River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-04-12
DECEIVED AND INJURED.
The Unsatisfactory Results of a Judges
Campaign Grafton.

Just after court had adjourned in
an Alabama village, a young gawky
fellow went up to the judge and said:
"Jedge. hearn a sort NV speech
you made out in my neighborhood
last fall"
Il hope you were pleased" the
Judge replied.
''Yas, was powerful pleased at the
time. You shot some NV yo remarks
straight at the young men NV the
community. You lowed that all
young men oughter git married;
lowed that they could live cheaper.
You said that any young man that
could support himself could support
wife an not feel the extra ex-
pense."
'Yes." said the judge. Il remem-
Der it,"
''Glad you do. AT that time" the
young man continued, Il wuz workin'
at a saw-mill for twenty-five dollars a
month. ! wuz also sorter in love with
Il gal had hill of frum rim,
'caze didn't have money enough an
yo' remarks set me ter thinkin'; !
wuz payin' ten dollars a month fur
board, an i lowed that eff my ex-
penses wouldn't be increased none, ]
would turn in an git married. done
so an tuck my wife TO the place whar
l boa'ded. Every thing went on all
right till the end NV the month come,
an then heard suthin' hit the ground
like 1t had fell outen a tree"
ii don't quite understand you."
said the judge. You say you heard
something drop?'
''Yas. an it wuz the voice of the
landlord When / gin him the ten
dollars he asked fur mo-. WANTED to
know what that wuz fur He said it
wuz fur my wifc's board. What!
says l. you don't charge her nuthin'.
do you?' He snorted right out an
axed me eff Iexpected him to boa d my
wife fur nuthin'? Wy says he. she
eats ez much ez n sawdust wheeler ]
couldn't say nuthin'. fur / had no.
ticed that she wnz powerful eater. ]
had to lam down ten dollars mo-, an
right then an thar my expenses wuz
doubled, an instead NV havin' fifteen
dollars Ter slosh round with ut the
eend NV the month / only had five. an
five dollars amt much ter n slosher
like / am. Now. jedge, this is all yors
fault. fur you said | could live just en-
cheap.
Il am sorry" said the judge, 'fhat
Il L
to-"
You Jest meant ter tell me err lie.
that's whut You jest had spite agin
me an wanted ter ruin me. that's
whut. You hearn that / WIZ doin'
we'll an that didn't vote fur you, an
you wanted ter do me up"
"My dear sir" said the Judge, Il
never saw nor heard Of you until to-
day."
That's all right. but the facts in
the case don't show it. You come out
thar an got me ter marry woman
that is prepared to eat man outen
house an home. You said 10 your
self sOrter thiser way: Now, yander
is Teller that didn't vote fur me. an
he's havin' a good deal Wv fun on
twenty-five dollars month. an I'll
jest step out there an git him to
marry an Spite him fur life. An you
done il, iedge"
your out of your scnsesr' ex-
claimed the judge.
"You mout think so gin / git
fhrourh with Won Now sir ~ Won
have played with my child-like faith.
I'm goin' ter whup you. Hold on,
you needn't try to get away You"
The Judge knocked him down. He
got up The judge knocked him
down again.
Hold on. jedge; hold on! am
afeerd that I'll halter take back whut
said about whuppin' you. I'm done
with You. an / reckon I'd letter 60
on home an feed my wife. "-Arkan-
SdIC TTdUeler.