Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-02-03
4 Tale of n Turkey.

AS a certain learned Judge in Mexico, some
time since, walked one morning into Court, he
thought he would examine whether he was in
time for business aad, feeling for his repeater,
found it was not in his pocket.
AS usual, said he to friend who ecccmpa-
MED him, as he passed through the crowd near .
the door-'As usual, haveagan left my watch |
at home under my pillow
He went on the bench and thought no more |
oft. The Court adjourned and he returned |
home. AS soon as he was quietly seated in his
rarlor, he bethought him of his timepecc, ard
turning to his vile, requested her to send for it
to their chamber.
but, my dear Judge said she, 4 sent it TO
you three hours ago y
Sent it to me, my dear ! Certainly not
UnquestionabIy,' replied the ledy, 'and by
the person you sent for IL,
The person sen, for it = echoed the Judge.
Precisely, my DEAR the uery person you sent
ior il! You had not left home more than an
hour when well dressed man knocked at the
door and asked to see me. He brought one of
the very finest turkies ever saw and said,
/ that on your way to Court YOU met an Indian
with number of fowls, and having bought
this one, quite bargain, you had given him
couple ofreals to bring it home with the re-
quest that | would have it killed, picked and
put to cool, as you intended to invite your bro.
ther Judges to dish of molle with you to.mor-
row. And, 'Oh by the way, Senorita, said
he, mis- excellency, the Judge, requested me to
ask you to give yourself the trouble to 90 to
your chamber and take his watch from under
the pillow, where he says he left it, as usual,
this morning, and send it to him by me. And,
Of course, mi querido, did So
You did = said the Judge.
Certainly said the LADY,
Well replied his Iiunor, al I can say to
you, my dear, is, that you are as great BOSE,
as the bird is turkey. You've been robbed,
madam the man was thief IL never sent
for my watch you've been imposed on -
and, as necessary consequence, the contour.
ded watch lost forever"
The trick was a cunning one and after q
laugh, and the restoration of the Judges good
hunor by good dinner, It was resolved actual
Iy to have the turkey for to-morrow's dinner
and his Honor's brothers of the bench TO enjoy
so dear morsel.
Accordingly, alter the adjournment of Cour
next day, they all repaired to his dwelling, with
appcti,es sharpened by the expectation of rarr
rcpast.
, S~oerpi, b,I o., pA
changed the ordinary saluta,ons, when the la,
dy broke forth with congratulations to his llo,
nor upon the recovery oftc stolen ,catch'
. How happy am L. exclaimed she, tha, tn,
villain was opprehcnded -
'Apprehended = said the Judge with sur
prise
Yes; and doubtless convicted, too by Ia.
. time, said his wife.
l. You are always talking riddles, replied he
Explain yourself, my dear. know nothing o
thlek watch, or conviction
7 1T can't be possible that have been agar
deceived quoth the lady, but this is the s,o
ry:
About one o'clock to-day, pale, and rath
e u IhACitstlHS young StHtlCHIuhb III
scedy suit of black, came to the house in erea
hasle--almcst out OF breath. lie said he wa
Just from Court that he was one otthe clerks
that the great villain who had the audacit,
10 steal your Honor's watch had just been arres
Ted that the evidence was nearly perfect T.
convict him i-and all that was required /
complete it was The turkey which must b
, brought into Court, and for that he had bee
i, scht with potter by your express orders
/, And you gaveit to him.
'Of course dd-who could have doubte
. him; or resisted the orders Ola JuGge =
! 'Wa,ch-and turkey-both Zone pray, wht
, the deyih madam, are we tG do COR dinner .
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