Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-09-18

The parson dismounted and. with the
old man. followed the lovers into the
house.
"ls it possible" said the preacher. in
response To a declaration made by the
old squire, that you cannot, even by
the most persuasive appeal TO sentiment,
settle this extremely eccentric court
ship"
Cant do il, one way nor luther" tho
old man rejnined, and then, quickly
turning to the girl. he added. Judy. I've
got AN idee."
'What is il, pap;"
We'll, it's this: Parson Briddle, here.
has seed good deal of the world-w'y,
you've been way down in Robinson
county, haven't YOU, parson;"
"Yes," the parson answered proudly.
Thar, now" continued the old man.
''he has even beSn way down in Robin.
son county, and is. from the fack that
he has seen good deal Of the world. q
fair jedge OF the good pi'nts in man. so
now, Judy, air YOU willin To leave il to
the parson and take the one lie picks
out:"
"Yes, I'm willin'," the girl answered
I'm williu' too, Mark quickly spoke
up; but | want to tell the parson right
now ef he decides agin me Ill whup him
till the folks will think he has been
chawed up and spit up by a threshin'
machine"
"And as fur me" said Job. "Tm moi
delighted with the idee, but Jest let me
say that ef he decides agin me Ill wallop
him till you'd have TO get him together
with a hay rake"
'Gentlemen. the parson remarked,
Il shall render no decision am very
well satisfied with my position in life,
my circuit is comparatively smooth, and
| have a pretty good horse; my salary is
tagging, but the sisters have given me
nineiy-s,ight linsey shirts and calico
handkerchiefs enough To- cover the Rock
Of Ages; so, taking il all into considera.
tion, | do not care to be food for a dys-
peptic thrashing machine. or TO clog the
teeth of hay rake"
"Ah, Lawd." sighed the old man, "the
end amt no nearer in sight than it was
at fust. Judy, fetc'i out the Jug" lie
added, as the preacher said something
in an undertone. Now, boys" he con.
tinued, when the jug had been brought
"he'p yo'selves.
The boys being mighty partial toward
liquor, began to help themselves Tho
old mar took n few pulls and the parson
dampened his pucker, but the boys drank
recklessly and after a while they were
generously intoxicated.
JOB, said Mark. I'm the best friend
YOU ever had You may have Judy"
Mark, job responded. ''you amt nc
better friend to me than am TO you. SC
you take her"
won't do it: you've got to take her. :
mo; you've got to-
"Now, we can call on the parson to
decide" the old man delightfully."- ex
claimed.
''That's what we can, said Mark. Par.
son, you pick out one of us to he the hus.
band of Judy, here. an want to say
right here that Jobs my friend, an thai
if you decide agin' him I'll Iarrup you till
you'd run through SITTER"
"Parson, I'm in favor of your maxim o
decision" job declared, "and am vii.
lin 10 leave it to your Judgment; but LET
me tell You right now, parson, if you de.
eide agin' Mark I'll whale you till all that
is left Of you would ooze through a tow
sack"
"Gentlemen, said the preacher, "as
| just now remarked, | am not ut all dis.
/ pleased with my circuit am attached
To my ninety eight linsey shirts, and have
become smitten with my calico handker.
chiefs. shall make no decision
Mark and Job began to stretch them.
selves on the floor LET them sleep.
| said the old man. "llo, me" he sighed
81 don't see no way outen this trouble
Il do, the preacher answered. 'steE
| outdoors with me
When they returned the old man said
Judy, decision has been made You
/ must marry the preacher. Hold on, now
| don't fly off He'd do better by YOU thar
any one of the boys. Why, Jest think
he's got calico handEerchiefs enough L
make more bedqnilts than you coulc
/ stuff into n hired mans appetite, anc
every woman in the community woull
/ be-
''Petriiied with envy" the parson sug
! gested.
An expression of delighted resignation
shono on the girls face.
IL will make out the license and dC
the marryin' myself" said the old man
20 don't be skeered now: III Fix tn,
boys all right.
Mark awoke, and getting up, arouse,
job. esquire, said Mark. I've got ,
little too much of your ticker Wher,
did you get it!"
That preacher that was here sent /
to me the other day"
"Wall, he knows what strong licke
is; don't he, Job:'
That's whut he do, Mark job added
Il don't know how we air goin' to fix uI
this love business.
"Neither do l. Where's Judyy"
Its well you may ask whar she Is
when you driv' her OH in that way" an
swered the old man
"Who driv' her Off" Job exclaimed.
"Why, you and Mark thar, when beg
ged you not to drink SO much. but yol
didn't pay no attention to me. You swor
both of you-that ef didn't stand al
, here and marry Judy to the preache
you'd kill all Of ns, and jest had to d
it, and then you driv' the bride and groom
away, and you ought to be ashamed O
yoselyes
Mark and job remained silent, sittin
over the fire for an hour at least, an
, then Mark, looking up, said: