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


judge, he says to her in All austere manner,
Girl, biting me clean plate to eat some salad
on. The abrupt manner in which he address
ed her. and her disgust in seeing him there in
she did not observe that any one excepting the
Judge had paraken of the pudding nor did she
know whai he meant by salad ; but she observ-
ed that the large pudding pan was nearly empty,
and then fastened back with The umos, speed
10 her mistress, and addressed her with, Lord,
madam, tina, old fellows there yet, and he is
certainly crazy or drunk, for he is down al the
table, and has eaten more than skiprles of
the rice pudding already and has his nose righ,
down in plate full now, shovellng it like a
hog; and told me as if lie was lord of the ma
nor, to bring him clean plate to cal salad en-
Bless me, where can we ge, salad this time of
the year! And the gentlemen have not done
carving, and not one has began to eat meat,
much less to eat tub full of pudding.
Aye, he'll get clean plate, says Martha, be-
fore gentlemen wan, clean plates.
III clear him out, says the MISTRESS, and
starts for the dining room, burning with indig-
nation.
The judge was remarkable for moi giving uri-
necessary trouble to any one where he put up,
and generally ale whatever was set before him
without making any remarks; and seldom made
use of ifiofe than one plate at meal but at
this time he observed near him, dish of beau
tiful raw white cabbage, cut up and put into
vinegar, (which the dutch a, Poughkeepsie call
cold slaw, and which he called salad) and he
wished for separate plate TO prepare some of
it for his own fancy. The carving and serv-
ing were not We, finished, when he expected a
clean plate, and when The landIady arrived at
The door Of the dining room determined to drive
him out. She advanced with firm step TO The
door, and fixed her keen eye sternly on ihe
judge when he turning his eye that way and
observing her, mildly said, LandIady, can have
clean plate TO eat SOME salad on, A clean
plate and salad retoried the landlady indis-
nanlly. wish you would come into the kilch-
en- unit! gentlemen have dined had reserved
that seat for Judge Crane. The company were
struck with asonishmeni, and fixed their eyes
alternately on the landlady and on the Judge !;
and SAT or stood in mute suspense--when the
judge gracefully raised himself up in his chair,
carelessly folding his arms across his breast,
then putting his head awkwardy on one side
You reserved this seat for Judge Crane, did
you landlady! Indeed did, says she. II was
very kind, says he, In an ironical tone, but if
you will step TO the door and see if he is COM
ing, or send one of the servants 10 call for him;
with your permission and the appreciation of
these gentlemen, with whom have some bus
iness TO do, will occupy this seat until you
have found the Judge. Find the judge, said
she, with emphasis, go look for him yourself,
not send me nor my servants. | gave you your
breakfast this morning for choppihg lilre
wood because you said you had no money; and
| expected you would go away quietly and keep
away, and now you must come here 10 disturb
gentlemen at dinner Here the whole joke
burst upon the minds of the gentlemen present,
who fell into loud fit of laughter. After the
lumul, had lille subsidized. says the Judge
mildly, did chop wood to pay for my break.
fast! Indeed you did, SAID she, and said you
had no money. l told you The whole truth,
says The judge, but have beautiful shawl
worth more than ten dollars, which just now
bought, and will leave it with you in pawn if
you will only let me eat dinner with these gen
ilemen Here The gentlemen were bring their
lips to keep from laughter. How did you buy
a shawl worth more than ten dollars. wnhou,
money! bough, il on credit, says he. And
where did you find credit TO lha, amount says
she brough, i. from home, said he. That
is likely story, and something like your abuse
of Judge Crane this morning, said she. How
could abuse the judge If ne was not present! |!
said he. Why, says she, you called him rus
~, fus.y fudge, and old codger, and said you
*Schyippel is measure of three pecks used in
| Holland, instead of the English bushel, and the
inhabitants of Poughkeepsie were mainly Low