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

and his head near The plate. began 10 "a.
according 90 his custom. which was very
last. although be Was not great eslsr.
Some Of the gentlemen near he Judge.
followed hrs example. a. 10 psflsking Of
The pudding befnre the meat A large,
deep sesssl. which contained thai article,
~as nearlyemPlisd, when Mary spproarh-
ed with two additional Iureens Of gravy,
according 10 the command of her mistress,
and, ss she Get doSn The last near the
Judge. lie says 10 her. in an auslsrs
manner. L" Girl. bring me clean plate 20
eat sans salad on
The abrupt manner in which he adj
dressed her. go Disconnected the pour
giIl. that she did not observe that any one
excepting The Judge had panaken of the
pudding. nor did she know wha. he meant
by salad; but she observed thar the large
pudding pan was empty. and then hasten
ed back sIIh the utmost speed 10 her mis-
lTess. and addressed her thus:
oh. ms'am. that old fellows there
yet. aud he 10 certainly erszy or drunk,
Tor he is down al the liable and has eaten
more than . skipple II ihe rice pudding
already. and le told me. as Il he Gas lord
OF The manor. TO bring him in a clean
plate 10 eat salad o." (" Bless me.
where can we gel salad this time Of yearl
Aud the gentlemen have not done csrv.
ing. and not one has begun to eat meat
yet. dare say. Oh, III clear him oul,"
said The mistress. and she started for The
dining-ronm.
The Judge was remarkable for not
giving unnecessary trouble 90 anybody
where he put up. and generally ate what
ever Was eel belnre him, without making
any remarks. and seldom made use Of
more than one plate 81 a meal; bu, al this
tine he observed near him a seauiifuI
drh Of rsw While cabbage. cut Up and
put into vinegar. which the low Dutch al
Poughkespsie call cold slar. and which
ne called salad; and he wished for a
separate plate to prepare some Of il 10 his
own taste.
The carving and serving of the meat
were no. yet finished when he expected
a clean plate. and when the landlady srriv.
ed at The door. and fixed her keen eyes
suernly on the Judge. he turning his eye
that wsy end observing her, mildly said.
&" LandIady, can have . clean plate 10
eat some salad on!'
a clean plate and salad" reior,ed
the landlsdy. indignantly, L wish you
would come into the kitchen until the
gentlemen have dined; I had reserved that
sea, for Judge Crane"
The company we're struck with aston.
ishmenL and fixed their eyes alternately
on the Iandlady and on the Judge, and
sat or stood in mute suspense; when the
Judge replied, L" You reserved this sea,
for Judge Crane, did you, landlsdy!"
d" Indeed | did," says she. at was very
kind" he then answered; "but If you
will step To the dsor and see il he is CON-
ing. or send one Of the servants TO call
for him, with your permission and the
APPRECIATION Of these gentlemen, with
whom have some business 10 do. | will
occupy this sea, I'LL you have found the
Judge"
! Find the Judged" said she, with EN-.
phasls: " go look for him yourself, no
send me nor my servants. gave you
your breskf.s, this morning for choppine
liule wood, because you said you had
no money; aud expected you would gC
away, and now you must come here IL
disturb these gentlemen at dinner"
Here the whole joke burst upon tht
minds Of the persons present. who fell
into loud fit Of laughter. After the tu
multi had hule subsidized, the Judge mild
; ly asked. did | chop wood to pay fol
my breakfast" Indeed you did," sait
she, "and said you had no money"
81 told you The whole TRUTH" repliet
r the Judge, " but have q shawl her,
, worth more Than ten dollars, which jus
, now bought, and | will leave it with yo.
in pawn. il you will only let me eat my
dinner with these gentlemen" Here ,h,
: gentlemen were biting their lips TO keel
= from laughter.
. How did you buy shawl wortl
; more than ten dollars wilhou. money!
; 81 bought it on credit" says he. "An'
where dld you find credit TO .ha. amount
, said she. 81 brough, I, from home." salt
he. "rhal's a likely story, and some
, thing like your abuse Of Judge Crane ,hi
{ morning." said she. "How could a
E buse The Judge il he was no. present.
4 asked he. &" Why" replied she. "yo'
4 called him rusty, fus,y, fudge. and oil
n codger, and SAID you did nj care ~,
straw more for him than you did 70
e yourself"
a Here The whols company were in al
!. uproar Of laughter again. But as sool
d as il had subsidized lIllle, one Of the gen
e ,lemen asked the landlady how she knew
!, tina, the gentleman she was addressing
e was no, Judge Crane! "He Jndg'
o Crane! he looks more like s.sntpe than 1
crane"
Here the loud laughter burst forth