St. Mary's beacon., 1852-12-23

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have some new milk, warm right ff0!s
the cow, to wet these good victuals. %
The cows are not milked," said he.
" i will not send servants in this storm 10
the spring house to skim it for you," said
she. "Dear madam" said he, with a
pleasant smile. 81 have a good wife at
home, older than you are, who would 20
out In worse storm than this, to milk
the cows and bring the milk to the poor.
est man on earth at his request or to
bring the milk from the spring house,
cream and all, without skimming, to feed
the most abject Of the human race. +"
" You have a very good wife at home, :"
said she. Indeed, have" said the
Judge, "and she keeps my clothes clean
and whole; and notwithstanding you
called me an old ragamuffin, am not
ashamed TO appear abroad in the clothes I
wear, in any good company" "Well, I
must confess" said she, "that when YOU
have your broad. .brimmed hat of, YOU
look middling well, but want you to ca.
and be oh, for we want the fire to dry tho
gentlemen's great coats and umbrellas
BY and among the rest we expect Judge
Grain, our new Circuit Judge" "wsll,"
said the Judge, "I will bet a goose that
Judge Grain has not had. and will not
have great coat on his back, or an an.
brell over his head this day." "You old
goose" said she, 81 care nothing for
your bets. Eat and be of; | tell YOU,
Indna Grain In fa hA- -h~-a. a.1 1---A,ve mn
room fos you" "1 donT care, /" said ne
'one rye straw more for Judge Grain than
| do for myself, and it has got to be 50
late, that il he has to come at this time of
day, ne would more likely 60 directly to
the court house, and stay until dinner
time, than to 60 to any tavern and ifbu.
siness was very urgent, he would be very
likely to stay away even from dinner.
know something about the old codger, and
some people say hs 10 q rusty, fi,sty
crusty old fudge Pretty talk indeed
about the Supreme Judge said the land
lady. Nov eat your cold cheek and b,
of, or be OF without eating, just as yo,
please Il tell you,' said the Judge
Judge Grain is not the Supreme Judge
and it he were he il no more fit- for
Judge than I am well now be oi
with YOURSELF said the landlady. 'D'ou
be in 50 great hurry replied he mild
ly; Il wish to know who. 10 the landlor
here. / wish to know where be is.' III
is the high sheriff Of the county, and won
be home till night; but if he were her
you would not stay long, 'Well mad
am,' said he, give mo cup Of cider I
we. my victuals If you wont give me milk
Not q DROP said her ladyship. Th
Judge who had now got pretty weI
warmed and dried and wished for hi
breakfast, put on q stern countenance an
positively declared he would not leav
the room and fire till he pleased. But
added he, IF you = -
7 viIl ~~s ~ L-
diately brought an Vee6
heartily Of the collation. before him. too
his broad.brimmed hat. and gently wake
to the court house, where he found goo
fires and clean floors, and, during III
court hours. he presided with dignity m
propriety. 81 -. fa .-as
When the Judge withdraw. the landls
dy anxiously looked after him. for som
time. as he walked steadily on towar
the court house. suPposing him to be som
poor man summoned up to court as wi
ness. or some culprit. or some vagabon,
who might give her further trouble.
time Of courts and expressed TO servan
. wish that they would see that be did N
disturb the gentlemen and the judges VII
might put up there. While some of Ii
girls declared. If he did come. they woul
uss some Of his own expressions. whic