Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-02-07


taking a chew of long green as be sat
down
We've jes bin er talkin er5out ye
"Hev, er?'
"Uh-huh feel, tarna6on sorry fer ye,
but reckon ye'll cit merried ergin?'
''1a-aS, speckt wall, mebby, but
hain't had time ter think erbout it much
yit.D
Thought We wuz kin'er thinkin erbout
knockIn ther parson out 18th Indy
Well>y' said Jumper
oval, | reckon she q be glad ernutf ter
git him, but he'd ter make Their coffin
Yesterday mornin an bury ther ole omen
ia ther eyenin' an it luck me nigh mos
cher null day ter straighteu errouu arter
that, an hahn BIN ter see 'er yet, but
ef the Squirrel 20 18th me Vel Jest go
over n see 'er an have 1T done it'll
Look a yonjery' exclaimed two or
three in a breath
"Who be it?' asked the deacon, adj
justing his glasses
I'm be dadgast my gizzard ef it ham t
ther parson mn Lludy said skinner
~ al, he's les nachuaily got ter stop
it er lick me. sand the dccon, IAN TIL
hes ter say errbout it.
The deacon went home took down his
Old blce jeans coat, got pair of trousers
to match, which had been pulled too soon
by about six inches al the bottom end of
the legs, used piece of bed cord for q sus-
FENDER. put on his cid slaueh hat and
started for Wells residence, 0ut Malindy
was not ut home. Two evening latter
however he fond her there and made
his wishes known as follows.
"Wai, Indy, I've he'd my eye sot ON
We ever ence Sindy died am we're ter ay
Ne ef ye ere willin' ter jiue me.
"JIne yOu2 snc asked M the most sar-
castle and sc1mful manner She could COM
m3nd.
"Yl-as.
"What do you mean p
"l know wat | mean, well ernu6
want ye ter be my woman--ter line me
an live 'ith ter be my wife Do so
nm prstaud ~
"Of course ] viii not
Won 8 chip
'Na
"W'vY"
Dom want you!'
Purity SISSY. yer air.
81 lean thelp that. / don't want you,
and wiil not jine you! DO you understand
thaty'
"Uh-huh. "
"WeIl, good night then, said the girl
as she went TO leave the room.
Say, hold ON er mint.
"What do you gant?' demanded the
girl.
"Doncher think ye'd best change yer
mind, gal?'
NO! shall never change it for YOU
You had better wait until your last wife
gets cold before trying 70 get another,
think But | would never marry at all
if you were my only chance, and it is use
less for you to press your suit any far
ther.
'Ye, an ther parsons gettin' purity
dad-blamed thick, an reckon it some
o bis doin's
1T makes no difference. You have al
ready killed Eve wives, and tell you now
that you will never get a chance to Kill me-
and you had just as well leave or ! will
make YOU
Say, gal, I've got er good hum fer ye,
an We uldeB t hey much o. ennything ter
do, only SIGH little chores es cuttia
Woo hoeng corn, suckeriu terbacker
an"
Get out Of here, / tell you, shouted
the girl. as She made for him with the
broom, and he got up and shook the dust
of the Wells plantation of his feet
Returning home, he took short cut
through the mountains, and as be passed
along the narrow path under the bluff, ON
the river bank, he met the pmson, who
unconscious that they were rivals, ex-
tended his hand to the enraged deacon,
But instead OF grasping the parson S hand
the deacon began TO take of his coat and
said:
Say, parson you've got me ter whup,
NV hat IN the world is the matter with
you, would like to know"
That s matter enough, II whup We er
vel whup me, one er luther
why man what have done to incur
your dispIeasure in such q mannerp'
Done er enutf, an I'll pit3h We often
Their bank inter the river, and be caught
the parson in his arms.
The parson was by far the smaller man,
but he decided to stick TO the deacon
closer than a brother, while the irate dea-
cou commenced backing off toward the
bank, and, as he thought, hur the little
parson into the cooling stream, they both
fell over, aud the plrsUn seemingly rode
down the embankment on the carcass Of
the deacon
The water was not very deep, but tho
prson was the best man Of the two In the
water, and after dipping the deacon under
three times. he asked:
Have You got enough?'
Nav.
THIN III put yon under till you do, .
and be Tipped him three times more, and
the old fellow yelled
Nuf Lemme ouien yere
When both wore out and standing ON
the bank, the parson said:
We'll, deacon rs the matter is now
over, ! woud like to know what have
done TO make You treat me in this man
nery"
"Wal. we've did er right mart Fust
we've spilled ther gal ! wuz er goin ter
hey feI my rex wife, an Low she won
jine me
"Who is it?'
'"Liudy Wells"
II have done nothing of the kind.
"Ye air er liar, an We know it! Thar,
take ernuther bath. and he made a
plunge for the parsOn, who was standing
between him and the water, but the
sprightly parsOn stepped TO one side and