Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-06-23
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s.wen. come inter the house fust,p said
the old man.
ssAll right, c'm'on,n and with a lnroA
and tack the speaker got inside the doo-
when he fell sprawling on the floor II,
was helped up and given the back Of
chair to steady himself by.
'sTh's 'ere's tn dogondes' oner'nes, AZ,
'yer seed, Stringf'ler," he said. stan,
p, pris' ner."
ledge" said old man Stringfellow, begin,
ming to get nettled, ''an' my gals amt no
pris'hers.n
"Oh, well, It's all same" said III.
jedge. ''Stan' p, gals, N hole p right
ham"
.'w'at's tibet furpi asked Nancy. as sbo
and her sister and the two bridegroom
stood up in a row.
Guilty ur mott began the iedeo
and then recollecting himself: "Do Nom
pointing at Nancy, s'everlastin'ly swsr
to take this here young f'ler," pointing Ia
Merier's affianced.
''No, don't, said the girl; ''thet'su-
''To heve an T. hole" went on tho
jedge.
NO, I don't" repeated Nancy, stamp.
ing her foot.
Eyer don't"
mo, DON'T"
"Then It's case mol pros, an this here
co'rt's 'journed.n
Look here, jedge," said the girls
father, II done tole yer this here amt M
cort-this here's weddin'-thet's wat
it is, don't yer onnerstan'g'
'Yesh, that's ell right, ole man, ~ said
the ledge "Y'see knowed he'd a case
T. try an got sorter confused Les .
back an b'gin over. Watts weddn's
name - men watts gals an fler's
nameg'
"Thar's two gals, said the old man.
''Nanc' an Mericr Stringfeller, an they's
a going marry Dick Dander an Pete Prin.
gle. Thar they STAINS right afore Yer,
now go ahead.
IAN right. D'you, Name, take this
here Pete
mo, shan't, /" said Name, she aiHt''-
eyer don't an y shan't; tibet pears 10
be bout all yer're guilty ", pris'ner,n
said the jedge, relapsing into court jargon.
San don't see noth'n' e do but 'scharge
you. Gives q 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 iunc-
tionary dram, which might brighten
him up long enough to enable him to 20
through with the ceremony properly Ae.
cordingly he was taken into the shed
room, where the boys slept, and in few
minutes came out again with his face
wreathed with smiles. may use the ex.
preston in very truth in this case, for
every feature seemed to be twisted this
way or that with a smile Of its own, so
that he presented a most comical appear
ance of would be affability
He was hurried to the front while the
steam was up, when be went through the
usual formula in disjointed way and
Immediately collapsed and was put to
bed, where he lay snoring through all the
uOlSe Hlduo ny eHS Jouu6 PcOPAe, ohly
shouting out occasionally, ''Silence n
co'rt.n
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 stentorlan
voice that was somewhat cracked
Robert Boggs in New Orleans Times
Democrat.