The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-06-21
A rnxAs MorHER.IN-LAw.

tall woman, wearing sun bonnet,
came into the Office of the Galv, ston
chief OF police yesterday morning., and,
sitting down hard on the end of a bench,
wiped her nose, batted her eyes time or
50 at the chief Of police, and asked in,
voice that reminded one OF the shapen~
ing saw:
"Be you the ga.oot who looks folks
up?''
II regret to say that am occasionally
obliged to resort to such extreme meas
ules to refractory persons"
81 know all that; but be you the ga,
loot?'
Eyes, mann
why didn't you say SO when l asked
you?"
II did"
'You are liar, and if you don't treat
me like lady, I'll fold you up and sit
down on you" and she batted her eyes
some more like terrier.
"Nell, what do you want?" asked the
official, looking as il he needed reinforce
ments right away, and plenty of them.
II want that dirty little whelp that
married my darter l want to talk to
him on business but he evades me. Ii
could only get a chance to caress him
once morer' and she breathed very hard
and Quilted her teeth until the official
felt in his pocket for police whistle.
"What did he do?'
"He told my darter that he would give
$50 acres of land, with & I'D mine on it,
to anybody who would amperate my jaw
with a boot. jack. lie said my mouth was
like the gate at the fair grounds"
"He meant, l suppose, that it was
never shut | don't see how he came to
make such ridiculous comparison as
that. Did you demonstrate with him?''
''You bet | did l drawed aim across
the kishen table by the hair with one
hand, while | blasted him with long
handled skillet, and you should have
heard him calling me 'mother darling
aud "pet," but Providence was agin me.
HIS hair gave way, and he lit out before
1 could reason with him any more. just
as like as not we will never meet again."
and she sighed heavily.
''Be calm, madam; do not excite your
self too much.'
''I am calm. I like to talk about
these family secrets. 1t calls up sacred
recollections. 1t makes me think of my
darter's fust husband. 1t was real fun
to demonstrate with him. His har didn't
give. He was game. He sassed back;
but Lord. what time they had holding
the inquest. That was at Arkansas, be-
fore moved to Galveston. There was
some of his remains in one corner of the
yard and u few more reineine hen9inC
on the fence, and there was right peart
of him wrapped around the ax-handle.
The jury knew me, so they brought IN
verdict of iustifable homicide, or sui
eide. or something like that. And now, to
think ofIthat pesky little, worthless, spin
dle-shanked, goggle-eyed whelp, &c ting
clear off, except a few pounds OF har. [
want you to find him for me. You can
know him by the brands have made on
him with the hot skillet Wanted to
amperate my jaw, the little brassy Cog
gle-eyed whelp. Said my mouth was
gate, did hep"
The offic al said he would hnnt for
him and let her know. AS she went out,
she batted her eyes significantly at the
official and remarked:
.sYou had better find that prodigal
son, or thar'D be music around these
headquarters"
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