Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-04-20
Deceived by q Judge.

Just after court had adjourned in an
Alabama village, a young. gawky fell
low went up to the judge and said
'Jedge. hearn sort NV speech you
made out in my neighborhood last
fall. +"
II hope you were well pleased" the
judge replied
"Yas. wa, powerful pleased at the
time. You shot some NV yo' remarks
straight at the young men NV the com.
munity. You lowed that all young men
oughtcr get married; lowed that they
could live cheaper. Yon said that any
young man that could support himse' f
could support wife an not feel the
extra expense.
"Yos." said the Judge, IL remember
it."
Glad you do. At that time. the
young man continued. Il wuz workin
at IA saw-mill for twenty-five dollars "A
month. | wuz also sorter in love with
gal. | had hil off frum mar in.
Gaze | didn't have money enough. an
70 remarks set me ter thinkin; | waZ
pawn ten dollars month fur board,
an lowed that ef my expenses would
NJ be increased none, ! would turn in
an cit married. | done so an tuck
my wife to the place where l boa ded.
Ever thing went on all right II the end
NV the month come, an then l heard
suthn' hit the ground like 1t had fell
outen tree.
al don't quite understand you. said
the Judge You say you heard some
thing drop?"
"Yas, an it WIZ the voice of the land
lord When gin him the ten dollars
he asked for mo. / wanted to know
what that wuz fur. He said it wuz fur
nv wife's board. WHAT says |. you
don't charge her nuthin' do you? Ho
snorted right out and axed me eff cX-
pected h III to boa q my wife fur moth
in? IVY says he. she eats ez much
ez sawdust wheeler. | couldn't say
nuthin', fur had noticed She wuz Il
powerful eater. had to lam down ten
dollars mo- an right then an thar my
expenses WIZ doubled. an instead Nv
havin' fifteen dollars ter slosh round
with at the end NV the month only had
five. an five dollars amt much ter "A
slosher like am. Now, jedge, this is
all yore fault, fur you said | could live
just ez cheap.
IL am sorry," said the judge, THAT
YOU misunderstood me. / meant
to"
lyon lest meant ter tell me er lie,
that's whut. You jest had a spite agn
me an wanted ter ruin me, that whut
You hearn that wuz dom well an that
didn't vote fur you, an you wanted
ter do me up"
NV dear ST." said the Judge. Il
never saw nor heard of you until to-
day
That's All right, but the facts in the
case dom show it. You come out thar
an got me ter marry woman that )
prepared to eat man outen house an
home. You said to yourself sorter this
or way: Now. yander is "a fellcr that
didn't vote fur me, an he : havm a
good deal nv fun on twenty-five dollars
a month. an I'll Jest step out there an
ct hun to marry an spile him fur lite.
An YOU done it. jedSe.
You are out of your ,senses. ex-
claimed the Judge.
you mout think so gin | git
through with you. Now sir, ez yon
have play ell with my child-like
faith. I'm gon' ter whup you. Hold
on, you needn't try to get away!
YOU"
The Judge knocked him down. He
got mp. The judge knocked. him down
again.
Hold on. ledge; hold on! am afecrd
that I'll halter take back whut | said
about whuppin you. I'm dono with
you. an | reckon I'd betterigo on home
an feed my wife. "-ArkansaO TraU-
eicr.