Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-04-26
Deceived by q Judge.

deceived by Judge.
just after court had adjourned in an
Alabama village, a young. gawky fell
low went up to the judge and said;
''Jedge, hearn a sort NV speech you
made out in my neighborhood last
fall"
II hope you were well pleased" the
judge replied.
"Yas. | was 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
oughter get married; lowed that they
could live cheaper. Yon said that any
young man that could support himself
could support a wife an not feel the
extra expense"
YES" said the Judge, Il remember
it
GLAD you do. AT that time The
young man continued, Il wuz workin'
ut II saw-mill for twenty-five dollars
month. wuz also sorter in love with
gal. had hill off frum mar in.
Gaze l didn't have money enough, an
yo' remarks set me ter thinkin; / waZ
payin' ten dollars a month fur board,
an l lowed that eff my expenses would
mt be increased none, l would turn in
an git married. l done so an tuck
my wife to tho place where l beaded.
Ever thing went on all right TIL the end
NV the month come, an then heard
suthin' hit the ground like it had fell
outen tree"
81 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 l gin him the ten dollars
he asked for mo-. l wanted to know
what that WIZ fur He said it wuz fur
my wife's board. 'Whatp says ], lou
don't charge her nuthin'd do youP Ho
snorted right out and axcd me Of L ex-
pectcd II III to boa'd my wife fur moth
IMP wy says he. she eats ez much
ez II sawdust wheeler. couldn't say
nuthin', fur | had noticed she wuz Il
powerful eater. L 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 live dollars amt much ter
slosher like am. Now, jedge, this is
all ore fault, fur you said could live
lust ez cheap.
II am sorr2," said the Judge that
YOU misunderstood me. l meant
to
you lest meant ter tell me er lie.
that's wRut You Jest had II spite agin
-. tor pttin ma ihnfS Nvltul
You hcarn that wuz dom we'll an that
l didn't vote fur you, 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 MI right. but the facts in tho
case don't show it. You como out thar
nm got me ter marry woman that IS
prepared 10 eat Il man outen house an
home. You said to yourself sorter this
err way: Nov. yander is II Teller that
didn't vote fur me, an he 5 havin' n
good deal NV fun on twenty-five dollars
month. an I'll jest step out there an
git him to marry an spile him fur life.
An YOU done it. jedge. "
You are out of your ,senses!' ex-
claimed the judge.
You m0ut think so gin git
through with you. Now sir, ez yon
have PLAYED with my child-like
faith, I'm goin' ter whup you. Hold
on. you needn't try 10 get away!
You"
The Judge knocked HIM down. He
got up. The judge knocked. him down
again.
Hold on. jedge; hold on! am afeerd
that I'll halter take back whit said
about whuppin' you. I'm done with
you. an. 1 reckon I'd betterigo on home
an feed my wife. "-ArkanSaw Irav-
eLer