The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-05
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house.
Curiosity and hope that might be
on the trail of something to eat drew me
to the house. Upon entering the door
way found a justice of the peace hold
! ing court. 1t was criminal case, and
discovered the prisoner to be long, lank
! fellow. with bOny face and complex
! ion that proclaimed the clay eater. l
/ fancied that having killed some one he
was nov on trial to determine whether
or not IL should be sent before the
grand jury IS a sort of sarcastic prelim-
mary to being hanged, and had begun
to pity his probable wife and presuma-
bic children when the judge said:
This here court, bein' sorter tired.
will now take a recess fur halter hour.
The court has sot here an chewed new
! tobacker till the hide is about all took
often the inside of his mouth, an |
wanter say that If anybody has got any
tobacker that is a little milder in its
parts, pass a chew of it right up to the
court.
The prisoner took out twist of to-
bacco and handed it to the judge, where
upon the jurist remarked: This court
thanks You, Jeems, but at the same time
reminds you that the law of this great
land amt to be bought for a mess of pot
tage nor chaw OF tobacker. How's yo'
crap, Jeems:'
"Sorter wallerin' with the crab grass
an rasslin' with the rag weed. Iwoulder
had it all right, but this here trouble
come on me. When a man is bowed
down in the speret he amt thinkin' of
craps. He is a-thinkin' of the shame
that mout fall on him an take all the
color Outen his reputation"
Yes, that's a fact, Jeems."
"What is all this about" I asked,
turning to long haired fellow that sat
near where I stood.
"Wall." he answered, leaning over and
turning loose a squirt Of tobacco extract
that might have singed cat. ''Jeems
Timberly he shot sheep an reckon
he's in fur it,
They don't intend to hang him, do
they
mo, wus'n that. They'll hit him
about fifty lashes with a hickory an
then make him work d country road
some day when thar's boss show in the
neighborhood
AT this juncture the judge pounded on
the table. Come to order now. The
court is about to put on the solemn gyar-
ment of the law of this here free an
mighty land. an if any man so fur fur
gifts himself as to interrupt the proceed
ms he'll fall under the witherin' dis
pleasure of yourn truly. Now, let's git
at this business, fur this court has other
affairs on hand. This court must go
some time this evenin' an reprimand a
man that pizened his dog. Jeems. as [
said at the outset Of this trial I never
was more shocked in my life Fur many
years we have knOw'd YOU to be reason
ably honest, with generally putty good
dab of meat in yo' smoke house, an we
KANT see why you should have killed
the Wilder Dalton's sheep"
YES" spoke up the widow, who for
the first time l noticed was present, sit
ting n corner, IAN finer ram never
blew his breath on bunch of pennyrile.
But here comes Jeems an shoots him,
an that, too, when he's got more meat
than / have, an be knows that I've got
three son-in-laws TO feed"
''Jedge," said Jeems, IF You will Jest
let me have mint Will fling good
deal of light on this here subject. 1
don't deny a KILN of the sheep
well, then, Jeems, you neenter say
no more. You've stated the very fact
that we air tryin' to git at, an thar amt
no use in foolin along here no longer.
The court lows that it will halter SEN
tence you, Jeems.'
Not without givin' me a hearin',
hope"
Il don't see what good a hearin' will
do you when you have made that con-
fesSion."
Wall, jest listen to nay talk. an then
mebby you'll see. l don't want to take
up yo' time, so that you KANT meet the
Teller that pizened yo' dog, but l do in
sist on havin' hearing"
wall, then, go ahead, but cut her
short"
''Jeems" got up. reached back his long
hair and thus addressed the assembly:
lone cold winter night. when the snow
come down faster than YOU ever seen
chat come outen a wheat fan. | heard a
bleatin' noise, an gOin' to the door |
thought the sound come from the valley
not fur from my house. / told my wife
that | had to go down in the valley. be
cause | heard a lamb calm for help.
and let me say right here that NAV be
bad in a good many things, but no lamb
ever called 70 me In vain. / thought of
Simon Peter that was told 20 feed the
lords sheep-thoUght Of it as | stood
thar in the door with the snow s-drivin'
past me into the house. NY wife said
that / better not 60 out IN SIGH a night,
specially as l want feeIn' very well;
but lowed that l couldn't ,lsep with
the pitiful cry Of that lamb s-ringin' in
my ears; SO took ny lantern an went
down into the valley. The snow was
whirlin' so fast that could hardly see
whar l was goin'. but at last comm
nearer an nearer TO the blestin l found
q little lamb with his head stickin' out Of
a snowdrift
Il took him out: his legs were frozen |
stiff as sticks. took him 10 the house !
an warmed him by the IRE. got bottle |
OF milk and fixed II 80 he could suck.
bull. I'D good FIRE so he wouldn't ga 7
cold durin the night. an every tine h I
would blest ! would 81, CO AZ tx II I
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