Fort Wrangel news., 1898-09-07
\ HEN Joe retcrmau and " Folly May get married. '
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w Folly May ,,.-.,l.,,, ss, married, ,.,1, T, Pincvillc.
 Joe and Polly liyod on adjoining tve-aerr lots. with only q fence ho- tween them. II was not a Very high fence nor q strorg one either for It was almost rott,1 down In many places. II Was said that yoGrs ago Joe and Folly had been swerthearts but that they hal quarreled about some trlhlng matter. and that they had not spoken to each other since that day.
 Jouessy had just been elected justice of Pineyillc. and WAS looking around to see where the n,cs of the office were tU come from.
 As there was nothing for him to do Tn the office. he thought that it was his duty to 20 outside of il and hunt up something. In debating the question with himself as to what would be most likely To bring him In n fee. his mind of course. turned to marriages.
 When Joe Peterman and Polly May get married" he repeated to himself. smiling. Well. il Is duty I owe to this community to end that quarrel of theirs the first thing, and 1t Is a duty owe to myself to see that they get married as soon afterward as possh He."
 So Jonessy took walk out to Joe Peterman's place. and found the latter at home.
 Joe" he said. after some talk on subjects in general. Joe I came out to see you on official business
 Joe's eyes flew wide open.
 T haven't been doing anything wpug. have TO he asked, with tem- bling voice.
 The truth V-as that Joe had thrown brickbat at Polly's cat the night be- fore. and without really intending to do so, had hit her and knocked her out of his favorlte peach tree. and had felt rather mean about it ever since.
 Well l don't know" Jonessy replied cautiously. for he could see that Joe had something on his mind. and thought to draw him out. You see, Joe, the right and the wrong generally depends on the circumstances attend ing the case"
 That's what I reckoned," said Joe. 'You see l saw her coming through the fence. and tried to make her go back"
 And she wouldn't go?'
 "No."
 What did you do neXt?"
 "Soon as spoke she ran up that on1 ta al yH-ip n md scratching the bark
 She did, ehY'
 ''She did. Then I got mad, like a fool" said Joe, hanging his head. ~I picked up brickbat and threw 1t at her. and down she came, kicking her legs like drumstickS"
 Didn't she say anything?' asked Jonessy.
 "Who?"
 Why, Polly May, of course"
 You didn't think that 1t was Polly txeated that way, did your asked Joe "So hardly. But who was it?'
 Tt was Polly's cat Jcne>sy. thought that perhaps Polly had seen 1t, and gone to you and entered a complaint against me"
 No, she hasn't done 1t yet, Joe. but there Is no telling how soon she may do so,' said Jonessy. Then he added, con fidentially, If I were you I'd go over and see her and settle the whole thing out of court"
 After Jonessy Left him Joe stood and scratched his head for some time. The whole thing was puzzle to him. Had Jonessy known more than he pretend ed? If so, had Polly told him? And If Polly had, was 1t at her suggestion that Jonessy had come and told him to go and see herr
 Tt is ten years since we spoke" be mused, with q sad smile, while a mock ing bird was singing blithely in tree close by.
 Then suddenly he burst out laughing. "The idea of Polly climbing tree" he cried. And me throwing brickbats at her, and she falling-ha- -ha-har'
 But Jonessy walked homeward in quite different mood. Somehow he felt that his mission had been rather a failure. Still, every once in awhile, a gleam of hope darted upward and he thought that he could see fee of office afar off.
 As he walked along, musing and