The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-03-17
sharp Practice.

As a certain learned Judge ia Mexico, some
time since, walked INTO court one moraiEE,
be thought he would examine whether it was
time for business, and feeling for his repeat
er, found ii was not in his pocket. -
As usual said he 10 4 friend who ac>
companled INN, as he passed through the
crowd near the door, = as usual, ! have again
Left nv watch at home under my pillow
He went on the beach. aad thought no
more Of it ae coutt az ourhed and he re
turned home.
As soon a. hc was quietly seated IN lis
p.rior. ne bctnought himself OF his tincpiece.
and turnin. 10 his wife, requested her to send
for il 10 their haniber. -gEs- .ss
But, my dear Judge sad sheI i sen: it
t. you three hours ago
- Sent i. to me, my dear? Certainly not
:. L UnquesrioDabiy,' reD.ied the lady. anu
BY the person YOU sent for II
"TLe person / sent tUr !" echoed the
judge. #.r..
I" Precisely, my dear; the very person yoa
sent for it. You had not left home II ore
than an hour, when well dressed man asked
to see me. he had one Of the finest iur-
KEYS ever saw, brought it in, sail that on
your return to court YOU met an Indian with
q number of fowls, and having bought this
tao reals to bring it nome, with a request
that / shonld have it killed, pick I'd and put
to cool,a you intended to invite ydur brother
Judges TO meal Of molle with you tomorrow.
= And oh by the way, senori.a,' said he,
his eXcellcmcy, the judge, requested me 10
ask YOU to give yourself tue trouble to go 10
YOUR chamber. and take his watch from un-
der the pillow, where he says he left it as
/ usual this morning, and send it to me- aud
OF curse, miquerido, did So
You did p said the Judge.
Certainly said the lady
| :. Well, replied his honor, . all ! can say
/ to you my dear, is that you are as great a
goose as the bird is a turkey. You have
/ been robbed, madame; the man was a thief
| have never sent for my watch; you've been
imposed upon and as necessary consequence
the confoundei watch Is tost forever"
The trick was q cunning one and, after
laugh, it was resolved actually to have the
turkey for to-morrows dinner and his honor
brothers oc the bench To enjoy SO dear a meal
! Accordingly after the adjournment of cour
next day, they all repaired to his dwelling
with appettes slarpened by the Expectation
Of a rare feast.
Scarcely had they entered the sala, ans
exchanged the ordinary saluta.ions to hi
4 honor, when the lady broke forth with con
gratulations upon the recovery of the stole!
watch.
"How happy / am, exclaimed she, "tha
the villain was apprehended
Unprecedented = said the judge, with sur
prise.
g Yes, aud doubtless, convicted, too, b.
this time" said bis wife.
You are always talking riddles" reple'
he; "explain yourself, my dea II. l knoN
nothing of thief, watch or conviction"
1t can't be possible that / have agai
been deseived!" quoth the lady, = but this
the story: About one O'Clock tp-day a pal
and rather interesting young gentleman
8 dressed in a seedy suit of black, came to tn
: house in great haste, almost out of breatl
He said that he had just come from court
that he was one of the clerks that the grea
/, villain who had the audacity to steal you
honor's watch had Just been arrested; tn;
the evidence was nearly perfett to con- IN
him; and all that was required to comple
it was the turkey, which must be brought il
to court and for that he had been sent with
porter by your express orders" t1
" And you gave it to him p
; "Of course | dId-who would have doabte
him, or resisted the orders of judge?'
c Watch aud turkey both gone Pra
= madam, what in the world are we to have +
: dinner p 49,
u But the lady had taken care of her guest
II ,twithstandipg her simplicity, an6 the par
P enjoyed both .he joke and the lands.
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