The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-04-28
The Judge who always Anticipated.

AS Judge, Lord Ayonmore had one
great faul:, he was apt to take up frs,
impression of cause and it was very
difficult afterward to oblitera,e it. The
advocate, therefore, had not only to struo.
gle against the real obstacle presented to
him by the case itself, but also with the
imaginary ones created by the hasty an.
ticipation Of the Judge. Curran was one
day most seriously annoyed by this habit
of Lord Avonmore, and he took the fol.
lowing whimsical method of correcting it.
(Ihe reader must remember that the Oh
lect of the narrator was, by tedious and
malicious procrastination, TO irritate his
nearer into the vice hc was so anxious to
eradicate.) They were to dine together
at the house Of a common friend, and a
large party were assembled, many of
whom witnessed the occurrences of the
morning. Curran. contrary 10 all his
usual habits, was late for dinner, and at
length arrived in the most admirable af.
feclation.
why, Mr.. Curran, you have just kept
us a full hour waiting dinner for you,'-
grnmbled out Lord Avonmore.
'Ob, my dear lord, l regret it much :;
you must know it is not nv custom -
but I've just been witness to a most mel
ancholy occurrence
My God YOU seem terribly moved by
1t; take a lass of wine. What was il:
what was it 2
1 will tel! you, my lord, the moment
| can collect myself had been detain-
ed at court-in the Court of Chancery-
your lordship knows the Chancellor sits
,.,e.' ...
i do-1 do but 60 on
well, my !prd, Was huTTyiug here as
fast as could--l did No: even change
my dress--I hope shall Le excused for
coming in my boots
Poh, poh, never mind your boots; the
pont--come at once to the point Of your
story
Oh, will,my good lord, in moment.
| walked here | would not even wait
to get the carriage ready it would have
taken time, you know. Now there is
market exactly in the road by which |
had to pass; your lordship may perhaps
recollect the market, do you 2
TO be sure | do; 60 on, Cuiran--go
on with the story
4 am very glad your lordship remem.
bers the market, for totally forget the
name of 1.-THE name-the name
what the devil signifies the name OF
it. Sir!-lt's the Castle Market
Your lordslip is perfectly right, it is
called the Castle Market Well, | was
passing through that very identical Cas-.
tie Market. when observed butcher
preparing to kill calf. lie had huge
knife in his hand a; it was as sharp as
razor. The calf was standing behind
him; he drew the knife to plunge it into
the animal. Just as he was in the act of
doing so, little boy about four years old
his only son, the loveliest little boy
ever saw, ran suddenly across his path,
and he killed-oh, my God : he killed.
The child the child the child = 20.
ciferated Lord AvoDmore.
No, my lord. the cdH! continued Cur
ran very cody he killed the calf, but
your lordsbip is in the habit Of anticipa-
ting
The universal laugh was thus raised
against his lordship and Curran decar.
ed that, often afterward,a first impression
WAS removed more easily from the Court
of Exchequer 10y tho recollection of the
calf in Castle Market than by all the elo.
quence OF the entire profession.