The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-11-27
BILL NYE As "JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. ;,
BID Nye in The Century.


Bill Nye in The Century.
II forgot to say ihat the Office
was not salaried one, but solely
dependent upon fees, he county
furnishing only the copy of the
Revised Statutes and n woolsack,
slightly and prematurely bald. So
while | was called Judge Nye, and
frequently mentioned IN the papers
with great consideration, was out
OF coal about half The time, and
once could not mail my letters for
three weeks because | did not have
The necessary postage. Friends in
the Eastern States may possibly
recall the time when my CORES
londencc, from some unknown
cause, seemed to flag. That was
the lime. Of course | could have
borrowed the money, but | had,
and still have. foolish horror of
J borrowing money. did not mind
running an account, but | hated TO
! borrow.
"Ihe first business that | had
was marriage ceremony. l met
the groom on the street. He asked
# | could marry people. | said
that | could to a limited extent.
He said that he wanted TO get mar
rieG / asked him 10 secure the
victim and would get lhe other
ingredients. He then wished 10
know where my office was. 1t
occurred 10 me al the moment
there was no fire in the stove; also
no coal also that The west half of
the stove had fallen IN during the
night. So | said that | would
marry them at their home. He
maintained that his hOmewas over
so miles away and that it would
consume too much time to 90 there.
"Where are you stopping ~ |
inquired, using The Pike county
style OF synlax in order 10 show
that ! was one fthe people.
"'Well, we met here Squire.
She cone IN on the Last Chance
stage, and I'm camped up in
Gov 'ment canon. not fur from
Soldier crick. We can go out
there, reckon
Il did moi mind the ride, so |
locked my office, secured a book of
forms, and meeting The yonng peo-
pie at The livery stable went out
with them and married them in a
rambling, desultory sort of way.
"The bride was . peri from Owl
Creek, wearing moccasinS OF the
pliocene age. The iich Castilian
blood of the cave dwellers mantled
IN her cheek along with the navy
blue blood of Connecticut on her
side. Her hair was like
the wing of raven, and she wore
a Tiara of ciam.shells about her
beetlirg brow. Her bracelet was
n costly string of front teeth, Sc.
lecIed from The early settlers at
the foot Of Independence noun
tain. With the shrewdness of
Yankee and he hauleur of The
savage, she combined the grotesque
grammar of Pike county and The
naivele q. Of the cow
puncher. She was ralled Beauti.
ful Snow. But | think it was most
ly in a spirit of banter. She was
also no longer young. | asked her,
with an air of bandinage, if she re-
membered Pizarro, but she replied
hat she was away from home
when he came through. The cave
tweilers were serious people.
Their plumbing was very poor
so also were their jokes.
Her features were rather classic,
however. and-I was about 10 say
but on more mature
thought | will not say that. Her
nose was bright and piercing. Ii
resemGled The breast bone of
sand-hill crane.
The groom was man of great
courage and held human life al a
very low figure. That is why he
Beautiful Snow without
any flinchIng; also why | have
refrained from mentioning his
name; also why kissed the bride.
| did not yearn 10 kiss her. There
were others who had claims on me,
but | die not wish 10 give needless
pain 10 the groom, and so did il.
He had no money, bat said that he
had a saddle which il | could use
| was welcome TO- did not have
anything 10 put the saddle on at
home, but rather than return
empty har ded / took it,"