The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-07-15

Thanks, nut I couldn't do It. am
selling magic lniment, but am not in
the stde-show business"
I might say three hundred"
Il would be useless. don't want
10 hurt your feelings, but the place for
sarah Jane is in dime mrecum."
The deacon lad been turned down
Dut new t8?a ia lud I'd in his CRAM.
elh. Inc W. 10 get rid of his sister
was to T2rry hcr of He felt reg1D,
lul toward the linimeQt man for not ac. /,
coping his oe'or. Such man as that
LAD no right 10 pjck and choose. Nc
matter about Sarah James looks, three
hundred do''l"s was a big o..3et.
Inc strar ger was to have left the |
next day-but he didn't. He planned |
10 sleep IN barn the second night and !
save expense. Three tramps shared
the haymow with him, and at day.
hight a cor table made a raid and
captured the quartet They were
brought 70 the village, and the deacon
saw that his chance had come. He in.
| terNleWed the lihiment man.
Nv" got to believe what my eyes
see,' he said, but lin thunderstruck.
| Think of my having nOurished a vi.
per in the bosom of my family"
But I'm no tramp" protested the
man.
Yes, sir. nourished a viper, and
don't know what Sarah Jane'll say. She
won't believe me at first Why, she
took to you at once, and here you've
turRed oft to be an unmitigated viii
lain!"
But tell you I'm selling magic
liniment, god for man and beast. l
knew nothing of the three tramps"
Yes sir a viper and an unmitigated
villain! No wonder you didn't want
to marry ry sister. You felt that she
was too innocent You figured that if
you stole horse she would tell on
you. l thought so last night when
offered you hundred dollars to start
business on"
You offered three hundred and l
wouldn't take it because"
Il offered $50, and ysu refused it
because you wanted to continue on in
your villainous ways Poor Sarah
Jane! Your singing brought tears to
her eyes. She would have said yes il
you had asked her to marry you, and
think how she would have been de
ceived! A viper sir-a viper!"
But you'll testify for me that l am
no tramp" appealed the man.
What! A viper ask me to- say that
he is not a viper! If you were my
brother-in-aw-"
But I'm willing to be. l don't pro
pose to be sent to jail with these
tramps. If your sister is willing t
marry me, and you'll come down will
5000 it's go"
You mean the $50 I might posi-
bly, make it hundred, but can yol
| convince Sarah Jane that you are no
an unhung rascal? Can you satisf,
| her that she is giving her love to
| worthy man."
| "Of course can. I've got hundred
| of testimonials in regard to magic liz
! iment. Make it a hundred and tift
| and I'll head for Nebraska"
And marry Sarah Jane tomorrow
| YES. to-day. Tell the squire tina
it's all mistake and get me out c
this"
1t was very little trouble to secur
the mans freedom. In fact, 1t wa
J known that a mistake had been mad'
-, and he was to be turned loose, an.
70 way. He accompanied the deaco
- home and sang some more for Sara
=, Then they were left alone to tai
That night the justice was called
- to perform a marriage ceremony, ar
~ two days later the deacon walked in
~ the widow Jehnson's house to say:
~ Wilder, Providence has did it,"
- "Who-what?"
- Sarah Jane has been removed
Nebraskian pastures of usefulne S., a.
now if your affections are the same
no nv affections, let's get married befo
on she has time to walk back here!"