Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-02-21
Tho JUDGES Big Shirt.

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Il Tho Judges Big Shirt.
4 A story goes that, on certain occasion
i ,,doe A., then on visit to Raleigh,
was notorious for leaving home
~;,bout the necessary precautions OF carry
W. long second shirt. While here he
,"s s invited to attend gay and fashionable
nsrtv. TO be given the following evening at
,he residence OF Judge b =. The Wis
;,;ng Judge was terribly Perplexed about a
Loan shirt for the occasion; and while re-
s,alv;no in his mind hom he should possess
s;mseit of the De sired article Gin those days
re,dy.made shirts were not, AS now. articles
If merchandise when he was called on
Al hi, room by Mr.. G., another limb OF
q tho law. but not Judge. After passing
4 the usual compliments, Judge A re-
81 marked. See here, c., | have just
&anen invited to attend party Tomorrow
81 nirh, and have not II clean shirt Tor the
3.ocea,ou, hoping, no doubt, that his friend
II wouI profl'er the loan Of one of his. But
IN in, 4 bit Of a wag, and reishing good
;oke amazingly. h. concluded to have lit
Ele lin and at the same time learn his Judicial
&trend lesson concerning his negligent
II custom. "Oh!' said he, there's no dit
Sfcul,y about that can have You one
kmade."
II "But do you think it cen be finished in
Xtime. "said Judge 4.
mo doubt about it. ] have shirt-rna.
who il perfectly promp and reliable, and
j can vouch for it being ready
"All right, then, fyoull BE- sure and at
&tend to il ("
You NAV depend on it, said the Judges
friend. ut shall be here by half past six to-
morrow evening
Il B-.in going home that night, called
ht the iady's and ordered her to go to
S-'s store, get nine yaris o! bieached
domestic and three yards Of linen, and make
n for Judge f. and deliver It at his
5foom. on the following evening, al halt-past
Blk precisely. and charging her particular
Iy there was to be no disappointment, and
hot deliver sooner or later than halt-rast
six = 5
Bur Mr.. b" expostullted the
&,oman, "you mean three shirts. don't you,
but Of nine yards"
''Do as ! tel. you, madam. Don't you
kuppose know what size shirt is required
BY my irend!'
Early mex morning the cloth was pro-
kured and the making OF the shirt entered
hpon About six o'clock Ia the evening
E. all attired and ready for The party,
called on the Judge, when he was saluted
pn his entrance with
See here, that shirt has rot been seen
set." T4,Av
.Oh.n says i puTlilg out his watch, at
Is not time yet, it lacfs quarter to the
time, .or told her 10 have il here BY hait-
past six- y,
sThe.esuple chat.ed away while, when
bresently a t,mid knock al the door was
heard. ssJudse = jumped to open II,
when five girl as ked ii tina, was Judge
k-'s room!
Being answered afirmativeiy, she contln-
bed Here's IA shirt Dir. c. told my
mother to make for you.
"All right. my nice little Miss, and
strais twuy began to prepare for donn'ng the
much coveted garment, remarking, 1T Is
well made aud handsomely done up too
/Smar, women that, Mr.C-.'
"Oh. yes, knew she would moi disap-
poin, you in any respect
By this time the Judge had commenced
pulling i, over him. He pulled and pulled,
as yard after yard passed, aud still his head
was enveloped in the shirt. lie complained
III its size, bu, his friend told him that he
had it twisted, hut to hurry it on, twas time
they were at the party. Again he set him
self to the task, and by hard struggling got
Through, finding himself enshrouded IN
shirt FIVE yards long, and four yards broad,
Towering all over the floor with his simple
drapery.
an God. name," said the Judge in as
tonishm .nt, "what is this the woman has
Esent me!' looking with CONSERVATION upon
the monstrous shirt around and beneath him,
rWhat Is il, suy!"
1t was with much difficulty that G
could restrain his laughter; but approach
ing his enshrted friend, aud putting the
Hugc collar down. SO that he could see ms
pace, ne sazed with apparent wonder, and
+observed:
"What silly, stupid woman! told her
&to get just enough 10 make three shirts; IN
5fstead Of making three she has put the
whole nine wards into one shirt. But we
must hurry up, and make the best Of a bad
zbargain, for il is high time we were at the
\ party this minute. You can push it down
$anto your trowsers. and nobody will be the
wiser" So at il the Judge went, his friend
assistingshnn asyard after yard was piled
away in his unmentonables; Obey didn't
wear tights III those dnys,) and thus he
went to Judge BIS party, 1t not the
hhest dressed, at least the largest shirted
gentleman in the crowd.
C----promised never to blow on his
judicial friend and kept his word, until ne