Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-27
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About sunset man Keeling drunk rode
up and was helped off OF his horse.
Show are yer jedge" said mine host.
"H'no, Stringf'ler said the jedge,
looking around stupidity at the assembled
guests, who were laughing and giggling,
''which's tn 'cusedY'
"Why, you amt in co'rt, jedge," re-
piled Stringfellow. This here's a mar
riage feas' yer've come to-yer've come
here to marry my two gals, Name an
Merier"
That's so," said the jedge, rubbing his
head. ~ knowed tn wuz somp'n I'd
come fur. Les b'gin.'
"Well, come inter the house fust," said
the old man.
"An right, c'm'on," and with . lurch
and tack the speaker got inside the door,
when he fell sprawling on the floor. He
was helped up and given the back Of a
chair to steady himself by.
"Th's 'ere's tn dogondes' oner'nes' 40
'ver seed, Stringf'ler," he said. ''StaS
p, pris' ner."
II tells yer this here amt no co'rt,
jedge," said old man Stringfellow, begin
ming to get nettled, IAN my gals amt no
pris ners."
"Oh, well, It's all same" said the
jedge. Stan p, gals, n hole p right
ham"
Watts tibet fur?'' asked Nancy, as she
and her sister and the two bridegrooms
stood up in row.
Guilty UT mott began the ledge,
and then recollecting himself: "Do yOu,"
pointing at Nancy, "everlastinly sw'ar
to take this here young f'ler," pointing to
Merier's afianced.
mo, don't" said the girl; ''thet's"-
s'To heve an T. hole," went on the
ledge.
mo, I DON'T" repeated Nancy, stamp
ing her foot.
Eyer don'ts"
''No, I don't"
"Then It's case mol pros, an this here
co'rt's 'journed."
'Look here, jedge," said the girls
father, II done tole yer this here amt no
co'rt-this here's weddin'-thet's wat
it is, don't yer onnerstan'"'
"Yesh, that's all right, ole man," said
the jedge. "Y'see knowed he'd case
t. try an got sorter confused, Les G.
back an b'gin over. Watts weddin's
name p men waits gals an f'ler's
name7'
"Thar's two gals" said the old man.
"Nanc' an Merier Stringfeller, an they's
going marry Dick Dander an Pete Prin-
gle. Thar they STAINS right afors yer,
now go ahead"
"All right. D'you, Name, take this
here Pete"
"No, shan't," said Name, che ANTI
eyer don't an y shan't; tibet pears to
be bout all yer're guilty ", pris'ner
said the jedge, relapsing into court jargon,
IAN don't see noth'n' t do but 'scharge
you. Gives drink, Stringf'ler; co'rt's
'journed."
Stringfellow was at his Wits end,
though his son, Bill, said it was as good
as a circus, and the company in general
seemed to be highly delighted with the
performance. There appeared to be no
possibility of keeping the jedge on the
right tack, and the court was about to be
adjourned sine die, sure enough, when
suggested the propriety of complying with
his request, and giving the legal func-
tionary a dram, which might brighten
him up long enough to enable him to go
through with the ceremony properly. Ac-
cordingly he was taken into the shed
room, where the boys slept, and in q few
minutes came out again with his face
wreathed with smiles. l may use the ex-
preston in very truth in this case, for
every feature seemed to be twisted this
way or that with smile of its own, 80
that he presented most comical appear
ance of would be affability.
He was hurried to the front while tho
steam was up, when he went through the
usual formula in a disjoihted way and
Immediately collapsed and was put to
bed, where he lay snoring through all the
noise made by the young people, only
shouting out occasionally, ''Sience n
co'rt."
The frolic lasted all night, the cabin,
from which the beds had been removed,
being transformed into ballroom, in one
corner of which an old crippled negro sat
scraping rasping fiddle and calling out
the figures Of the dance with a stentorian
voice that was somewhat cracked
Robert Boggs in New Orleans Times
Democrat.