The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-05-30

Ar purpose to state that somewhere in
Ee region of midnight the Judge wend-
sA his very deuioas way towards his
Temporary home. About the time he
ESas leaving, however some younger
3barrstcr, found ola practical, y and not
much afraid of the bench, transferred all
the silver spoons of Sterritt to the Judges
coat pocket, Is
sIt was eight o'clock on Monday morn.
ing that the Judge rose. Having i'll.
obliged in the process of oblution and
abstraction, and partaken OF a cheerful
and refreshing breakfast, ne went to
$hib room to prepare himself for the du.
sties of tic day.
"Well Polly" said he to his wife, 81
EEL much better than expected to feel
after that frolic of last night ,.
"Ah, Judge" said she, reproaohfully,
9ou are getting too old-you ought to
save off that business"
h "Ah, Polly what's the use Of talk.
Epg ?"N & .sssv M.
1t was at this precise instant Of time
That the Judge, having puton his over.
boat, was proceeding, accoplng to his
Usual custom, to give his wife parting
hiss, that he happened in thrusting his
1 Hand into his pocket, to lay hold of Ster-
Hts spoons. He jerked them out.
With an expression of horror almost in.
escribable he exclaimed &pas
"My God! Polly !" v,s.. =
ii "Whaton earth is the matter, Judge?'
u "Just look at these spoons !" W
\ "Dear me, where dye get them 2"
II 9Get them 2 Don't you see the ini-
lals.'on them? ?"-cxtending them to-
hards her-,'I stole them IT, n.
"Stole them, Judge2" ..st
sEs"t - Ies, stole them ~,
i "My dearhusband, it can't bo possible!
n whom ?",s sd ssEI
"From Sterritt, over there; his name
~ pn them.' la s.F-.
EIpGood heavens | how could it hap
I'm n ~ a 4, ~, cit
yIE"I know very well, PollY--I was
sssy arumk,when / esmo sLeme, wasn't
"
Why Judge, you know your old
h9bt when you get among those law.
s"9s, @tg ';s,. rs u tys.tr
BntwasI I verydrunk2" ,g & q
Yes, gow Scus." a.,a o"laGl
Z a.WasfI remarkably drunk when /
Ecs home, Mrs. Brown?"
Yes Judge, as drunk as fool, and
By times as stupid" $ 5''&h 50. &
4 thought SO, said the Judge; drop!
3ginto chair in extreme despcnden.
L"I khewit would come to that, at
Isalways thought that something
a would happen to me--that ]. should
ssg something very wrong--kill some.
sS ina,momeDt oGpassion perhaps
/ never imagined that / could be
an enough o.be guilty of deliberate
(, lceny.R, f's Saa ,'N fa ' y
, lBnt, there may be some mistake,
Slge ~ Ia Isl 4.
NO mistake, Polly i know very
l how itlall came about. That fel.
IA SterItt Keeps the meanest sort Of
iShpr, sand always did Liquor mean
blgil to n,akeaa man do any sort of a
in thing. q have always said twas
ai enough to make e man steal, and
IA have a practical illustration Of the
Y and the poor old man burst into
Bon't be q child, said his wife wip.
ha away the tears "golike afman over
Sterritt, tell him it was n little bit Of
folio.s 4 Pass,it off asa joke and
en Coat,s and nobody wlll ever think
Die again. taf ~ EgF 3 gS
8 little5of tho soothing system opera.
upon the Judge, ossuch thing uspai-
sssses his extreme modification was
Ey{aIy subaued, and over to Sterritt's
Z went with a tolerable face. OF
Burse, he had but little difficulty in
lttling with him-41for aside fromsthe
ilet that the Judges integrity was, pny
Questionable, he had an inkling Of the
oke that had been played. The Judge
IS Eook his seat in court; but it was OBJ.
Aerved that he was sad and melancholy,
: Ind that his mind frequently wandered