The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-05-13

Practical Jskss AMI Bad LsgsOE
IA In a FRENca EnIInR.


balh thsse i.kes whsch sEs raird :. PEae'
nral. and ..hsd. hsFs hesa PFoaasiiEs
Of ell rSBsegaeEesss bsI WHEELER ahs
lisaoF - Ihs isks hes done shs mes
mischief. ~s are NJ called Vron Jusl n0u
10 dsasrmlnr. We propose 20 nsks
msaliOa oi a. affair Whsrs bad liquor and
. pEaclieAl Jake ssTe productive 81 The
very hssI consequences lRsginShis.
M.Hy years ago. while lhs Sasse o.
GsoEgss wss sllll IN ils lnlsnSy. a. eeefH-
tIe rTssl9Ie. named BreEn. Ess enc Of
IL. CiFeuil Judges. lie wsss msn Of con-
siderable abil,IF. Of iEfsx bio iEtegaliy,
and much bsloEsd and respected By oil
the lsg.l profession. Bat b. had one con-
mon fault. IIs social qnslnies Senid
lead him. despite his Judgement. into ire
qusnl excuses. In IrsSslliag The ClEeuiI
iI sss his almost inssriable habit. the
night before opening ihe Court. 10 get
''c0@farssbiy cornsd," bT means Of sPPll'
anees eomnan upon such occasions. II
be couldn't suessed whils operating upon
his own hOok. The meGbeFs Of the bar
would generally turn in snd help him.
q vac IN The Syringe he year: taking
bis Wifs-s model Of Wonsh in her way
ia The Old-iashiontI. but strong scar
Iy-sll." that he jOurRsye! some IOr'y
miles. aid reached . y,llsgs WhsIe
coaTl" vas 10 be opeasd The next day.
IL ~as along in the evening Of Sunday
that he arrived al The place aud took up
ou.risas silh q relation If his " be;Isr
hsli," BY whom the presence Of an Off.
cisl digRiiy wss considered singular hO-
nor. Afer supper Judge Brown sEol'ei
over 10 The Only tavern IN The losn, where
be found many old friends. called 10 The
place, like himself. on important profess
sloRal business. and who were properly
glad 10 meet hin.
a" Gentlemen" said the Judge, " lie
qaiie long time since we have enjoyed
glass togeIhsr-l,t Us take q drink all
round. Or course. Sterriii, addressing
the lsndlord) YOU have better liquor than
you had the last time We ~ere here
the sIUfT you had then wss lot fiI TO give
dog.
Sleuiti, who had chsrge Of The house.
pretended that everything was right. sud
so they vent 10 work. It's unnecessary
10 enlarge upon drinking bout in coun-
Try iaTern-lI will quite answer our pur-
pose TO sla,e ths, some where in the re-
g'on Of midnight the Judge wendell his
very deriOus way towards his temporary
home. About the time be was leaving,
howeEer, Some yonng barrislers. fond Of
"pTselicsl," aud not much afraid Of the
bench. transferred ell the silver spoons Of
SierrItt TO the Judges coat pocket
II was eight O'Clock Of Monday NOM
ing that the Judge rose. Having induIg.
ed 10 the process Of sblulion and abster-
ton. and psr:sken of . cheerful and re-
fresh'ng breakfast. he went 10 his room to
prepare himself Tor the duiies Of the day.
"Wsll, Polly" said he to his wife, !" /
feel much better Than | expected 10 Ietl
SITTER that frolIc Of lssi night"
AT. Judge" said she. reproschlully.
"you are getting TOO old--you ongh. TO
leave of that business"
"Ah, POlly-whars the use Of talk
ing!"
Ii sas al this precise instant OF time.
that the Judge. having put on his over.
coat, was proceeding. according TO his
usual custom, 10 give his vile a parting
kiss. thai he happened, in thrustIng his
hand into his pocket, 10 lay hold OF Ser
mus spoons. He jerked them out. With
an expression Of horror almost indescri-
babIe he exclsimed--
my God! Polly!"
VIVA. on esr,h's The matter, Judse,"
Just look .. these spoons.
Dear me, where dye get ihem,"
Gstthem! Don't you see The ini-
iisls on Notwithstanding them Tow aids
her, . | stole them"
Stole them. Judge!"
"Yes. stole them"
my dear husband, il can't be posi-.
BILE from whom!"
From Sterriu, over there, his name
is on then"
Good Heavens! how could il hap.
pen!" .a
al know very veil, Polly-l was re.
ny drunk when came hone ,wasn't H.
why Judge, You know your old hs-
bit When you get among those lawyers"
"Bni wss very drunk!"
g Yes, yOu rns."
i" Was remarkably drunk when got
bone. MIS-. Brown."
Yes, Judge. drunk as fool, and fol-
" times as stupid" % 60
al though, co." said The Judge. drop
ping ls1o chair in extreme dependency;
81 knew it would cone TO that at last. |
have always thought that something bad
would happen to me-ths, | should do
something wrong-kilI somebody in no.
Dtnl OF passion perhsps-bu, | never
imagined thai could be mean enough to
be guilty of deliberate larceny"
bot. there may be some mistake,
Judge" .-~- g