The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1843-01-20

slight taste Of the sessions so that he was not as
much struck with the surrogate as he otherwise
would have been; and he replied:
4 make no opposition, sir; and shall not move
a finger TO perwent ii. There's the animal ;and any
officer as pleases may remove him. say muffin
agin it. knows what contempt of court is; and
that amt one" And Mr. Rawleyt threw himself
annually back in his chair.
Mr. Slugg! SAID the surrogate 20 the man with
lizzlcd WIG who sat in The outer room; remove
the dog
Mr. SIagg laid down his pen, took off his spec
taces, went up to the dog and told him to get out;
to which Wommu, replied by Swapping at his fin.
gers, as he attempted TO touch him. Mr. Rawley
was staring intensely out Of the window. The
dog looked up at him for instructions; and recev-
ing none, supposed that swapping At scrvener's
fingers was perfectly correct, and resumed his
pleasant expression toward that funcionary, occa-
sionally casting a lowering eye at the surrogate,
as if celebrating whether 10 include him in his
demonstrations of anger.
'Slagg, have you removed the dog" said Mr.
Jaeger, who, the dog being under his very nose,
saw that he had not.
NO, sir. lie rcsls,s the court, replied Mr.
Slagg
Call Walker 10 assist you,' said Mr. jaeger,
s,erny.
Walker, small man in drabs, had anticipated
liz Al. ALL.
drawn as soon as he saw that there was prospect
of difficulty; so that the whole court was set at de-
iiance by the dog.
'Wi'ncstn said Mr. Jaeger.
Sir exclaimed thin man in the corner, who
had been subpUnacd, to his own great terror, and
who at that particular moment had an idea that he
was the only witness in the world, starting 10 his
feet under the vague impression that he was to be
sworn on the spot, and thoroughly convinced that
estlfying and committing perjury were only differ
ent names for the same thing
'Not you--hc man with dog
Mr. Rawley looked the court fall in the face.
'WlII YOU obIige the cour, by removing tina,
S"'u .h' c"SSC', Hllu
Certainly, sir said Mr. Rowley' 'Wommu',
90 home Wommut rose slilily and went ont,
first casting glance a, the man with a wig, for
the purpose of hcing able to identify him on some
future occasion; and having comlorlcd himself by
a ierocous attack on small dog belonging to the
surrogate, whom he cncounted in The entry, was
seen liom the window walking socmnly up the
seet.
This matter being disposed or,,he court scratch
ed its ncse with the end ola pen, and looked i'm
patiently at n clock which hung over the
door, as much as to ask how it dared TO keep
waiting. At las, he sad
Mr. Whitman. do you know whether Mr. Fisk
ever intends to come =
Il presume he does replied Mr. Whitman. hts
not time ycl;' and without farther reply he went
on reading, while the surrogate looked on, of the
window
A slight bcckonng motion Of Iliggs' finger nj
that momcn, brough, Bolton to his side.
WHATS The meaning of that fellows being
here = said he, indicating Rawlcy by scarcely
jerk of the hand, who sat watching Nr
Whitman with look Of profound and mysterious
import. Il don't want him here. 1t BODIES US no
good
'Who is hc'' inquired the lawyer ncrvously
TO NE CONTINUED.