The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-04-26
AN Aooommoiatin Judge.

An Accommodating Judge.
The following stery--ouly the concluding
portion OF which we give--is told by Judge
j, Of Jackson, Texas, aud John Rolfe,
backweodsnan. Role, tall hunter, dressed
in deerskiu, aud armed with revolver, rife
aud bowie knife, visits jackson, calls on the
Judge at his residence with the narrator,)
and thus relieves his mind:
you see, judge, cary day before yesterday
morning, started for this place, and, Do
wouldn't ehissl, went without eating the
whole day. slept in the woods, aud yester-
day morning got up as hungry as a pam
Their; and as walked along, thinks /, what
am ! to do7 / never see game so scarce,
there wasn't 30 much as a squirrel to be found.
Im above cheating any maa out of his diu-
ner; but felt that dinner / must have
just then fellow comes riding along the
road. talked to him, and tried to borrow,
swearing to pay, at any place lie might anne,
IN u week; but the critter tod me he phil Lis
way out of Lis own pocket, AID Led tuu .i.,ie
70 divide.
'How much have sou got T. says !.
1.-Two fit:y,"s he.
"Now, taiaks /, that il too little tt divide.
SO, while he is looking another way, | sloots
diIn through the head, aad gin him as deeeat
took the two dollars ali al.f. EIs i.
won't do; my conscience misgives me. Ia
,orry for it, and wish tae fs..ef hIl III
money back, if he could BE- alive. B.iw,1l
you and me, as it is late for Tat, t1tak taat
ought to be hung"
the judge called his little black boy, Or
lered three papers OF tobacco, al W. s-aoL-
cd in silence.
"Then you really think you ought to
lie hung?" be said with compassion, as he
Whitfield cloud Of smoke toward tie eei.-
ing.
II do in fact" answered Rofe, emitting o
similar volume of vapor.
The judge smoked. aad considered agaia.
"Well, we'll try to hang you" he aided.
Thsre was al expression OF gratitude il
aoltss eye as he replied.
"Thank you. That viii ease my coz
science"
The Judge a. a knocked the ashes fsora
lia pipe, ald spoke:
"Well, come here in half al hour. ri
Try to get jury"
Ro,f aud myself LAYING our Pipes OF the IL.
Ole, were about leaving. Wien the il lse Il *
Ia to take drink, which having dvucwe OL.S
i'm good morning.
At the expiration of half an hour, we re-
.urned, when we found SINE twelve meu
Thinking aud smoking with the magistrate,
waiting us. We were politely requested to
sit down. liz 90 .- .., f-..-...
Now" said the Judge, addressing himself
to Rolf, "tell these gentlemen what you have
.Whertupon Rolf re-. Gated the staten he
had before n ale.
snow, gentlemen" continued the first
speaker, 81 wish to say, if this gentleman
Mr.. Rolf your name is eh? well, there sc,no
fine old brandy; make yourself perfectly at
home, gentlemen, you find John Rolf guilty
or not guilty, of murder. IN addition to VIA.
he said, will observe for your information,
that have sent out and found the body just
where he stated it to BE-"
The jury smoked, rose up, took little
brandy and water, and then sat down again,
and smoked in silence for some time. AT
last one Of them, who appeared to be the tore
man, said:
"Ihe case is tolerably clear, and rather we
think he's guilty" .-e..-...
There's more tobacco on the table" said
the Judge to Rolfe, "the best you can find any,
where. You have heard what these gentle
men have said. WE'LL" he continued, little
unsasily. Il don't like to tell you in my own
house; but" r.
LET that be no hindranee," said Rolfs, fill
ing and lighting his pipe.
"Well, them" continued the judge, "coms
here at ten o'clock tomorrow morning and I'll
have you hung"
Rolfs looked disconnected, and appeared
mortified at the idea of asking favor.
"You-you have been SO kind to me- he
said, hestaiingly, shat I hardly like to ask
you for anything MORE"
"Not at ALL" replied the judge. "Out
with it; you are welcome to 1t before you
ask"
swell, said Rolfe, ~ wish--to-morrow is
my aaue day, and the shakes come on at ten
would you he SO good as to hang me a, nine|
"With the greatest pleasure" answered the
good.ht arted judge, stalking H,!Ie by tic
land Mine it shall hs"
Accordingly John Rofs went TO the i'm,
paid his bi l. AMI the rext morning was LII. :
as the clock struk mae.
AMERIcAN EAeLE.-A writer ia Georgia
paper introduces the American Eagle, which
for years has been comparative stranger in
those parts, in this style, preliminary to the
Fourth of July: