The evening times., 1911-04-17

| and the other ca- stayed there with us.
Some OF US We're laying upon the grass
there and all OF the men who were
able to co such work were fixing the
cars. and they worked and worked at It
uEt:l almost sundowa. until almost 6
o'cl"ck. Anyway. before they could get
it 20 working and while we were laying
there there wasn't anything doing. Some
cf us laid down and slept for little
while. Solae laid down in the hot sun
and Others look little nap, and others
fooled around q little. and tust as hap
pens In any party OF that &iad someone
was playing tricks on somebody else that
was trying TO get some rest CT trying
to enjoy h:n,self in his own way. and
the result Of the matter was it grew
into little scuffling. First one would
be sleeping or mapping, and the other
one would :oll him over or arouse him.
and :hat would lead to little scuffling
and then someone would take up the
chase. and SO on. without any thought
of being intoxicated. or without any in
toxication. without the slightest sign
OF 1t but all in the spirit of good fellow
ship, out for holiday and enjoying our
selves as men with red blood in their
veins do. and as men that knew how
to conduct and behave themselves under
such conditions That led on from one
thing to another until an old friend Of
mine. whom I have known from child
hood. an old friend who was educated
with me, what little education l have
got. in the common schools Of Canada,
who lived. too. within a mile or two
OF my home where I was raised in Can
ada. with whom had wrestled and
played all the boy tricks that could be
played by Canadian boys. challenged me
for a wrestle. as he used to do years
ago when We were boys. And now,
even if I have been Judge for ten years.
twenty years more. II had the physical
manhood I have now. and should get
out with party Of my friends and be
sober enough to stand up. and some
Of my friends should challenge me. and
didn't think he was very much the
best Of me. would accept the challenge
And SO We wrestled the old fashioned
wrestle, the side hold and back hold. and
we finally decided We were pretty even
ly matched for our age and remember.
1t vas not science wres;le. it was a
Gotch affair. And after two or three
others had participated in that old ath-
letic game, my friend TAYLOR and myself
tried the atch-as-catch-can. And re-
member. gentlemen. 1t was q very warm
day. and Just as these gentlemen have
detailed. we sat in the automobile with
am sure. had our hats o6. I wouldn't
be surprised II had my hat on. may
have been moro particular about my
scalp than some Of the rest Of them,
and didn't want to get 1t sunburned. But
we had the catch-as-catch-can wrestle.
and after we had continued for little
while. my friend Taylor tried to get
neck, which believe is very good grip.
and in doing this his thumb slipped in
under the collar of my shirt and he tore
my shirt. which was merely a common
colored cotton shirt. and he took and
tore my collar also. What happened?
There was good laugh at my expense
Fine. that was great fun for all those
gentlemen that were there. and am
going to show you these men and II
you say there is one Of them that isn't
a gentleman. then you and can't agree
upon that proposition. OF course YOU
know what happened. there was a very
good joke. something to be laughed at,
and had their kind assistance in get
ting fixed up and my collar fixed around,
and just as had it fixed up in good
shape, some kind friend just put his
hand in and tore the piece out again, to
show, as they said, that the court wasn't
running matters that day. And this man
Taylor, who had been a sheriff under
me for years. and had been bailiff when
he wasn't sheriff. and his brother who
Is now dead, had been sheriff under me.
and several Of these other gentlemen
there. they took great pains, as have
frequently. heard, in taking care Of me
and telling me who was present, and
that couldn't run the country, and that
had some friends, and that they were
helping me run things there And then
very nicely and politely, with consider
able force. OF course. proceeded to tear
It all to pieces to show how much dis
respect they had for their friend the
judge. That was done in q very nice
way. to the great amusement Of the
company, and I was left on the prairie
six or seven miles from tewn with an
undershirt and a coat and vest, in the
rig. Well. we got ready to go from
there about 6 O'Clock. l should say, and
we didn't see a single soul on the road
there. and no person was there except
get In the rig I wanted to put my coat
on. No. my friend wouldn't hear that,
and they insisted that I shouldn't do it,
and by force wouldn't allow me to do It.
That is too good q thing to have the
judge in that condition. Now. am 60
ing to tell you. gentlemen of the Jury.
that this gentleman, Mr.. Sandy, didn't
these gentlemen stepped cut Of the rig
was the very first moment I could get
at" my coat. and they had brought me
into the presence OF this man that I
thought was rny friend, and while was
trting to keep myself just about as
small as possible until could get an
opportunity to put my coat on, then II
those gentlemen saw me put any gar
meEt at AL on, in Hansboro, 1t was my
coaS. Immediately after. one Of these
gentlemc:: Wit, me went over to the
store, and bought me a shirt, and In
oder to keep the joke UP. I presume.
In order tc make things az ridiculous as
thsy could. they wen. over. and bought
:Ee ono of .he most outandisk shirts
that cod:d be bought UP. 1t was large.
yellow one, and had neck that would
be abou: right for man requiring nine
teon' size. arsl sleeves to correspond.
And the; brought that to me-. took 1t
OIt rnd showed .r to me, and in order
to fird cut Il 1t was Of a sufncien. size.
they lad me hold 1t UP to see that it
was plenty large enough for. rne. And
then I'VE nad to 60 to work and cut
holes. double up this neck and cut holes
through it. so 1t would kind Of stick
around my Shoulders instead of fallins
.own. There was 20 indecen. act in
H.nsbo>o. We found out that McCloud
rad gcne away. snd it was 80 late when
this, car was repaired and we stopped
there and were eating party lunch
preparatory to turning around and COM
ing home again. because It was 60 late,
and AcCloEd having gone away, part Of
the reason for making tho trip wae gone,