The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-11-20

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them out. With an expression of horror al
most ipdescribable, he exclaimed
MY God Polly
"sWhat on earth's the matter, JudgeY
Just look at these spoons.'
Dear me, where'd you gel themp
Get them? Don't you see the initials
on them f-extendiug them towards Ler-
Il stole themp
Stole them, Judgep
dyes, stole themp
MY dear husband, il can't be possible
from whom q
"'From Sterritt, over there-his name is
on them.'
Good heavens how could it happen 2
"F know very well, Polly-I was very
drunk when came home, wasn't g
"'Why, Judge, you know your old habit
when you get among those lawyers
"'But was very drunkp
"Yes, you was''
"'Was remarkably SO when got home,
Mrs. Brown :;
"fYes, Judger drunk as fool, and forty
times as stupid
"'I thought so,' said the Jude, dropping
into chair in extreme despondency-I
knew it would come to that at last. have
always thought that something would hap.
pen TO me-that should do something very
wrong-ki somebody in moment of pas
sion, perhaps-but never imagined that I
should be mean enough 10 be guilty CT de-
liberate larceny
Z" But there may be some mistake, Judge
" No mistake, Polly. know very we'll
how 1t came about That fellow, Sterrltt,
keeps the meanest sort of liquor, and always
did-liquor mean enough TO make man do
any sort of mean thing. have always said
itwas mean enough TO make man steal,
and now have practical illustration OF the
fact And the old man burst into tears.
"'Don't be child, said his wife, wiping
away the tears, go, like a man, over 10 Ster-
ritt, tell him it was little bit of frolc--
pass it off as joke-go and open court, and
nobody will ever think of it again.
GA little OF the soothing system operated
upon the Judge, as such things usually do,
his extreme modification was finally sub
dued, ane over to Steniit's he went, with a
tolerable face. Of course he had but little
difficulty IN settling with him; for, aside
from the fact that the Judges integrity was
unquestionable, he had an inkling of the
joke that had been'played.
'Judge Brown pioceeGed@ 80 Couit, aDd
took his seat; but spoons and bad liquor
bad liquor and spoons-'iuuor, spoons,
drunk, larceny, and Judge Brown, was so
mixed up in his 'worship's' bewildered head,
that he felt awful pale, if he did not look so.
In fact, the Judge felt cut down, and his usu-
al selfpossessed manner of disposing of bu-
sncss, his diction and decisions were not
what Judge Brown had been noted for.
Several days had passed away, and the
business of the court was drawing towards a
close, when one morning, rough looking
sort oil customer was arraisned Oh charge
of stealing. After the clerk had read the jn-
dictment to him, he put the usual question !:
" Gully or not guiltyP
Guilty, but drunk, answered the pris-
oner
"'What's that plea 2 exclaimed The Judge
who was half doing upou the bench.
"'He pleads guilty, but says he was drunk
replied the clerk. ~
"''Vaat's the charge against the manp
" He is indicted for grand larceny
What's the casep
May it please your HONOR said the
prosecuting attorney, the man is regularly
indicted for stealing large sum from the
Columbus Ho,el.'
/" He is, eha and he pleads
"'He pleads, guilty, but drunk
"The Judge was now fully aroused.
"sGuilty, hut drunk This is most ex-
traordinary plea. Young man, are you cer-
tain you were drunk
"'Yes, sir'
Where did you get your liquorp
"'Al Steri,t's.'
q" Did you get none nowhere else q
"'Not drop, sir"
"'You got drunk on his liquor, and after
wards stole his moneyp
eyes, sir.
"'Mr. Prosecutor said the Judge, do mo
the favor to enter nolle prosequi in that
mans case. The liquor of S,erritt's is mean
enough 10 make a man do anything dirty.
I got drunk on Il the other dag myself, and stole
all Sterrid's spoons-release the prisoner, Mr..