are
engaged to any other gal she can put 4
'tachmcnt Of habcas corpus onto You
and rcplcver YOU out. Now, do you
want 10 begin this action on the
prem scs hercintoforward mentioned, er
don't you?'
You thu'drin old fool, don't believe
gou know how to mar V folks
Il fine You five dollars for contempt
of court! Don't know nothin', hey?
III show you. Think COS I've jist been
'lcctcd that You can run on me! Think
this is nv first case. d'yOu? I'll have
YOU understand it amt; | swarcd aman
to an atfcrdavit this mornin fore sun
up. Mebby YOU think I'm jist some
common notcrar public, but afore yOu
cit through with me you'll find out /
amt no sich thing. Now, you jst pay
that five dollars and get out, or I'll i'm
prison YOU for startin' suit when you
amt cot no case. and eff | shct you up
onct won't low nobody to put no bail
on YOU either.''
The Young man concluded the best
way to get out of it was to pay the fine.
Then he hunted up Il minister, and soon
he and "Louwese" were one.-ESteltine
(DUk RpY