Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-07-05

go look for him yourself, not send me nor
my servants Il gave you your break
fast this morning for chopping little wood
because you said you had no money; and ]
expected yon would 60 away quietly and
keep away, and now you must come here TO
disturb the gentlemen at dinner Here the
whole joke bursts upon the minds Of the
gent emen present, who fell into loud fit
Of laughter. After the tumult had little
subsidized, soys the judge. mildly, did chop
wood TO pay for my breakfsstp Indeed you
did, says she, 'snd said you bad no money
Il told you whole truth says he, but have
beautiful shawl, worth more than $40,
which just now bought, and will leave il
with you in pawn, II you will only let me
eat dinner with these gentlemen Here
the gentlemen were biting their lips to keep
from laughter. How did you buy q shawl
worth more than ten dollars without money!
Il bought il ON credit says he. And where
did you find credit to thu, amountP says
she. brought IL from home says he.
This is likely story, and something libe
your abuse Of Judge Crane this morn
ing.' said she. How could abuse
the judge II he was not prese nt!' said be
Why says she, you called him rusty, fusty
Judge, aud an old codger, and said you did
not care a straw more cor him han yourself
And here the whole company vera in an up.
roar OF laughter again. But as soon as it
was little SUBSIDIZED, one of the gentlemen
asked the lsndlady how she knew that the
gentlemen she was addressing was not Judge
Crane. 'He Judge Crane said she, he
looks more like snipe than crane.
Here the loud laughter burst forth third
time. And after a little pause the Judge
said, Il must confess that an not bird Of
very fine feathers, but | assure you that
am a crane, and crane is a very useful in
strument. Jaw avery goodone in your kitch-
en- morning; and sometimes is an instrument
called "crane," is of inrulcabe use, mad
am Before she had time to reply, some OF
the gentlemen with whom she was &C.
quainted assured her that she was talking
with the presiding Judge Astonished and
confounded, she attempted some excuse, and
hastily asked his pardon for her rudeness.
The Judge had by this time. unobserved
taken from his pocket the beautiful shawl
and folded it at full length one way, and in
a n arrow form the other, and it being of a
very fine texture, appeared more like an ell
egant sash than valuable shawl-when he
arose, with graceful dignity and with half q
smile, advanced a few steps towards the
landlady, saying, "i, is not my province tc
pardon, but it is my business to Judge, ant
Judge that you and shall be fricnds-ant
judge also that you will, without hesitation
receive this as present If not as pawn. I.
So saying, he gently laid it over her should
ers, and across her arm, saying, Take i,
madam. and do pot attempt to return it, 70
il was purchased ON purpose for you" Sh,
hastily retired, in confusion, hardly knowing
what she did. and took with her the shaw
worth twelve dollars instead OF ten.
And here were three parties who ha
e,ch two good things. The landlady had
good shaw and good lesson to medtat,
upon-the gentlemen had a good dinner ant
joke to talk over the Judge had good in
tentions in the joke. and good will and ubil
ity to follow up the lesson given.