Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-02-14
ANOTHER BLUE LAW STORY.

ANOTHER BLUE LAW STORY.
Customs That We're In Vogue Over Two Hun
drsd Years Ago.
In view OF the fact that the ancient
case of the people against Murline ha.
been drawn out of some ancient pigeon
hole, and busted off, and paraded be-
fore a smiling public. it 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 re.
membered that in the case agains,
Murline the defendant had been
caught kissing Sarah Tuttle, contrary
to the statutes Of the New Haven
colony, and that after fair trial on
May day.. 1860, the Governor had sen.
fenced both of them to pay a fine OF
twenty shillinss.
In the other case the particulars are
Cleaned from time-worn diary that
dates back nearly $50 years. The
extracts bearing upon the special epi-
sode referred to are az follows:
"Apryl ye three-Thys daye did
Dorothy and NEE walk acrosse We
publicke common, and Dorothy never
looked sweter. She had on the kerr
chief that her Aunt Hester gave her,
and her hayre was lyke a tangled web
of shnnshyne. And it was at the
closing of ye da.e. And strange to
saye tho l had much to tell her
could 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 lyttle
thrills thro my blud. And when we
rcacht her fathers dommycile we
fingered DER the paylings. Then
Dorothy Termed lyttle toward me and
sayd in her gentil voice Good night
to you, Philip And Of a suddyn my
hart swelled and was near to choky.
ing, and ere 1 knew what had done ]
leaned across ye paylings and kyssed
her!
"Apryl ye four-I have been sum.
moned before ye Governors counsyl to
answer toye charge OF unlawfully kyss.
ing Mistress Dorothy Graham. It ap-
pears that -Abijah Clampill saw me
from beehynd ye hedge. am grieved
for Dorothy's sake. but care naught
for my own. They can not take We
kyss from NEE.
"Apryl ye nineteen-Thys daye was
ye trial. Adijah gave hys testimony
and l told sc Governor it was truely
reelated. 1T was allie my faulte,' l
addyd. 'and humbly confess my
guilt And then OF a suddyn Dorothy
arose in ye courte, and OF q sooth she
never lokt sweter, and sayd, Il share
the blsyme. If Philip stole ye goods,
1 stood idly by and saw ye larceny &C.
complisht. Punysh NEE, too And
then of suldyn aquick smile crost
the Governors face, but his voice was
harsh when he sayd, Ye have bene
found gilty OF heinous offense
agsynst the goode character of ye
colony, Philip Ames. It is deserving
Of severest punyshments, but becaws
Of you're youthe, and moro espeshully
becaxs of ye very CRATE temptayshun,'
here he caste . swifte glance at
blushyng Dorothy. Il hereby decree
that the sentynce concerning you be
that you shall pay fyns of shyllyng
into ye colony treasuree-and I put
you, Philip Ames, on probaytion until
sayd shyllyng be paid Then ! lookt
ye Governor fnll in ye eye and sayd,
If it please you're excellency, will
pay ye shyllyng now. And 90 I did.
And then Dorothy and NEE, in full
syght OF ye counsyl. walked forth syde
by syde. 1t was . grievous price,
sayi Dorothy with lyttle sigh. 1t
wood have bene cheap at . thousand
times ye sum- cried. Then Dorothy
lookt uppe at me with roguish air.
Maybap the average costs can bee
cut down., she ssyd, when ye goodies
are taken in Wholesale quantyties.'
And 90 next Sabbath day our banns
will be first called by Parson Tomlin.
son in ye new meetyng house."