Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-03-02

oS you piedoe. ~
M, IL te1i you. said the Judge. Judge Crane
ao' the Supreme Judg and if he were. h. is n
more III for Judge than | am
ell now be of with yourself SAYS she.
Oon oe In SO great hurry" said he midi,
wish TO know who is the landlord. | wisI
10 Knew where he is"
he IS the High-SheriE of the County and
won be h0ne TIL night bu, if he were herr
you would not stay long"
we'll madam, says he, give me a Gun n,
milk "N give me
Not drop" said her Iadyship
1he Judge, who had now got nrs.,r wall
SArineo and dried, and wished for his Breakfast
| PuI On stern countenance, and positively de-
.aIeo ne would not leave the room and FIRE un
-. ne Pieased. "But, added he, If you will
grant my request, will eat and be off :,
| Inc cider was immediately brought end Nh.
Suoge Partook of the collation. before him took
nus ofoao orimmed hat, and gently walked To
the Courthouse where be found good firrs apJ
ciean noors, and during the court hours be nrs
sI4Su win dignity and propriety
hen the Judge withdre w,the Iandlaax ,o.,,-.,
an1'oosiy after him for some time as ne vaited
steadily on toward the Court House. supposing
u iui TO &c some poor man summoned un 10 m.
oooft a. witness, or some culprit or vagabond
VINO might give her some future trouble IN time
OF courts an d she expressed to her servant. a
uesife nat they would see that be did not dis.
'olo the gentleman and the Judge who rnieh,
pu1 up there whlle some of the girls declared
81 ne did come, they would use some of his own
| Crane
" Let me see" SAYS one ;"rustv crusty
Yes ard 'fusty old fudge" says another.
"hen ire dinner was announced the Court
n,s oein5 thronged was Immediately adjourn.
cd and the day being stormy and cold, the
!uuges and lawyer. poured into the sheriff's
tavern, where they were sure of having good
iare-aiI except Judge Crane who walked to
s'ofe and purchased a valua bic shawl and mt
IL into his coat pocket on the inside of his coat,
ana tnen walked quietly 10 The tavern
"hiie ne was thus detained, the landladv
en'eFeI the oinlng-rooIn, and inquired if Judge
Crane had come in
The answer was
come" -o'
The landlady, whe Was anxious to paw the
hlgnesi respect 10 the Supreme Judge returned
~ the kitchea lot little chagrined and disap-
pointed.
In tie meantime. the Judge arrived, and. be-
Ing al proper times very sociable and at all
times iond OF cheering the minds OF those pres
eh'' aho Tel! some lively anecdotes, intended 10
convey gcod morals. set the whole COMPANY il,
INTO roar OF laug ghter. And at this instant one
OF 'he waiting maids eAte4td the room to iu-
Iosn The gentlemen that they might sit down
TO dinner.
She did her errand, and hasteued bach 70 III.
Z IL
low, with hIs broad brimuaed hat on WAS riybI
IN aCuoas the bareheaded gentlemen talking az
ioad as ne could, and all the Judges and LAWYERS
were laughing a. him.
q Then CO., she said. and whisper to the old
man that wish him TO come into The kiyeb-
en-.
The GRAND was done scecordingly and the
Judge IN a low tone Of voice said 10 the girl
Tell your.mistresa have little business to
GO with some OF the lawyers and when done
FA- M -Fa as,-@.
The girl returned, and faithfully rehesrsed
the message, and added that she believed the
old fellow was drunk. he would not have
said" As soon as my business Is do1c, I'll be
of IN two or three days"
We'll, Betty SAYS the mistress, 60 back
and when the gentlemen begin To sit dos n, do
/ you stand al the head of the table, and whisper
+ 10 some gentlemen that | wish a vacant place
! left Al the bead of the table for Judge Crane
and 90 you hasten back and see that John ha,
the cider and other liquors IN good order, and,
/ Mary, do you nj! two more tureeas with gravy
and put one at each end of the table And
Martha, do you see thas all the clean plates for
i change are ready, and thas the tarts and lies
dc, are In good order"
Betty again repaired to her post at the he ad
+ Of the table, aud softly informed the gentlemen
of the request of her mistress
"Cortariniy.'
/ Said said the gentlemen, and Betty hastened
back 10 assist John.
The gentlemen now sat down 70 an excellent
repaSt, after short ejacu!atory address to the
Throne Of Grace By JLdge Crane III which he
sdored the Father of Mercies for feeding his
creatures through the ininensity VI space-in-
yoked blessing on that portion of earthly boun-
/ " then before hem, and sOppiicated Divine
/ mercy through the merits Of our kedeemer, the
gentlemen began TO carve and serve round IL
usual form.
! But, As the Judge of a singular turn IN almost
everything had taken fancy that if person
eats light food a. the same meal with that hIch
IS more solid, and harder of digestion, thai the
/ light food should be eaten first, he, therefore
Z flied his plate with some pudding made OF rice
ana eggs, and placing himself in rather al vk-
ward situation, with his left elbow on the table
and his head near his plate, began to eat accord
/ ing TO his common custom, which was very fast,
although be was noi great eater. And some
/ of the gentlemen near the Judge. following his
example as 10 partaking of the pudding before
! the meats, of course a large deep vessel which
! had contained that article, was nearly emptled
/ when Mary approached with two additional to-
! reens Of gravy according TO the commands OF
her mistress, and, as she sc; down the last near
/ the Judge, be saws TO her IL austere man
! ner-
:. Girl bring ne clean plate TO eat some salad
/ on"
The abrupt manner In which he addressed
her, and disgust seeing hirra there In that po-
sltIou 50 disconnected the poor girl that she did
! not observe that any one except the Judge had
partsken Of the puodIugnor did she know what
F.. lie meant BY salad and she observed that the
pudding pan wss nearly empty, and then hiss
tened back with lie utmost speed TO her mis-
tress. and Addressed her with
4" Lord madam. that old fellow Is there vet
. and he Is certainly crazy or drunk, ior be Is
down at the table, and has eaten more than
three pecSs of rice pudding already, and has
his nose night down IN platcful aov, shovel
hug II il Ike hog (; and he told me as if he was
lord of the manor. 10 bring him a clean plate TO
ca. salad Bless me where can get salad
al this time Of the yea- Aud tae geatieDer
have not dnne carving, and one has began 10
eat meat much less 10 eat tubful of pudding
"Av, he'll set clean plate" say Martha,
! before gentlemen want clean plates"
/ Il viii clear him cut saws the mistress, ,s1d
starts for her dining room. burning vile lndig-
natler2-
The Judge was remarkable for 2ot giving TN