Omaha daily bee., 1897-07-20
TERRORIZED BY A WOMAN.
A Big Man Obliged to Sleep In
Chicken Coon.

Chicken Coop.
very tall and powerful man, wearing q
brown suit and with face covered with
fuzzy growth of whiskers, made a hasty ap
pearance on Dogberry Row the other after
noon, relates the Indianapolis Journal, il
search OF q justice of the peace. AS severa
of these worthy dignitaTes OF the law were
about their offices, he was not long in find
ing one. He shambled hastily into Squire
Nickerlon's office, where the latter was sit
ting with his legs cooked up on his desl
sweterng in the heat.
Look here" he began, "I want you tc
come with me this yer minute. You know
me; I'm the man what bought your place
Certainly said the squire in a non-com-
initial way, at the same time rubbing his
head as the idea struck him that the man
wanted to get married and desired him to tlt
the marital knot
81 want you to help me git rid of woman
Use any process you've got to tear her away
from me, but for Gods sake, jedge, help me
git rid Of her"
The man was big and husky, but it was
plain that he was scared almost to death
The squire waited until he got through shak
ing and then asked
as she your wife?'
mo, but | would have married her in q
few weeks, but now I'm afeared to. The
fact is. iedge, she's the all-fredest. dangdes
woman you ever saw. | have had her at my
house doing housework and l thought Ii
marry her, but I'd sooner risk my life with
a Hottentot, No. no, you don't ketch me
marryin' her I'll see her where it's hotter
first. What | want Of you, jedge, is to helI
me git rid of her. Take her away from my
house; anything to get her away. / aim
wuth much, and the Lord knows / dom
owe her a blasted cent, but I'll give her $S5
II she'll go away and leave me-"
''If you don't owe her anything why de-
you want to pay her 10 leave your house?'
asked the squire.
well, it's because-I wouldn't want people
20 know tits because I'm afeared of her. ,
was tho repuly. "She lit into me the Other
day, jedge, and licked me black and blue.
can show you the dangdest blue place you
ever saw where she belted me with her
foot, jedge," and he proceeded TO lay bare
his body, but was stayed by the arm Of the
law. who said that 1t could all be taken fol
granted. more than that he went on
"she locked me out of my own house the
other night, and / had to sleep all night In
the chicken house with the chickens. while
she was in the house"
This was too much for the dignity of the
court. The squire fairly roared with laugh
Ter and nearly fell off his chair. He did moi
blame the man for not feeling especially
tender toward his intended bride. But
he added, SOLDERING up, Il don't see how
can help you. | can have her brought In
here and fined for assault and battery, but
she'll be right back after you when she
gets out"
The man looked thoroughly downcast
"Wel, If you don't help me some of tho
other fellers that okkepy your position will,
he said, as he broke out to hunt another
squire, but he could find none who woulC
serve a writ. He left Dogberry Row looking
the bluest of any man alive and 1t is prob
able that he gave the chickens a rest ant
slept In the hog pen last night. Squire
Nckerson saws that he lives along Fal
creek east Of College avenue, but concerning
the deep domestic mystery the squire knows
nothing more than the man himself eXcitedlN
revealed No man on earth was ever NOR.
terrorized by woman.