The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-11-22

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= be has 10 come a Ihis tine Of the d.y.
he would be mnrs likely 10 90 20 lhs
Courthouse. and stay until dinner ,ims.
know somslhlng sbnuI The old codser.
aud some people say he is a rusty, fusIy.
erusly old fudge"
Petty talk. indeed!'' said The I.udl.dv
about The supreme judge. Nov esI
and DC oil. 81 tell yOU." said he.
" Judge Crane is not The supreme Judge.
and II he were, he 10 no more FL 10 BE- =
judge Than ! an" well now, be Of
~ish yourself" ssid she.
"Don'I be in 60 great hurry" ..id
he. mildly. q" wish 10 knew who is
lsndlard here, and 10 kno~ xher. he IL. s.
lie - Ihe high sheriff nf the county.
and w"n't be hume I'LL night; iG he were
here. you would not stay long" "w.Il.
madam" said he. "gise me cup of cider
10 vel my vie1usls. Il you Won't give me
milk" mo. a DROP" says her lady.
ship.
The Judge. who had 60, pretty we'll
warmed. and wished for his breakfast.
now put on o stern counGenance, and
positively declared he would not leave
The room and FIRE Iill he pleased. But IS
added he. " fyou will giant my request.
! slll eat and be oG."
The cider was Immediately brought.
aud the judge parIook heartily 81 the COLA
ton bel"re him. lie then Ioak hts broad
brImmed hat. and quietly walked TO the
c"uH house. where he fund good fires
aud clean floors. aud, during tie court
hours. he presided With dignity and
pT0pneiy.
When the Judge withdrew. the land.
lady snHi"usIy lacked after him for some
IIm~. surprising HIN To he some poor
man. sUmmoned up 10 c"urt as . witness.
or some culPu'. ar some sagabond. ~hn
m'ght give her further trouble, and ex.
pressed 10 her servants desire that they
would see that he did nut disturb the
&c 'llemen and the judges that nigh, put
up there.
To Ibis some Of The girls answered,
that. II he did cone, they would return
upon him some Of The expressions which
he used respecting Judge Crane. LEI
me ser, )" Gays one, {" rusty, crusty-"
Eyes. aud iusIy old Judge" says another.
When the court was adjourned, the
day being stormy and cold, the Judge,
aad lawyers poured into The sheriff
tavern. where they were sure Of good
tires and good fare.
Judge Crane went 10 0 store ant
purchased a valuable shawl and put i, il
his pocket on the inside Of his coat: h,
then walked slowly to the tavern. Will,
he was thus detained, the landlsdy enter
ed the dInlng room, and earnestly inquit
ed II Judge Crane had cone; but the an
swer was. Not yet, madam, and per
hsps he may not come"
/ The lsndlady. Sho was anxious TO pa,
the highest respect TO the supreme judge
renred TO the kitchen; not LILLE dl.sp
pointed.
/ IL The mean time. the Judge arrived
and being al proper times very soci ole
and al al times fond of cheering the mind
"f those present, he began to tell SOM
lively anectlo,es. which set the Who'll
company into roar Of laughter.
Al this instant. one ol the waiting maid
entered the room. to inform the gentle
men that they might sit down ,o..dinner
She did her erranJ, and fastened back 4
her mistress with the lidIngs that tn
old fusly fellow, wiihhis brOaj-brimme'
hat on. vas r,gh, among The bare-hesde'
! gentlemen. talking as loud as he could
and all the Judges andIawysrs were laugh
ing at him"
| Then CO." says she, land whispe
10 the old man, that wish hun TO com
into the kl,chen." The errand was done
accordingly. and the Judge. in low ton
Of voice, said TO the girl, Tell you
mistress, | have a lille business to d
with some Of these lawyers, and whe
tina, is done, III be of in the course
two or three days"
The girl returned. sndfaithfully rehear'
ed the message. and added. that she b
lieved the old fellow was drunk, or h
would not have said, "ss soon as M
business 10 done, I'll be of in Two or thre
days"
Well. Betty" says the mistress,
back and stand by the head of the tabl'
and when the gentlemen begin TO s
down, do you whisper TO some one I
them. that wish q vacant place leis a, III
head Of the table for Judge Crane. an
then do you hasten back and see th
John has the cider and other things
good order"
Il Betty again repaired 10 her post. at Il
head Of the table, and softly informed
gentleman Of the request Of her mls,res
"CertainIy," said The gentleman; ar
Betty hsstened back To assist John. TT
gentlemen now sat down 10 an excelle
repasl, and after q short address 10 u
Throne Of Grace delivered by judy
Crane, the company carved and serve
round in the usual form.