The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-12-25

Sisters house, and wherever you chance
TO call in Bethlehem. 1t is said that
Swedish officer of rank in the army,
happening to visit this place, became so
enamoured Of it as to abandon his mil
itary honouTs and hopes of distinction,
join the society," and offer his services
in any situation for which he was quail
flied, where they might see fit TO employ
him. He now teaches common school,
and is one Of the happiest among them.
Whimsical .anecdote "A circumstance
which, when related to US by a good
mimick, excited our visibility in high
degree, and struck us as scarcely less lu-
dicroas than the celebrated story of
Monsieur Tonson, occurred some time
ago at Circuit Court of Judiciary, and
in the presence of IA Judge whose pc
culiarities of temper and manner are
more than compensated by his many
amiable and excellent qualities. Their
Lordships and suite had Just met, and
were proceeding to investigate rather
an interesting case, when their deliber-
ations were interrupted by knocking
at the outer court door. Again and a.
gain the shrill-tongued Macer ejacuat-
ed " Silence! silence there!" to little
or no purpose-when the Judge ex-
claimed, "What's the meaning of all
that noise ? Macer, officers, what are
you about, that you don't put an end to
that constant shulfie-shuf1ling" Officer
-" It's a man, my Lord" " A man
what man, sir !? Who, where is he, and
what does he want % :. He's at the
outside, please your Lordship, and wants
to get in" swell, keep him out, keep
him out, | say, SIR" The officer bows
ed or nodded assent, and the business
of the Court proceeded. Bye and bye,
however, an individual possessing the
right of eatree, walked into the hall of
justice, and . the man," watching his
opportunity, slipped in at the same time.
BY leyity and restlessness, however.
by no means uncommon, he had not been
well in, till he wished to get out again
applying, perhaps, TO a Court of Law,
what Chaucer presumptuously says of
the blessed state Of Matrimony-
Marriage is like rabble rout--
Those that are out would tain be in,
And those that are in would fainsbe out''
With this he began to joste every
body near him, proceeding which
not only created new hubbub, but
drew forth fresh rebuke.-Judge-
" What's all this now +? Even if my
ear were as sharp as that of Dionysius,
and the room in which sit as we'll con-
triyed as the celebrated vault in which
he kept his prisoners, it would be i'm
possible for me TO hear one word that
the witness is saying.o Officer It's
the NAH, my Lord" g What the
same man p "The uerra same -
"Well, what dbes he want now?" "He
wants to get out; please your Lordship."
Wants to get ont Then keep him in;
keep him in, ! say, SIR" The obedi-
emf officer did as he was directed; but
the persevering man was not TO be so
easily driven from his purpose. Watch
ing an opportunity, therefore, and Ell.
bowling his way to an open window, he
mounted on what is called the sole, aud
appeared, contrary 10 all rule, TO be
meditating his escape in that direction.
But the yigilant officer again caught the
tartar, and again interfering, fresh tu-
mutt ens;ied. His Lordship appeared
angry, Gas well lie might and a third
tine exclaimed, What's the matter
now! is there to DE no end of this %
Officer" It's the man, nay Lord
" What! the same man again? Shew
me the fellow, and III man him." The
officer here pointed to a respectable
enough looking individual, who, as he
said, : had crupPen up On the window
sole, and wanted TO get down again."
Judge" Up on the window sole p
We'll, keep him up---keep bin up, say,
sir,if it should be till the day Of judg-
ment." perhaps his Lordship meant
the hour of Judgment.) 1t is almost
needless to add, that these successive
interruptions threw the audience into
roar Of laughter, and that the incor-
rlgible man, while held in durance on
the window sole, had far more eyes
turned upon him than either the pris-
oners or the witnesses at the bar
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