Washington telegraph., 1846-12-23

together lor lhePasl three weeks, but u
short lime ago heard him remark to this
young womnA hat he would take great
pleasure in inBducing her to you"
"lle will-sll he. will lei him know"
exclaimed the widow with yiriuons indig.
nation, That he has no regard for his
character, | i've some for mine. They
shall moi slayln my house,
F. hadheeecded in working up the
old lady 10 thFighl pitch, when the Judge,
in company Will, entered the house.
Mrs. L--,n observed the Judge, with
much cordially of manner, Il am indeed
very clad 10 eo you looking so well.-
How have 70 been this lalll Allow me
to Introduce YOU my young friend, Nh
ll-.wh intends 10 practice in ouT
circuit.
The old lhy drew herself up 10 her foil
height, andsilh countenanee expressing
the utmost jlignalion, replie,l;-
"Julfe =. You are the last per-
son lram vlom should have expected
such dcalntni. You might, ai least, have
spaed me lls insult in my own house.
Insult. ~. - said the Judge,
wfh The sealrs, astonishmenl. "Wha'
) the meaang Of all thisl | an entirely
lunconseinn. Of having done ANYTHING to
inlufe luaf feelings
"Yan are indeed" replied onr hostess,
"Do yaIt NJ regard i as an insult la lady
ln inIradurq 10 her such worthless crca.
ufe a. iha y p<rnling 10 u, wh'
..uni ls Il SIC Of the lulgs. cap ia hand
aud - aallnf amazemrnl At tbs unrN'
c'rd auaal npan ~. character.
Ml1. IL. - continued The
Judge. aihs /. ME H. one ui iht
most Re jif table Young gentleman in oul
country. ion ceranly must have
"Re.p,iabie inlned' interrupted ouT
laudladf ~ zroiHiil aud Indignant man
nef. atAa4.hIs, hus.y dressed IN man !
clothes. mi Won Judge =, to b.
travelling n company with such a crca.
ture. lafef would believed II, had net
beha.H II k.i.h nv own eyes.
Nj der Madame said Il, step
ping I'd ",al are mistaken; snmo one
mus, I'M hen imposing upon You.
"nHn'tis Nallme me-yon bmzcn'
faces naI.a. exclaimed the Old LADY,
"llnW Ia .nu rnm, into my house, On
ui nv htl.l this III ment-yon impltcnl
Iale.'
"suce, lir - said ihr Jnlgn
cnlraylrhg ia s'nn ihe abuse, There d
.ome .aHfr mistake about AL ihi-.
assure yoa that yua are entirely mistaken
in yolr ,tfmi,e. This young gentleman i
well known to ail the members of our bar.
Mr.. p YOU arc well acquainted with
Mill. Where is Mr. l-W
The Jahs looked around, but all di,,
apprar,In ave lLc actors in this luiirrOus
SCENE.
A sones wc saw that matters were
coming to crisis, We all Left the room, and
going round lha house placed ourselves in a
position sleir vc could hear all lha, wa
goiag o. within, without any danger oi
being discovered.
ln the msin'Inr, Mrs.. L. insisted
that the ledge Anl IL should both leave
the hnusp.
Not being aho to End any one to aid
lhtm in lhrIi extremely, aud dcspairing o'
convincing her Of the mistake she was
laboring under, the, mounted their horses
and rode % to the n"Nt house.
A.sodn a. they bal departed We returned
10 the hya,r. ani compIimcnicd the old
lady On lhc resolution aud spirit she had
manifested on this trying occasion.
A, she hal now successfully repelled
this assault upon her dignity and the char.
ac,er Of hsr house, by driving out the lnya.
ders, she soon became restored TO her usual
equnnmhy. She repeatedly declared, du
ring the evening, iha, nothing bat her own
eyes VOID haze convinced her. such had
been hei esteem lot the character Of Judge
T.. She declared that under the same
she would have driven
from hefhou,o the President Of the United
Sia'e..
That oisht p slept in the bed
reserved ior The Judge and rcgalcd himself
with mans little delicacies set apart ior the
especial u-c OF bic honor
In truth, we who remained, were treated
with unusual attention. The Judge who
soon untayolcd the mystery, was tor short
time very indignant; but being very sensa'
tive to ridiculc, be promised forgiveness
upon condition that we would not tell the
Story Oh Ihr circuit.
IL, however, said was too good to
keep, although be was the principal sui.
lorcr.
oar hnacss was for a longtime un1ppea.
sable bul eventually was rcconel'ed TO Us
through The mediation ol a handsome sllk
dmss.