St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-07
DECEIVED AND INJURED.
The Unsatisfactory Results of Il Judges
Campaign Grafton. sfH-

The Unsatisfactory Results of a Judges
Campaign Grafton. s'-,g
Just after court had adjourned in
an Alabama village, young. gawky
fellow went up to the Judge and sail;
ledge. hearn a sort NV speech
you made out in my neighborhood
last fall 1850 'G @
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 oughtcr git married;
lowed that they could live cheaper.
You said that any young man that
could support himself could support
wife an 8 not feel the extra ex-
pense." f."
= Yes" said the Judge, Il remem-
Der it" n.a- lis Ism ia
"Glad you do. At that time" the
young man continued, II wuz workin'
at saw-mill for twenty-five dollars a
month. l wuz also sorter in love with
gall had hill off frum mar r rim,
Gaze I didn't have money enough. an
yo' remarks set me ter thinkin';
wuz payin' ten dollars a month fur
board, an / lowed that eff my ex-
penses wouldn't be increased none, /
would turn in an git married. l done
so an tuck my wife to the place whar
I boa'ded. Every thing went OH all
right till the end Nv the month come,
an then Iheard suthin' hit the ground
like 1t had fell outen tree.'' nii
II don't quite understand you,
said the judge. You say you heard
something drop?' s -
"Yas, an it WIZ the voice of the
landlord. When I gin him the ten
dollars he asked fur mo-. WANTED to
know what that wuz fur. He said it
wuz fur my wife's board. 'What!'
says /, you don't charge her nulhin'.
do your He snorted right out an
axed me eff Iexpected him to boa my
wife fur nuthin'p Wy says he. she
eats ez mach ez a sawdust wheeler !
couldn' t say nuthin'. fur I had no.
ticed that she wuz powerful eater. !
had to lam down ten dollars mo-, an
right then an thar my expenses wuz
doubled, an instead NV havin' fifteen
ollars ter slosh round with at the
eend NV the month 1 only had five. an
five dollars amt much ter slosher
like am. Now, jedge, this is all yore
fault, fur you said l could live just ez
cheap. 'a42 81 g@ 9'
"A am sorry said the Judge. 'that
you misunderstood me- / meant
to- 'ra z4s ftFi aitG = n
you jest meant ter tell me er lie,
that's whut. You jest had spite agin
me an wanted ter ruin me, that's
whut. You hearn that WIZ doin'
well an that didn' vote fur you, an
you wanted ter do me up" a9l :
! .'My dear SIR" said the Judge. Il
lnever saw nor heard of You until to-
I day. iael send nsls0xl 4saotfs sec
That's all right, but the facts in
| the case don't show it. You come out
thar an got me ter marry a woman
that is prepared to eat y man outen
house an home. You said to your
| self sorter thiser way: Now, yander
l is a TELLER that didn't vote fur me, an
he's havin' Il a good deal nv funlon
| twenty-five dollars a month. an I'll
| jest step out there an git him tc
| marry an Spite him fur life AM you
i done it, jedge. = 5etfl sd Fl =
! "Your out of your sensesr' ex.
| claimed the Judge. a@.3 s@ @
i y"You mout think go gin / gil
4 through with you. Now, sir, ez you
/ have played with my child-lite faith,
I'm goin' ter whup you. Hold on,
! youneedn't try to get away!a You
| The judge knocked him down. Lie
i gotalnp. The judge knocked hin
i downsagain, aHan $50
/ Hold on. jedge; hold on! i am
i afeerd that FL halter take back wirut
! said about whuppin' you. Tn done
i with You. an II reckon I'd better g
on home an feed my wife. ''-Arkaaa
sav Iraveler. IA a