Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-17
A DEPUTY
SHERIFF
By NJ QUAD
Copyright. tsls. BY Associated Lat
erafy Press.
By. N. QUAD

erary Press.
The stranger adult that first caught
sight of the Widow Henderson Of the
town Of Grand Ledge laughed out.
right or was dumb with ama5epent.
The Widow Henderson was exactly
six feet four inches in height and
weighed zoo pounds. Whether it was
six feet four Ia her stockings or with
her shoes on Is none of the readers
business. She was hOlnely US bur
dock and as rugged as an oak. She
had voice like bass drum and the
strength Of an OK.
You may have noticed that big men
always marry little women. and vice
versa. Her deceased husband was
only Eve. feet tall and his weight was
just an even hundred. When she
moved to Grand Ledge from distant
town she soon ran across Peter Hips
and marked him down for husband No
2. Peter was five feet tall and weigh
ed ninety-eight pounds. His face, was
smooth. and his voice was girlish.
The young man was by no means
dull witted. but he was made the vic
tim Of much chatting and joking. The
climax came when the sheriff OF the
county appointed him deputy. Grand
Ledge was a pretty hard town. and
there were a srore Of farmers around
who came In at least once a week and
made it worse. Peter Hipps was a
cipher to them. Whenever be tried to
exert his authority he was carried out
and dumped into mudhole or drop
ped OF the bridge over the creek.
Sometimes he was chased out Of town
aud didn't dare return for two or three
days.
The Widow Henderson heard and
saw and knew. and one day when she
met the lightweight deputy on the
street she said:
Baby. you sure need a protector.
Shalt we get married?" e.
'You bet"
And married they were next day. and
on the next the bride walked seven
miles to the county seat town and into
the sberiff's Office to say to that Official:
II want to be deputy sheriff at
Grand Ledge"
"I'm looking for some one"
"Well. you needn't look any further.
II can't straighten the kinks out
within a month I'll resign"
"Mebbe you know | appointed Pete
Hips as joke?" queried the officer.
ayes. l do. and you can app'int me
the same way If you want to. but
there won't be much joking after get
started. I'll make 1t very solemn
business for most OF EN-
"Well. l expect there'll be lots of
talk about it. but you shall be u dep
uty.'
The town considered that marriage
as the greatest joke for twenty years
Every time it was mentioned dozen
men booted and took another drink.
They paraded In front of the brides
house and sang and swore and cat
called and scared poor Peter until be
crept under the bed and walled:
II thought you was going to do
something's
mo hurry. baby" was the reply
"rm giving the calf all the rope Il
wants. 1t amt agin the law to hoo
around when couple gets married"
Next forenoon half a dozen horny
handed sons Of toll came in to sell thei,
butter and eggs and have some fun
The fun was to consist Of taking tire,
or focr drinks apiece and then chuck
ing the newlyweds of the bridge to
gether. Word was sent them that i
they did not appear voluntarily tn,
mob would pay the house a visit.
"Weli. baby. the time has come!
grfmiy announced the bride to tn
groom.
lord. but I'm scarf to DEATH" re
piled Peter as his teeth began t.
chatter
"Baby. femme tell you something
There's going to be a row. and W,
shall both be in it. You pin on you
badge. get your handouts and club
and we are going out to crack heads
II you don't fight like q man nine fee
high III take you over my knee ant
/ spank you before the whole town
Come on now
! Pete was all a-shiver, but he obeye,
her. There were nfty men waiting II
front Of the p0stofice. and of the mum
Der ut least twenty were hilarious an,
rine for mischief.
ITO the creek: To the creek!' wa
shouted a. the bride and groom halte'
and faced them.
! "Now. baby" said the wife in quie
voice. 1.-THE fun Is due to begin! Pic
;, out the hard cases and strike like tn
xxx Of mule: It's public spankin
: II you show the white feather"
With 4 couple Of warwhoops TIM
would have done credit to Cemanch
1 chiefs. bride and groom sailed In. Th
I to,lehs were taken unprepared. TIL