Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-06

Good day to you, Judge" He looked
up with slight start, retained the har-
ness with one hand, while he held out
the other to us, as he replied, "Thank
you, how goes it with you?n
He still continued to mend up his har-
ness, while we made known our business,
and finished the negotiation we had gone
there to make.
After the harness was tied up, we
walked out into the sunshine, conversing
upon the news of the day, and we start
ed towards where our horse was hitched,
preparatory to leaving
See here" said he, st is now noon.
Bring your horse into the stable while
1 get some feed for him. and stay and get
dinner with me-" And without waiting
for word Of CONF lance, he started for
the feed. We gladly obeyed his direc-
tons, and tied our horse to trough in
the hovel.
From them he led the way into the
house, which was empty. MY house
keeper" said he, KS gone away, but /
guess | can find some hing to eat" (Thc
Judge was bachelor, but he had then a
woman, with family of two or three
children, whose husband had left her, to
keep house for him.
lie proceeded to place in the middle of
the floor a good, substantial pine table,
and to setupon it. from a harder in corn
er of the room, loaf of bread, some
cold boiled ham, pitcher and glasses,
and then went into the cellar and brought
! up some butter and milk.
IF you are hungry" said he, "this will
taste good, come, sit up" And with no
more ceremony, he proceeded to cut the
bread and ham, and to pass them to us.
We arere hungry, and the dinner did
taste good, and we enjoyed livery much.
We sat at the table good while, discus
sing with him the news and politics of
the day.
After dinner he remarked, II had in
tended to pillow out my little patch of
corn to-day, but as I will have company,
ifyou will wait, I will get up my horse,
and ride over to Fond du Lac with YOU"
We gladly waited, and were soon on
the oHd with him. His horse was ca
parisoned with an old, almost WORKOUT
saddle and bride, and was young, large.
clumsy beast. But he boosted in his
praise, saying that he had raised him,
| that no one had ever bridled or ridden
him but himself and that consequently
he had been educated just as he should
be!
In deep, earnest, and constant CONVEX
sation, we passed slowly over the five
miles to Fond du Lac.
The dinner and his appearance we have
thus infinitely described, because ii 1ras
evidently his erery day appearance and
life, when at home, and away from his
official duties
That his talent and learning was of
the very first order, has abundantly been
testified to by his position, and by the
Bar of the State.
AS an instance of his pecularities, we
will relate a circumstance which incident
ally came out during our ride to Fond du
Lac.
lie said vacancy had occurred in the
office of Clerk of the Court at Shebovgan.
lie was about making visit to NIiwau-
waukee, on some legal business, which
was known in Sheboygan. He was ac-
quainted with young man in Sheboygan,
whom he had highly esteemed and whom
he wished to appoint to the vacancy.
Accordingly, before starting to ATilwau-
kee, he made out an appointment, and
mailed it to the young man at Sheboy-
gan. But the first thing in the morning.
after hc arrived in Milwaukee. he was
met at his hotel by the young man in
question, who presented him with a pc
tition praying that he might be appoint
ed to the vacancy, which petition was
signed by all the bar-room hangers on.
sailors, and every other man in Sheboy-
gan, whose vocatlons had not enabled
them to learn what were the necessary
qualifications for the office, recommend
ing his fitness in the strongest terms.
'Sir," said the Judge, did you go to
the post-office before you left Sheboy-
gan?"
"No, sir.r
"Well | am glad you did not. | had
made an appointment for you, and mailed
it before left home, which, if you had
gone to the post-office you would have
got. But | sec by this paper, that was
mistaken in you-that you are not fit for
the place. therefore shall revoke the
appointment. Good morning. sir."-D.
Does not our Candidate for Con-
gress Judge Spooner, design to visit and
address his constituents during the pre-
sent canvass? We think il would be