Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-06-17

nhA Hoiii tne Spflng-hOuSe cream and all
acittout sE'mming, to feed the most abiect
lot the human race" You have a yery
lgood wife at home," says she. "Indeed
have, said he, and she keeps nv
clothes clean and whole; and notwith.
standing you called me an old ragamuf
fin, / am not ashamed to appear abroad
IN the clothes | wear, in any good compa.
n.y." Well, must confess" saws she
that when YOU have your broad brimmed
hat off you look middling well, but want
you to be off, for we want the fire to dry
the gentlemen's great coats and umbrei-
las by; and among the rest we expect
Judge Crane" Judge Crane" saws he
"who is Judge Crane 2" The circuit
! Judge" says she, Zone of the supreme
Judges you old fool. y
"Well," says he, 81 will bet goose
that Judge Crane has not had, and will not
have great coat on his back, or an UNI
brella over his head to day." You old
goose, said she, &C care nothing for your
bets.-Eat and be off, l tell you Judge
Crane is to be here, and we've no room
for you." g don't care said he. &C one
rye straw more for Judge Crane than I do
for myself, and it has got to be so late
that if he has to come at this time of the
day, he would more likely go to the court
house, and stay until dinner time. I
know something about the old codger, and
some people say he is rusty, fusty, crus-
ty old Judge" "Pretty talk indeed, !" says
the landlady, "about the supreme Judge.
Now eat and be of" i" I tell YOU" said
ne, Judge Crane is not the supreme
Judge, and if he were, he is no more fit to
be Judge than I am" Well, now be off
with YOURSELF" said she. Don't be in
so great hurry" said he mildly. "I
wish to know who is the landlord here
and to know where he is 2" He is the
high sheriff of the county, and wont be
home till night: but if he were here you
would not stay long" Well, madam, y
said he, give me cup of cider to wet
my victuals, if you wont give me milk .
Not DROP" says her ladyship. The
Judge, who had got pretty well warmed
and dried, and wished for his breakfast,
put ON stern countenance, and positive
| ly declared he would not leave the room
and fire until he pleased. "But," added
he, eff you will grant my request, will
eat and be off," Tho cider was immedi-
ately brought and the Judge partook hear
tily of the collation. before him, took his
broad brimmed hat, and gently walked to
the courthouse, where he found good fires
and clean floors, and during the court
hours he presideded with dignity and pro-
priety.
When the Judge withdrew, the landla-
dy anxiously looked after him for some
time as he walked steadily on to the court
house, supposing him to be some poor
man summoned up to court as witness,
or some culprit, or some vagabond, who
might give her further trouble in time of
courts, and expressed to her servants a
desire that they would see that he did not
disturb the gentlemen and the Judges who
might put up there. While some of the
girls declared if he did come, they would
use some of his own expressions, which he
used respecting Judge Crane. Let me
see, says one, "rusty, crusty," yes, and
fusty old fudge" says another.
When dinner was announced, the court
not being thronged, was Immediately ad-
journed, and the day being stormy and
cold, the judges and lawyers poured into
the sheriff's tavern; where they were sure
ofgood fires and good fare, all except Judge
Crane, who walked to store and pur-
chased valuable shawl, and put it into his
pocket on the inside of his coat; then
walked quietly to tine tavern. While he
was thus detained, the landlady entered
the dining room and earnestly inquired If
Judge Crane had come in The answer
was, " not yet madam, and perhaps he may
not come" The landlady, who was anx-
ious to pay the highest respect to the SUI
preme Judge, retired to the kitchen, not
little chagrined, or disappointed. In the
mean time the Judge arrived, and being
at proper times very sociable, and at all
times fond of cheering the minds OF those
present, he began to make some pertinent
remarks, and to tell some lively anecdotes,
intended to convey good morals; which
set the whole company into roar OF laugh
ter. And at this instant, one OF the walt
ing maids entered the room to inform the
gentlemen that they might sit down to
dinner. She did her errand and fastened
back to her mistress with the tidings, that
the old fusty fellow with his broad-brlm-
med hat on, was right in among the bare
headed gentlemen, talking as loud as he
could, and all the judges and lawyers were
laughing at him. "T Then go, says She
"and whisper to the old man that wish
him to come into the kitchen" The err
rand was done accordingly, and the Judge
| in low tone of voice said to the girl, tell