Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-04-11
DECEIVED AND INJURED.
Tho Unsatisfactory Results Of q Judges
Campaign Grafton.

che Unsatisfactory Rosults Of = Judges
Campaign Grafton.
Just after court had adjourned in
an Alabama village, young. gawky
fellow went up to tho Judge and said:
'Jedge. hearn q sort NV speech
you made out in my neighborhood
last FALL"
Il hope you were pleased" the
judge replied.
''Yas, 1 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 cx-
pense."
Yes" said the Judge. Il romem-
Der it,"
''Glad you do. At that time." the
young man continued, Il WIZ workin'
at saw-mill for twenty-five dollars a
month. wuz also sorter in love with
gal. had hill eff frum mar + rim,
Gaze I didn't have money enough. an
yo' remarks set me ter thinkin'; I
wuz payin' ten dollars a month fur
board, an I flowed that eff my en-
penses wouldn't be increased none. T
would turn in an sit married. l done
so an tuck my wife to the place whar
boarded. 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 tree"
Il don't quite understand you."
said the judge. You say you heard
something drop?'
''Yas. an it wuz the voice of tho
landlord. When I gin him tho ten
dollars he asked fur mo-. WANTED to
know what that wuz fur. He said it
WIZ fur my wife's board. What!
says I, you don't charge her nu,hin'.
do you? He snortcd right out an
axed mo eff Irxpected him to boa d my
wife fur nuthin'? wy says he. she
eats cz much ez sawdust wheeler I
couldn't say nuthin'. fur I had no.
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 tho
eend NV the month I 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. I meant
to-
You jest meant ter tell me err lie.
that's whit. You jest had spite agin
me an wanted ter ruin me, that's
whit. You hearn that I wuz dom
we'll an that didn't vote fur gu, 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 a man outen
house an home. You said to your
self sorter thiser way: Now, yander
is Teller that didn't vote fur me, an
he's havin' a good deal NV fun on
twenty five dollars a month. an I'll
jest step out there an git him to
marry an Spite him fur life An you
done it, jedge."
''Your out of your senscs! ex-
claimed the judge
You mout think so gin 1 git
through with you. Now. sir, cz you
have PLAYED with my child-lilke faith,
Pm gon' 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 ONT! am
:afeerd that I'll halter take back whut
said about whuppin' you. I'm done
with you. an I reckon I'd better 90