Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-05-09
In Accommodating ..Eiigc.

IN Accommodating Judge.
The following story-onlv the conclud.
ing portion of which we givc--is told o.
Judge J., of Jackson. Texas. and
John Rolf a backwonisman RoIf-a
tall hunter, dressed in deerskin, and arm
ed with revolver. rife and bowie knife
visits Jackson, ca Is on the Judge Mt his
residence with the narrator( and thus re
lieves his mind
You see, Judge, carly, day before yes
tcrday morning. / started for this place
ana, as | wouldn't chiSel | went without
eating the whole day. | slept in the
woods, and yesterday morning I got up
| as hungry as Il panther; and. as walked
along, thinks ! what am | to do? I new
er see game 50 scarce there wasn't so
much rs a squirrel to he found I'm above
| cheating any man ont of his dinner, bat !
| felt that dinner must have just then
. man come along the road 7 talked to
him and tried to borrow, swearing to pay
at any place he might name in a week =
! but the critter told me he paid his way
out Of his own pocket, and he'd to little
to divide.
'lIow much have YOU got?' says J.
Two iiFtv," saws he.
"Now. thinks | that's too litt1e to df-
vide -. Will. he is looking the other
way, | shoots him through the head. and
GIN nlm as decent burial as I could un>
de- an old LOG, and took the two dollars
ana half But it won't do; my con-
science misr;ves ne I'm sorry for it.
and wish the fellow had the money back.
If he co3id ha alive Between Won and
ne, as it is late for that, ! think that I
ought to be hung"
The judge called his little black how
ordered three papers of tobacco, and we
smoked in silence
Then YOU really think YOU ought to he
hung = he said, with compassion. as he
whitied q cloud of smoke towards the
ceiling.
Il do in fact" answered Rolf emitting
n similar volume of vapor.
The Judge smoked, and considered
arnin
We'll. wen try to hang you, he hnalIy
said
There was IN expression of gratitude
IN Ro'Fs eve as he replied
"Fhank you. That eases my consoi-
nee"
The Judg, again knocked tho ashes
from his pine, and snoke:
well come here ia half an hour; III
trv to get iurv"
Rolf and myself, lovinc our pipes on
the tnhle. were about leaving when the
Judge asked us 70 take drink, which.
having done, wo bade him good morn
ing
At tho expiration or half IN hour we
returned. when we found some twelve men
drink 'nr and smoking with the magistrate.
awaiting us. We were polite requested
70 st down.
"Now" said the Judge, adiressing him
self 70 Rolf "seil these gentlemen what
Won have already told mo"
WhHrenpan RolfrnNeatcd the statement
he had before made.
Now, gentlemen, continued the Tnd~o
II wish 70 sav, If this genticman-Mr.
Rolf your name is. ch7 well, thcra is
some fine old brandy. make Yourself per-
!octlv at homc-whether. gentlemen. Won
find John Rolf guilty or murder In nd
alrion 70 what he said | will observe for
vnur information that have sent ont
md they haya found the body Just in the
place he stated that il was
The jury smoked. rose up. took little
brandy aud water, md then s0t down
ornin, md smoked In silence for some
time. At last, one of them who appeared
30 he foreman. said
Tho case i to'era''y clear, and we
rather thinl; he's guilty"
There's more tobacco on the table"
said the Judge to Rolf the best YOU can
find onvwhoro You hayo beard what
these gentlemen have said. Well" he
continued "a little unnnsilv, ~ don't Ike
70 tell you right in ny own house,
hut -
Let that he no hindranco.' composed