Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-10
BLUE LAW VERSUS CUPID.
Little God Had a Rough Road Some
times Among the Puritans.


times Among the Puritans.
In view of the fact that the ancient
case of the people against Murline has
been drawn out of some ancient pig
eCnhole and busted off and paraded be-
fore smiling public 1t may be par
donable to cite another action of a
similar character wherein the Judge
permitted mercy to temper the rigors
of Justice 1t will be remembered that
in the case against Murline the de-
fendant had been caught kissing Sarah
Tuttle. contrary to the statutes of the
New Haven colony, and that after a
fair trial on May day, 1860, the gov
ernor had sentenced both of them to
pay fine of 20 shillings.
In the other case the particulars are
cleaned from a time-worn diary that
dates back nearly $50 years. The ex-
tracts bearing upon the special episode
referred to, says the Cleveland Plain
Dealer, are as follows:
April ye three-Thys daye did Doro-
thy and NEE walk acrosse We publicke
common and Dorothy never looked
sweter. She had on the kerchief that
her Aunt Hester gave her and her
hayre was lyke tangled web of
sonneShine. And 1t was at the closing
of ye daye. And strange to saye tho
had much to tell her | coude not
frame the words. but was content to
wake in quiet by her syde, with the
folds of her frock sometymes touching
me and soc sending lyttir thrills thro
my blud. And when we reacbt her
fathers dommyclle we fingered DER
the paylings. Then Dorothy leaned
'lyttle toward me and sayd in her gen.
til voice Good night to you, Philip
And of a suddyn my hart swelled and
was near to chokyng. and ere
knew what | had done | leaned across
ye paylings and kyssed her.
"Apryl We four-I have been sum-
moned before We governors counsel
to answer to We charge of unlawfully
kyssing MISTRESS Dorothy Graham. 1t
appears that Abijah Clampill saw me
from behynd ye hedge, am grieved
for Dorothy's sake, but care naught
for my own. They cannot take We kyss
from NEE.
"Apryll ne nineteen-Thys day was
We trial Abijah gave hys testimony
and | told ye governor it was truely
reelated. 1T was allie my faulte,' |
added, and humbly confess my gilt
And then of n suddyn Dorothy arose
in We courte, and of sooth she never
lookt sweter and sayd: 4 share We
blame. If Philip stole ye goods | stood
idly by and saw We larceny accom-
plisht. Punish NEE. too And then of
a suddyn a quick smile crost the gov
ernor's face, but his voice was harsh
when he sayd: 'Ye have bene found
gilty of a heinous offence agaynst the
goode character of We colony, Philip
Ames. 1t is deserving of severest pun
yshmente. but becaws of you're youthe
and more especially becaws Of We very
CRATE temptayshun.' here he caste a
swifte glance at blushyng Dorothy. Il
hereby decree that the sentynce con.
cerning you be that you shall pay
fyne of l shyllyng into We colony
treasuree-and put We. Philip Ames,
on probaytion until sayd shyllyng be
paid Then lookt the governor full
in ye eye and sayd: If it please you're
excellency, | will pay the shyllyng
nowF And so | did. And then Doro-
thy and NEE, in full sight of We coun-
syl, walked forth syde by syde. 1T
was a grievous price said Dorothy.
wieh lyttle sigh. 1T would have been
cheap at thousand times ye sum-
cried. Then Dorothy lookt uppe at me
with a roguish air. Mayhap the av-
erage costs can bee cut down. she
sayd, when We goodies are taken in
Wholesale quantities And so next
Sabbath day our banns will be first
called by Parson Tomlinson in We new
meetyng house.