The Portland daily press., 1864-12-22
MISCELLANY
Joe Bowers Wedding.

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.gTbe county o. saway up In the monn-
tafnsD boasts OF one of the best judges Ia CAL
ifornla. On the bench be Is firm, decided and
prompt, not caring snap oil Tine finger Tor
either the applause Of friends or the mutter-
ing Of enemies. He is, perhaps, the most de-
voled man TO the law in all creation, and has
his head so full of what he terms "judlcial
talk" that he not unfrequeatly finds himself
making learned charges, and passing sentences
outside the courtroom. as
GA recent occasion, the judge was called
on TO exercise the power and authority 10
him yes led" in the case of a young couple
who desired wedIolk. Ofcourse he consented
to perform the pleasant duty, and on the ap-
pointed evening was promptly on hand at the
hour at which Ihe affair was to come OF. The
room was crowded by the beauty and fashion
of the town, and none looked more happy or
dignined than the judge himself, who was
dressed within an inch OF his life.
The wine had passed round and round-the
music had ceased-the time for making Jo-
seph Bowers and Nancy Harking one had ar
rived Every heart throbbed with the most
delightful emotions. The young gentlemen
desired to know how Joe would stand il. and
the young ladies were anxious to see how
Nancy would suffer the shock. Others. again,
who had closely observed the turn of affairs
during the evening fixed their attention upon
the Judge, to see how he would come out Oh
the scrape. nsM
Al length the trying moment was announced
the Judge rose very Cautiously nom Inc cnair
which he occupied in one corned o. lne room,
and casting his eve over the company, he
singled out the Sheriff OF the county, who was
present as an invited guest. Inc Judge had
lust imbibed enough to make him forget the
nature of his business. ne was luit oil his
judicial talk ana required notnlng but the
presence OF the Sher1if 70 start HIM Looking
sternIy at that officer, ne shouted, "Mr. Sher-
iff, open the Court and call order" ~ l.ea
A general twitter followed this command,
in the midst OF which the Sheriff took the
"Court' by the arm, and led him to his seat
in the corner; at the same time informing the
august parsonage of the mistake. ..-,..g.
Everything now bid fair for pleasant and
sudden termination of the affair, until another
annoyance, which was nothing else than the
absence of the bridegroom, was observed. 1t
turned out that he had just stepped across the
street to join his friends in parting drink
but before his return. some cold-blooded wag
had whispered into the ear of our Old fogy the
cause of sthe delay Of the proceedings.S In
stantIy the chair in the corner moved, and in
that direction all eyes were fixed.
"Ms. Sheriff." slowly bawled the Judge,
"bring Joe into the Court on supenar.n ftbe
Judge had his own way of pronouncing the the
WOrdsl then addressing the bride. who had
stood in the foreground and hung her head in
deep confusion. he added. 81 ssnosa Won are
the.plaintitf? Well don't take on. Innocence
and virtue will be protected in this here
Court.v
This was the saddest blunder of all The
Judge was again made to see his mistake and
would have been CONSIDERABLE set back had II
not been for a CORRECTIVE in The shane az .sfor.
ty drops OF the critter,,, which he instantly an
nIied - - = = ~
In few moments all was rasdv in r;oht
down earnest. The BRIDEGROOM had arrived
r,II ~ iov The axeitemant = 90 ;,,+a,,s m ]
evidently felt eyery inch a ,Judye. '--''' =
"J-J.oo B B-o.w-e-r.sn commenced tho
man of law. In that Distressing stvle Of sneech
with which be was invariably troubled. when
under the influence of LIQUOR. ~ Joe Row
e-rs stand up. Have y.y.you ANYTHING To
SIS a-y w-why s-s-sentence-v
aston. stop. stop. .Tudge.n shontaf the Sher-
if from the back part OF the room Won are
not going to hang the man. but to marry
him. y -