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.sToNTNa TnE WRONG HousE.

We hesrd rather a good story, the other
day, which, although il may lose ii our tell
ing we cannot refrain from repeatinp.
In the god town of Raleigh was aud still
IS, an eyesllent inn, which in court time
was freduented b lawyers, judges, litagants
Upon one occasion, Judge B as
Sound . lawyer as be was an inyeterate hu.
morist, was holding court at Raleigh. sew
eral very ainicalt cases were to ke tried. one
ofwhiehs having been submitted ii tie even
ing, the Jsry Nere escorted to room in an
adjoining building connected With the inn.
and falaikarly known to the habitues as
Collier In:tLe same building was also
leageda number If young disciples OF Black
stone. who compensated themselves for their
professional lafors.by q friendly game Of =
classic amusement IF Poker Their
tqrc comforts 9ere attended TO BY a one. e
negro, who rejoicad in the name of jake
1t seems that tais functionary had.
trouble wish ttfe jury, which rcsulte
introdaction of his hack to. the cat.
other han9. jake was special faxoriisl -
the young lawyers, who paid, him literally,
and for whom be entertained a correspond
ing regard Under these circumstances it
would not#te a matter of doubt as to which
party was mosf carefully waited upon, BY
the sale alcrcenary Of gin and iuleps. II.
Judge b, in tbs meantime. was
ledged insahe rain building of the hotel
Niti 4tarssslso Jake was fayerite. and af
ter he -hj1 concluded the examination Of
some perez he addressed the attendant with
inquiries 81 to shat the young gentlemen !
were doug
Not'irf plas.a, nottin ! only little game
of poker aaat ALL
Eth, that's all p
Yes sah, dat all
The yeang seainps; they ought to be at
their books i sice way to prepare their ca
sesi To3norrsw some Of them will be ask.
ing me tesput off trials, because they have
not time g getgeaay ! grumbled the Judge.
say. cake, can you got me. q pile Of
bEiclSs z
: !. sartiuEJudge-I's get a pilo Of bricks
old oven BRICK get bats
L Very Veil, 60 bring pile into the yard
Yes, sah, sad the obsequious darkie, and
in shor4times he returned, with the assur.
ance tina. ahc b.icks were ready.
hejndge accompanied him TO the yard
Now, dake, tell me which room these fell
lows are if
Dat aSroons, massa, dat room; but the
cunning negro, anstead of indicating that &c.
cupied bythe lswyers, pointed to the one in
which the Pnelfsnaihg Jurors we're il delibe
ration
COB, has nos, Jake, DO as I do, and suit
ing the action II the word his! honor com
menced paairing a perfect storm Of brickbws
against 4the room of tue supposed deli1.
quents. Bang bang they went, Jakes
missiles 1pdfferlaing no secondary part iu,3he
concert. uStil tae pile was exhausted; and
the startisajurF began to imagine themselves
assalled bA mob of the whole town Still
they could, not escape, but huddled together,
and bore the assault.
On sssiae, the Judge, totally uncon-
scious that he had been stening bis own iu,
rymen MS cituekling over TIE dismay he
imagined ha had brought upop the lawyers.
They did aot, however, as he expected,
vacate The premises, and he prepared for q
second beSpbasdmenft.
In theEineaatime Jake, conyulsed with
laughter, bad gone to the room of the law
yers
Yah jail yah screamed the negro,
rolling 10 laughter, dye hear EN- did YOU
hear the kyicks Nv ait leetle; hear more
by m.by, and. be proceeded as clear as bis
cachinnatiqy laroxysms would allow him. to
explain thk mistake into which he had led
bis honor.
He had scarcely Withdrawn when Judge
B.. im1noneds him to collect another
pile OF brscks,. which was forthcoming as
readily 81 the irst The same tornado Wis.
tied the astpFished jury. but the sameresult
fulleEsd fss she very good reason that they
could net get PIT if they would. The Judge
suppesieg sheA the gamessers, was proper.
tionsbly irfitate@ that be could notsbreak up
their naffgs - 1881 Il
JaEa sEi sagE
Yes SAB Tz4 Assl
3risk anaiEIer pile Of bricks 4 and once
more ths a faFlnidable projectilcs we're laid
before ham
New 5aks, AZ the windows
Staash eksshl whizl bang they went
and glass; sashss, apd every thing else gave
way Is baiek SITTER brick penetrated the Jury
room H1aslfsstress was no Ionger. tenable--
the lava al srnss justified q apitulation, and
a genera took place = 81
UnfoE nastely the JudgeSin his zeal and
wrat atSssf thonght Of milking bis retreat
,nd Isl tse iSrors were escaping imagine
their hdfrar 81 discovering that the learned
;ndre lsaE sef was their ASSISTANT, aud had
ibcen biSs4ss3sa them during the night after
his Eexfsa 5asl;ciaI fashion Too. late the
.Judee f5aa1seat his mistake and petri6ed
lin aJesslishr,ent he stood detected, with
Il. hsnH yaised III the act Of hurling brick