The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-03-17
Clever Roguery.


AS certain learned judge in Mexic'
some time since. walked one morning int
Court, he thought he would examine whett
, crit was time for business; and, feeling f
J his repeater, found it was not ia his pocke
.sAs usual, said he to a friend who az
companied him, as he passed through th
crowd near the door-'as usual. hav
! again left my watch at home under my pi
lov." He went on The bench and though
no mere about it. The court adjourned an
SSs returned home. s
As soon as he was quietly seated in hi
parlor he bethought himself Of his time
piece ana turning TO his wife, requested
her to send for il tiSi;sir chamber.
"But, my dear judge" said she, 81 sent mt !
10 you three hours ago"
"Spnt it TO me, my dearf Cef'aln'y not
"Unqueslionably," replied the ladN 'an'
BY the person you sent for it."
"The person ! sent for itw echoed the
Judge.
Precisely, my dear, the very person you
sent for it! You had not left home more
than an hour, when well-dressed man
knocked at the door and asked to see me-
He had one of the finest turkies ever saw
brought il and said that on your return 10
court, you met an Indian witha number ol
fowls, and having bought this one. quite a
bargain, you had given him a couple OF real:
to bring il home with a request thatI should
have ii killed, picked, and put to cool, as
you intended to invite your brother judges
toa dish ofmole with you 10 morrow. And,
20 by the way, Senoreta," said he, 'his ex-
cellency, the judge, requested me to ask you
to give yourself The trouble to go TO your
chamber and take his watch from under the
Epillow, where he says he left it as usual, this
morning and srnd II 10 him by me- And,
Of course, mi qlerido, l did So"
"You did ?" said the judge.
certainly" said the lady.
"Well, replied his honor, "a|l can say
to you, my dear, is, that you are as great a
goose as the bird is turkey. You've been
robbed, madame the man was a thief;
have never sent for my watch you've been
mposed on; and, asa Necessary conse'
quence, the confounded watch is lost for
ever"
The trick was cunning one; and, after {
laugh, and the restoration of the judges gooC
humor by good dinner, it was resolved ac
tually to have the turkey for to-morrow's din
ner; and his honors brothers OF the bench Il
enjoy SO dear meal. Accordingly, after the
adjournment of court next day, they all re
paired to his dwelling, with sppetites sharp
ened by the expectation of rare feast.
Scarcely bad they entered the sala, and ex
changed the ordinary situations, when tht
lady broke forth With congratulations to hi
honor upon the recovery Of the stoleI
watch.
"How happy am l." exclaimed she "tha
the william was apprehended."
"Apprehended !" said the judge, with sur
prise.
eyes, and doubtless convicted, too, b!
this time, said his wife. 2 e
"You are always talking riddles" replied
he, "explain yourself, my dear. know
nothing of the thief, watch or conviction.
"It can't be possible that | have agail
been deceived" quo,h the lady, "but tllati
not the story, about o'clock to-day, pal
and rather interesting young gentleman
dressed in seedy suit Of black, came Il
the house In great haste-almtst Out
breath. He said that he had just come iron
j court; that he was one of the clerks; tina
the great william who had had the audacit
tv steal your honor's watch had just been al
rested; that the evidence was nearly periec
TO convict aud that all that was require
to complete it was the turkey, which mus
be brought into court, and for that purpos
be had been sent with porter by your ex
press or1ers." t
i "And you gave it to him?"
i "Of course did--who would have doubt
ed him, or resisted the orders Of a judgeP
"Wateh and turkey-both gone! Pray
what in the world. madam, are we to do 10
dinner {"
Bet the lady had taken care of her guest
notwithstanding her simplicity, and the pal
ty enjoyed both the joke and their viands.-
Meyers Mcrico. soa,e