The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-11-11
WHIMSICAL ANrcnoTE

circumstance which, when related 10
Us bya good mimic, excited our visibility in
q high degree, and struck US as scarcely less
ludcrous than the celebrated story Of Nous
fonson, occurred some line siUce al Cir
cult Court Of Judiciary and 10 the presence
OF the Judge whose peculiarlies OF temper
aud manner are more than compensated by
his many amlable and excellent qualities.
Their Lordships and suite bad just met, and
we're proceeding 10 investigate rather an 10.
,eresiing case when their deliberations we're
interrupted by knocking attic outer court
door. Again, and again the shrill tongued
Aacer calculated "Stiease Silence tberen
TO little or no n rpose when the Judge ex.
claimed, "wh ; the meaning Of all thar
Goiss Mace. officers, what are you about,
that you do not put an end to that constant
shuffl- shafiiug| O:icer-" lis man, my
Lord" " A man what man, SRI Who,
where is be, and What does he wait ~
" He's z! the outside, please your Lort5htp,
and wants to get TO-" Well keep him
out, keep him cut, say, Sir" The officer
bowed OF nodded assent, and the business Of
the Court proceeded. By and bye, howev
er an individual possessing lbe righ, Of en-
ire, walked into the ball Of Justice; aud TIE
man, woiching MS opportunity, slipped in
al The saBet!me. By leyily and restless.
ness, however, By 20 means uncommon, he
he'd ~, been well 10, TIL be wished 70 get
out again; applying perhaps, to Court Of
Law shat Chaucer presumpluously says Of
the blessed state Of ma;rmoly-
Marrieg, is Ike raJIle r9at-
Those that are out mould fan be in,
iAd idose lhat are iH, ,eoRld f4ia be out.
With this be began 10 josle every body
near him; proceeding which not only ere.
a,ed a new hubbub, bgl dras forth fresh
rehuke Judge" What's all ibis now =
Even if my ear were as sharp as that Of Di.
onysi0s, aGd the room in which sat as well
cGatiged as the celebrated vaults ID when
lie kept his prisoners il would be impossible
for me to hear orc word thai The witness IS
saying" "Oaicer |, is the same man r.
4" The Terra same - "Weil what does he
wan, now n He wants to get out, please
yonr Worship" Wants to get out -
Then keep him in-teep bin in, ! say,
Sir" The o5edent officer did as he was
directed but the pefseyefing nan was not
70 DO 50 easily driven from bis purposes.
Watching an opportunity, therefore, and
elbo@ing his way to an open window, he
mounted on what Is called the sole and ap.
peare1 contrary TO Ill rule nedlailng bis
escape 10 thai direction. Bat the vigiIani
officers again interfering, a fresh iudu!l
eusaed, His LaTdship appeared angry las
well he might aud bird time exclaimed
" WHAT'S the matter now lis there 10 be
no end 70 Ais Il Officer" It's the man,
ny Lord" What the same man again
Show ne the fellow, and III man him.
The officer here pointed to respectable
enough looking Individual, who as he said
had cruppen upon the window sole, and
wanted to get down again" J1dge-"Up
on the wludoa sole We'll keep him up
keep him up, say, Sir, ir II should be tlI
the day ofjadgnenl." Perhaps hia Lord
ship reoni the hour Of judgment.) Iiis
altoos! needless 10 add, that these success
re Interruptions threw tho audience into a
roar Of laughter, and that the incorrigi5le
nan, while held IN DURANGO 90 the window
sole had far mora eyes turned upon him,
than either the prisoners and Witnesses al the
bar.--Dumfries Courier.
During a heavy fail Of rain, fellow who
had taken drop too much, happened 10 de-
poslle himself underneath water spout
lie thus laying "aloue IN his glory" ever
and anon oxcialmed-" Not a drop more,