"Quad's odds"; . A DETERMINED YOUNG MAN. >T was out on the Ilolden Road, near Detroit, that acarriage in which was seated two fond lovers, was runaway with by the spirited horse. As they came dash-ing past a farm gate the farmer saw that the young manwas making no effort to check the animal, and he yelled: Why dont you stop that horse—hes running away!Yes, I know it! shouted the young man, but Illkeep my arm around this girl if it takes every spoke inthe wheels! 205 A PIONEER NE of the counties in the central part ofMichigan, when it had but few inhabitants,elected a man named Goo
"Quad's odds"; . A DETERMINED YOUNG MAN. >T was out on the Ilolden Road, near Detroit, that acarriage in which was seated two fond lovers, was runaway with by the spirited horse. As they came dash-ing past a farm gate the farmer saw that the young manwas making no effort to check the animal, and he yelled: Why dont you stop that horse—hes running away!Yes, I know it! shouted the young man, but Illkeep my arm around this girl if it takes every spoke inthe wheels! 205 A PIONEER NE of the counties in the central part ofMichigan, when it had but few inhabitants,elected a man named Goodhue to serveas Justice of the Peace. The Justice feltthe dignity of his position, and he made uphis mind at the start that he would take nononsense from the lawyers. His office was the bar-room of a logtavern, his desk a dry-goods box, and his docket consisted of the two fly-leaves in a spelling-book. His first case was the trial of a man who wascharged with stealing a rifle. The complainant had missedthe gun from his chopping, and it had next been foundin possession of the defendant, who was seeking toexchange it for a hound. The two scrub lawyers of the village were opposed toeach other, and as the case was considered an importantone, each attorney was prepared to cover the jury with amantle of eloquence. The Justice took his seat with adetermination to have no fooling around, and he soonhad opportunity to exercise his authority. May it please your Honor commenced the prose-cut
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