Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-10-11

IN corner, Inc only sign or emotion
he displayed was to blink every 80 sec.
onds, So absolutely impressive was he
that l, unseen, took his photograph in
a 20 seconds exposure and there wasn't
a smooch on the negative.
"Ah, otreeoaire! ortoecaire!" she
walled, dat be Just de little sup OF
brandy for poor Msieur Charette, dat
dere man dat set dere Don tax DAFT"
Uncle Charotte, putting at his pipe,
only blinkod an extra time or two.
"Eef yo' ia dat. ofreecairc, wat dat
poor man do for hees dreenll tomorrow
mornin'G Please leave dat" The ON.
Ger could appreciate the situation, He
left It.
Aunt Charete stood at the door until
the teams disappeared in the dusk far
down the street,
\ rough inventory at the storehouse
that evening indicated that Aunt Cha.
reto had $500 worth of liquor in stock,
The officers left word that Aunt Cha
retto must be at the Office OF the Vocal
trial jusuco the next forenoon at .,
At s o'clock Uncle Charete eaeed her
down out OF the old-rashloned chalse on
To the platform before tho justices Of
Zee, II was n slow and tedious job, for
Aunt Charottes av0IrdupoIs e disposed
in most unwicldy fashion, She was ar
rayed In her best black dress, Uncle
Charetto this being n state OCCASION
had on hts loug-tajlod black coat. The
faces Of both pero perfectly expression
less Evidently Aunt Charette had OK.
haustod all her emotion the Afternoon
before.
They sat side by side In tho Justices
Office mute, never moving. never turn.
ing their heads whtlo all tho other
aaos OF soiauro were disposed OF,
1t had boon wholesale raid through
tho village. An tho men and women
who had been raldod owed money to
Aunt Charlotte All gave bonds TO APP
pear Mt the higher court An went
away,
We'll, Mrs Charlotte" said the Jus
ticc you are charged with single sale,
with nuisance and with keeping tip
pltng shop, Have You any lawyer here
or any doConse TO put up?"
To the surprise OF all Uncle Charetto,
who had been all those years the silent
partner in this firm, was tho one to
speak.
she have no lawyer" said ho "sho
have nottins to say"
We'll, ! shall have to impose fines
amounting to about $500 on her" said
tho justice, Aunt Charlotte gaaped
that was all Uncle Charette said moth.
ing
You appeal, don't you" asked tho
Justice. You know you can appeal
and give bonds, and then your wife
won't have to so to Jail You will also
have time to get money collected to pay
the fine"
I'VE don't do nottins tall bout dat
ting, said Uncle Charette doggedly
What, you don't mean 20 say that
you are going TO let your wife go down
to isil?' crlod the Justice, "lt she
doesn't pay or give bonds she'll have to
10 to Jail and await tho sitting of tho
court That is two months of Then
she will have still more time to serve
in carrying out her sentence She Is
likely to stay there the most Of year.
Aunt Charotte has been n good wife to
you. Uncle Charette Your home place
stands in your name. All you have to
do Ia to sign her bonds and then she
can stay here till court sits, And by
that time you will have chance to
talk this thing over with your friends
III make out tho bond"
No" declared Uncle Charctte, "Eef
yo'--
Now you and ! and all the rest Of us
know that this isn't tho way the pro.
hibtIon statute usually oporatcs-and
II isn't the way the authorities like TO
have IL operate. And then, too, thore
van 'hll Wv WINNING Nlt lltiNA HNNii btNll
away from home In all her life, who
had grOwnup children, who had knit
ed IN that little kitchen there in the
village Of Fort Kent and had looked
out through the little window az the
poBsersby until sho had become one Of
the local landmarks. There wasn't one
person In the village who wanted to
zee her so down to Houlton in that
manner.
But there she and Uncle Charette sat
without looking at each other Every
one knew that Aunt Charotto had
money enough TO pay the fine. Uncle
Charette's name on the bond would
keep her at home.
But Aunt Charette would not answer
a word And all Uncle Charette would
say was:
she tink she batter 20. She'll DO
all r-r-rat I'll kip house till she com
back We've talk bout dat ting SOM,
and we tink dat p'rap she batter so
down dere."