Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-04-16


wood yard, where he found good axe, and he
soon laid by the kitchen fire the proper quaint.
~ OF wood. viz: his arms three times full
When the IandIady had go, his cold luncheon
OH The table, in hopes that he would eat and be
of-now for The good bite of vctuals, says the
Judge There i, is, said she, coldly. And il
is almost as cold as myself but not half so wet,
of see neither tea, nor coffee, nor chocolate
10 wet il. Beggars mus, no, be choosers, said
she. am not begging of you, madam, said
he, bu, have paid the full price demanded. ]
told you, said she, would give you cold VIC
'uals, and there is cold boiled ham, cold pork
and beef, cold potatoes and turnips, and cold
vinegar, pickles, and soup, and if you want any
thing hot, there is mustard and pepper, and here
is good bread, good butter. and good cheese,
and all good enough for such an old ragamuffin
as you are. 1t is all very good, said he, pleas
anily, bu, madam be so good as to lie, me have
some new milk, warm right from the COW, TO
we. these good vic,uals. The cows are no,
milked, says she. Then let me have bowl
of cold milk, said he. will no, send the SER
wants in this storm to the spring house 10 skim
il for you, said she. Said he with pleasant,
smile, dear madam, have good wife at home,
older than you are, who would 60 out in worse
storm than this, TO milk the cows, and bring the
milk TO The poores, man on earth, at his request;
or to bring the milk from the spring house,
cream and all, ,rithou Skimming, 10 feed the
most. abject of the human race You have a
very good wife al home, says she. Indeed
have, said he, and she keeps my clothes clean
and whole, and notwithstanding you called me
san old ragamuffin," am not ashamed to ap-
pear abroad in the clothes wear, in any good
company. Well, must confess, says she, ,ha,
when you have your broad brimmed hal OF,
you look middlhg well; but want you TO cal
and be of, for we want the fire 10 dry the gen.
tlemen's great coats and umbrellas by and
among the rest we expect Judge Crane. Judge
Crane, says The judge--who is Judge Crane !!
The circuit judge, says she, one of The supreme
judges, you old foo..
Well, says the judge, will be. goose that
Judge Crane has mol had, and will no, have a
great coat on his back, or an umbrella over his
head this day. You old goose, said she, care
nothing for your bets. Eat and be Of, tell
you, Judge Crane is 10 be here, and we've no
room for you. don't care, said he, one rye
straw more for Judge Crane than do for my.
self, and it has cot 10 be so late, that if he has
TO come at this time of the day, he would more
likely GO directly to The courthouse. and stay
until dinner time. than 60 TO any tavern; and il
business was very urgent, he would be very
likely 10 stay away esen from dinner. know
something about the old codger, and some peo-
pie say he is rusty, fus,y, crusty, old fudge.
Pretty talk indeed, says the landlady, about The
supreme Judge. Now eat your cold check and
be of, or be off without eating. just as you
please. tell you, says The judge, Judge Crane
is no, the supreme judge, and if he were he is
no more fit TO be judge than | am. Well,
now be off with yourself, says she. Don't be
in so great hurry, said he, mildly. wish TO
know who is the landlord here! wish TO
know where he is! He is the high sheriff OF
tho county, and won, be home ill night: but
if he were here you would not stay long. Well,
madam, said he, give US cup of cider TO wet
my yciusls, if you wont give me milk. Not
drop, says her ladyship The judge, who had
now 60. pretty well warmed and dried, and
wished for his breakfast, put on stern coun-
lenance, and positively declaIed he would not
leave the room and fire until he pleased. But,
added he. if you will grant my request will
be or The cider was Immediately brought.
and the Judge pariook heartily of The collation.
before him, took his broad brmmed hat, and
gently walked TO the cour, house, where he
found good fires and clean floors, and during
the cour, hours he presided with dignity and
proprieiy.
When the judge withdrew, the landlady anx'
iously looked after him for some time as ne
walked steadily on towards the court house,
.npposing him TO be some poor man, summoned