The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-02
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The Whirligig
of Life

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cpevssAf. 1899. bv pcssledsv. Pace
Ca. pshiisAed bv special ar
,ssermesf With the Whecicr svs-
Ncsf<. isc.
1uejcs Of the Peace Benaja
v1aup sat In the door Of his office
nsking his elder stem pipe Half
- % the zenith the Cumberland
r,es rose blue gray In tho after
IN hare. A speekied hen swag'
"a down the main street Of the
1esisment.- caekling foollshiy.
q the road came q sound OF
enkins axlcs. and then a slow
~ of dust. and then a builcars
lnrszs Ransie BiIbro and his wife,
n cart stopped at the justices
- and tho two climbed down.
- was . narrow six feet OF
- brown skin and yellow hair.
" imperturbabilisy OF tho noun
- hung upon him like a suit OF
-. The woman was calicoed,
~ snuffbrushed. and weary
- unknown dcssrcA Thru II all
tunsd q faint protest Of cheated
IA unconscious Of It's loss.
~ Justice Of the peace slipped his
- 10 his shoes. for the sake OF
n1y. and moved to LET them enter
~W&Sn.- said the woman. IN .
- NJ the wind blowing thru
- bDughs. wants . divo'cc." She
1Ino1 q Ransie to see II he noted
~ ~ q ambiguity or evasion or
pnr1al1ty q self. rarflsnshIp In her
slxtsnen< Il their business.
"A dtve'es.~ repeated Ransie. with
solemn nod ~we-ail can't git
along together nohow. It's lonesome
sncugh fur 10 live In tho nount'ins
when Z maa ard n woman keers for
ene xsosher. But when she's a-spit.
IN nke : wildcat or a-suIlenin' like
. hocthcwf In the cabin. a man
ant gps no call to 1.-Two with her"
When he's a no-'count varmint." !"
~ The woman. without any espe-
~ warmth. -atrapsin' along Of
s0Awsss and noonshiners and
shrn' on his back pizen Ith con
shisksy, and a-pcsterin' folks with
prk o. hungry. triflin' houn's TO
hsfr
When she keeps a-throwin' skillet
hds, osme Rsnsie's antiphony. "and
aHnu b1iin' water on the best coon
~ in the cumberlands. and sets
hsrsef asin' cookin' a mans vic
nals, and keeps him awake o.
nsnu Accusin' him OF a sigbt of
60insrs
When he's ai'ays a.fightin' the
nTenues. and gifts hard name In
ne mount'ins fur a mean man.
vhos g~ine 70 be able fur to sleep
6niKht7-
TIE Justice Of the peace stirred de.
heeSatsiy TO hls duties. He placed
~ enc chair and wooden stool
~ his petitioners. He opened his
Hok Of statutes on the table and
~nned the index. Presently he
ss'ed his spectacles and shifted his
hksand.
Inc law and the statutes" said
air salient on the subjeck OF
e'Sce az fur as the Jurisdiction OF
cot air concerned. But accord
70 equity and the Constitution
the golden rule. It's bad
Ts1n that can't run both ways
= justice Of the peace can marry
oup'e. It's plain that he Is bound
y able 10 divo'ce 'em. This here
ke win issue a decree Of divo'ce
- abide BY the decision OF the su
rsme Cot to hold IL good"
H3nne Bllpro drew small TO.
cco bag from bis trousers pocket
-" this he shook upon the table
n'cdoiiar note. sold b'arskln
~ TWO foxes fur that" he re.
.n'ksd It's all the money we
NJ me regular price OF a divo'ce in
~ cot said the justice. "air five
n'a's He stuffed the bill into
~ POCKET Of his honespun yesi
~ ~ = deceptive air OF Indifference
sA mucn bodily toll and mental
A~"i ne wrote the decree upon
-. sheet Of foolscap and ther
pr en Y upon the other. Ransie
' and his wife listened 10 his
Il | o. the document that was
gve them freedom;
A.. v ali men by these present,
49,, nansie Bilbro and his wife
49,. DsDro. this day personally ap
49, pefore rye and promises that
I''er they win neither love
- nor obey each other. neither
nI,S ''vr nor worse. being of sound
~ = . and body. and accept nummons
- ~soree . according TO the peace
An sn''y Of the State. Herein
|. Nna~ I" help you God. Benja
ap' Justice Of the peace in and
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