The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-12-16
Judge Hoke of
Sandy Bend
by NJ. QUAD
by M. QUAD
Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.


been opened in due and legal form
Judge Hoke assumed what he con-
sidered proper judicial dignity and
said:
This ar a case such as we hev new
err had afore us before, but we think
we kin straighten out the kinks and
do jestice to all. Three days ago that
red headed critter over thar, who calls
hisself Tom Jones, come humpin' down
| the trail from Big Find to ak II thar
was any law in this kentry aud to
holler fur jestice. He had wife up
| thar at Big Find He went home one
evenin' to find that she had skipped
with another man. The name Of that
man was Abe Skinner, and that's him
over thar with the broken nose.
what ginerally happens out yere In
this land o. gold and hard times when
our wife runs away? II we amt
mighty glad Of it, which we mostly be,
we git on to her tracks and foller 'em
| till we overtake her. If she's alone
we take her by the ear and lead her
back. II she's with a critter we pop
him over. Thar amt no law In the
case, but the custom is purity well
known. The man who steals another
mans wife expects to be popped by
| the injOored husband, and he likewise
expects to pop that same injoored hus-
band If he gifts the chance
"Tom Jones didn't pursoo. Thar was
| the broad trail before him, and he had
guns and knives and boss, but he
| hadn't the sand. He jest comes a
humpin' down yere to boiler fur the
law and shrek fur Jestice and to git
all men, includin' this court, down on
him fur his doggoneness. His wife,
who ar that female over thar with a
mouth as big as bar'l, had gone off
| with Abe Skinner as aforesaid and
had him headed for this very camp.
AS they flies from Big Find they meets
up with Jim Hope, who's the cuss over
thar with the game leg and one eye
gone. Jim he stops 'em and SEE:
"'Abe Skinner, what you got thar
"A female
"'Who is sheY
| atom Jones wife,.
| "And what you a-doin' with her?
"'.A-runnin' away to Sandy Bend
"'Then you needn't go no further.
I've been wantin'.a wife fur the last
six months, and | reckon I'll take her
of your handsv
WAL" continued his honor, Jim
Hope he had his gun plump on Abe
Skinner and his finger on the trigger,
and Abe had to give In. This we're
| court can't Parn that the woman OBJ
| jected to the change. On the contrary,
thar is evidence that she didn't keer
continental, as Jim Hope is a better
| lookin' critter than Abe Skinner. The
couple heads this way by the trail,
while Abe Skinner takes short cut
and arrives fustly and comes to me to
yell fur jestice. Thar's two fellers
yellin' fur jestice and third one with
| the woman The woman gifts yere In
doc time, along with Jim Hope, and
over by the creek they meets Joe
Scott, who stops to say:
"Jim Hope, was jest goin' out to
hunt fur One.'
"'What you mean?
"I want a female woman fur wife.
and you git down and skipv
"Thar was a gun on Jim, and he had
| to give the woman up. This court
can't Parn that she shed tear or did
any kickin', but Jim he comes whoopin'
down to me and wants law and 1estice
and all that. That makes three Of 'em
| a-wantin', and so I tells the constable
to arrest Joe and the woman. Yere's
four men and one woman, and the law
pears to be purity badly tangled up.
Fustly. Tom Jones, is this woman your
wife?"
"Sartin she is,". answered Tom.
"Hev you got the dockyments to
prove it?"
mo, but I married her In the Injun
Territory var ago."
"Waal, this court has nothin' to do
| with the Injun Territory, and that mar
rage won't stand yere unless the wom-
an wants it to. Mrs. Jones, as l will
call you, what made We run away from
Tom?'
Got tired Of him." replied the wo-
man.
do you prefer Jim Hope or Joe
Scott?'
IL amt pertickler."
"That makes the case easier. Hank
Williams, stand up"
Hank stood up and proved to be q
middle aged man of decent appearance.
"Hank, dye want wife," asked the
court
II dew" was the reply.
"Then I'll marry We to this woman"
Flank Williams, will We take this de-
luded woman to be yer lawful wife?"
"You betw
"And will We. cherish and defend her
and keep all the other critters offY
II WILL"
Mrs. Jones, We hear what the critter
SEE. Ye may be married, and We may
not be, but this court amt a-goin' to run
any chances Of any future rows and
killin's. Will We take Hank for better
or wuss|
Reckon So"
"And will do yer best?"
EYES,"
'Then jine hands. I pronounce We
man and wife, and durn my hide, which
ar the hide Of this court, I'll turn out
and help hunt down any human critter
as tries to come between you and HankI
/ now consider that jestice has been
oil