The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-05-22
practical Jokes and Bad Liquor.

BY THE Ex-FRENCH EDITOR.
It is : well known fact that often times boil
those jokes which are called spracticaP--ant
that liquor which is termed sbad,' have BEEF
productive az sexceedingIy evil conseauences
But whether the liquor 81 The joke has doa'
the most mischief, we are not called upon jus
now to determine. We propose to make men
ton Of an affair wheresbad liquors and prac
teal joke were productive of the very bes
consequences imaginable.
Many years ago, while the State Of Georgi'
was yet in its infancy, an eccentric creature
named Brown, was one Of its Circuit Judges
He was man Of considerable ability, OF IN
flexible integrity, and much beloved by all the
legal profession, but he had one common fault
His social qualities would lead him, 'desplte ms
Judgment, into frequent excesses.ssln travel
ing the Circuit, il was his almost inyariable
habit, the night before opening the Court, to
get comfortably corned,' by means of applian.
ces common upon such occasions. TT he
couldn't succeed, while operating upon his
own hook, the members Of the bar would gen.
orally turn in and help him.
1t was in the spring of the year: taking his
wife--a model Of woman in her way-in the
old fashioned but strong 'cary-all,' that he
journeyed some forty miles and reached vii
lage where tCourp was to be opened the next
day. 1t was along in the evening OF Sunday
that he arrived at the place and took up quar-
tiers with a relation of his sbettcr halS' by
whom the presence of the official dignitary
was considered asingular honor. After sup
per, Judge Brown strolled over to the only
tavern in the town, where he found many old
friends, called to the place. like himself, on
important professional business, and who were
properly glad to meet him.
sGentlemen,' sail the Judge, 'it's quite a
long time since we have enjoyed glass to-
gether; let us take drink all around. OF
course, Sterritt, addressing the landlord,) you
have better liquor than you had the last time
we were here--the stuff you had then was not
fit to give a dog
y Sterritt, who had charge of the house, pre-
tended that every thing was right, and 50 they
went to work. 1t is unnecessary to enlarge
upon drinking about a country tavern-it will
answer our purpose to state that somewhere in
the region Of midnight the Judge wended his
very devious way towards his temporary home.
About the time he was leaving, however, some
younger barrister, fond Of practical joke
and not much afraid of the bench, transferred
all the silver spoons OF Sterritt 10 the Judges
coat pocket.
1t was eight o'clock on Monday morning
that the Judge rose. Having INDUCED in the
process Of ablution and abstersion, and partaken
Of q cheerful and refreshing breakfast, he went
to bis room to prepare himself for the duties
of the day.
SWELL, POlly,' said he to his wife, q feel
much better than expected TO feel after that
frolic Of last night .
sAh, Judge said she respectfully, syOu are
getting too old-you ought to leave of that
business q 81 eve = - tasa.s- e
sAh, POlly--whaI's the use Of taIkingl'
Ii was at this precise instant Of time, sbstI
the Judge, having put on his overcoat, was pro-
eesdnr, according 10 bis usual custom, to give