Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-12

Of the Court House near by. waiting to be
summoned rs jurors for the ensuing term,
ton they had ever acquired. 80 that their
minds would be thoroughly fitted for the
arduous duties Of jurors. looked up In
vacant way.
saw them coming. Hastily upending his
cuffs and rufillng his hair. 80 as to have a
distinguished and disheveled appearance.N
he instructed the official organ Of the city
to play the wedding march.
There was low. gurgling knock on the
door, and. when Mayor Hewitt opened 1t.
there stood the Duke. Motioning the Mayor
out into the hall, Marlborough took him
around behind the wood-box. where they
could be entirely alone. Then he whispered
Duke?"
Il wanted to get married If you've got
time to attend to it. How soon could you
wait on us?'
20, 1 can do it now. I guess was writ
ing piece for the paper. but can put that
of. Come in and take OH your things till l
have time to prepare little impromptu
of cardamon seeds. 1 hate to kiss
Duchess. as general thing. unless my
breath is as sweet as violet.
By this time the wedding party had en-
tered, and now stood about the office read
ing the acts of the Legislature. or vainly
seeking to look through the opalescent win
dows.
rs Duke all the front name you've got?"
asked the Mayor. as he began to write in q
red account book and regard him closely
with keen, searching glance.
Marlborough said it was not. and went on
| to state at some length what his full name
was. will not try to give it here. because
this is simply short. hasty article for the
well. then. If you are ready" said the
| Mayor, briskly wiping his pen with the tail
Of his linen coat. you can stand up over
there by the register and take hold of
hands"
Which side do you want me on?" says
the Duke. trying to look cool.
%. cry side: It don't make any odds to
me" says the Mayor. Il don't know what
the practice is among passle Of Dukes.
but as regards the statutes it don't make
care much for frills. We care little here
for what the world calls pomp. We scorn
the little forms and funny business of q
false and swelled up but tottering dynasty.
you style of splice that can recommend"
Then. rs the Duke pulled his stop watch
and gave the word. the Mayor ate another
cardamon seed and. reading selection
from the Mail and Express instead of OPEN
ing the exercises by means OF kit OF bur
glars tools, proceeded to draw out the
Duke as to his Intentions for the future. and
to quiz him a little as to whether he would
love and cherish. support. maintain. foster.
one. and whether he would be willing to
divide her private fortune with her in case
she needed money. Getting the Dukes
views on this subject he chatted with the
bride in an Off hand way, meantime trans
acting the other business, ever and anon, as
people came in from time to time to see him
about opening up new street or getting
out a license for exhibiting tame bear in a
quiet little town.
Mayor said: Il now desire briefly to pro-
nounce you man and wife, and what have
joined together as Mayor of New York it
will bother plain citizen to put asunder. 1
few remarks which have thought up while
standing here. It is these: The duties OF u
Duke and those of q Duchess are almost
entirely different. as understand it,. As
Duke. it will be your duty to receive and ac-
count for all SUCH moneys as may come
into your hands. paying them out only on
AL order from the Worthy Chief. You will
be required to do the chores or see that
they are done by others. see that sufficient
coal is laid in during the month of August,
while it is cheap. to keep the castle hot till
spring: also to keep the taxes on your
dukedom paid up and not allow the same
to become delinquent. You will eject the
cat at half-past 8 each night. lock
the clock. It will also be your duty
to love your wife all the time. no matter
what the customs of eminent people may be.
Do not think because you are Duke that
you can come over here and corral a trust
ing American girl. lead her away to your
large stone smokehouse, put up a light
board fence around your premises and neg
lect her. Ii you do that l will correspond
hell Try and live down the disagreeable
reports 1 hear about you, Marlborough.
Come home to your meals. Allow your wife
to see all your mail. Read the marriages
and deaths to her from the morning papers.
Ask her advice in matters Of business. and
then do as you like. That's the way do.
1t pleases your wife and does not hurt your
business. BE Il good husband, even if you
have to neglect your duties as Duke. and
good luck to you.
TO you. Duchess. need say but little.
You can reason with e man and possibly
improve him in that way. but IL woman's
great success or failure rests in her own
heart. That's why need not talk to you
at length. For awhile it will seem odd when
you will get up from day to day and find
yourself Il Duchess. but you will get used to
1t at last just us man gets used to wooden
leg until at last it seems entirely natural to
him. And now. Duchess. adieu. and God
Lless YOU. SO long: or bon jour. as we say
in dear old France"
And now" said the Duke. as he picked
his vest. mir. Hewitt. how much are you out
on this?"
"Oh. any time will do for that" said the
Mayor. and il you don't pay it at all. that
well. then. If you don't want to take
anything for it. am much obliged. any.
how. and il I can do you u favor any time
just press the button and you'll get watt
ed on"
It was not long till the eminent but i'm
moral Duke returned to his estates. No
body welcomed him. He got of at the sta
ton and had to carry his yaiise and hat box
up to the castle. There all was hushed and
the Duke had to crawl in ut the front win
dow and unfasten the door before he could
let the Duchess in. A proud Duke hates to
do that It makes him hot. People go by
and see him tearing his small clothes on q
nail as he hangs by means of his stomach
on the ledge Of the window. It humans
him and MAKES him say things which would
sound better in tha affldnvif roorn Of a news