Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-03
Observation-Disclosures
Welded al Last .


little romance OF true love enacted III
this yere community"
Tell US about it, Alahamy." asked
one of the citizens Of Red Dog.
''Waal, one hot day in August. one VI
then, days when feier feels like layin
under a tree instidder workin. III stage
bowls inter town. eli Il couple de-sceuds
from tn vehicle. which we at once sizes
up as clippers. She were light haired
lady. sun bonnet en- caiiker gown, en- nc
Were n gent with 4 big mustache. SIN
shooters en- Mexican spurs. They goes
at once L tn Eagle hotel en signs on til
register Misses Liza johnson, Arizony.
en- 'Nevady Bill. Nevady.' They then in
auires of the hotel clerk whar they can
git a-hOit of II parSon. as they wants
get married. en III clerk informs 'em that
til only minister he knows OF ut present
is a-sertin in III ho-tel, en- tn preacher is
p'inted out a-settin at Il table asleep.
Then til groom asks Poker Jack en- his
friend. Cactus Bill, t drink / his health
Fer I'm a-goin Z get married. explains
tn stranger.
"'What may he III brides name:' asks
Poker Jack. polite like as he hands out
IL il, jooce.
Lie johnson Of Arizony. answers
In stranger as he histes his glass. Here's
luck. gentlemen"
Poker Jacks chin fell. en- he nearly
tainted. TIL stranger en-deavors t
wake up Divinity Dave, I'll preacher, bnt
'tain't no use so he leaves. Stain he'll re-
turn in few hours.
Its all up sez Poker Jack t Gao
tus Bill. She's here.
"'Are you sure it's herr asked Cactus
4 know it. | glimpsed her as she gifts
ofrn tn stage. When did you say you
hooked up with herr
In 70 in Chicago answers Cactus
'En your
"'In - in Denver after you skipped
cut en- left her. skins out in rs myself,
en- l guess she thinks we is both dead.
Tell you what we'd better do. Keep Di-
vinity Dave full Of jig jooce SOS he won't
be able t marry 'em until we see tn low
in couple en- nexplains,' says Poker Jack.
WAL, that same evenin them two de-
funct husbands calls Oh Nevady Bill en-
his prospective wife en- explains things.
Mrs. Liza Johnson-she had also married
one eyed feller name of johnson in
Cheyenne since Poker Jack skips out
from her. but this yere Johnson was dead
shore enough-was dumfoundered when
che sees her two former husbands walk
in, but Cactus Bill sets down en- outlines
plan by follerin which all II be plain
sailin fer til lovin couple. He states that
he has fixed it with tn jedge of tn Red
Dog deestrect court. en- the next mornin
be will apply fer a divorce frum Liza
johnson. en- as soon as it are granted
Poker Jack'n apply fer another.
The jedge are deeply in debt t both
Cactus en- Poker Ell have promised t
grant tn divorces.
This yere statement satersfys Liza
johnson en- Nevady Bill. en- they rests
easy. Tn mex mornin Cactus a-plys fer
a divorce from Liza johnson. claimin
she are more contrary than q buckin
broncho. cusses like lightnin en- has cold
feet.
9Th jedge- are deeply in debt t both
are this so, en- Liza swears it are gospel
trewth. as she are also in hurry [ git
tn divorce. The jedge grants tn de-
cree en- signs tn papers, en- then up
steps Poker Jack, who asks fer Il di
vorce on tn groun's OF extreem ma
isnity of temper en general cussedness.
In fact. we almost thinks Jack goes too
fer IN his sweaSin. fer he jes' tears that
there woman's reppy-tation, ef she ever
had emmy, fer peacefulness, sobrietee en-
trewthfulness, t finders.
Are it so? asks the jedge. rurnin [
Liza.
1T are, beyond doubt answers Liza.
Then ! grants til second divorce
sez tn jedge.
"'Waal,' yells Nevady Bill. EFF all
them there facts is true bout this yere
woman's dispersition I'm burned ef I'm
q -goin t marry her. I'd jes' as leave be
hitched t Il lafiin hyener er grizzly
En- yellS Divinity Dave. 'ef he don't
wanter marry her | amt a-goin Z per-
form emmy cer-mony!'
AS quick as a flash tn divorced wo-
man had two guns out. one trained on
Nevady Bill, TIL other on Divinity Dave,
en- said in quiet voice:
"'You're both a-goin L do jes' as | |
say, You. Bill, come yere en- stand at my
side, en- you, Dave, pulls your pra'r book
afore l bars down on tn triggers!
"Poker Jack en- Cactus Bill both pulls |
their guns en- points out Z Nevady en- til
minister that they has kept their part OF |
tn bargain, en- if Nevady don't marry
th' woman they will jes' shoot both Ne
vady en- see which one of 'em will marry
Liza over again, so tn prospective |
groom gives in. en- III cer-mony are pre-
formed.
"All Of which goes t make up Us inter |
sstin a rD~ nance as you'll find in any
novel book, either do-mesticated or en- /
ported" concluded Alabamy.-St. Louis |
Post-Dispatch.