Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-01-05
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FROM THE y. Y. SPIRIT OF THE TIMES.
z e G. a e A ~ ECDoTES
EY GINGER.

There are some things scarcely worth recording
and yet are too good To he lost. In journeyings
through life we often meet with '.lhe ridiculous -
and enjoy it amazingly at the time, but how few
are gated with the ability 10 transfer such scenes
10 paper for the amusement OF others. In my Wis
Its East OF Peal" amongst people OF primitive
habits, where the schuUluiaSer has heretofore been
sUnlewba;a stranger. l have occasionally encoun-
tered very amusing incidents that would nave made
the toriune Vt a miodern Hogarth had he been pre-
sent To have touched them uir with his pencil
AS ii Is vii! give you The facts Of Que or two as
they occurred under my own observation, and YOU
may do the '.tiillng up' if you think proper, in
due form Tor the readers OF the Spirit"
Recently While attending Court held in J.
county, where Judge >. presided, very plain
question Ut law was presented Tor The decision Of
The Court Ii was argued elaburalely by the cuun-
sci Oh The wrong SIDE, and when the opposite AT
tUTney "a real Paddy, who had just waded through
Blackstone aud Ch.tiy 50 as 10 enable him To OBJ
tain ilcense) rose TO reply, but he was slopt by
his Honor, who Informed hin that his opinion was
made up against him, and that he would nave no
further argument. Paddy laid his hand SLOWLY
upon volume OF Blackstone, and opened it where
the leaf was carefully turned down, and commen-
ced reading the law directly in conflict with The
opinion Of the Court
.'Stop, SIT" cried the Jadge, 81 have decided
the case, aud my mind is longer open TO conyic-
case"
"Oh," said the lawyer, 81 did not intend to ar
que the point, nor did expect To convince your
Honor, only wanted to show the Court what a
HI Of fool Blackstone wasp
Such shout of laughter as went up from every
part Of The Court House, was beyond the means of
the Sheriff or Court to control iur some minutes.
when Paddy was fined dollar for his SANDER of
BLACKSTONE, ana the Court then adjourned to liquor
IrN,, i,or,
ing TO be enlightened, Judge b. was presidinu
wien question was raised as to the sufciency Of
notice 10 an endOrser ON i prommissory mole.
Old Judge f., now eighty years old, the very
pink Of the sold school" SAID sober and Identified
and who has always prided himself upon acting up
to the strict proprietles of his profession happened
to be employed In the case, and knowing the prn-
cipe 10 be perfectly clear and, as he supposed
familiar to every member of the profession. decin
ed making an argument, and at submitted the
matter 10 the Court. To his utter establishment.
the Judge, without moments hesitation, decided
the point against him. Old Judge T., in utter =
maZement, slowly raised himself from his seat, and
putting his hand TO his ear, as is the custom with
persons little deaf said
"Do understand your Honor to decide that the
endorser Of proinissjry 2" Sc, repeating the de-
cSion Of the Judge.
"WeIl," said the Judge, 'it would look so to a
man up tree"
The old lawyer seized his long green bag. his
companion for forty years, and put" leaving the
case to manage itself. The only word he spoke
was, as he passed out the South door of the Court
House, when drawing long breath, he exclaim-
ed
"Well, I'll be d!
This exclamation upset the gravity of the crowd
and Judge Il. resigned his Office in disgust.
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