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


trouble in time Of courts, and expressed to her
servants desire that they would see that he
did not disturb the gentlemen and the judges
who nigh, put up there. While some of The
girls declared if he did come. they would use
some of his own expressions, which he used
respecting Judge Crane. Let me see, says
one, "rus'y, crus'y,' yes, and "fus,y old fudge"
says another.
| When dinner was announced, The court not
being ,hronged, was Immediately adjourned,
and the day being stormy and cold, the judges
and lawyers poured into the sherf's tavern !;
! where they were sure of good fires and good
fare, all except Judge Crane, who walked TO a
store and purchased valuable shawl, and put
it into his pocket on the inside of his coat !;
then walked quietly to the tavern. While he
was thus detained, the landady entered the
dining room and earnestly inquired if Judge
Crane had come in : The answer was, "no,
yet, madam, and perhaps he may no, come
The landlady, who was anxious to pay the
hghes, respect to the snip ems judge, retired
TO the kitchen, no, lillIe chagrined, or disap-
pointed. In the meantime the Judge arrived,
and being at proper times very sociabe, and a,
all times fond of cheering the minds of those
present, he began to make some pertinent re-.
marks, and to tell some lively anecdotes, in
tended TO convey good morals, which set the
whole company into an uproar of laughter
And al this instant, one Of the waiting maids
entered the room to inform the gentlemen lha,
they might sill down to dinner. She did her
errand, fastened back 10 her mistress with the
,idings; ,ha, the old fusty fellow with his broad
brimmed hat on, was righ, in among the bare.
headed gentlemen; talking as loud as he could,
and all the judges and lawyers were laughing
at him. Then 60, says she, and whisper TO
the old man that wish him to come into the
kitchen. The errand was done accordingly,
and the judge in low tone Of voice said to the
girl, tell your mistress have little business
TO do with some of these lawyers, and when
done, I'll be off in the course of two or three
days. The girl returned and faithfully rehearsed
the messags, and added that she believed thai,
the old fellow was drunk, or he would not have
said, "as soon as my business is done, I'll be
off in two or three days"
Well, Betty, says The mistress, 60 back, and
when the gentlemen begin TO sit down, do you
stand by The head Of the table, and whisper TO
some gentleman iha, wish a vacant place left
a, the head of the table for Judge Crane, and
then do you hasten back and see ,ha, John has
The cider and other liquors in good order, and
Mary do you fill two more iureens with gravy,
and PIT, one a, each end of The long table
And Martha do you see that all the clean plates
for change are ready, and that the ,arls and
pies, &c. are in good order. Betty again re-
paired to her post at The head of the table, and
, softly informed the gentlemen Of the reques, OF
her mistress. "Cer,ainly" says the gentle.
man; and Betty hastened back TO assist John.
The gentlemen now sat down TO an excellent
repast, after short ejaculalory address TO the
throne of grace, by Judge Crane, in which he
adored The Father Of all mercies for feeding all
his creatures throughout the immensiiy Of space
invoked blessing on that portion Of earth
| ly bounty then before them, and supplicaied
divine mercy through the merits of our Re-
deemer, the gentlemen began to carve and serve
round in usual form.
Blu, as the judge was OF a singular turn in al
most every thing, and had taken fancy ,ha. if
a person eats light food at the same meal, and
that which is more solid, and harder of diges-
lion, that the light foed should be eaten frs,
he therefore filled his plare with some pudding,
made of milk rice and eggs. and placing him
self in rather an awkward situation, with his
left elbow on the table and his head near the
plate, began 10 eat according to his common
custom, which was very fast, although he was
not great eater. And some OF the gentlemen
near the judge. followed his example as to the
par,aking Of the pudding before the meat, Of
course large deep vessel, which had contain
ed ,ha, article, was nearly empied when Mary
approached with her TWO additional iurenes OF
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