The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-04-20
DODGINC THE
LAW

b QUAD

Il ~tt-ttte event. TOOK place
s . hls NE he was also q widower
/. ne was exactly ave feet hieh ane
I, weighed 40 pounds. These ieure.
VIII convince you that Josephus VA
not numbered among the mighty men
. q earth. He had tried various ways
{ q making = living and ia pursuing
|. them BE- had got the reputation ~ he.
ms keen. lie bad at last turned pei.
aief and vas driving ! horse ana
HAgoa around the country with dry
seosis. nosiona, groceries and tinware.
That's The way hs came 70 meet the
: widow &opheF. who lived on . farm.
Tbs widow had passed forty. She
VAS large and bony and strong. She
mas nog handsome TIE only fhinF on
eaFEb she feared was the law. She
bad once been arrested for kieklng
nlan and had speng ten days IN jsil.
1'he sheriff had made her stay a.
pleasant Sc possible. but she had new.
En- FeepFered from the shock.
teddlers are a loFiai lof. and 70 are
widows. and Ia time these two came
g call each oiher Josh and Sally.
9hings Wonld have gone no further
bat Eof the little man's kesnne6s He
neFeg nlade q sale % the widow with
eui eheefing Der. and one day when
Be beard that she had come into pos
session u 5000 IL cash through the
death - hgofheF Josephns saw bis
way clear for ghe future. That money
woald SCI % = stars Ia the village.
and ~ wonld become q thriving meF.
chant
gosepAns went eoursinx He found
TIE widow behind the plow IN = Geld.
As be oourfed she piowed- He had
20 objections. a. time was money 70
befh a. them Joeephus confessed
that he had eniersAina0 = sneaktng
saessioa for the widow since hla nrst
cali. and. though che didn'l say much.
abe seemed pleased.
Joaephus was told % call two weeks
laief. hug 81 fbe cad o. nine days be
was hack agsin He said Il vas his
teatAse beau hist fefckrd him. He
had ras he time dosn. bnt the widow
nas rnsdy for him. Several days pre-
vices she had eone TO the village and
paid : lawyer 8 10 answer the cues
sion;
~can she hw trouble = wife Who
ilrks her husiaandY-
And hla anameF had heen.
~Nog II ynu Do not iick him too hard /
Thrrp Il neither assault nor battery IL /
whai may be called = moderate lscking
fbon't break any hones and don't seri. /
oaslg injnre hia eyes
u have heen thlnking. said the wid.
ow % Josephoa: 4 have been thinking
and mnnderine Il fou ioved me
-ueasens. can yea doubs fff- be ex.
rlafrned.
~And you yin always lore meY'
~Fozuteg and fnreverr
Thea well say two months henee.~
zone mnnth-a weeks day.
1osaphna kuew 81 e niere 20 rent n
be village. and b. wnnted that 5000
ne widow Insisted that she must have
40 weeks ~ the very shortest. and .
late vas settled On. The marriage was
Q BE- prfvntn and be celebrated Ia Der
some IN due time the happy day
ame rounds preacher and two wit.
,eases and the deed was done An
lour later. as the happy couple were
eft alone. the widow changed her
Irena. roiled up Der sleeves and brought
lus 4 new hofuewhip bought FOE the oc-
asion.
whats upY. asked the wondering
iosephua.
Take 90 your coat and stand ont
~ror what. iovef I want to talk
Eith you about opening . store in
own"
-plensy q time for that. sosephua
ne girug sale you made 70 me was Eve
ards q roller teweling. You beat me
a she price and on The measure. I'm
,ulng 20 tan your Jacket for ar
bat. love-
she took him b. the collar and lald
a the whip tfli be hollered. A wo-
nan who could twist piow around
n clay coll could handle the little
Ioaephns.
HfNn N#rWHW HnfEs &HaAtA@~A -" /
wife an she rested. ''was Eve tin pans.
rour Of them leaked. and you beat me
nj Of 10 cents beslde. Here Il lick.
ns No. -
'.But / am Jour dear husbsndF" he
'rotnssed a. be squirlned about.
aAnd that's why can lick you and
lodge the law. Here goesl"
1cnephur hide was tickled again
"a attempted 70 fight, but was taken
= ne hair and his head banged
Irnlnnt the wall an be grew quiet
when the performance was over and
~ vie had cot her breath she said;
svou cold me ten yards Of calico Tor
arpan and warranted Il 70 wash. Il
go three-quarters Of a yard short on
~ measure and the colors ran into
,arh other. Josephus, some more
,oraewhlpf'
..rii have you arrested for thisF
even can't That's what ] paid -
]. ,n.he aure Of. Come 10 timer
And 1oasphus was licked for selling
.,,ars welrht groceries. and for charg
- -, W cents too much for pair OF
,.r and Tor selling black stockings
80 800 .r,etag and when he had got his !
sas stroke the wife said
s,t...,.l,ua darling. Il was COUSIN